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STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87

£ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 22,504 11 5 Brought forward CLASS X.—MINISTEE OF MINES— continued. Vote No. 53—Miscellaneous Services — continued. Item 24—Expenditure incurred in affording relief, aid, and assistance to the sufferers by the Tarawera disaster, — Mrs. Haszard, furniture and clothing destroyed, &c. Allowance to Professor Hutton Gratuity to J. S. Warbrick Provisions, clothing, &c. Travelling expenses Wages Funeral expenses Cartage and other transit expenses Medical attendance Photographs Charter of steamer Expenses incurred in preparing report Contingencies 266 11 6 70 0 0 20 0 0 432 13 8 80 3 2 130 7 0 53 2 6 249 4 0 10 10 0 45 14 11 35 0 0 101 0 0 17 1 6 1,511 8 3 Item 25 —Gratuity to Joseph McEae, voted by Parliament in connection with losses by Tarawera eruption Item 26—Contingencies,— Travelling expenses Eent of offices Advertising and subscriptions Services as Warden's Agent, Barrytown Salaries .. .. Wages Plans and surveys Office furniture Tools for prospecting parties Anemometers and barometers Safety-hooks for loading purposes Law costs Contribution towards the erection of a public hall at CoUingwood Subsidy s.s. "Waipara" Miscellaneous 1,184 12 11 27 0 0 171 13 0 24 0 0 425 12 9 27 10 -0 372 14 11 19 18 6 26 0 6 47 5 4 187 0 0 52 3 0 150 0 0 21 0 0 60 0 0 91 9 11 Less amount recovered for advertising 2,738 0 10 159 16 6 2,578 4 4 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 53 .. £26,744 4 0 CLASS XL—MINISTEE FOE PUBLIC WOEKS :— Vote No. 57 —Miscellaneous Services :— Expenses of collecting tolls, Manawatu Gorge and Panmure Swing Bridges,— Salary of Toll Collector, Manawatu Gorge Bridge, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Salary of Panmure Swing-bridge Attendant, 1 February to 31 December, 1886 .. 132 0 0 81 5 0 213 5 0 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 57 .. £213 5 0 CLASS XII.—MINISTEE OF DEFENCE :— Vote No 63—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 2—Pension of late F. G. Eawson continuea to his wiaow, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 3—Pension of late William Oliver continuea to his wiaow, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 4—Pension to Mrs. Cook, 1 January to 30 May, 1886, ana liabilities of aeceased, £3 14s. 9d. .. Item 5—Pensions to recipients of New Zealand Cross Item 6 —Special allowance to ex-Constable Packer for serious permanent injuries received in the service, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 7 —Special allowance to ex-Sergeant McGuire for injury receivea in the police service Item 8 —Eewards for conviction in sly-grog cases Item 9 —Eepairs, &c, to military grave-yards Item 10—Purchase of long-service medals Item 11—Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late William Ward, Torpedo Instructor Item 12—Expenses incurred in connection with coals purchased for the Imperial Government Compensation for loss of office as Inspectors of Armed Constabulary,— Item 13 —Colonel Lyon, two years' pay, at £450 Item 14—Inspector Scully, nine years and ten months' service 46 0 0 45 0 0 14 10 0 170 0 0 39 10 10 52 0 0 238 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 400 0 0 683 19 10 900 0 0 286 15 10 Total Net Expenaiture, Vote No. 63 .. 2,950 16 6 £2,950 16 6