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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1889-90.

« Brought forward £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 277 17 6 CLASS III.—COLONIAL TEEASUBBE— conimmd. Vote No. 19—Miscellaneous — continued. Item 2—Exchange and commission on remittances and payment of dividends, —• Commission paid Bank of Now Zealand on remittances by post and telegraph in the colony Commission on payment of interest, — Bank of New Zealand Crown Agents Union Bank of Australia 3,193 13 7 35 3 6 690 1 2 114 7 8 839 12 4 6 1 G Commission on money-orders Exchange on drafts, — On London On New Zealand On Australia 1,500 4 9 12 0 4 11 5 1,505 18 2 Less amount received from Bublio Trust Office and Government Insurance Department for remittances 5,545 5 7 118 16 3 Item 3—Refund to trustees for benefit of husband of Jane Ramsay, a lunatic Item 4—Balance of estate of D. B. Stewart, deceased Item 5 —Balance of estate of Alexander McNeill, deceased .. Item 6—Balance of estate of R. Botham, deceased Item 7—Balance of escheat estate of W. H. Luke, deceased, for division amongst his step-children Item 8—Advance to New Plymouth Harbour Board to be recovered Item 9—Advance to the Wellington and Wairarapa United District Charitable Aid Board to be recovered Item 10—Payment of lapsed money order issued in September, 1879 Item 11—To give effect to the recommendation of the Native Affairs Committee on petition of T. H. Smith Item 12—Contingencies,— Extra clerical assistance Advertising and subscriptions to newspapers Preparation of Returns Bonus to Treasury messenger Postage and revenue stamps in London Subscription to Telephone Exchange,—6 November to 31 December, 1890 Shipment and delivery of small change to various ports of New Zealand Advertising, carriage-hire, and other expenses in connection with payment of Imperial pensions in Auckland Freight and charges in connection with shipment of coinage Books, stationery, and printing Law-costs re Waverley Town Board v. Queen Pee to Sir P. G. Julyan for services as Financial Adviser in London, 1 year to 4 November, 1889.. Stamp duty and discount on drafts remitted from the colony to replenish the New Zealand Public Account, London .. Miscellaneous 5,426 9 4 10 17 1 17 3 7 12 16 3 75 0 0 10 0 0 254 5 0 28 0 11 18 16 0 15 0 0 25 0 8 25 19 7 22 10 8 22 18 G 28 1 1 7 11 6 36 12 9 400 0 0 3,688 10 G 28 1 10 4,596 8 7 £10,426 12 4 CLASS IV.—MINISTER OF JUSTICE :— Vote No. 28— :— Item 1— Purchase of reports and treatises for the Crown Law Office Item 2 —Purchase of site for Courthouse at Danevirke Item 3—To meet estimated defalcations of P. Birrell, employed as book-keeper by the late Deputy-Assignee at Timara Item 4—Contingencies 36 1 6 80 0 0 1,716 9 0 2,980 11 8 £4,813 2 2 CLASS V.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER OF TELEGRAPHS. Vote No. 36—Miscellaneous Seevices :— Salaries, — Item 1—Inspectors Item 2—Sub-Inspector.4 .. .. - .. 1,322 1 8 704 11 8 Carried forward 2,026 13 4