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PUBLIC WOEKS DEPAETMENT.—ACCOUNTS AND COEEESPONDENCE. T. H. Bawson, Assistant Engineer, Palmerston North: Travelling-expenses, &c. April 1,1890 —Breakfast 25., dinner 25., tea 25., at Marton ... ... £0 6 0 „ 16, „ Cab at Wanganui for conveyance of luggage to station ... 0 3 0 „ 17, „ Breakfast 25., dinner 25., at Wanganui ... ... ... 040 „ 3 to 16, 1890—Allowance for personal expenses, fourteen nights away from home at 10s. ... ... ... ... ... 700 Total ... ... ... ... ... £7 13 0

Imprestee, Public Works Office, Auckland: Travelling-expenses, &c. April 6to 13, 1890— J. W. Ellis, to supply of horse-feed ... ... ... £11 13 5 „ 6to 13, „ Thomas Short, to hire of seven horses for nine days at 7s. 6d., and man ten days at 7s. ... ... ... 27 2 6 „10 to 28, „ C. W. Hursthouse, to sundry expenses and travellingexpenses ... ... ... ... ... 13 13 6 Total ... ... ... ... ... £52 9 5 J. W. Ellis, Te Porootarao: Horse-feed. April 6, 1890—2 sacks bran at 13s. 3d.... ... ... ... ... £16 6 „ 6, „ 10fA bushels oats at 65.... ... ... ... ... 351 „ 6, „ 4 sacks chaff at 7s. ... ... ... ... ... 180 9, „ 4 sacks chaff at 7s. ... ... ... ... ... 18 0 9, „ 9f§ bushels oats at 6s. ... ... ... ... ... 219 5 „ 13, „ 4-i§ bushels oats at 6s. ... ... ... ... ... 165 Total £11 13 5

Thomas Short, Te Kuiti: Packers and Horses. __pril 6 to 15, 1890 —To hire of two riding- and five pack-horses, seven horses for nine days at 7s. 6d. per day per horse ... ... £23 12 6 „ 6to 15, „ To ten days'wages of packers at 7s. ... ... ... 310 0 Total ... ... ... ... ... £27 2 6

G. W. Hursthouse, Besident Engineer, Te Kuiti: Travelling-expenses and -allowance. April 10, 1890—Paid Maori for pitching tents ... ... ... ...£0 5 0 „ 11, „ „ Maori at Te Koura, storing and taking care of horse-feed 0 7 6 n 12, „ „ Maori boys at Taumaranui, getting bedding ... ... 0 3 6 „ 12, „ „ T. Karahi, 8 bushels oats at 6s. ... ... ... 2 8 0 „ 12, „ „ T. Karahi, kit potatoes ... ... ... ... 026 „ 12, „ „ boy, two days'hire at ss. ... ... ... ... 010 0 „ 12, „ „ man, two days'hire at 7s. ... ... ... ... 014 0 „ 18, „ „ porter with luggage, hotel to railway-station, Wanganui 0 10 „ 18, „ „ station to house, New Plymouth (at night) ... ... 0 2 0 v 26, „ „ porter with luggage, house to railway-station, New Plymouth 0 10 „ 27, i, „ steamer-fare, New Plymouth to Onehunga ... ... 110 0 „ 27, „ „ cab at Onehunga ... ... ... ... ... 010 „ 28, „ „ cab from Onehunga to Auckland ... ... ... 030 „ 28, „ „ porter with luggage, hotel to railway-station, Auckland... 0 10 „ 28, „ „ breakfast at Auckland ... ... ... ... 020 _ 28, „ „ lunch at Mercer ... ... ... ... ... 0 2 0 Allowance for personal expenses, fourteen nights away from home at 10s. ... ... ... ... ... 7 0 0 Total ... ... ... ... ... £13 13 6 Imprestee, Palmerston North: Stores, Horse-hire, &c. April, 1890—Stores, Joseph Nathan and Co. ... ... ... ... £22 19 9 Horse-hire, &c, W. Gardiner ... ... ... ... 32 9 0 „ J.Johnson ... ... ... ... 28 7 0 B. J. Smith ... ... ... ... 26 12 6 „ A. Mclndoe ... ... ... ... 15 5 0 E. H. Temperley ... ... ... ... 12 15 0 Purchase of horse, J. Hall ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 In charge of horses, W. E. Pearson ...' ... ... 8 17 8 Horse-hire, J. M. Johnston ... ... .... ... 5 12 6 Canoe-hire, &c, Tuhaia ... ... ... ... ... 106 0 0 Horse-hire, T. Eoe ... ... ... ... ... 0 16 0 Livery, &c, A. Dalziell ... ... ... ... ... 4 15 6 Total £276 9 11

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