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STATEMENT in Detail of the NET EXPENDITURE under the DEPARTMENTAL VOTES for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1900.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 189 9-190 0.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. CLASS IL—COLONIAL SECRETARY :— Vote No. 14—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Analysts under the Adulteration Prevention Acts : Salaries, 1st April, 1899, to 31st March, 1900 Item 2—Bonus for discovery of coprolites Item 3 —Bonus for discovery of mineral manure under approved regulations Item 4—Bonus to aid flax industry— Travelling allowances and expenses in respect of flax industry Item 5—Bonus for felt industry Item 6 —Cleaning public offices Item 7—Clerical assistance and extra messengers— Extra clerks .. .. .. Extra messengers Gardeners .. Hall-keeper, Nelson Nightwatchmen Compiling book on trout-fishing Sessional allowance to messengers attending Ministers Sessional allowance to two private secretaries Temporary caretakers Typewriting 275 0 0 104 7 9 100 0 0 1,173 3 2 1,394 11 6 1,280 6 0 10 8 0 2 10 0 26 6 6 36 0 0 171 12 0 50 0 0 19 4 0 5 7 6 / 2,996 5 6 Item 8—Compensation to Messenger T. O'Malley, on his retirement from service Item 9—Compensation to owners of barque " Lothair " for detention at Nelson Item 10—Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late H. E. Webb, compositor and reader, Government Printing Office Item 11 —Contribution to Brussels International Customs Bureau for publication of Customs tariff Item 12—Contribution to Sir George Grey memorial fund Item 13—Cost of work done by Surveyor-General's Department, lithographing, &o. Item 14 -Cost of special trains for HiB Excellency the Governor and party, Manawatu and Midland Railways Item 15—" The Public Health Act, 1876,"— Salaries Vaccination-fees Registration-fees Inspection of ships Supply of lymph Boat- and launch-hire Crew of " Ellen Ballance," allowanoe Contingencies 331 5 10 100 0 0 82 0 0 100 0 0 36 6 2 492 18 4 537 8 0 273 17 0 34 12 0 175 10 0 54 8 4 56 1 0 118 1,625 16 4 Item 16 — Expenses under " The Pine Arts. Copyright Aot, 1877 " —Pees retained by Registrar Item 17 —Expenses of Assessment Courts under " The Rating Act, 1894," travelling-expenses, &c. Item 18—Fire-brigade delegates to demonstration, Paris Item 19—Rent of Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, 1st November, 1898, to 31st Ootober, 1899 Item 20 —Gas and water for various Government buildings .. Item 21—Grant to Nelson City Council in aid of construction of Rocks Road .. Item 22—Grant in aid of fire brigades' annual conference, 1900 Item 23—Grant to swimming associations for encouragement of swimming i Item 24—Grant to Westland Acclimatisation Society for fishbreeding Item 25—Grant to defray expenses of Hon. J. McKenzie's visit to England .. .. .... Item 26—Grant to defray expenses of Private Secretary accompanying Hon. J. McKenzie to England Item 27—Grant towards the expenses of the Canterbury Industrial Jubilee Exhibition Item 28—Grant to Lady Vogel and daughter Item 29 —Humane Society of New Zealand, grant-in-aid Item 30—House-allowance to Hon. J. Carroll, 1st April, 1899, to 31st March, 1900 15 19 6 9 6 6 25 0 0 513 4 2 203 11 6 250 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 250 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Carried forward 9,191 6 5