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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1899-1900

£ s. d. » £ s. d. £ s. d. !LASS III.—COLONIAL TREASURER :— Vote No. 19—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Administration of " The New Zealand Consols Act, 1894,"— Salary of Registrar of Consols, 1st April, 1899, to 31st March, 1900 Item 2—Discount and stamp duty on remittances to London, — Discount Stamp duty .. 50 0 0 " \ 3,389 5 10 627 10 0 Item 3—Expenses attending the annual drawings of debentures issued under " The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867," — Crown Agent's commission, at J per cent., on redemption of £39,100 5-per-cent. consolidated debentures Notarial charges Advertising, printing, &c. 4,016 15 10 195 10 0 19 19 0 26 4 11 241 13 11 Item 4—Exchange and commission,— Commission paid Bank of New Zealand on remittances by telegraph in the colony Commission paid Bank of New Zealand on drafts on London in favour of the Agent-General Commission on payment of dividends, — Bank of New Zealand .. .. Crown Agents 604 18 2 2,875 0 0 17 16 4 104 10 6 122 6 10 5 5 2 44 8 5 Commission on money-orders and letters of credit.. Exchange on drafts and cheques Less amount refunded by departments, &c.. 3,651 18 7 354 14 1 Item 5—Extra clerical assistance Item 6—Fee to Sir Julius Vogel, as Trustee of the Sinking Fund of the Loan of 1863, and Agent under " The Lost Debentures Act, 1886," 1st February to 31st March, 1899 Item 7 —Preparation of new Government telegraph code — Clerical assistance Item 8—Refund of amount paid to Consolidated Fund for maintenance of Jane Ramsay (a lunatic), and applied to benefit of her husband Item 9 —Refund of moneys paid into the Consolidated Fund on account of " The Rating Act, 1882," claimed by owner of property Item 10—Refund to the Public Trustee for payment to next-of-kin of amounts paid into the Consolidated Fund in respect of intestate estates, —, William McElroy Francois Rayer 3,297 4 6 600 0 0 50 0 0 177 0 0 26 2 2 11 3 6 374 12 1 110 375 13 1 Item 11—Salary of Secreiary, Civil Servioe Officers' Guarantee Board, 1st April, 1899, to 31st March, 1900 Item 12—Wages of assistant binder, 1st April, 1899, to 31st March, 1900 .. Item 13—Subsidies on separate rates — Longbeach Road Board.. Upper Ashburton Board 50 0 0 156 10 0 125 0 0 31 5 0 156 5 0 Item 14—Contingencies,— Annual allowance to Treasury messenger Books and publications ... Law-costs Stamp duty on cheques.. Sundries Telephone subscriptions, &c. Wages of men removing vouchers to cellars at Parliament Buildings, &o. 20 0 0 33 12 5 10 8 0 14 11 8 24 16 5 19 11 6 20 8 0 143 8 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 19 £9,351 16 0 ILASS IV.-MINISTER OF JUSTICE:— Vote No. 31—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Advertising, purchase of books, &c. 64 11 2 Carried forward 64 11 2