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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1899-1900.

JLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION :— Vote No. 52.—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Grey High School — Grant in aid Item 2—Grey Education Board — Cost of o'eeds Item 3—Marlborough High School — Grant in aid of building Item 4—Marlborough High School Commissioners, for secondary education, in lieu of endowments .. .. Item 5—Subsidies to public libraries on basis of voluntary contributions .. . - . ■ •• ... Item 6—Subsidy, £1 for £1, towards Bainham Library restoration, building destroyed by fire.. Item 7 —Victoria University College: Refund of amount deducted from grant under section 37 of " The Victoria College Act, 1897 " Item 8—Westland and Kumara High SchoolsGrant in aid £ s. s. s. d. 200 0 0 75 0 0 1,000 0 0 400 0 0 2,991 14 5 100 0 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 52 £4,766 14 5 ILASS IX.—MINISTER OF MINES :— Vote No. 59—Miscellaneous Services:— Hem 1—Clerical assistance in Head Office, &c. Item 2—Cost of collecting goldfields revenue— Miltage-fees and advertising Item 3—Expenses of Board oi Examiners for mine-managers' certificates It; em 4—Geological surveys aud explorations — Travelling-allowances and expenses Cartage Instruments and tools Timber 327 18 0 33 17 0 191 6 5 255 19 5 2 8 8 5 15 6 1 12 3 265 15 10 106 2 6 63 8 10 Item 5—Inspecting timber-areas .. .. Item 6 —Legal expenses Maintenance and management of water-races— Item 7 —Waimea-Kumara Item 8—Mount Ida 3,381 16 3 1,490 9 4 Item 9—Office-rents Item 10—Otago University subsidy, £1 for £1 Item 11—Preparation of map of the Thamea-Hauraki Goldfields by Survey Department Item 12—Payment in full of survey oharges of Charles Lewis, as recommended by Goldfield's Committee Item 13--Payment in full to R. McRae of claim in connection with proclamati* n of Wangapeka River as a watercourse for deposit of tailings Item 14—Refunds of rent, section 127, " Mining Act, 1898 " .. Item 15—Rebate of duty on cyanide of sodium imported for mining purposes only Item 19 —Reports on accidents Item 17—Schools of Mines,— Salaries Subsidies, — Coromandel Otago Thames Waihi .. 4,872 5 7 34 0 0 250 0 0 59 15 6 100 0 0 250 0 0 153 14 10 464 12 0 12 6 3 77 0 0 199 2 6 500 0 0 543 15 0 222 5 10 1,465 3 4 0 16 3 16 0 22 4 1 50 0 0 0 3 7 Advertising Fuel Instruments, &c. Scholarships Contingencies Item 18—Subscriptions to newspapers, and advertising Item 19—Travelling-allowances and expenses of Mining Inspectors Item 20—Contingencies,— Cleaning, fuel, &o. Freight and cartage Instruments, &c. Lodging-allowance for cadets Miscellaneous Preparation of plans Report on property at Paeroa 1,616 13 3 84 16 8 1,402 11 7 5 5 4 5 11 10 17 13 0 22 18 4 10 16 3 5 0 0 20 0 0 Carried forward 87 4 9 10,289 4 3