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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1902-1903.

£ s. d. £ s. d. 58,514 3 2 £ s. d. Brought forward JLASS XII.—MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE— continued. Vote No. 67 —Agriculture, Miscellaneous— continued. Item 59—Contingencies,— Compensation for loss of poultry condemned on account of disease Exhibitions Extra clerical assistance Foreign postage Humble bees presented to Department of Agriculture, N.S.W. Railway ticket for Imperial remount officers Ram for Department of Agriculture, Sydney Raspberry pulp trial shipment Railway ticket for Orchardist, Hawkesbury Agricultural College Stencils, designing, &o. Tea-money Typewriting Oat sheaves for horses, s.s. " Surrey " Viticulturist, Salary of .. Service of mare Sundries 5 0 0 26 10 10 907 3 6 7 1 10 11 0 0 12 0 0 12 12 6 13 5 6 4 0 0 5 10 0 113 2 0 2 11 0 10 19 0 144 17 10 3 0 0 45 14 2 1,324 8 2 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 67 £59,838 11 4 1LASS XV.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT :— Vote No. 74 —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Allowances to relatives of deceased members of New Zealand Contingents Item 2—Allowances for extra services connected with the despatch of the contingents to South Africa Item 3 —Allowances to relatives of deceased members of contingents outside the provisions of the Military Pensions Act Item 4—Allowance to members, Wellington Defence Force .. Item 5 —Amount lost by default of late Magazine-keeper, Mount Eden .. .. ... Item 6—Annual grant for rifle club prizes for shooting, £200 for each Volunteer District Item 7 —Compassionate allowance to children of late Torpedoman Heighton, at the rate of £1 per week, 5th February, 1902, to 30th September, 1902 .. Item 8—Compassionate allowance to ex-Torpedoman Cornwall for injuries received at the Shelly Bay explosion, at 15s. per week, 27th January, 1902, to 1st February, 1903 Item 9 —Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant O. Olive, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 per week, 17th March, 1902, to 8th March, 1903.. Item 10—Compassionate allowance to the widow and three children of the late Corporal H. Blick, killed at the Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 15s. per week, 10th February, 1902, to 8th February, 1903 Item 11—Compassionate allowance (7s. 6d. per week) to the child of the late Sapper W. A. Teague, killed at the Mahanga Bay explosion, 10th March, 1902, to 1st March, 1903 Item 12—Compassionate allowance of 2s. 2d. per diem to James Hamblyn, injured in Maori war, in addition to pension under " The Military Pension Act, 1866," 1st March, 1902, to 28th February, 1903 .. Item 13 —Compassionate allowance to Misses Barrett (daughters of Sergt.-Major Barrett) Item 14 —Compensation to Trooper G. E. Large for loss of horse during Royal visit Item 15 —Compensation to officers on retirement from servce — Colonel Gordon Colonel Messenger 322 8 7 476 5 0 101 8 5 20 0 0 400 0 0 34 0 0 39 15 0 51 0 0 87 10 0 19 2 6 39 10 10 57 8 6 10 0 0 607 13 9 855 5 5 1,462 19 2 Item 16—Entertaining and reception of returned members of contingents Item 17 —Further expenses of contingents to Australia in connection with Commonwealth celebrations— Clothing Railway fares 29 5 0 2 2 5 239 18 10 31 7 5 Item 18—Further expenses in connection with the visit of Imperial and Indian troops Item 19—Expenses of non-commissioned officers sent to England for instruction Item 20—Expenses in connection with New Zealand members of South African Irregular Forces Item 21—Expenses of sending rifle team to Bisley, 1902, — Expenses of team in England Passages of team Sundries 12 9 6 1 16 10 813 9 0 836 11 0 5 14 3 Item 22—Explosives Aot Amendment Act, 1897, Expenses in connection with — Lighterage, travelling-expenses, &c. Item 23—Further compassionate allowance to widow of the late Corporal Gauntlett, Permanent Foroe 1,655 14 3 516 10 8 50 0 0 Carried forward 5,629 5 6