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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1902-190 3

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,629 5 6 Brought forward CLASS XV.—DEFENCE DE PARTMENT- continued. Vote No. 74 —Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 24—Grant to Major H. C. Pilcher, Government Agent, Cape Town, for services in connection with the New Zealand Contingents Item 25—Gymnasiums for Volunteers Item 26—Passages and expenses of military officers sent to England for instruction Item 27—Passages from England of officers and non-commis-sioned officers Item 28 —Passage of armourer-sergeant from England Item 29 —Payment of Public Trust Office charges in connection with estates of deceased members of contingents .. Item 30—Medical fees, under clauses 4 and 5 of "The Military Pensions Act, 1866," for members of Pension Boards for examination of members of contingents for pensions Item 31—Over-payments made to members of New Zealand Contingents Item 32 -Payments to Major Bingley on returning to England Item 33—Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, 1st April, 1902, to 31st March, 1903 Item 34—Pension of late F. G. Rawson, continued to his widow, 1st April, 1902, to 31st March, 1903 Item 35—Pension to Aperahama Tahumirangi for wounds received while in the service of the New Zealand Govern ment, 1st April, 1902, to 31st March, 1903 Item 36 —Pensions to recipients of New Zealand Cross Item 37—Proportion of salaries of two Inspectors of Explosives Item 38—Proportion of salary and expenses of Imperial officer in London as inspector of warlike stores Item 39—Purchase of and engraving medals Items 40 and 41—Purchase of small-arms ammunition Item 42—Repairs, &c, to military graveyards Item 43 —Rifle-shooting competitions expenses (New Zealand Defence Force Rifle Association), — Prizes.. Medals ' Railway fares Sundries 250 0 0 0 11 3 474 16 9 72 5 2 28 7 0 63 18 4 50 0 0 46 0 0 45 0 0 10 0 0 140 0 0 177 1 8 199 6 4 181 2 6 18,720 19 0 9 8 0 891 10 5 6 0 0 6 4 4 6 18 11 910 13 8 Item 44—Special allowance to ex-Constable Packer for serious permanent injuries received in the service Iterri 45—Special allowance to ex-Constable Miles Leighton for serious permanent injuries received in the service Item 46—Wairau massacre monument Item 47 —Contingencies,— Horse and trap hire, &c. Putting down crossings, Wellington Barracks 39 10 10 30 0 0 15 14 4 80 0 0 95 14 4 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 74 l£27,174 0 4 CLASS XVI.—POLICE DEPARTMENT :— Vote No. 78 —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1 - Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable A. Montgomery Item 2 —Expenses attending the detection of sly-grog sellers .. Item 3—Further compensation to ex-Constable John Cummins for serious injuries received in the service Item 4—Rewards for conviction in sly-grog cases Item 5 —Special allowance to ex-Constable Stewart for serious permanent injures received in the service 116 7 10 405 15 5 55 0 0 172 10 0 48 15 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 78 £798 8 3 CLASS XVII.—MINISTER OF LANDS :— Vote No. 80—Miscellaneous Services: — Item 1—Advance to Cheviot, Dairy Factory to cover cost of drain Item 2—Arrears of rates due by Crown tenants (section 124, " The Land Act, 1892 ").. Item 3—Assistance to Mrs. Matheson to obtain transfer of Section 4, Tutaekara Village [Settlement, from her late husband's name to herself Item 4—Back-pegging sections in Wellington District Item 5—Board of Examiners of Surveyors,— Salary of Secretary Item 6 —Brightwater Recreation-ground contribution Item 7—Bull's Domain, improvements, &c. (subsidy £1 for £1) Item 8 —Compassionate allowance to widow of the late C. C. E. Duncan, temporary clerk, Wellington District Office Item 9—Compensation for improvements on land for proposed additional township in Whangamomona Improvedfarm Settlement Item 10 —Compensation to Mrs. Berg for improvements on Section 111, Blook IV., Linkwater 45' 0 0 50 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 19 0 0 Carried forward 194 0 0