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CLASS II.-COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT-continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

tern. 19 i3-4. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— continued. VOTE No. 12— continued. Expenses connected with Licensing Committee elections (amounts to be recovered from local bodies concerned) Expenses connected with Jegal proceedings respecting Porirua Trust Estate (Wallis and others v. Solicitor-G-eneral) Expenses in connection with visit of Boer delegates ... Fire Brigades—Attending Annual Conference, railway passes for Fire Brigades—Attending Annual Conference, 1903, railway passes for (liability) Fire Brigades—Annual Conference, 1904, grant-in-aid Fire Brigades—Annual Conference, 1903, additional grant in aid (liability) Friendly Societies' Eeserve, Dunedin, Rent of Gas and water for various Government buildings, &c. Grant to swimming associations for encouragement of swimming Gratuity to Captain Jackson Barry Handbook on Trout-fishing, cost of printing and binding Handbook of New Zealand — Cost of printing and binding Imperial Institute expenses, and cost of removal of exhibits, &c. Liabilities on account of Royal visit New Zealand Flora New Zealand Institute, Grant to Parliamentary visit to Cook and other Islands, to cover £ 30 283 31 1,244 230 32 34 300 35 38 690 300 37 38 30 50 25 700 -10 -11 4? 200 48 280 43 850 M 45 Mi 47 500 150 225 500 48 expenses Payment to Cape Colony for telegrams sent on account of New Zealand Government Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company for special telegrams Pension of late Provincial Government, Nelson: Mrs. Robinson's two daughters Purchase of and expenses connected with Maori antiquities Rarotonga— Salary of Collector of Customs Salary of Postmaster Insurance of steamer " Countess of Ranfurly " Reimbursement of expenses incurred by Adam Armstrong, as Returning Officer in the conduct of licensing election, Wairarapa district Reimbursement of expenses incurred by Major Pilcher Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, grant-in-aid Salary and allowances of Resident Agent at Niue Salary Director of New Zealand Museum (£500) (three months) Salary of Resident Commissioner, Cook and other Islands Sir G-eorge G-rey's statue Sir George Grey's grave Society of Arts, Auckland (£1 for £1 building subsidy) Subsidy to Auckland Institute for purchase of Maori antiquities (£1 for £1) Telegrams beyond the colony ... To cover legal expenses incurred by H. H. A. Hitchens in alleged wrongful prosecution General contingencies 4,576 4!) 163 50 300 51 67 52 500 200 50 313 oA 54 55 56 57 254 75 150 200 58 5!) 00 (il 62 125 500 160 250 500 l>1 1,000 4,500 05 10 4,500 Total—Vote No. 12 ... 54,779 TOTAL OF CLASS II. £i 4,400