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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1903-190 4.

Brought forward £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. 276,570 7 11 "The Old-age Pensions Act, 1898":— Pensions paid 200,844 10 1 "The Payment of Members Act, 1892": — Members of the Legislative Council Members of the House of Representatives 7,986 10 6 21,224 16 1 29,211 6 7 " The Public Debts Sinking Funds Act, 1868 ":— Salary of Secretary .. 1 April, 1903, to 31 Mar., 1904 Auditing of accounts for the year 50 0 0 2 2 0 52 2 0 " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " :— Sections 9 and 76, — Deposits refunded Section 27, — Salaries, — Warburton, J. K. .. 1 April, 1903, to 31 Mar., 1904 Gavin, J. C. .. . „ to 991 8 2 1,000 0 0 800 0 0 1,800 0 0 'The Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1882":— Subsidies, — Rabbit Boards, — Hawke's Bay Hurunui 2,791 8 1,631 17 10 690 0 6 2,321 18 ;l The Schafer, McGuire, and Others Pensions Act, 1872 " :— McGuire, E. .. .. 1 April, 1903, to 31 Mar., 1904 Russell, W. .. .. „ „ to 18 6 0 18 6 0 36 12 " The Sea Fisheries Act, 1904 " :— Fees for licenses to take oysters, 1 Jan., 1901, to 31 Dec, 1902, — Bay of Islands County Hokianga County Mongonui County 114 16 3 11 0 0 26 13 9 152 10 0 Half-fees for breach of Act, — Otago Acclimatisation Society 3 0 0 ;l The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900 " :— Section 59, — Compensation paid to owners for oondemned stock 155 10 0 2,335 3 2 ; 'The Stock Act Amendment Act, 1898":— Section 9, — Compensation for stook destroyed on account of disease 4,457 15 1 " The Supreme Court Judges Act, 1874 " :— Prendergast, Sir J. .. .. 1 April, 1903, to 31 Mar., 1904 1,133 6 8 " The Victoria College Act, 1894 " :— Grant for year 1903-1904 4,000 0 0 "The Walsh and Others Pensions Act, 1869": — Hewett, Ellen Ann .. .. 1 April, 1903, to 31 Mar., 1904 50 0 0 "The Land Act, 1892":— Amounts paid over to Receivers of Land Revenue, Local Bodies' Deposits Acoount, for payment to local authorities in respect of rents, &c. 33,354 1 3 " The Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884 " :— Section 7,— Net profits arising from the Greymouth-Brunner Railway, from 2 March, 1903, to 30 January, 1904 15,662 6 2 " The New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 ":— 25 per cent, of amount derived from land sales, rents, &c, to 31 December, 1903 3,209 11 7 " The Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884 " :— Net profits arising from the Westport-Ngakawau Coalfield Railway and Wharf, from 2 January, 1903, to 30 January, 1904 44,510 5 11 £620,696 4 11 Total