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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1904-1905

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

£ s. d. £ s. d. 2,120 16 1 £ s. d. 11,687 9 10 Brought forward iLASS IL—COLONIAL SECRETARY— continued. Vote No. 13—Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 32—Expenses in connection with St. Louis Purohase Exposition— continued. Telegrams, cables Timber, New Zealand .. Travelling-trunk Travelling and hotel expenses Wheat, New Zealand Woollen goods, New Zealand 93 10 8 27 9 1 4 10 0 1,111 7 10 21 13 10 3 7 5 Item 33—Expenses under "The Fine Artu Copyright Act, 1877 " : Fees retained by the Registrar Item 34—Expenses of Assessment Courts under " The Rating Act, 1894" Item 35—Fire-brigades attending annual conference (railwaypasses) Item 36—Fire-brigades Annual Conference, 1904, Grant-in-aid of Item 37—Friendly Societies' Reserve, Dunedin, Rent of, 1st November, 1903, to 31st October, 1904 Item 38 —Gas and water for various Government buildings .. Items 39 —General Contingencies,— Advertising Baskets for General Assembly Library Books and publications Bicycle for messengers, Premier's office Carriage of telegrams Compo-roll for multiplying copies Directories Expenses of introducing lapwings and partridges Fountain pens Freight and cartage Fuel and light House allowance J. O'Neill, messenger, New Plymouth Law reports for Agent-General Legal costs: Preparation of Monopoly Bill Mail bags, &o.,.. Maps, &c Newspapers Overcoats for messengers Postages, Foreign Picture: " Opening of Commonwealth Parliament " Passage of R. Whiley, an old New Zealand settler, from England Rewards for arrest of deserters Soap, towels, &c. Searching papers .. .. Sessional allowances to private secretaries : 5 at £25 Sessional allowances to messengers Sundries Telephone subscriptions and requisites Travelling-allowances of Ministers Travelling-expenses of Ministers Travelling allowances and expenses of officers of Colonial Secretary's Department Typewriters and requisites Washing towels, &c .. Weights and measures, Inspection of 3,882 14 11 22 7 6 4 4 6 971 1 2 300 0 0 25 0 0 1,133 10 7 93 11 8 20 11 9 54 15 7 15 15 0 26 17 3 8 15 6 113 8 0 11 9 5 5 12 6 513 9 8 435 8 5 48 0 0 3 3 0 250 0 0 13 5 6 10 13 0 178 8 11 105 18 11 43 15 0 21 0 0 10 0 0 35 0 0 19 10 1 37 13 2 125 0 0 304 4 0 32 4 8 63 12 1 1,227 0 0 1,093 6 5 150 18 6 69 6 3 27 8 10 91 17 11 5,261 1 0 Item 40—Grant to Swimming Associations for enoouragement of swimming Item 41—Grant to Captain Jackson Barry: £1 per week for maintenance Item 42—Greater New Zealand Exhibition, Hagley Park, Christchurch Item 43—Hand-book on Trout-fisbing, Printing and binding .. Item 44—Imperial Institute expenses, including costs of removal of exhibits Item 45—Paoifio cable : New Zealand's portion of deficiency .. Item 46—Payment to Andrew McKeown, Pihama, to recoup costs of action Item 47—Payment to Reuter's Telegram Company (or special telegrams Item 48 —Pension of late Provincial Government, Nelson : Mrs. Robinson's two daughters, 1st April, 1904, to 31st March, 1905 .. Item 49—Photographs and pictures for General Assembly Library Item 50 —Purchase of bound volumes of Otago Witness, 1851, to 1858, for General Assembly Library Item 51—Purchase of 300 copies of Tregear's book, " The Maori Race" Item 52—Insurance of steamer " Countess of Ranfurly " Item 53—Salary of Collector of Customs. Rarotonga, 1st April, 1904, to 31st March, 1905 Item 54 - Salary of Postmaster, Rarotonga, 1st April, 1904, to 31st March, 1905 200 0 0 52 0 0 300* 8 6 113 17 9 9,750 2 9 219 9 11 13 14 0 66 13 4 30 0 0 75 0 0 157 10 0 385 16 9 200 0 0 50 0 0 Carried forward 34,402 2 6