8.—20 c.

No. 7.—Statement of Accounts — continued. Schedule No. 2. — Statement of Cables sent —continued.

There is a sum of £110 13s. 7d. in " Deposits, Miscellaneous," Voucher 123,191, of 1901-2, which was recovered by Major Pilcher and can now be transferred to help meet the expenditure. A further sum of £9 13s. 7d. was also refunded to Major Pilcher, and credited to " Deposits, Miscellaneous," 4th June, 1904.

Schedule No. 3.

Schedule No. 4. — Advances made and not recovered.

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Date. Amount in Question. Item No. Details of Expenditure of this Amount. 1903. i'eb. 13 „ 24 darch 13 „ 13 18 Lpril 11 une 9 uly 15 Lug. 20 20 £ s. d. 14 5 1 12 6 0 9 9 2 7 6 10 7 16 0 10 0 19 3 0 9 9 12 9 7 70 3 4 7 81 7 91 3 4 Cable to Defence. „ Premier. tt a „ Agent-General. „ Premier. Agent-General. Premier. 449 15 1

Date. Amount in Question. Item No. Details of Expenditure of this Amount. July Aug. Dec. II Feb. May 1900. 25 28 24 24 1901. 11 31 £ a, d. 4 0 0 2 19 0 14 9 2 8 2 6/7 20 224 216 Comforts to two troopers, New South Wales Contingent. Freight paid'on Captain Fulton's luggage. Freight on Colonel Francis's box. Christmas comforts to invalids, per Sergeant Clark. 5 0 0 10 0 0 299 354 Paid Nursing Sister Hay, comforts for invalids. 25 11 11

D.ite. Amount in Question. Item No. Details of Expenditure of this Amount. 1901. Oct. 31 £ s. 10 0 d. 0 Advance, Lieutenant Lewin, Third Contingent. Demands have been made at various times, but amount has not yet been refunded. Advance, Lieutenant Lindsay, to pay Mackenzie's account. This amount appears to be irrecoverable. Advance 1602, Trooper Aitken. Appears irrecoverable. Nov. 30 3 12 0 602 June 30 1902. April 9 1 0 0 95 Advance 1691, J. M. Turnbull, Fifth and Seventh Contingents. Amount appears to be irrecoverable. Advance 3810, Howard, Sixth Contingent. Appears to be irrecoverable. Advance 3381, Josephson, Sixth Contingent. Appears irrecoverable. 10 o 0 810 May 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 860 890 9