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Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Refunds to Government .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,117 7 0 Main building .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,872 1 3 Conoert Hall .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,433 17 11 Organ 3,346 7 9 Art Gallery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,659 14 6 Machinery Hall .. .. .'. .. .. .. .. .. 16,417 13 3 Railway siding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 10 0 Fernery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,567 1 4 Lavatories.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,149 4 0 Entrance-pavilions and bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,981 13 7 Fencing and turnstiles .. .. .. .. 1,284 13 11 Landing-stages on river .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 0 7 Sports Ground construction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 935 15 7 Sports Ground band rotunda .. .. . ■ 70 10 4 Preparation and maintenance of grounds .. .. .. .. 4,466 0 7 Tools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 190 11 4 Fountain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 265 0 0 Bubble-fountain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 810 Drainage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 363 14 4 Model colliery '.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 244 17 11 Maori house .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Advances, Mines Department .. .. .. .. 327 19 1 Deoorative expenses .. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. 1,328 12 5 Statuary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,776 1 9 Furniture and fittings .. .. , .. .. .. .. 2,660 17 3 Refrigerating plant.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 405 16 9 Entertainment of guests .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,739 9 9 Concert Hail, working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,859 17 3 Orchestral expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,093 3 4 Bands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,036 11 0 Art Gallery, working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,044 16 11 Home Industries Section .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,013 4 3 Natural History Section .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 293 1 5 Photographic Section .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 25 16 8 Technical Science Section . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 100 4 1 General exhibits, handling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,C05 13 6 West Coast Court .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,453 12 5 Refrigerating-plant, working-expenses .. .. .. .. . ■ 193 19 0 Sports Ground, working-expenses .. .. .. . . .. .. 331 3 5 Fireworks.. .. ".. .. .. .. .. .. ..1,159 18 10 Bandoontest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 825 16 11 Besses o'the Barn Band .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,528 14 8 Prizes competitions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,181 7 3 Subsidies 1,953 18 9 Art union .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . • 410 17 2 Purchases pictures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 255 15 8 Purchases commemorative stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 11 11 Wages gatekeepers and attendants .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,376 3 0 Children's rest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 17 1 Supervision side shows .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 138 3 0 Rental cash-registers .. .. .. i.. .. .. 527 14 9 Fire-prevention .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 2,704 8 1 Salaries and office expenses .. .. .. . •• •■ •• ■• 7,612 19 11^ Stamps, telegrams, cables .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 806 15 5 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. .. .. •• 1,953 14 10 Printing, advertising, and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,599 6 2 Insurance, fire and accident .. .. .. .. .. ■• 4,504 13 8 Interest .. .. .. .. • • •• • • •• • • 505 5 6 Lighting, gas .. .. .. ••. •• •• •• •• 5,221 711 Lighting, electrio, and power .. .. .. ■• •• •• 7,606 10 10 General expenses .. .. .. .. •• •• •• ■• 2,597 15 3 Petty cash.. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • ■ 10 9 0 Refunds — Deposits .. .. .. .. ■■ •• •• •• 2,873 6 8 Selling rights .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 262 0 2 Season tickets .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 740 Admissions .. .. •■ •• •• •• •• •• 151 10 8 Space fees .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 121 8 7 Miscellaneous fees .. .. .. .. ■ • ■ • • • 57 17 1 Adjustment of imprests with Treasury Department .. .. .. .. 367 5 6 Suspense .. .. .■ .• • • • • ■ • ■ • ■ • • 30 14 6 Seddon Memorial Concert .. .. .. • ■ • ■ 465 7 9 Realisation expenses .. .. .. .. •• •• 3,392 7 3 Realisation refunds.. .. .. .. ■■ •• •■ 195 0 5 239,970 7 5J D. G. Clark, A. W. Eames, Audit Inspector. Director of Finance. 22nd November. 1907.

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