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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1908-1909

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

ILASS XII.—JUSTICE DEPARTMENT :— Vote No. 39—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Advertising, purchase of books, periodicals, copyingapparatus, and requisites therefor Item 2—Allowance to J. Ashcroft, late Official Assignee, Wellington, in lieu of leave of absence on retirement Item 3—Allowance to C C. Graham for services as Stipendiary Magistrate Item 4 —Compensation to John Freebody for alleged wrongful imprisonment, as recommended by the Public Petitions Committee Item 5—Expenses of winding up companies under " Companies Act, 1908 " .. Item 6—Expenses under Shorthand Reporters Act— Salary of S. Spragg, 1st April, 1908, to 31st March, 1909 Item 7—Expenses under Habitual Drunkards Act— Maintenance of inmates of retreats Travelling-expenses Sundries £ ! s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 118 5 9 112 10 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 1,016 18 5 154 9 9 8 17 10 1,180 6 0 383 6 0 Item 8 —Expenses under " The Juries Act, 1908 " .. Item 9—Extra clerical and other assistance, copying and interpreting Item 10 —Fees to Patent Office Agents Item 11—Fidelity-guarantee premiums Item 12—Fuel, light, water, cleaning, freight, cartage, office equipment, and maintenance of Court grounds and offices .. Item 13 —Legal expenses Item 14—Payment to Mr. Joliffe in respect of Statute-law revision Item 15—Payments to Printing Office for Patent Office Gazette Item 16 —Postage and telegrams and rent of letter-boxes Item 17 —Proportion of oost of administering licensing laws in districts where the Counties Act is not in operation— Bay of Plenty Wallace 1,301 4 7 68 7 6 256 5 1 1,913 14 3 262 13 9 500 0 0 140 17 6 1,585 10 11 8 3 0 0 3 9 8 6 9 122 0 0 Item 18 —Purchase of safes for Courts Item 19—Beprint of New Zealand Law Reports Item 20—Statutes Revision Commission — Honoraria of Commissioners Clerical assistance Cab-hire 389 2 3 131 19 2 0 7 6 Item 21—Telephones Item 22—Travelling allowances and expenses of officers of Department .. Item 23—Typewriters and requisites therfor Item 24—Contingencies— Allowance to Chief Clerk for extra duties during absence of Under-Secretary.. Flag for Magistrate's Court, Invercargill Hire of chairs, Greymouth and Hutt Hire of drag for jurors, Greymouth Meals for jurors Maps Printing and binding.. Valuation fee Sundries 521 8 11 621 3 11 50 0 0 2 10 0 16 6 2 0 0 2 9 6 2 0 0 2 19 0 0 10 6 5 16 6 76 15 5 435 0 3 69 12 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 39 £9,902 8 7 ILASS XIII.—POLICE DEPARTMENT :— Vote No. 42—Miscellaneous Services: — Compassionate allowances to widows of constables, — Item 1—Mrs. Margaret Cartmill Item 2—Mrs. Annie H. Ohisholm Item 3—Mrs. Annie Cooper Item 4—Mrs. T. J. Drake Item 5—Compassionate allowance to ex-Constable McOlusky, Auckland Item 6—Compassionate allowance to E. E. B. Lyons, daughter of the late Constable J. D. Lyons Item 7—Expenses of departmental inquiry re Police Surgeon at Auckland, — Servioes of clerk Travelling-expenses of police witnesses attending inquiry Typing report 164 5 0 164 5 0 173 7 6 219 0 0 * 100 0 0 10 10 0 88 4 8 4 17 6 Item 8—Expenses incurred by Constable Connor through being injured while on duty Item 9—Special allowance to ex-Constable Stewart for serious permanent injuries received in the service 103 12 2 21 7 0 39 0 0 Total net expenditure, Vote No. 42 £984 16 8 * Paid out of " Unauthorised."