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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1908-1909.

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

£ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d. CLASS XVIII.—CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT :— Vote No. 65—Miscellaneous Services :— 80 8 0 Item 1—Duty short paid on overhead gear for mining, passed free in error under section 12 of the Tariff Act Item 2—Expenses under "The Immigration Restriction Aot, 1908 :" Lithographing .. Expenses of new Customhouse— Item 3—Salaries Item 4 —Cartage Item 5—Cleaning and washing Item 6—Expenses of running the lift Item 7 —Lighting, water, and heating Item 8—Messengers' uniforms Item 9—Contingencies— Clook-record forms Repairs, flags and halyards Stationery Tools and brushes Sundries 1,185 3 4 78 18 6 446 12 3 29 8 0 160 2 2 23 8 0 9 5 0 2 7 0 2 15 9 0 14 0 0 9 2 17 9 7 13 8 1,931 5 11 Expenses under Explosives Act— Item 10 —Salaries Item 11—Labour at explosive-magazines Item 12—Travelling allowanoes and expenses of Inspector .. Item 13—Contingenoies— Boat-hire Chair for office Hat (loBt by Inspector in mine) Oars Paint Telephone subscriptions 4 10 0 10 6 0 12 6 0 6 4 0 19 6 11 10 0 180 0 0 25 7 6 179 14 5 17 19 10 Item 14 —Grant to Chief Clerk while acting for Seoretary during the past eight years Item 15—Refund of preferential duty, certificates produoed after importation Item 16—Refund of preferential duty on goods cleared on deposit prior to 31st March, but not actually passed for till after that date Item 17—Refund of part license fee for tobacco-faotories which had paid the fee in force prior to the regulations of 30th July, 1908 Item 18—Refund of duty on ambulance wagons Item 19 —Refund of duty on beer-duty stamps destroyed by fire at premises of E. Newbigin Item 20—Refund of duty on boots cleared under misapprehension of the time when higher duties became ohargeable Item 21—Refund of duty on boots delivered on deposit, for convenience of examination, prior to the passing of the Tariff Aot, and thus falling liable to the rate in force at the time of delivery Item 22—Refund of duty on bored steel plates for river steamer, Wanganui Item 23—Refund of duty on challenge cup presented for competition between Christ's College and,, Christohurch High School Cadet Corps Item 24—Refund of duty on cup presented to Nelson College as a swimming-trophy Item 25—Refund of duty on goods imported for Calliope Dock .. Item 26—Refund of duty on marble pillars for St. Mary's Church, Timaru Item 27—Refund of duty on Marsland Hill Memorial, New Plymouth Item 28—Refund of duty on material for troopers' monument at Invercargill Item 29 —Refund of duty on memorial pulpit and font in memory of Rev. R. Coffey Item 30—Refund of duty on racing-boats ordered prior to the passing of the Tariff Act, but not entered till after the Aot came into operation Item 31 —Refund of duty on Seddon memorials Item 32 —Refund of duty on stained-glass window, in memorial, St. Paul's, Wellington 403 1 9 100 0 0 125 6 8 78111 2 50 0 0 55 12 0 20 3 3 154 4 0 20 4 0 140 16 0 6 0 0 8 12 0 557 0 0 36 15 0 102 14 0 40 0 0 117 4 0 28 17 0 16 4 0 Carried forward 4,785 3 9