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Statement in detail of the Expenditure of the Hauraki Plains Settlement Account — continued. HAURAKI PLAINS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT— continued. RANGITAIKI LAND DRAINAGE ACCOUNT -continued. Travelling-expenses— continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Simms, J. .. .. .. .. 16 0 Railway Department, freight .. .. 2 0 0 Morpeth, A. .. .. .. .. 110 0 Huddart, Parker, and Co. (Limited), freight .. 0 6 3 Mclntosh, J. C. .. .. .. .. 4 11 6 Customs Department, duty on oil-engines .. 49 16 0 Glover, W. B. .. .. .. .. 012 6 Ramaka, cab-hiro .. .. .. .. 619 9 Kidd, J. .. .. .. .. 1 16 0 Takara, cab-hire .. .. .. .. 11 1 0 Murray, F. .. .. .. .. 710 0 Powell, G., cab-hire .. . . .. 714 4 Tame Matehaere .. . . .. 5 0 0 Waikato, cab-hire .. .. .. .. 3 116 Wages of workmen .. .. ..12,053 8 0 Union Bank of Australia, interest on debentures 75 0 0 Garrett, W., valuer's fees and expenses .. 33 19 11 Devore, Martin, and Prendergast, interest on McCaw, J., valuer's fees and expenses .. 9 18 2 debentures .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 .Wright, C. D., valuer's fees and expenses .. 2 2 0 Grouse, J., cab-hire .. .. .. 36 2 9 Quinlivan, J., valuer's fees and expenses .. 2 15 0 Rotorua Motor Coaching Company, cab-hire .. 16 10 0 Burns, J., and Co., wire rope .. .. 5 7 8 Platt, W. G., cab-hire .. .. .. 8 2 0 — Savage, W. C, lamps .. .. .. 0 6 6 37,423 1 2 Winklemann and Co., photographs .. .. 10 0 Less credits — £ s. d. Printing and Stationery Department, lithoSale of cattle .. .. 261 15 0 graphing .. .. .. .. 11 0 0 Cost of well .. .. 19 3 10 Penalties on overdue rates on behalf of the late 280 18 10 Rangitaiki Drainage Board .. .. 13 10 5 Lambourne, W., furniture and fittings .. 12 14 3 Total, Haiikaki Plains Settlement Findlay, Dalziell, and Co., legal expenses .. 515 6 Account.. .. .. .. £37,142 2 4 Kirk and Harron, legal expenses .. .. 15 8 0 Crown Law Office, legal expenses .. .. 4 4 0 Ironmongery, hardware, &c.— Hall Bros. .. .. .. .. 15 17 f> RANGITAIKI LAND DRAINAGE ACCOUNT. Twig&W.'R. '.'. '.'. 10 12 0 Advertising— £ s. (I. Savage, W. C. .. . . .. .. 0 8 9 Whakatane County Press .. .. .. 37 19 6 Briscoe and Co. .. .. .. .. 15 3 3 Rotorua Times .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Chambers, J., and Son .. .. .. 36 11 4 Waikato Times .. .. .. .. 6 6 0 Burns, J., and Co. .. .. ..11907 Hot Lakes Chronicle .. .. .. 8 0 6 Lane, T. M., and Sons .. .. .. 13 2 0 New Zealand Graphic .. .. .. 5 5 0 Lees and Co. .. .. .. .. 26 110 New Zealand Farmer .. .. .. 017 6 Massey Bros. .. .. .. .. 121 17 3 Evening Post .. .. .. .. 6 11 3 Porter, E., and Co. .. .. .. 2 11 3 Thames Star .. .. .. .. 7 7 0 Hardie Bros. .. .. .. .. 3 18 5 Thames Advertiser .. .. .. 7 7 0 Ranson, M. .. .. .. .. 119 2 Savage, W. C, beds, bedding, Sao. .. 316 0 Tuck, G. E. .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Francis, T., blacksmithing .. .. .. 015 6 Craig, J. J. (Limited) .. .. .. 340 6 3 Thorne, A. J. W., compensation for land and Booth, Macdonald, and Co. (Limited) .. 33 15 6 improvements .. .. .. .. 101 0 0 Savage, I. .. .. .. .. 9 3 5 Campbell, O. N., bonus for special work .. 50 0 0 Burns, J., and Co., office requisites and furniture 10 0 0 Wages of co-operative labourers .. .. 268 7 6 McCullough, W., office requisites and furniture 2 1 6 Savage, W. C, ferry pontoon for Tarawera River 120 0 0 Champtaloup and Edmiston, office requisites Massey Bros. (Limited), erection of machinery 195 7 11 and furniture .. .. .. .. 7 16 1 Mitchell, G. A., explosives (refund) .. .. 14 11 6 Post and Telegraph Department, instruments Jeffries, R., explosives .. .. .. 2 4 4 and apparatus .. .. . . .. 20 16 9 New Zealand Express Company (Limited), cartage 0 4 0 Savage, W. C, instruments and apparatus .. 0 7 6 Rotorua Motor Coaching Company, cartage .. 0 3 2 North, C, noxino .. .. .. .. 414 0 Garrett, J., and Son, boats, &c., repairs .. 0 6 0 Kenny, C, salary .. .. .. .. 17 10 0 Bailey, C, jun., boats, &c., repairs . . .. 32 16 9 Garaway, 0., salary .. .. .. 3 6 3 Lane, T. M., and Son, boats, &c., repairs .. 23 0 9 Goldsbro and Co., launch-hire .. .. 40 0 0 Vacuum Oil Company, benzine, &c. . . . . 68 19 0 Porter, E., and Co., rope .. .. .. 35 5 5 Hanna, S. !)., and Son, benzine, &c. . . .. 117 9 Valuers' foes .. . . .. .. 15 0 0 Savage, W. C, fuel and light .. .. 0 14 6 Leyland-O'Brien Timber Company (Limited), Post and Telegraph Department, postages .. 8 5 0 timber . . . . .. .. 232 19 (i Amount to recoup cheque of Rangitaiki Land Rich and Jeffreys, timber .. .. .. 3,887 7 3 Drainage Board in payment of audit fees Mikkelsen and Co., timber .. .. .. 21 18 0 not mot when presented .. .. .. 10 3 10 Lees and Co., timber .. .. .. 20 19 (i Garrett, W., fee, acting as arbitrator.. .. 26 10 0 Millar's West Australian Hardwoods Company, Allen, R., fee, classification of Rangitaiki Swamp 75 12 0 timber .. .. .. .. 26 18 9 Metcalfe, H. H., fees, reporting on drainage, &c. 85 0 0 Travelling allowances and expenses— £ s. d - Campbell, 0. N., equipment and field allowance 170 5 0 ' Arns, F. .. .. .. .. 14 0 Kenny, C, equipment and field allowance .. 8 6 8 Mackenzie, R. F. . . .. .. 210 0 Mackenzie, R. P., equipment and field allowance 62 4 0 Lundius, H. .. .. .. .. 42 7 1 Drainage— Simms, I. .. .. .. .. 1 15 8 Seccombe, T. .. .. .. 656 13 8 Spurr, J. H. .. . . .. .. 9 5 2 Spurr, J. H. .. .. .. 200 15 2 "Campbell, 0. N. .. .. .. .. 46 18 8 Murray, G. .. .. .. 233 15 3 Thompson, J. 8... .. .. .. 50 4 0 Powell, George .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Jourdain, W. R. . . .. .. .. 413 0 Reid. C. P. .. .. .. 243 16 3 Farquhar, M. 8... .. .. .. 2 13 0 MacGregor, T. S. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Wages of labourers .. .. .. 3,613 16 1 Ormiston Bros. (Limited), despatch bag .. 2 11 2 Glover, W. 8., buggy .. .. .. 36 10 0 Rotorua Motor Coaching Company, fares . . 35 4 9 Northern Steamship Company (Limited), fares 14 9 Total, Ranqitaiki Land Drainage Railway Department, fares .. .. .. 2 18 Aocoott .. .. .. £12,140 8 5 Northern Steamship Company (Limited), freight 30 11 0 G. F. C. Campbell, Secretary to the Treasury. The Treasury, Wellington, 15th May, 1913. A. O. Gibbes, Examined and found correct. Accountant to the Treasury. Robert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Audit Office, Wellington, 16th May, 1913.

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