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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 64
The Cost of a Session of the New Zealand Parliament, 1879
The Cost of a Session of the New Zealand Parliament, 1879.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman Public Petitions Committee | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Chairman Native Petitions Committee | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Passages of Members | 767 | 2 | 11 |
| Expenses of Members of both Houses | 22,730 | 17 | 6 |
| Extra Assistance in Library | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Printing of the Speeches in Hansard. | 794 | 3 | 9 |
| Binding and Printing | 58 | 7 | 6 |
| Gas and Fuel | 325 | 8 | 10 |
| Extra Clerks during Session | 229 | 1 | 3 |
| Extra Messengers and Police during Session | 273 | 18 | 0 |
| Special Trains for Members | 230 | 0 | 0 |
| Committees Reported | 98 | 5 | 0 |
| Contingencies | 243 | 7 | 1 |
| Allowances to Ministers | 2,234 | 1 | 10 |
| £28,189 | 9 | 8 | |
| There were two Sessions held in 1879 | 28,189 | 9 | 8 |
| £56,378 | 19 | 4 | |
| Expenditure on account of General Election | 2,740 | 0 | 0 |
| £59,118 | 19 | 4 |
From a Printed Return laid before Parliament of £15,905 paid to 116 New Zealand Newspapers in 1879, we find that five of these were particularly well provided for:—The Otago Daily Times got £2,219; The Press Company, of Christchurch, got £1,921; The Lyttelton Times, of Christchurch, got £1,640; The New Zealand Herald, of Auckland, got £1,767; The Auckland Evening Star got £1,019: or a gross total amongst the five newspapers of £8,566.