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No. 183.

GOVERNOR SİR C. M. CLARKE to THE EARL OF ELGIN

(No. 222.) MY LORD,

(Received December 6, 1906.)

[Answered by No. 184.]

The Palace, Valletta, November 30, 1906.

I HAVE the honour to transmit to Your Lordship the accompanying statement, for the quarter ended the 30th September last, of the expenditure that has been incurred in Malta in connection with the Mediterranean Fever Commission.

2. The statement has been examined by the Auditor-General and found correct, with the exception of items 5 and 8, as to which further information has been asked for.

3: In the event of its being necessary to disallow any over-payments, the difference will be adjusted in the accounts for the December quarter.

SIR,

I have, &c.,

CHAS. M. CLARKE,

Governor.

Enclosure in No. 183.

Mediterranean Fever Commission, November 15, 1908.

I HAVE the honour to submit the 10th Quarterly Account of expenditure incurred by the Mediterranean Fever Commission.

2. The expenditure in Malta from 1st July to 30th September, 1906, was £495 15s. Od. The following are the details:-

1. Telegrams and Postage

2. Labour

8. Chemicals

4. Cost of animals

£ 8. d.

1 18 7

5 11

4

14 19 7

50 12 4

His Honour

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RECAPITULATION.

Malta Crown Agents

The Lieutenant-Governor.

No. 184.

£435 15 0 410 16 5

£846 11 5

I have, &c.,

T. ZAMMIT,

Acting Chairman.

THE EARL OF ELGIN to GOVERNOR SIR C. M. CLARKE,

(No. 202.)

Downing Street, December 11, 1906.

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 222, of the 30th of November, forwarding a statement of expenditure incurred to the 30th of September in connection with the Mediterranean Fever Commission, and to request that you will inform me, with reference to your despatch 187 of the 12th of October,t of the reason for not including Dr. Eyre's salary and allowance for May in the account.

• No. 183.

I have, &c.,

ELGIN.

↑ No. 181.

5. Food for animals

6. Landing charges, freight, &c., on goods received

7. Cost of sundry articles

8. Assistance in laboratory and clerical assistance

9. Stationery

10. Transport expenses

11. Subsistence allowance to Members of Commission

12. Dr. Eyre's travelling expenses, London-Malta

18. Water-works and electric lighting department for electric

current

14. Hire of two typewriters

The following were paid by the Crown Agents :-

Dr. Eyre's salary for June, July and August

Dr. Eyre's subsistence allowance for June, July and August Packing, &c., reports of Mediterranean Fever Commission Freight on reports of Mediterranean Fever Commission ex

(1 S.S. Formosa

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Premium on said reports ex S.S. "Formosa

Travelling expenses Colonel Bruce

Passage to Malta of Private Stremes

Agents

Expenses-Fleet Surgeon Basset-Smith

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Department charges paid by the Receiver-General to Crown

51 2 9

6 13 6

25 10 11

101 0 2

7 11 11

23 4 2

124 0 0

21 4 11

0 11 0

1 13 0

£435 15 0

£ 3. d.

125 0 0

138 0 0

0 9 6

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0 19 7

0 0 7

51 4

0

7 10 0

87 12 8

0 0 3

20878

£410 16 5

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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