MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. 



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1900-1 — Kew Botanic and Pleasure Gardens and Green — continued 



Brought forward 



F. - ^faintenance : — 



1 and 2. General works on Lawns, Walks, and Shnibberies, Flower 

 Beds, Palm Stove, Plant Stoves, and Greenhouses : 



a. Materials 



b. Labour 



c. Horse and Cart Hire 



d. Purchase and Repak of Implements 



3. ft. — (1.) Lodges, Palm House, and Greenhouses, Painting Palm 

 House and Temperate House, Pagoda and Summer 

 Houses, Boundary Walls, Fences, Director's and 

 Curator's Residences, Drinking Fountains, and Public 

 Conveniences, &c. 



i. b. Water Supply in connection with High Service Reservoir, 

 Richmond Park 



Expense of Water from Mains of Southwark and Vauxhall 



Water Company 



(Proportion of total cost B. -fl^) 



5. Si'pply of Gas 



6. Do. Fuel 



7. Contingencies (including Freight) ...... 



AVomen Attendants at Cloak Rooms and North Gallery, 

 8 months at 10*. Qd., 4 at 17*. 6rf., and Substitutes - 



G. — iurniture :^ 



New Furniture and Ordinaiy Repairs to Furniture, Fittings, &c. - 



H. — Rents: — 



Tithe Rentcharge (about) 



Acknowledgments to Richmond Vestry for Water-pipe and Drain 



Foreman's House, Kew Green 



Queen's Cottage Grounds (transferred from Vote for Palaces in 

 1899) 



s. d. 



2,100 - 



6,800 - 



150 - 



180 - 



6,110 



497 



Total 



£. 



20 3 7 



- 2 - 



36 - - 



4.5 - - 



s. d. 



9,230 - 



6,607 - - 



20 - - 



1,800 - - 



312 19 4 



130 - 8 



d. 



0,318 14 



Sir W. 7. 



Tlii.sclton- 



Di/er, 



K.C.M.G., 

 F.R.S. 



29 Nov. 19fX). 



18,100 - - 

 300 - - 



101 5 7 



28,820 



Extra Receipts :— 



Sale of Timber and Old Materials, and Miscellaneous 

 Acknowledgment Rent . . . . 



Refreshment Pavilion Rent 



(Agreement for five yeai's from 1st August 1895.) 



£. s. d. 



10 - - 



1 - - 



250 - - 



f. 261 - - 



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