98 
EXPENDITURE. 
. On the vote of $4,183 for “ Personal Emoluments” there was a 
saving of $356.26. 
П. $3,500 was voted for “Other Charges," which was expended as 
follows : 
(i) Collecting Trips and Transport zu $982.94* 
(п) Specimens i = i 5 639.55 
Gii) гт mecs (including Camera апа 
accessories and Hammond Typewriter 901.53t 
(iv) Books and Periodicals ... 283.64. 
(v) Furniture, Fittings and E i. 365.90 
(vi) нан Collecting and Clean- 
7 5% 158.87 
(vii) Раа Postage and Honda T 102.59 
(vii) Uniforms for Watchmen ES ж 30.00 
(ix) Local Transport ... = dis i 14.06 
Total ... $3,478.58 
IIT. A sum of $6,000 was placed in the 1903 Estimates to provide 
cases and fittings for the new Museum. After much consideration it 
was decided to follow substantially the petias. used in the recent 
additions to the Perak Museum, and floor plans were prepared 
embodying these designs. 
The frames of the cases are to be of chengai, and the tops, bottoms 
and sides meranti. 'The fronts are of i" polished plate glass, each 
door containing one piece only. 
Sufficient hee for the bus of cases was purchased in Sep- 
tember and stacked in the Museum gr 8 to season, towards the 
middle of Sela work was мари сые 
The following charges were incurred on account of this vote: 
(b Timber 2 ore $931.37 
(1) Freight —- Handling сы Д. 245.98 
(11) Work-shed 130.00 
(iv) Case Fittings, Шла, Bolts а folie 378.72 
(v) Sample Tins for Economic Products... 36.00 
(vi) Carpentering: - = P me R 75.00 
Total ... $1,797.07 
IV. $250 was — for the investigation of the “ к, History 
of the White Ant (Termes gestroi) as affecting Para Rubber," and of 
sum $ 
this 140.43 remained unexpended at y end of the ver 
: or thes amount $127.59 is properly chargeable to 1903 expen ditam 
T Inc g $98.41 Crown Agents' bills on aecount of 1903 
