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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1908.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 49 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1908.

Consolidated Fund. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Department of Minister of Finance : — Amounts claimed by Public Trustee for payment to next-of-kin— Estate of J. Clarke .. ... Estate of H. Atkinson Estate of W. Hunt Estate of J. M. Watson 3 9 5 11 13 1 3 8 0 6 1 1 Post and Telegraph Department: — Allowance to Mrs. C. Munro on retirement from position of charwoman 24 11 7 Industries and Tourist Departments : — Subsidy of £1 for £1 towards cost of orchestra, Government grounds, Rotorua Subsidy towards maintenance of the Accommodation House, head of Lake Wanaka 10 0 0 60 0 0 12 10 0 72 10 0 Working Railways Department: — Refund of railage on removal of starving stock 2u0 12 6 Public Buildings and Domains :— Removing debris, &c, after fire at Parliament Buildings .. .. .. .. Alterations to Government House, Wellington, preparatory to holding next session of Parliament there .. 176 7 4 485 4 2 308 16 10 Justice Department: — Compensation allowance to R. Kennedy, bailiff, Timaru, on retirement from service Portion of fine remitted in case of Police versus E. M. Orr for trespass 416 10 2 421 10 2 5 0 0 • Police Department: — Reward for special servioes assisting to arrest Hare Matenga— H. Green .. .. .. £20 0 0 C. R. Broberg .. .. .. 40 0 0 A. Skinner .. .. .. 15 0 0 Compassionate allowance to widow of Constable T. Graham, Outram 75 0 0 248 7 6 173 7 6 Carried forward .. 1,462 15 11

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Consolidated Fund— continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR— continued. 1,462 15 11 Brought forward Department of Internal Affairs : — Contribution towards cost of Antarctic Expedition Bust of the late Sir John Hall for General Assembly Library Additional grant to widow of G. Friend, late Clerk of House of Representatives Compensation for loss of office to M. Cashen, messenger, Wellington, on his retirement from service through ill-health Expenses connected with obtaining Maori busts Salary of Secretary Public Service Superannuation Board, 6th December, 1907, to 31st March, 1908 .. £127 19 1 Less amount paid out of Justioe vote .. 123 3 2 1,500 0 0 50 0 0 300 0 0 146 0 0 12 10 3 4 15 11 Customs Department: — Salary of F. Oxford, landing - waiter, Christchurch, 1st April to 12th June, on leave of absence Salary of J. M. Hussey, landing-waiter, Auckland, April, 1908, on leave of absence ... 52 0 0 2,013 6 2 15 8 4 67 8 4 Department of Lands and Survey : — Salary of W. Deverell, assistant draughtsman, Invercargill, on leave, 1st April to 31st August, 1908 Payment to Natives of rent of Manawatu No. 2 Block .. 125 6 8 14 6 2 139 12 10 Mental Hospitals and Hospitals and Charitable Departments : — Subsidy to Plospital Saturday Association, Dunedin Subsidy to St. John Ambulance Association, Wellington 450 0 0 200 0 0 250 0 0 Total, services not provided for 4,133 3 3 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Final Charges. Advances. Total. Ordinary Revenue Account :— Class II. Department of Minister of Finance, — £ s. d. Vote 8—Treasury : Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. 1,595 8 3 Class HI. Post and Telegraph Department,— Vote 9—Post and Telegraph Salaries .. 5,745 4 8 „ 11—Conveyance of Inland Mails .. 1,867 12 5 „ 12—Carriage of Mails by Railway 3,224 19 2 „ 13—Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines .. .. 1,716 10 5 „ 14 —Miscellaneous Services .. 2,004 3 6 Class X. Stamp and Deeds Department,— Vote 23—Stamp Department .. .. 1,132 19 3 „ 24—Land and Deeds Registry .. 58 6 9 Class XI. Native Department,— Vote 26-Native Land Court .. 792 3 7 Class XII. Justice Department,— Vote 31-Patent Offioe .. .. 66 5 0 „ 32 —Supreme Court .. .. 361 1 3 „ 33—Bankruptcy .. .. 322 16 5 „ 34 —District, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts .. .. 207 5 1 „ 35—Criminal Prosecutions „ 36—Coroners .. .. .. 355 19 5 , 39—Prisons .. .. .. 16 4 8 Class XIV. Mines Department,— Vote 43—Colonial Analyst's Department Class XV. Department of Internal Affairs, — Vote 53—High Commissioner's Department .. .. .. 1,026 5 11 „ 54—Museum and Meteorological 407 13 4 „ 55—Miscellaneous Services Class XIX. Marine and Harbours and Inspection of Machinery Departments, — Vote 65 —Marine and Harbours Vote 66—Government Steamers .. 2,841 3 4 Class XX. Department of Labour, — Vote 69—Department of Labour .. 3,303 10 7 Class XXIV. Minister of Education,— Vote 77 —Technical Instruction .. 345 4 3 „ 80—Native Schools .. .. 184 18 5 4,293 17 3 231 13 5 552 18 8 24 3 4 0 10 430 17 2 1,595 8 3 5,745 4 8 1,867 12 5 3,224 19 2 1,716 10 5 6,298 0 9 1,364 12 8 58 6 9 1,345 2 3 66 5 0 361 1 3 346 19 9 207 6 1 430 17 2 355 19 5 23 12 10 7 8 2 1,148 14 6 1,148 14 6 0 10 0 1,342 18 11 1,026 5 11 408 3 4 1,342 18 11 1,405 15 6 172 15 0 1,405 15 6 3,013 18 4 503 0 3 3,806 10 10 23 0 1 345 4 3 207 18 6 £27,575 15 8 10,137 13 3 37,713 8 11 Total Consolidated Fund 41,846 12' 2

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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE— continued.

Eobeet J. Collins, Secretary to the Treasury. E. B. Vincent, Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasury, Wellington, 25th April, 1907. Examined and found correct. J. K. Waebukton, Controller and Auditor General. Approximate Cost of Payer.—Preparation, not given; printing (1,500 copies), £i Is. 6d.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.— l9oB.

Price 3d.]

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£ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Works Fund. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Public Works Department: — Payment to Mrs. Grant for extra services rendered by her late husband, T. M. Grant, Acting Chief Surveyor, while administering the branch of the Department of Roads at Nelson Purchase of land and buildings as a site for police-station at Epsom, Auckland Purchase of site for branch post-office, Wellesley and Lome Streets, Auckland Increase of salary of R. W. Holmes, Engineer-in-Chief, from 1st April, 1907, to 29th February, 1908, £50 per annum Salary of J. J. Hay for ten months, from 1st April, 1908, on leave on half-pay 25 0 0 775 0 0 6,000 0 0 45 16 8 145 16 8 Public Health Department: — Subsidy on amount contributed towards erection of consumptive annexe at Nelson 6,991 13 4 112 6 1 Tourist and Health Resorts Department: — Clearing entrance to Ohau Channel Subsidy towards erection of Mountain House, Mount Holdsworth .. .. 6 8 0 21 8 0 15 0 0 Total, tervices not provided for 7,125 7 5 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Final Charges. Advanoes. Total. Class XXVIII. RailwaysVote 94—Additions to Open Lines .. 3,068 6 9 Class XXX. Public Buildings,— Vote 104—School Buildings .. .. 196 19 0 Class XXXII. Tourist and Health Resorts, — Vote 108—Tourist and Health Resorts.. 5,515 11 1 Class XXIV. Construction, Maintenance, and Supervision of Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works, — Vote 110—Roads, Departmental .. 405 3 0 Class XXXVII. Telegraph Extension,— Vote 117—Telegraph Extension .. 50,491 8 6 2 12 6 608 7 6 3,068 6 9 199 11 6 6,123 18 7 259 8 3 664 11 3 12,496 19 3 62,988 7 9 £59,677 8 4 13,367 7 6 73,044 15 U Total Public Works Fund .. £80,170 3 3 Maori Land Settlement Account. FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE. Advances. Total. Final Charges. Vote 128—Maori Land Settlement ex429 9 0 penses .. .. .. .. 429 9 0 £429 9 0 £429 9 0 429 9 0 Total Maori Land Settlement Account .. £429 9 0