Extra Moneys Mr. Nash Had to Find

Chronicle (Levin), 13 August 1948, Page 5

Extra Moneys Mr. Nash Had to Find

WELLINGTON, Angust 12. Details of tlie Public Aceounts tabled in the Heuse of. Representatives by the Minister of Finance (Mr. Nash) inelude a summary of expenditure which had not been authorised by . Parliamentary votes, or was in exeess of that authority. . Expenses of the Education Department in connection with the printing and distribution of Correspondence School assignments required on account of the poliomyelitis epidemic totalled £2669. A grant to Mr. D. Robb to eover expenses in connection- with a visit to the United States to study the " blue babv" operation technique amounted to £1250. Legal costs arising from a radio patents action brought by overseas patentees Avere £4S35. A grant of £250 ivas made to Lady Statham, widow of a former Speaker of the House. The Public Works Department required- authbrity to expeucl £33,639 which was the loss on imported cement to March, 1947. Its share of tlie- "cost of preparing a model of Ballantyne's building for use in the inquiry was £.1223. Expenses of petrol rationing incprred by the Transport Deparlment were* £2970. The Treasurv incurred a loss of £979 in connection with the New Zealand Legation, Moscow, through revaluation of local' currency. Services in exeess of votes by the Stabilisation Commission involved £516,716. The Electric Supplv Aecount was debited with £42,355, the compensation payments awarded by the Lake Taupo • Control Compensation Gourt: The State Goal M ines Aecount required £U,S15 i'or operating expenses of Birclnvood State mine, and £129,861 for purchase of shares and operating expenses of Kamo coalmine. The cost of acquiring the shares of the. Westport Goal Go. is set down at £890,204.