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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1896.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1895-96.

Consolidated Fund. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ibdinary Revenue Account :— Legislative Department: — Allowance to Artillerymen for attendance at Parliament Buildings during session 20 0 0 Colonial Secretary's Department: — Amount allowed the Hon. W. P. Reeves to cover travel-ling-expenses of self and family to London to assume the office of Agent-General for the colony 400 0 0 Colonial Treasurer's Department: — Amount received from the Public Trustee, representing interest at credit of estate of Jane Ramsay, a lunatic, refunded to the trustees of W. Ramsay for his support Refund to the Public Trustee of the residue of the estate of Michael O'Sullivan, deceased, intestate, for payment to the next-of-kin 59 13 7 10 11 1 Justice Department: — Amount lodged in the Magistrate's Court, Auckland, as surety for due compliance with a maintenance order against P. Casey, paid over to the Charitable Aid Board for maintenance of the children 70 4 8 10 0 0 Native Department: — Expensos in connection with tho Native disturbances al Ruatoki and Te Whaiti— Transport, including travelling-expenses, and hire of horses for despatch duty Provisions, including board and lodging for men of the Force Forage Special allowances to Permanent Militia and constables Miscellaneous 1,123 3 10 577 1 7 21 16 10 305 0 0 84 6 5 Less recoveries in respect of stores supplied 2,111 8 8 33 19 6 Postal and Telegraph Department: — Compassionate allowance to the mother of the late William Kelly, letter-carrier, Dunedin First instalment of purchase-money of the cable steamer " Tutanekai" 2,077 9 2 80 0 0 7,773 15 0 7,693 15 0 Lunacy Department: — Grant to the Christchurch Benevolent Society's Home, Addington Grant to Herrick's City Mission, Christchurch.. 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 Labour Department: — Amount paid for railway-fares for men sent to Otago goldfields from Dunedin on behalf of the Otago Miners' Association 12 0 0 Agriculture Department: — Special allowance to the widow of the late William Hislop, Curator, Experimental Station, Momohaki .. Railways Department: — Compassionate allowance to the widow of S. Sykes, late foreman, Napier Allowance to Patrick Quinn in consideration of the loss of an eye while engaged on duty in the railway service 390 0 0 62 10 0 140 0 0 530 0 0 Defence Department: — Gratuity to H. S. Royle, on his retirement through illhealth, for service in the Armed Constabulary, 1880 to 1885 Martini-Henry rifles supplied from War Office, London 33 6 8 11,333 11 4 11,366 18 0 22,422 16 10 Total for services not provided for .. £22,422 16 10