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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1900.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1899-1900.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Ordinary Revenue Account :— Colonial Secretary's Department: — Expenses incurred in procuring and shipping fourteen moose from Canada to New Zealand 1,494 16 6 Treasury Department: — Refund to the Public Trustee of expenses incurred in administering " The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894 " .. 25 16 4 Land- and Income-tax Department: — Subsidy on separate rates to the Lincoln Road Board, not being general rates within the meaning of " The Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, 1885 " 85 10 5 Justice Department: — Refund of part of fine of £5, imposed under " The Printers and Newspapers Registration Act, 1868 " .. Refund of part of fine of £5, inflioted for breach of by-law of Petone Borough 4 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 0 Industries and Commerce : — Charges and expenses in connection with charter of s.s. " Undaunted," for initiating trade with South Africa .. £5,088 0 9 Less freights recovered .. .. 2,115 10 9 Charges and expenses in connection with shipment of produce to South Africa 2,972 10 0 700 14 3 Prisons Department: — Compensation for loss of office to G. S. Reston, late Gaoler, Auckland Prison 3,673 4 3 400 0 0 Post and Telegraph Department: — Donation to Waitekauri Fire-brigade towards cost of plant 10 0 Customs Department: — Refund of Customs duty on stained-glass window in memory of late Bishop Harper 8 4 0 Stamp Department: — Refund of two fines of £5 each imposed for technical breach of Stamp Act Fines remitted in proseoutions under "The Stamp Act, 1882" .. 10 0 0 102 0 0 92 0 0 Education Department: — Grant in aid of District High Schools, — Hokitika Kumara 100 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 Lunacy Department: — Subsidy to the North of Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, being a special allowance 114 8 11 Railway Department: — Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Arnott, on death of husband, J. G. Arnott, carpenter, Greymouth Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Elwin, on death of her husband, W. Elwin, porter, Auckland Compassionate allowance granted to W. Dowrick, in consideration of aocident sustained Further compassionate allowance granted to Mrs. Gilchrist, on death of her husband, Robert Gilohrist, platelayer, Waitati 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 145 0 0 Mines Department: — Sundry maps, plans, &c, done by Survey Department .. 3,966 2 3 Department: — Compensation to Major J. Coleman, Wellington, on retirement from service Compensation to Captain J. Grant, Auokland, on retirement from servioe Deposit for passages to England of Mrs. and Miss Peuton, wife and daughter of Commander of Forces.. 473 13 7 265 12 5 60 0 0 799 6 0 Carried forward 11,023 8 8