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8.—20 c.

The Controller and Auditor-General. The Defence Department will be aslftd to supply the statement as suggested. It was, of course, understood that the matter should be reported to Parliament if you so aeslrea - J.Mc.G., For Colonial Treasurer. 21st July, 1906.

No. 6. Unvouched Expenditure (Major Pilcher). Summary.

Item 2, £449 15s. Id cables sent. A sum of £120 7s. 2d. has been recovered by Major Pilcher and credited to "Deposits, Miscellaneous," leaving a balance of £329 7s. lid. payable by New Zealand Government. «f JJ,W « n f 3 ' ™' 1S BUm ™ s m r u eceived , by Ma J° r Piloher from various source * in South Africa, and is now at oredit of Deposits, Miscellaneous." The actual net debit to the colony will therefore be £684 3s.

No. 7. Statement of Accounts of Major Pilcher in connection with the Service of New Zealand . Contingents in South Africa and at the Coronation, for which no Receipts were obtained to support Payments; being Accounts in addition to those reported in Parliamentary Papers 8.-20b, 1902, and J.-11a, 1903. J

Schedule No. 1.

Schedule. Amount. Remarks. 1—Voucher 263 *2 „ 265 3 „ 266 4 „ 273 +5 „ 267 6 „ 264 (3971) 7 „ 262 £ s. d. 188 16 1 449 15 1 25 11 11 72 11 7 506 8 3 33 13 2 34 2 4 Petty cash, salaries, stationery, comforts. Cables sent. Comforts for invalids, freight. Advances made and not recovered. Expenses Seventh Contingent. „ Coronation Contingent. Balance of pay due Lieutenant Hovell. Grand Total ... 1,310 18 5

Date. Amount in Question. Item No. Details of Expenditure of this Amount. Nov. 1901. 6 26 29 £ s. d. 5 0 0 3 0 0 5.0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 8 4 2 10 0 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 10 0 1 16 0 3 5 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 611 621 2 3 4 5 655 661 2 4 5 6 7 9 670 4 5 7 8 9 683 Petty cash for comforts, telegrams, &c. Rent of Agency Office, swc , Salary, typist and book-keeper. Petty cash for cabs, telegrams, &c. Board allowance, Sergeant Early, attached to office. Board allowance, Sergeant Charlton, attached to office. Wreath, Sergeant Rule's funeral. Petty cash for cabs, telegrams, &c. Cheque-book. Expenses Corporal Stack while attached to agency. Rent of office. Sick-comforts to men. Stationery, Ross and Lewis. Sick-comforts, fruit, &c, Chudligh Bros. // „ Roper and Co. Salary, typist. 3j v ? n 3 i _ „ book-keeper, gg-joo- , Sick-comforts, Geddis. sotc°' Pay, office-boy. Comforts to men in Wynburgh Hospital. Board allowance, Sergeant Early, attached to office. Dec. tt 10 18 It 20 ft 23 It 24 31