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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1908-1909.

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND — continued.

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Consolidated Fund- continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d Brought forward 2,758 8 11 FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR— continued. Public Works Department: — Compensation paid and expenses incurred in connection with accident at Nine Mile Punt, Belgrove, WestportReefton Road, as under— Howard Vernon Miss Iris Vanoe Mrs. Jessie Howard Miss Lavinia McKenzie John Howard R. Reis Miss Chatfield J. Meade .. .. .. Messrs. Newman Bros. Expenses of witnesses in the case of Howard v. The King.. Solicitors' fees Hire of wagonette 500 0 0 349 9 6 231 3 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 19 9 6 15 0 3 150 0 0 11 16 6 61 10 3 10 0 1,4.89 9 0 Stamp and Deeds Department: — Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Gertrude Hawk, being equal to one month's pay of her husband, G. Hawk, clerk, Deeds Registry Office, Auckland 15 10 0 Native Department: — Value of claim due to descendants of the late Hon. Hori Kerei Taiaroa, in pursuance of a promise made in 1874 to the father of the late H. K. Taiaroa 53 0 0 Justice Department: — Refund of fine imposed upon Haakon Haakonsen at Westport for breaches of the Customs Laws Consolidation Act Additional compensation to John Freebody for wrongful imprisonment .. .. .. Salary of M. J. Black, matron, Lyttelton Gaol, on retirement, 1st April to 31st May, 1909 .. 11 5 0 75 0 0 20 0 0 Police Department :— Compassionate allowance to ex-constable A. J. McOluskey, Auckland .. .. > « Compassionate allowance to family of late Sub-Inspector D. Gordon, Auckland 106 5 0 50 0 0 280 0 0 330 0 0 Department of Internal Affairs : — Gratuities to widows of late members of the Legislature— Mrs. Bolt Mrs. Hamlin Salary paid to Hon. W. P. Reeves as High Commissioner for New Zealand in London until assumption of that office by Hon. W. Hall-Jones, 1st December, 1908, to 17th January, 1909 Salary of J. F. Andrews, Clerk, office of Minister of Internal Affairs, June quarter, 1909, on leave of absence for six months Railway charges for carriage of starving stock, and for carriage of fodder for starving stock, Invercargill, Dunedin, and Christohurch districts Grant to Hon. W. Hall-Jones to cover travelling-expenses proceeding to London to assume the office of High Commissioner .. .. .. .. Contribution towards relief of sufferers from earthquake in Italy ... Travelling-expenses of F. W. Mansfield, Chief Electoral Officer, when visiting the Australian States 300 0 0 300 0 0 263 1 4 118 15 0 686 5 1 500 0 0 5,000 0 0 66 1 9 7,234 3 2 Defence Department: — Refund of Customs duty on uniform imported from England by Colonel H. D. Tuson .. ... 2 15 0 Carried forward ... 11,989 11 1