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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 .. .. 11,989 11 1 FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR— continued. Customs Department: — Refund of Customs duty paid by G. W. Bain on personal effects entered more than two years after arrival in New Zealand 0 5 0 Marine and-. Harbours and Inspection of Machinery Department :— Grant to Southland Aoolimatisation Sooiety for purchase of site for the erection of a fish-hatchery, Mataura, in lieu of a like amount voted for the purchase of a site at Fairfax, the locality having been ohanged 250 0 0 Department of Labour: — Salaries of Conciliation Commissioners, 21st January to 31st March, 1909, at £450 per annum — Giles, T. H. Halley, P. Triggs, J. R 98 2 4 98 2 4 98 2 4 294 7 0 Department of Lands and Survey: — Subsidy of £1 for £1 on acoount of erection of a receivingshed at Aukopae landing, Wanganui River Expenses in connection with investigating sand-dunes, AcSalary and expenses of Dr. L. Cockayne reporting on prevention of sand-drift and planting same— Salary, 18th November, 1908, to 18th February, 1909 .. .. .. £120 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. 69 6 11 20 0 0 Purchase of Section 1, Blook 6, Nenthorn district Compassionate allowance to widow of the late Ensign E. McKenna, V.C., in recognition of military services rendered by him .. .. .. .. B'encing reserve for travelling-stock paddock at Waiotapu, Rotorua-Taupo Road .. .. 189 6 11 15 0 0 300 0 0 52 1 0 576 7 11 Department of Agriculture : — Compassionate allowance to Alfred Smith, Department of Agriculture, Auckland, on retirement owing to ill-health 50 0 0 Education Department :— Salary of Miss Ada Harrison, sohoolmistress, Te Oranga Home, Ghristchuroh, 1st to 30th April, 1909, granted three months' leave of absence 11 16 8 Public Health Department: — Travelling-allowance of Dr. Mason while attending Australian Medical Conference, Sydney.. 49 10 0 y' Mental Hospitals and Hospitals and Charitable Aid Departments : — Grants towards the amounts colleoted on Ambulance or Hospital Saturdays for ambulance or other purposes, the proceeds of which are not handed direct to the hospital authorities— Auckland Christohurch Wellington .. .. .. ... Dunedin Expenses in connection with the maintenance of Taumarunui Hospital, administered by the Hospital and Charitable Aid Department .. ... Refund to J. S. Haslett of fee for license of a private hospital, the application for license having been withdrawn 200 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 105 0 5 0 10 0 905 10 5 Total, services not provided for .... 14,127 8 14,127 8 Carried forward .. ....