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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1916-1917.

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1917.

Consolidated Fund. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Department of Finance : — Interest paid to Imperial Treasury for half-year to 31st Maroh, 1916, on £800,000, War Advances obtained on the security of the Reserve Fund securities Insurance on wheal shipped from Montreal to Sydney. . Payment to New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited) for detention of s.s. " Rotorua " at Wellington for one day Freight on fifty-one Imincs silver and bronze coin salved from s.s. " Tongariro," forwarded to Dunedin, Wellington, and Invercargill Refund of amount due to Mr. F. W. Davis as trustee in W. J. Offer's bankrupt estate, paid to Consolidated Fund on the 31st March, 1913 Gratuity to Mrs. F. Bell, being amount ei|iial to old-age pension, which would otherwise have been payable had noT pensioner been residing on Sunday Island from October, 1012, lo July, I9lii 18.093 6 7 419 13 10 300 0 (I 55 14 1 17 8 I 90 10 0 18,970 12 7 Public Works Department: — Payment to Koir's (New Zealand) Forwarding Agency Company (Limited) in respect to their claim for consideration on account of the carting of Defenoe material having been taken out of their hands Second payment of earnings to I 1 '. J. Maloney, Blenheim, letter containing firsl payment having been wrongly delivered and the money-order cashed and misappropriated by T. F. Maloney Amount overpaid in wages to A. Byford, Road Foreman, Blenheim, for period 12th July to 31st August, 1915, both payee and offioer making payment having left the service 250 (I 0 1(1 12 0 2 0 0 292 12 0 Justice Department: — Allowance to Clerks of Courts under the Public Service Aot, 1.912, Regulation 24a. for Licensing Committee and other work Refund of part of tine imposed on G. S. Thomson for breach of War Regulations Act, 1911 Refund of portion of fine imposed on II. I.. Trigger for a breach of Impounding Act, 1908 37 12 li 20 0 0 8 0 tl 65 12 6 Police Department: — Grant to Mr. John Cullen, Commissioner of Police, in lieu of leave of absence on retirement 375 0 0 Mines Department: — Purchase of Maxwell motor-car I'm- use of Inspector of Mines, Reefton Salary of J. F. Downey, Inspccliu- of Mines. Wellington, from 1st September, 1916, lo 31st March. 1917, new appointment Compassionate allowance lo Alexander Mackay as an early prospector of the Ohinemuri Ooldfield Payment to Mrs. E. K. Daley on account of board and lodgings incurred by the late George Midwinter. miner, deceased. . Advances to oil-boring companies 200 0 0 iso it; s 25 11 (I 12 II 0 1.751 5 7 2. 169 2 3 Department of Internal Affairs : Grant to cover expenses of visit of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance to England Grant to cover expenses ol' private secretaries accompanying Prime Minister anil Minister of Finance Expenses incurred in connection with the opening ceremony of the Queen Mary Military Hospital, 11 an mer Cost of trunks purchased by the Minister in Charge of the Cook Islands in connection with visit of His Excellency the Governor to the Cook Islands Hire of motor-car from Wellington to Greytown Hospital and return, for use of J. ('. Thompson. M.P., in connection with illness of his son 3.000 0 0 1.000 tl 0 328 2 8 23 8 0 10 II tl < larried forward 4,361 II) 8 21,878 19 4