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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1916-1917.

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE— continued.

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Consolidated Fund— continued. POP, SERVICES NOT PROVIDED EOR— continued. £ a, d. Brought forward .. .. .. 1.361 lo 8 £ s. 11. 21,878 19 4 £ s. d. Department of Internal Affairs —continued. Expenses incurred in connection with I he visit of the Deputy Chief Electoral Olliccr to Australia and Tasmania on electoral business .. .. .. 53 1.7 6 Supplies from the Army and Navy Co-operative Stores for New-Zealanders in alien enemy territories .. ! 52 I 4 Compassionate allowance to R. McAlister. late Provincial Auditor, for past services .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 4,717 9 li Printing ami Stationery Department: Refund of legal expenses of Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, in defending his appointment before the Board of Appeal . . . . . . . . .. 26 8 4 Salary of O. II. Broad, Binding Overseer, from 1st to 14th April, 1917, retired from the service, balance of three months' salary .. .. .. .. 12 S II Salary of E. Stanbridge, foldei, from 1st to 30th April. 1917, retired from ihe service, balanoe of three months'salary .. .. .. .. .. 7 118 Department of 1'nhlir Health, Hospital*, and Churilahlc Aid:— Subsidy to the Coromandel Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, payment out of permanent appropriations being disallowed by Audit Office . . . . ;{:{(i | | ;J Compassionate allowance to Alice Roohfort as temporary relief for expenses of illness contracted whilst employed by the Deparl menl .. .. .. .. 50 o o Salary of II. Wells, Clerk, Bacteriological Laboratory, from Hie 1st April to 31st July, 1917, on sick-leave], 27 10 0 Cost of cabling £50 to Miss Roohfort, formerly Matron of the Te Waikato Sanatorium .. .. .. 2 13 2 40 8 1 I III', 14 5 i Defence Department: — Refund of amount paid by the Mayor of Wellington's Patriotic Committee on account of moneys spent for tho purpose of supplying musical instruments to tho various reinforcement drafts leaving New Zealand . . .".OO 0 0 Payment to His Worship the Mayor of Christohuroh of £100, to lie paid liy instalments to Mrs. Alice Weston, widow of the late Stall Sergeant-major II. G. Weston, N.Z.P.S. .. ..' .. .. .. Mid 0 o A'.i- gratia payment to Mrs. C. Wylde, Greymouth, on account of lapsed insurance policy taken out by her son, deceased. I he premium being deduoted from his military pay but not paid to the insurance company.. 91 9 2 Compensation to \\. Smith, civilian groom, injured at Remount Depot. Dunedin. on 41 h February, 1916 .. 131 (I (I Refund of value of Bank of New Zealand notes stolen from Government offloer when paying off crew of Hospital Ship "Marama" at Port Chalmers .. ! ."ill ll ll (Irani to Mr. John Forbes towards medical and other expenses incurred in connection with his enlistment in j i he New Zealand Tunnelling Corps .. .. :{,-, o o Refunds made fo members of the New Zealand Expeditionary force anil others on account of money stolen from ihe Australian and New Zealand Base Depot Posi-olliee, Weymouth, England .. .. .. II Hi o Expenses of Private E. OSulli van journeying to Duneilin in connection wit 11 an error made regarding a maintenance order . . . . . . . . .. 5 0 0 Customs, Marina and Harbours, and Inspection of Machinery Departments : — Expenses iii connection with the Commission of Inquiry with regard to the accident with sulphuric acid on the s.s. "Monowai" .. .. .. .. 150 0 I Salary of A. Collie for the month of April, 1917, on retirement from (he service, balance of three mini lis' salary . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 IS 4 Expenses and Ices of Commissioners in connection with I he Commission appointed fo inquire into tin- question of making a deviation of the road passing the Wellington Patent Slip . . . . . . 12 6 956 19 2 169 0 II "V I arried forward 2S.I85 12 3