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PUB L I C ACCOUNTS, 1923-1924

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE— continued.

CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued. Ordinary Revenue—continued. £ s . d. f s. d. £ s. d. FOK SERVICES NOT PROVIDED EOR —continued. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 14,4121 15 2 Native Department:— Payment to certain chiefs and elders (Kaumatuas) for services rendered, and costs and expenses incurred in connection with the prosecution of the South Island (Ngaitahu) claim . . .. .. .. .. 980 o o External Affairs Department:— Advance (in terms of section 33 (3), Samoa Act, 1921) to Sampan Administration for financial year 1923-24 to meet deficit .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 0 0 Compassionate grant to Mrs. L. Duncan, widow of late Thomas Duncan, Resident Agent, Mangaia, Cook Islands 300 0 0 Value of official railway tickets issued to Hon. J. and Mrs. Islay Mo0wan ( Deputy High Commissioner for Western Pacific) . . .. .. . . .. .. 32 10 0 — 0,332 10 0 Industries and Commerce :— Purchase of fowl and milling wheat from Australia (to be recovered) .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,000 0 0 Justice Department:— Grant of six months' salary to D. O'Rourke, Clerk of Court, Pahiatua, in lieu of leave of absence on retirement 147 10 0 Grant of six months' salary to A. H. Holmes, Registrar, Supreme Court, Christchurch, in lieu of leave of absence on retirement .. . . .. .. .. 307 10 0 Compassionate grant to Mrs. E. M. B. Wilson, widow of the late J. E. Wilson, Stipendiary Magistrate, Auckland .. . . . . .. .. . . 200 0 0 Grant to Wilson Heaps in consideration of long service as Sheriff at Nelson . . . . .. .. .. 100 0 0 Subsidy towards Chatham Islands steamer service for six months ended 29th February, 1924 .. .. 02 10 0 — — 817 10 0 Prisons Department:— Travelling-expenses of C. E. Matthews, Under-Secretary of Justice and Controller-General of Prisons, whilst on departmental business in New South Wales and Victoria 25 1(3 8 Grant towards hospital and other expenses incurred by parents of young girl who was assaulted; assailant committed to prison .. . . .. .. .. 100 0 0 •- 125 lti 8 Police Department:— Legal costs incurred by Constable G. Phillips in defending action for damages for alleged assault whilst in execution of duty . . .. .. .. .. .. 124 10 3 Crown Law Office :— Salary and allowance of A. Fair, Principal Law Officer, for period 8th September, 1923, to 31st March, 1924 .. .. 041 8 (i Pensions Department:— Payment for splint and plaster supplied on account of ex-Imperial detail 088792, E. H. Brooker .. .. 5 19 3 Salary of Miss D. Evans, Typiste, for period 1st to 15th April, 1924, leave on retirement .. .. .. 5 14 2 Allowance to Lieutenant Geoffrey Bailey (late of 5th N.Z. Contingent) on account of disabilities arising out of his service in Boer War .. .. . . 90 0 0 101 13 5 Mines Department:— Grant to P. G. Morgan, Director of Geological Survey, towards expenses incurred whilst attending the PanPacific Congress held in Sydney and Melbourne .. .. 35 0 0 Internal Affairs Department:—Grant to cover expenses of Prime Minister to Imperial Economic Conference, London . . .. .. I, GOO 0 0 Grant to cover expenses of Private Secretary to Prime Minister to Imperial Economic Conference .. .. U00 0 0 Incidental expenses in connection with Imperial Economic Conference .. .. .. .. .. 227 . 0 0 Grant to L. A. Murrell for acting as Ranger to the Eiordland National Park .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Grant towards destruction of deer in Nelson, North Canterbury, Westland, Southland, Marlborough, Waitaki, and Otago Acclimatization Districts .. .. 150 8 0 Carried forward .. .. .. 2,482 8 0 93,589 4 0