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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1923-1924.

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE— continued.

PUBLIC WORKS FUND. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ a. d. General Purposes Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Grant to J. R. Moody for overtime assessing war costs payable to contractors for new Parliamentary Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Grant to F. P. Manson, Clerk, for overtime compiling Roads estimates .. .. .. .. .. . . 10 0 0 Amount received for sale of magazine buildings credited tc Public Works Fund, now transferred to Mining Advances Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 Allowance to J. J. Gibson, Assistant Accountant, whilst performing duties of Accountant, Head Office, absent on special leave . . .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Wages due to workmen in connection with Muddy Terrace Sluicing Company (Limited) . . . . .. . . . 921 3 0 Cost of cablegram to High Commissioner re Anglem Point Lighthouse, Stewart Island .. .. .. .. 1 14 9 1 ,015 17 9 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Final Charges. Imprests. Total. Vote 51 —Postal and Telegraph .. .. £8,145 7 9 ■■ 8,145 7 9 Vote 63 —Telegraph Extension .. .. .. 32,783 4 8 32,783 4 8 40,928 12 5 Electric Supply Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Salary of J. Hesford, Storekeeper, Shannon, on leave of absence for period 1st to 3rd April, 1924 .. . . .. 2 10 10 Total Publio Works Fund .. .. .. .. £41,947 1 0 Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Account. FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE. Final Charges. Imprests. j Total. Vote 70—Expenses of Management .. £7,374 11 10 7,374 11 10 £7,374 11 10 State Forests Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Payment of grant for Omatane - Utiku Road .. .. .. 1,902 0 0 Additional compensation payable to Messrs. Wells Bros, for nursery-site .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 £2,002 0 0 War Expenses Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. New Zealand's contribution towards cost of erection of War Memorial at Port Said, Suez Canal .. .. .. . .. £2,.000 0 0 Westport Harbour Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Grant in aid of Hokitika Exhibition .. .. . . .. .. £25 0 0