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UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 1939-40.

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(Under Section 58 op the Public Revenues Act, 1926.) £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. CONSOLIDATED FUND. Ordinary Revenue Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Prime Minister's Department:— New Zealand contribution to Singapore Bureau, League of Nations .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Treasury Department:— Income-tax misappropriated by G. W. Hynes, £ s. d. Clerk .. .. ' .. .. 280 12 3 Less Credits in reduction .. .. 22 7 0 258 5 3 War-risk insurance on departmental purchases shipped from United Kingdom £ s. d. to New Zealand .. .. .. 16,792 17 4 Less Credits in reduction .. .. 16,619 2 9 173 14 7 431 19 10 Internal A ffairs Department:— Amount advanced to officers of the High Commissioner's staff to meet evacuation expenses.. . . .. 735 0 0 Expenses in connection with administration of Patriotic Purposes Emergency Regulations .. .. 959 4 10 Grant for expenses of the National Patriotic Fund until moneys come to hand .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Grant for cost of visit of Hon. P. Fraser and party to Great Britain .. .. .. .. .. 2,396 14 8 Part payment of cost of actuarial examinations in connection with Public Service Superannuation Fund .. 537 14 10 Payment to R. R. Wright on account of forged cheque 19 6 7 Reimbursement of R.N.V.R. ratings who attended as Guard of Honour at the opening ceremony of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition .. . . .. 2 8 3 Remittance to stranded New - Zealanders, £ s. d. Bombay .. .. .. . . 500 0 0 Less Credits in reduction .. .. 487 12 5 12 7 7 5,662 16 9 External Affairs Department:— Grant to W. H. Roberts to cover loss incurred through early transfer to New Zealand .. .. .. .. 20 11 9 Printing and Stationery Department:— Salary of officer for leave on retirement during a portion of the ensuing financial year .. .. .. .. 1650 Marine Department:— Damage to motor-car caused by collision with departmental vehicle .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 9 6 Labour Department:— Allowances to members, Court of Arbitration, for special services .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Expenses of members, Industrial Emergency Council .. 196 14 10 Expenses of members, National Emergency Disputes Committee .. .. .. .. .. 58 16 3 Increments to Conciliation Commissioners .. .. 75 0 0 Salary of Mr. Justice O'Regan. Judge of the Compensation Court, 9th to 31st March, 1940 .. . ■ 123 13 1 654 4 2 Justice and Prisons Department:— Compassionate grant to widow of the late C. L. James, Custodian, Supreme Cpurt, Christchurch . . .. .. 108 0 0 Police Department: — Compassionate grants to widows of deceased members of Police Force— £ s. d. Widow of Sergeant W. H. Almond 32 10 3 Widow of Constable N. T. Davis .. 13 1 10 -— 45 12 1 Compensation, funeral, and medical expenses under Workers' Compensation Act of the late Constable W. J. Watt, who died from injuries received whilst on duty .. .. .. •• •• •• 1,05062 1,095 18 3 Army Department:— Ex gratia payment to mother of the late Gunner L. J. ! . ' Bourke, killed on duty .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 1 • Public Works Department:—Compensation and funeral expenses under Workers' Compensation Act of the late John Turner, who died as the result of an accident.. .. .. .. 1,037 19 2 Interest and exchange paid on cheques lodged as deposits on contracts .. .. .. . • • • 29 19 3 Payment to Government Fire Insurance Fund .. 50,000 0 0 Settlement of Air Travel (N.Z.), Ltd.'s, claim for damage sustained by aeroplane ZK-AGP .. .. 475 3 10 —- 51,543 2 3 Carried forward .. .. .. 59,854 7 6