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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1943-1 944

ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued

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T £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. CONSOLIDATED FUND—continued Ordinary Revenue Account —continued FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR—continued Brought forward .. .. .. .. 42,279 8 3 Working Railways Department:— Increase in subsidy to Railway Employees' Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 44,279 8 3 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES Vote 2—Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 3,467 11 6 Vote 5 —Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 818 14 2 Vote 7—Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. 4,975 7 10 Vote 10 —Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 935 4 3 Vote 11—Island Territories .. .. .. .. .. 26,888 13 11 Vote 12—Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 19,974 12 6 Vote 13—Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 36,602 15 0 Vote 16—Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 1,301 0 2 Vote 17 —Electoral .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,354 4 2 Vote 25 —Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 27,312 5 2 Vote 26—Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity .. 101,914 1 11 Vote 29 —Transport.. .. .. .. .. .. 11,503 9 4 Vote 30—Health .. .. .. .. .. .. 740 8 8 239,788 8 7 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS —-— 284,067 16 10 Public Works Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Public Works Department:— Compassionate grant to the widows of deceased officers 583 14 0 Housing Branch— Purchase of bach and second-hand corrugated iron .. 30 0 0 Cost of repairs to electric-power lines damaged as result of housing operations .. .. .. .. 59 2 9 ' 672 16 9 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES Vote 37—-Railway Construction .. .. .. .. 91,772 8 8 Vote 39—Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 122,444 17 7 Vote 45 —Irrigation, Watei-suppjy, and Drainage .. .. 106,404 12 5 — 320,621 18 8 Social Security Fund 321,294 15 5 FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Social Security Department:— Compassionate grants to the widows of deceased officers 199 0 4 Payment of claim arising out of accident with departmental car .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 19 3 Cost of National Savings Bonds issued to officers of the Department in lieu of accumulated annual leave .. .. 186 0 1 , 390 19 8 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE Vote 53—Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits .. .. .. .. 394,680 5 2 395,071 4 10 State Coal-mines Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Mines Department:— Donation to the National Patriotic Fund .. .. .. 500 0 0 Purchase of the. assets of Brunner Collieries, Ltd., together with interest on the balance payable to the company from the date of the arbitrator's award to the date of settlement .. .. .. .. .. 25,733 11 3 Part cost of purchasing coal-bearing land at Pukemiro and winning therefrom coal by opencast methods .. .. 17,604 12 10 Purchase of land in Grevmouth for the purpose of establishing a central office for the State coal-mines .. .. 2,028 11 10 Cost of National Savings Bonds issued to officers of the Department in lieu of accumulated annual leave .. .. 85 15 1 45,952 11 0 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE Vote 54 —State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 135,616 14 9 ——- 181,569 5 9 State Forests Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR State Forest Service :— Payment to H. Robertson and. Co., being value of timber paid for but which could not be economically removed .. 72 18 4 Payment to H. Baigent and Sons, Ltd., being overestimate of value of tiniber paid for by the company .. 105 9 8 Compassionate grants to the estates of deceased officers .. 44 10 4 : — 222 18 4 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE Vote 55-—State Forest Service .. .. .. .. .. 44,167 3 8 44,390 2 0 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,226,393 4 10