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UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 1944-45

74

(Under Section 58 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926) £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s d CONSOLIDATED FUND Ordinary Revenue Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Legislative Department:— Salary, Assistant Law Draughtsman, Law Drafting Office .. 56 6 4 External Affairs Department :— Rent of residence occupied by the High Commissioner for New Zealand in Canada during repairs and renovations to the official residenoe .. .. .. .. .. jgy n 4, Treasury Department:— Payment of increases in salaries to officers of various Departments the expenditure of which is appropriated £ s. d. in the Consolidated Fund .. .. 797,804 16 4 Less credits in reduction , .. 3,207 19 4 794,596 17 0 Cost ot National Savings Bonds issued in lieu of accumulated annual leave to officers of various Departments .. 17,125 15 8 Less credits in reduction and amounts transferred to votes .. 17,167 10 7 , Gr • 41 14 H Refund to Awatere County Council of duty paid on motor-spirits .. .. .. .. ,. 44 6 8 794,599 8 9 Stamp Duties Department:— Refund of overseas passenger duty paid by member of Australian Imperial Forces, on return passage to Australia .. . . .. .. .. .. 0 15 0 Refund of equivalent of Native succession duty paid on succession orders in respect of Hana Hinemanu, deceased, and Roka Tukotahi, deceased .. , . .. 106 5 2 — 107 0 2 Internal Affairs Department:— Additional expenditure inourred in connection with the M. J. Savage Memorial .. .. .. .. 5,313 15 2 Compassionate grant to the widow of the late Brigadier James Hargest, M.P. .. .. . . .. 500 0 0 Compensation paid to Mr. R. M. G. Butcher for expenses inourred in connection with an accident whilst on duty 50 0 0 Purchase of— Fire-fighting appliances for the Taupo district .. 137 13 2 Motor-vehiole for Government messenger service .. 209 9 0 Repairs to motor-vehicle ........ 11118 Installation of water-supply, Waitangi .. .. 316 2 10 Payment to Westland County Council, being contribution towards expenditure incurred in clearing deer tracks in Westland .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Grant to officer in lieu of leave on retirement (J. Bennett) 42 14 6 — 6,631 6 4 Island Territories Department:— Cost of National Savings Bonds issued in lieu of accumulated annual leave to officers of the Department .. 492 2 9 Compassionate grant to the widow of the late W. H. Roberts 107 9 3 Part-expenses of visit of Prime Minister and party to various territories under administration of the Department • • • • • • • • .. .. 50 13 0 650 5 0 Printing and Stationery Department:— Ex gratia payments in respect of damage to private motoroars— E. Ware .. .. .. .. .. 3 12 6 N. Falooner .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 18 12 6 Marine Department:— Cost of t.s.s. " Wairua," purchased to take over the Bluff - Stewart Island ferry service .. .. .. ,, 7 gg2 12 11 Carried forward .. .. ,. .. ., §10 Q93 3