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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 30th JUNE, 1878.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1877-78.

FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR :— Subsidies to Local Bodies, — Counties, —■ Bulier ... ... ... ... £347 15 6 Hokianga ... ... ... ... 75 3 11 Lake ... ... ... ... ... 1,333 12 4 Maniototo ... ... ... ... 1,428 1 0 Tuapeka ... ... ... ... 1,479 11 4 Vincent ... ... ... ... 1,621 12 1 Waimate ... ... ... ... 3,962 13 4 Wairoa ... ... ... ... 549 19 8 £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. Road Boards, — Tuapeka ... ... ... ... 473 19 10 Waitahuna ... ... ... ... 162 16 4 10,798 9 2 636 16 2 65 9 10 Township of Inglewood Miscellaneous,— Running expenses of s.s. "Hinemoa" Inspection of New Zealand Harbours, — Payment to Sir J. Coode Travelling expenses Taking soundings, Westport Roadstead 11,500 15 2 3,464 3 6 1,000 0 0 37 13 3 40 0 0 1,077 13 3 Great South and other Roads in the Auckland District, repairs, collection of tolls, &c. Compensation for loss of Office, — Goods Managers, Canterbury Railways Warders, Dunedin Gaol Messenger, Government House 612 14 6 20 12 4 97 10 0 548 19 11 730 16 10 10 0 0 Platelayer, Foxton Railway, compensation for injuries received ... Mrs. E. Deck, half-pension of her late husband, P. A Deck, June quarter, 1878 ... Housekeeper, Parliament Buildings, salary from 4 December to 30 June, 1878 ... Grants in aid to St. Mary's School, Nelson ... Grants in aid to Board of Wardens, Waitahuna Conveyance of Volunteers, &c, to Richmond ... Refund of fee on inspection of Steam Fire-engine, Christchurch ... Carriage of Deer by rail for the Acclimatization Society, Auckland Expenses of inquiry in connection with Volunteer Engineer Militia, Thames Payment to Ruihi and Aporo Hare, in settlement of all claims of the late Hui te Miha to laud in the Middle Island ... Lessee of Newmarket Slaughterhouse, compensation for infringement of lease ... Captain T. Logan, s.s. "Hero," compensation in connection with proceedings re breach of Passenger Act Lithofracteur for Martin's Bay Expenses connected with exhibits, Paris Exhibition Amounts written off, — Balance of Imprest Account, E. H. Bold ... „ W. B. D. Mantell „ Late J. G. Johnson Amount owing to Railway Department by Dunedin Jockey Club Bank note lost by Railway Department in transmission from Auckland to Wellington 6 0 0 143 16 4 294 10 0 20 0 0 14 5 0 2 0 0 1 15 9 210 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 200 0 0 79 11 6 8 10 6 0 9 11 25 3 6 4 4 6 10 2 6 20 0 0 Travelling expenses of Mr. H. T. Clarke, attending sitting of Supreme Court, Dunedin Extra mileage paid to witnesses attending sitting of Supreme Court, Nelson ... Rent of land leased under "The Sawyer's Bay Lands Leasing Ordinance, 1874," for the use of Friendly Societies, half-year to 1 March, 1877 ... Payments to the Public Trustee, to satisfy claims on the undermentioned intestate estates transferred to Revenue, — Estate of Guiseppe della Vedova ... „ John Jones ... „ John Lavery ... 60 0 5 12 7 6 20 11 0 10 17 6 19 7 4 13 9 7 25 19 9 58 16 8 6 0 1 Cash stolen from Bafe in Kaitoko Railway Station Balance of deficiencies of Goods Clerk, Railway Department, Auckland Rents on agricultural leases embezzled by late Receiver of Gold Revenue, No Town ... ... J. Rogan, Judge, Native Land Court, forage allowance, June, 1877 2 18 7 9 13 18,052 10 9 9 0 0 Total for services not provided for Carried forward 18,652 10 9