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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT for the FINANCIAL YEAR 1877-78.

STATEMENT of the ADVANCES of the PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT OUTSTANDING on the 30 June, 1878, showing the VOTES, &c, under which they were issued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 187 7-7 8.

£ s. d. £ s. d, £ s. d. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR :— Class II.—Public Works—Departmental,— Engineer-in-Chief's retiring allowance Superintending Engineer for Middle Island, ditto 1,054 3 4 637 15 7 1,691 18 11 Class III.—Railways,— Exploration, Feilding, Murimotu, &c. 109 15 11 Class IV. —Roads, North Island, — E. H. Bold's retiring allowance Amount overpaid to a contractor recoverable out of proceeds of land ... 200 0 0 345 16 8 145 16 8 Class XI. —Miscellaneous Public Works, — Bannockburn Bridge, purchase of Services of Mr. T. Mackay, in connection with the Westland and Nelson Coal Fields Administration Aet 2,500 0 0 128 2 0 2,628 2 0 Total eor services not provided eoe 4,775 13 6 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES :— Class II.—Railways,— Vote No. 83 —Surveys of new Lines and Roads 881 10 7 Class IV.—Roads, — Vote No. 88—Hokitika-Christchurch 1,741 12 7 Class VIII.—Telegraph Extension, — Vote No. 99—Telegraph Extension ... 6,482 2 10 Class IX. —Public Buildings,—■ Vote No. 98—School Buildings 1,950 0 0 Total in Excess op Votes 11,055 6 0 Total Unauthorized Expenditure op the Public Works Account £15,830 19 6

Colonial. Foreign. Total. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Appropriations,— Vote No. 64 —Immigration „ 65—Advances for Immigration Purposes „ 66—Head Office, Public Works „ 70 —Kaipara-Puniu Railway ... „ 71 —Napier-Manawatu „ „ 72 —Wellington-Masterton Railway „ 73 —Waitara-Patea „ „ 74 —Patea-Manawatu „ „ 75—Nelson-Foxhill „ „ 76 —Pieton-Blenheim „ ,, 77 —Brunner-Greyuaouth „ „ 78 —Westport-Ngakawau „ „ 79' —Amberley-Waitaki „ „ 80—Waitaki-Bluff „ 81—Winton-Kingston „ „ 82—Western Railways ,, „ 89 —Land Purchases ,, „ 90—Water-races „ „ 97 —Lunatic Asylums „ „ 101 —Lighthouses „ General Railway Account General Imprest Account Cr. 21 9 7 15,340 8 0 3,000 0 0 450 0 0 8,715 9 8 7,049 2 5 12,313 9 5 635 3 10 11,860 4 0 50 0 0 2,010 0 8 2,010 0 8 50 0 0 11,245 3 10 33,070 14 3 280 0 0 9,224 7 3 15,318 18 5 3,000 0 0 450 0 0 8,714 19 8 7,126 6 0 14,363 6 1 715 3 10 12,478 0 1 50 0 0 2,010 0 8 2,010 0 8 Cr. 2 12 10 13,151 8 10 33,708 3 2 280 0 0 9,224 7 3 18,496 10 8 1,375 7 2 175 0 0 2,368 15 5 147 0 10 4,842 13 2 Or. 0 10 0 77 3 7 2,049 16 8 80 0 0 617 16 1 Or. 52 12 10 1,906 5 , 0 637 8 11 18,49610 8 1,375 7 2 3,478 11 10 175 0 0 2,368 15 5 147 0 10 1,364 1 4 Unauthorized, — For Services not provided for In Excess of Appropriations, — Vote No. 83—Surveys of new Lines „ 92—Telegraph Extension 78 4 10 78 4 10 270 13 10 875 1 11 5,032"18 9 270 13 10 5,908 0 8 Totals 29,868 8 1 426,392 0 4 156,260 8 5