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Class IX., Vote 109, £6,844 19s. 6d. 19. Your Committee find that this excess was caused mainly from the general extension of telephone wires which took place during the year, and the ordering of extra instruments and material required to keep pace with the large number of requests for telephone connections and private wires. Government Insurance Account. For services in excess of items— £ s. d. No. 1, salaries ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,456 111 No. 2, expenses... ... ... ... ... ... 2,196 7 6 Total ... ... ... ... ... £3,652 9 5 20. Your Committee have been informed that the salaries paid in excess of vote are as follows:— £ s. d. Secretary ... .... ... 38 1 1 Monthly bonus of £8 6s. Bd. from the 14th November, 1882, when appointed Secretary. Chief Clerk ... ... ... 9 1 11 Increased salary from the 20th November, 1882, when appointed Chief Clerk. Acting Chief Medical Officer ... 220 0 oln absence of Chief Medical Officer from the 13th September, 1882. Lecturer ... ... ... 100 0 0 Paid on account of Public Trust Office, and refunded by that department. Eesident Agent, Invercargill ... 62 10 0 Appointed 6th December, 1882. Eesident Agent, Wanganui ... 9 2 3 Appointed 20th January, 1883. Eesident Agent, Napier ... 33 6 8 Appointed 30th January, 1883. New Cadets at Eesident Agencies 40 12 10 New Cadet at Head Office ... 45 7 9 Extra clerical assistance ... 898 0 0 £1,456 2 6 21. The expenses in excess of vote are explained by the following return, which has been supplied to the Committee : — Govebnment Insurance Department. — Paetioulaes of Unauthoeized Expenditure during the Government Financial Year ended 31st March, 1883.

General Expenses.

Items of Printing and Advertising Items of estimated Liabilities. unauthorized. Postage and Telegrams. & & s. d. £ s. d. Commission .. .. 370 New prospectus .. 999 19 8 Increase of Post Office Medical fees ~ .. 950 Almanacs .. .. 356 5 0 charge for six months Printing and advertising .. 180 General advertising.. 349 19 4 at the rate of £525 per annum .. 262 10 0 £1,500 £1,706 4 0 — ■ F. J. MOSS, 29th August, 1883. -*£ Chairman.

By Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB3.

Expended. Voted. Excess of Vote. Balance Unexpended Commission ... Medical fees Rent... Postage and telegrams ... Printing and advertising Exchange rravelling expenses Contingencies ... Liabilities (estimated) ... £ s. a. 10,468 18 0 4,811 19 0 350 0 0 1,010 14 4 2,506 4 0 97 10 6 984 11 8 716 10 0 1,500 0 0 £ s. d. 10,000 0 0 5,300 0 0 350 0 0 700 0 0 800 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 £ s. a. 468 18 0 £ s. a 48S"1 C 310 14 4 1,706 4 0 2 9 € 484 11 8 283 10 C Dnauthorized ... 22,446 7 6 20,250 0 0 2,970 774 8 0 0 6 774 0 2,196 7 6