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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1888.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1887-88.

£ s. a, I £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Ordinary Revenue Account:— Lunacy Department: — Refund of amount paid for maintenance of Jane Ramsay at Seacliif 10 0 0 Justice Department: — Compensation to W. Connolly for loss of office as bailiff, Resident Magistrate's Court, Patea Compensation to O. Mackin for loss of office as bailiff, Resident Magistrate's Court, Queenstown 120 0 0 320 0 0 200 0 0 Prisons Department: — Compensation to P. Madigan, for loss of office as warder, Mount Cook Prison, Wellington | 50 0 0 Post and Telegraph Department: — Amount paid to the National Life Assurance Association of Australasia for rent and gas due for three months to 28th January, 1888 Amount paid to the Union Steamship Company as rent for the General Post Office for two months to 16th February, 1888 228 8 9 80 0 0 1 Education Department: — Grant in aid to the Thames High School 308 8 9 300 0 0 Native Department: — Compensation to Hemi Urangi for land at Poverty Bay.. 15 0 0 Railways Department: — Gratuity to J. Madden for injuries received whilst working with ballast-gang Gratuity to R. L. Hesseltine for loss of office as stationmaster, Brightwater .. Calcutt, T., steward, Middle Island Railway Reserves, six months' salary on leave of absence to 31st October, 1888 Refund of amount charged for freight and wharfage to the Taupiri Coal Company for old rails 50 0 0 73 10 0 83 G 8 49 13 7 256 10 3 Militia and Volunteers Department: — Compensation paid to officers and men of the Permanent Militia on dispensing with their services, — J. M. Roberts, Lieut.-Colonel, Auckland F. J. W. Gascoyne, Major, Wellington S. A. B. Oapel, Captain, New Plymouth T. Baker, CaptaiJ^Auckland D. Campbell, Surgeon, Auckland C. Rae, clerk. Defence Store, Dunedin F. S. Igoe, arm-cleaner, Defence Store, Auckland J. Penaligan, „ „ „ G. Bvitt, assistant-armourer, Defence Store, Auckland 28 Privates 668 13 6 401 i 9 197 17 2 383 2 9 358 0 11 41 16 0 23 6 6 218 12 6 243 15 0 1,816 14 6 Police Department: — Compensation to F. Y. Hicks for loss of office as district constable at Takaka ! 4,353 3 7 40 0 0 Public Works Department: — Expenditure in connection with the restoration of the General Post Office, Wellington, for the period 1st April to the 31st December, 1887 Payment to A. Hansen as watchman, General Post Office ruins, from 1st to 8th February, 1888 1,514 14 1 2 8 0 I 1,517 2 1 Advances outstanding .. 7,170 4 8 133 13 2 Land Fund Account :— Crown Lands Department: — Location of settlers on Village and Homestead Settlements, — Board and lodging for S. Strong and family Advances outstanding 7,303 17 10 2 6 0 40 0 0 42 6 0 Carried forward 7,346 3 10