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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND — continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1902-190 3

£ s. d. £ s. d. 2,923 15 3 £ s. d. Brought forward Consolidated Fund— continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR— continued. Ordinary Revenue Account— continued. Education Department: — Amounts earned by the inmates of Burnham Industrial School, not recovered from employers Amounts earned by the inmates of Christchurch Receiv ing Home, not recovered from employers 17 5 9 3 9 0 20 14 9 Department of Agriculture : — Compassionate allowances, — Widow of A. Laurenson, Caretaker, Quarantine station, Lyttelton .. £65 0 0 Widow of H. E. Collett, Stock Inspector, Tauranga .. .. 120 0 0 185 0 0 Purchase of stud horses, transport charges, travellingexpenses of attendants, &c Salary of R. H. Hooper, Clerk, Agent-General's Office, 17th July to 31st January, 1903 Expenses incurred in connection with the visit of the Boer delegates to New Zealand 1,399 6 7 69 17 3 52 7 10 Geological Department: — Balance of Salary of J. A. Bigg, Messenger, Museum, Wellington, on retirement, 1st to 30th April 1,706 11 8 11 13 4 Working Railways Department :— Compassionate allowances, — A. McDonald, Invercargill .. £25 0 0 E. Kelly, Waitaki .. .. 25 0 0 J. H. Bagley, New Plymouth .. 50 0 0 A. S. Dowden, Dunedin .. .. 25 0 0 125 0 0 Charges in connection with purohase of the Lake Wakatipu Steam Shipping Company's business, — Deposit of 5 per cent, on £15,000, amount of purchase-money of property and assets .. .. £750 0 0 Working-expenses .. .. 1,567 13 3 2,317 13 3 Moneys embezzled by the late Stationmaster and Postmaster, Tuakau 791 6 6 3,233 19 9 Defence Department: — Allowance granted to Sergeant A. G. Coleman pending settlement of pension Gratuity of £1 a week granted to Colonel C. C Rookes for services during the Maori War, 31st October to 30th Maroh, 1903 Return passage to India of Major Andrew, late Tenth Contingent Passage to London of Sergeant-Major Kean and family Grant to the widow of W. J. R. Lowcay, temporary Clerk, Defence Office, Wellington Grant to the widow of J. H. Jerred, Assistant Storekeeper, Defence Office, Wellington Balanoe of three months' salary granted to officers on retirement, — Captain H. A. Lomax, District Adjutant, Wellington, 1st April to 16th May Lieut.-Colonel C. S. Bailey, Officer Commanding District, Timaru, 1st to 6th April Lieut.-Colonel S. Newall, Officer Commanding Wellington District, 1st April to 16th May Captain H. C. Morrison, officer in charge of Permanent Militia, Dunedin, 1st April to 31st May.. 5 0 0 20 0 0 44 5 0 145 7 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 41 1 3 1 13 4 56 17 1 39 3 4 Police Department: — Compensation for loss of office to Constable T. Boyes, Motueka Compassionate allowance to the widow of late Constable Quinn, Manaia Compassionate allowance to the widow of late Constable Tuohy, Westport.. 453 7 0 100 0 0 114 10 3 110 8 4 324 18 7 Carried forward