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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1904.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 49 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE for the, FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1904.

Consolidated Fund. e s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Ordinary Revenue Account :— Colonial Secretary's Department: — Subsidy to the Auckland Institute in aid of building an addition to the Maori Hall at the Auckland Museum to house the Mair collection of Maori antiquities 1,000 0 0 Public Health Department: — North Canterbury Hospital Board, grant in aid of funds of Bottle Lake Hospital, necessitated by outbreak of small-pox Salaries of staff at Bottle Lake Hospital 294 13 2 200 0 0 94 13 2 Tourist Department: — Expenses in connection with St. Louis Exposition 28 14 5 Treasury Department: — Amount returnable in estate of J. Kerr, deoeased Interest on seourity of " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1896," £15,000 at 3 per cent., 65 days to 4th January, 1904, pending conversion of debentures 286 17 6 80 2 9 367 0 3 ■Justice Department: — R. S. Hawkins, allowance on retirement as Stipendiary Magistrate and Warden, Greymouth W. Scale, gratuity for loss of office, Clerk of Court, Collingwood 438 13 5 588 18 5 150 0 0 Customs Department :— Refund of poll-tax paid in error Salary on leave of A. Carter, Landing Surveyor, Christchurch, 1st April to 31st August 100 0 0 245 16 8 145 16 8 Government Printing Office : — Compassionate allowance to A. Thornton, widow of E. Thornton, late oompositor, Government Printing Offioe 39 0 0 Education Department: — A. Foster, school-teacher, Chatham Islands, salary and allowances, September quarter, 1888 Compassionate allowance to L. Moore, widow of J. Moore, teacher, Torere Native School 42 9 4 187 0 6 144 11 2 Carried forward .. 2,750 18 5