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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1907-1908.

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1908.

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£ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Public Works Fund. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Public Works Department: — Payment to Mrs. Grant for extra services rendered by her late husband, T. M. Grant, Acting Chief Surveyor, while administering the branch of the Department of Roads at Nelson Purchase of land and buildings as a site for police-station at Epsom, Auckland Purchase of site for branch post-office, Wellesley and Lome Streets, Auckland Increase of salary of R. W. Holmes, Engineer-in-Ghief, from 1st April, 1907, to 29th February, 1908, £50 per annum Salary of J. J. Hay for ten months, from 1st April, 1908, on leave on half-pay 25 0 0 775 0 0 6,000 0 0 45 16 8 145 16 8 Public Health Department: — Subsidy on amount contributed towards erection of consumptive annexe at Nelson 6,991 13 4 112 6 1 Tourist and Health Resorts Department: — Clearing entrance to Ohau Channel Subsidy towards erection of Mountain House, Mount Holdsworth 6 8 0 21 8 0 15 0 0 Total, services not provided for 7,125 7 5 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Aavanoes. Final Charges. Total. Class XXVIII. RailwaysVote 94—Additions to Open Lines .. 3,068 6 9 Class XXX. Public BuildingsVote 104—School Buildings .. .. 196 19 0 Class XXXII. Tourist and Health Resorts, — Vote 108—Tourist and Health Resorts.. 5,515 11 1 Class XXIV. Construction, Maintenance, and Supervision of Roads, Bridges, and other Public Works, — Vote 110—Roada, Departmental .. 405 3 0 Class XXXVII. Telegraph ExtensionVote 117—Telegraph Extension .. 50,491 8 6 2 12 6 608 7 6 3,068 6 9 199 11 6 6,123 18 7 259 8 3 664 11 3 12,496 19 3 62,988 7 9 £59,677 8 4 13,367 7 6 73,044 15 10 Total Public Works Fund .. £80,170 3 3