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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1915-1916.

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1916.

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I Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. C a. d. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. liejiartnie.nl of Finance : — Balanoe of Philip Gruohy's estate paid to Consolidated Fund oir 30th Deoember, 1892. the address of the benefloiary having now been discovered .. .. 2 15 5 Interest on 147,000, balanoe of advanoe of £237.400 obtained from Messrs, .1. and A. Sorimgeour fur redemption of debentures due 1st April, 1915, under the Pinanoe Act. 1909, a! J percent. Tin- four days, 80th July to 2nd August, 1915, inclusive .. '.. 2 II (i Expenses inourred in advertising fur owner of unclaimed lands. Allotments 145, 148. 173, Parish of Te Papa, refunded to Public Trustee in terms of seotion 81 of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 .. .. ..I 3 14 3 [nteresl for year ending 3ls1 Maroh, 1916, mi £800,000 war advanoes received from the Imperial Treasury on seourity of the Reserved Funds Securities .. .. 15.002 18 II ruterost for twenty (lavs at 4 per (.(.nl. mi £400 Land for Settlements Act, 1908. debentures held by the Public Trustee, tin- principal having been paid on 21st January, 1916, Instead of 1st January, 1910, the dale of maturity ft . . .. .. .. I 0 17 6 Amount required to cover advances made under section 20 of the Appropriation Act. 1914, for the encouragement of mineral-oil industry in New Zealand.. 2.807 9 ti „ „ I 7,88(1 7 1 Hallway Department: — First Instalment for purchase of the Mountain Rimu Timber Company's sawmill-plant, property, millingareas, and standing timber at Mamaku .. 10,000 0 o Public Works Department: — Compensation paid to J. Bolloway for land taken for railway purposes, Township of Clyde .. 25 o o Refund of earnings whilst working on Stratford Main Trunk Railway unaccounted for by P. W. Wilson, late Clerk, Publio Works Office, Stratford .. .. 119 Refund to imprestee \Y. .1. T. Wiggs of amounl of shortage found after payment of wages to workmen at Featherston Camp on 24th Deoember,. 1915.. .. 5 12 4 Salary for month of April, 1915, of J. B. Forbes, plumber, on leave of absenoe prior to retirement .. .. 15 lo ,s 17 13 (I Justice Department: — Refund of line imposed on John Cooke fur In-each of the Printers and Newspapers Registration Act . . .. ,"i II 0 Refund ol' amount paid off lino of £5 inflicted on James Miller for broach of the Printers and Newspapers Registration Act .. .. .. .. 10 0 li 0 0 Police Department: — Compassionate allowance to widow of late ox-Constable Mofflti .. o o Mines Department: Balanoe of purohase-money paid to Bank of New Zealand, Hokitika, for the Erin-go-Bragh Water-race .. 242 II n Tim mths' salary granted to the late F. t'ahill. retired medioally unfit, 1st- November, 1915, to 31st January, 1916 .. .. .. ,. ;,n u n 292 I I fl Department of Internal Affairs :— i lontribution of New Zealand Government towards defloit on working of Pacific cable for year 1914-15 879 !l 9 Cost of packing, &o, presentation sword for General Sir A. J. Godfey .. .. .. .. 0 7 6 Hire of motor car from Wellington to Masterton for use of Mr. Sykes, M.P., on rocoipt of news of the death of his son at the Dardanelles .. .. .. 8 0 0 Legal expenses inourred by the Public Service Association in respeot to right of appeal of publio servants .. 31 lo 0 Salary of Dr. W. E: Platts-Mills, lady medioal referee .. 20 o 0 939 7 3 Customs, Marine ami Harbours, ami Inspection of Machinery Departments : — Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Henry Bedford, formerly of the Customs Departmen! 70 0 u Carried forward .. .. .. 70 0 0 29,266 5 10