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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1918-1919

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1919.

Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. £ s. (1. £ s. d. Legislative Departments .-— Arrears of salary from 1st April, 1917, to 31st March, 1918, of C. Robinson, Officer in Charge of Parliamentary Buildings 50 0 0 Finance Department: — Expenditure for relief of families rendered homeless by the floods at Stirling Salary for month of April, 1919, of H. Vivian, Clerk, Treasury Department, granted sick-leave 200 0 0 205 11 1 5 11 1 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department: — Maternity allowances claimed in respect of contributors specially approved by Board 12 0 0 Public Works Department: — Salary of J. Booth, Carpenter and Joiner, for the period 1st April to 31st May, 1919, on leave prior to retirement 31 13 4 Police Department: — Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Senior Sergeant Barrett Rutledge Amount of imprest mone}is missing from the District Police Office, Auckland, which cannot be traced 282 17 6 295 18 3 13 0 9 Stamp Department: — Salary of G. G. Bridges, Registrar-General of Land, Wellington, from the 1st April to 31st May, 1919, on leave prior to retirement .. .. 120 16 8 Mines Department: — Grant to assist Huntly Collieries Medical and Accident Relief Association to meet liabilities due to the influenza epidemic Compensation to M. J. Shaffrey for loss of flax-mill by fire at Dillmanstown Salary of R. Walker, Caretaker, Water-races, Kumara, for period 1st April to 31st May, 1919, retired from the service 150 0 0 100 0 0 33 6 8 283 ti 8 Department of Internal Affairs : — Grant to cover expenses of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance to England in connection with the Peace Conference Grant to cover expenses of Private Secretaries accompanying Prime Minister and Ministor of Finance to tho Peace Conference Grant to R. Riley, Journalist, to cover expenses accompanying the Ministerial party to the Peace Conference as Official Reporter Payment to New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited), passage-meney, Mr. R. Riley, Official Reporter Payment to New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited) for detention of s.s. " Remuera " at Wellington for one day .. Expenditure incurred in connection with issue of booklet " Food Ships for Britain " Payment to the estate of the late George Warren, Chief Messenger, in lieu of twenty-eight days leave accrued to date of death.. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 600 0 0 250 0 0 55 0 0 300 0 0 356 7 9 23 13 3 Audit Department: — Salary of P. P. Webb, late Deputy Controller and Auditor, from 16th February to 31st March, 1919, retired from the service 4,585 1 0 6 2 0 Printing and Stationery Department: — Salary of J. Ryan, Folder, &c, for period 1st April to 18th May, 1919, retired from the service Salary of S. Geary, Compositor, for period 1st April to 31st May, 1919, retired from the-service Salary of W. Sullivan, Paper-cutter, for period 1st April to 24th May, 1919, retired from the service.. 16 6 8 35 0 0 23 13 I 74 19 9 Carried forward 5,665 8 9