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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 1918-1919.

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE— continued.

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Consolidated Fund— continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR— continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 5,665 8 9 Menial Hospitals Department: — Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late J. Sullivan, Attendant, Hokitika Mental Hospital 205 0 0 Department of Public Health, Hospitals, and Charitable Aid: — Advance on account of estimated subsidies payable to the Wellington Hospital and Charitablo Aid Board for the year 1919-20 Advance to the Ashburton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board on account i f 1919-20 subsidy for capital purposes 3,000 0 0 1,450 0 0 4,450 0 0 Defence Department: — Payment of compassionate allowance to W. J. King to the extent of one month's pay for each year's service during the period 1st April, 1891, to 31st May, 1905 .. Compassionate allowance to Mr. W. S. Mcintosh, late 5th and 8th N.Z. ContingontSj for period 1st January to 31st March, 1919 Allotment warrant stolen from John Galbraith and cashed by person unknown 150 16 4 13 0 0 10 1 6 173 17 10 Customs, Marine and Harbours, and Inspection of Machinery Departments: — Compassionate allowance to F. E. Windsor, widow of W. E. Windsor, lato Watchman, Customs Department, Auckland Compassionate allowance to E. D. Welsh, widow of R. H. D. Welsh, late Searcher, Customs Department, Auckland Cost of construction of floats set adrift in Cook Strait in connection with the location of floating mines Amount expended by the High Commissioner in connection with new steamer to replace s.s. " Hinemoa " .. Part expenses of Commission regarding accidents to waterside workers .. . . .. Salary of A. L. Kemp, lato Harbourmaster, Karamea, from 1st January to 31st March, 1919, retired from the service 170 0 0 100 0 0 138 0 0 92 6 0 55 8 9 36 5 0 591 19 9 Department of Labour : — Increase in salaries of Conciliation Commissioners from 1st April, 1918, to 31st March, 1919— W. H. Hagger .. .. 45 16 8 T. H. Giles .. .. .. 91 13 4 137 10 0 Payment of compensation for loss of wages to water - siders who contracted influenza during the recent epidemic 52 13 2 Department of Lands and. Survey: — Contribution to State Forests Account towards cost of forest-tree growing and planting —i 190 3 2 500 0 0 Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce : — Cost of alterations to fruit-evaporating machinery at Motueka Travelling-expenses of Mr. J. A. Campbell, Assistant Director of the Horticulture Division, visiting America on official business Subsidy to the West Coast Farmers' Co-operative Lime Company (Limited) for lime supplied to settlers for agricultural purposes 375 5 10 tit) 0 0 58 1 11 Education Department: — Compassionate allowance to the widow of G. J. Thompson, late Teacher of Ohautira Native School 493 7 9 150 0 0 Advances, Miscellaneous: — Advances outstanding 12,419 17 3 1,100 0 0 13,519 17 3 n„„~c,.A f~™,„..,i