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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1920-1921.

Consolidated Fund— continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR— continutd. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. Brought forward 92,552 8 1 Police Department: — Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Constable George Pearce Salary and house allowance of Inspector A. Cruickshank (on leave prior to retirement) for the period 1st April to 9th July, 1921, at £590 per annum Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant Henry E. Beattie Compensation for automatic pistols and ammunition handed over to the police in terms of section 3, Arms Act, 1920 319 7 0 Mil 15 5 220 0 0 3,641 2 1 Stamp Duties Department: — Refund of registration fees paid by the Western Timbers (Limited), refused registration under the provisions of the War Regulationa'of 30th April, 1918 4,342 5 0 35 19 0 Internal Affairs Department: — Grant to Mrs. Florence Porter, widow of the late Colonel T. W. Porter, C.B. .. . . .. Travelling-expenses of Sir Thomas Mackenzie as New Zealand delegate! to the Congress of Chambers of Commerce at Toronto, Canada Grant to Mrs. B. Hogg, widow of the late A. W. Hogg, formerly member of Parliament Two third-class passages, Wellington to Southampton, per R.M.S. " Ionic," in favour of Mr. H. S. F. Lea and Mr. W. A. Marsh, ex Imperial officers. (Recoverable from Mr. Lea) Hospital expenses of W. Clark, night-watchman, incurred through falling down boiler-room stepa whilst on duty Salarv of Mrs. J. McFarlane, temporary charwoman, Du'nedin, from lat to 30th April, 1921 (resigned 30th April; granted leave on full pay as from 1st February, 1921) ...... To actuarial work done by the Government Insurance Department during past twelve months in connection with the valuation of Railway superannuation Expenses of visit to Fiordland to ascertain whether moose had become acclimatized 150 0 0 305 13 3 44 13 A 92 0 0 28 17 (i 10 0 0 402 15 3 6 14 2 Audit Department: — Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late P. P. Webb, formerly Deputy Controller and AuditorGeneral, who died soon after retirement from the Public Service (equivalent to one year's salary) 1,100 13 0 700 0 0 Printing and Stationery Department: — Salary of B. B. Allen for the period 1st April to 30th September, 1921, in lieu of leave of absence on retirement Cost-of-living bonus to printing and allied trades from 1st November, 1920, to 31st March, 1921 325 0 0 1,199 1 0 874 1 0 Mental Hospitals Department: — Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late W. H. Godfrey, Storekeeper, Tokanui Mental Hospital 100 0 0 Tourist Department : — Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late R. H. Ingle, employed as guide at Waimangu and caretaker at Whakarewarcwa, Rotorua 100 0 0 Public Health Department: — Grant to the New Zealand Sanitary Inspectors' Association towards the expenses of tho asaoeiation'e annual conference "Subsidy on contributions made to the Inangahua Hospital Board by the Waiuta Medical Asaociation (24s. in the pound).. .. .. •. 50 0 0 270 0 0 Carried forward 320 0 0 100,130 7 I