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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-1 9 2 7.

ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1927.

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(Undue Section 58 of the Poblio Revenues Act, 1926.) CONSOLIDATED FUND. Ordinary Revenue Account, FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. £ s. d. £ a d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Treasury Department— Expenses of members of Local Government Loans Board, preliminary meeting .. .. .. .. 53 19 0 Grant for travelling-expenses of the Secretary of the Treasury visiting Great Britain on official business .. 750 0 0 — 803 19 0 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department—• Payment to friendly societies of one-half cost of excess sickness of discharged soldier members of friendly societies, to 1st December, 1924 .. .. .. . . 1,437 0 0 Land and Deeds Department— Grant to A. V. Sturtevant, equivalent to six months' salary in lieu of leave on retirement in terms of Public Service Regulations .. .. .. .. .. 382 10 0 Stamp Department— Grant to W. G. Fletcher, equivalent to six months' salary in lieu of leave on retirement, in terms of Public Service Regulations .. .. .. .. .. .. 307 3 0 0 Post and Telegraph Department— Compensation to William McKay for injuries sustained through falling over telegraph-pole lying on side of road 85 16 2 Cost of chartering the Pacific Cable Board's cable-ship " Iris " to effect repairs to the Cook Strait cable .. j 7,020 0 0 Compassionate allowance to widow of the late A. P. Polkinhorne, who died whilst still an employee of the Department .. .. .. .. . . 1,050 0 0 Compensation and funeral expenses to widow of the late S. J. Rutledge, chafieur, Post and Telegraph ; Department, Christchurch, who died from injuries sustained whilst on duty .. .. .. 1,060 0 0 Compensation to R. J. Henderson, telegraph-messenger, injured whilst on duty .. .. .. .. 84 5 0 Grant to A. T. Markman, late Secretary, Post and Telegraph Department, equivalent to six months' salary in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. .. 650 0 0 9,940 1 2 Public Works Department— Interest on balance of purchase-money for new offices for High Commissioner, Strand, W.C., London.. .. .. 1,689 14 8 Native Department— Purchaso of all right, estate, and interest of Mr. H. Shaw, Whakarewarewa, in respect of a lease over part of Thermal Springs Reserve, Whakarewarewa, and all buildings erected thereon .. .. .. .. 1,150 0 0 Industries and Commerce Department— Expenses of judicial inquiry into Proprietary Articles Trade Association .. .. .. .. .. 252 4 1 Justice Department— Grant to H. Y. Widdowson, senior Stipendiary Magistrate, Christchurch, equivalent to three months' salary in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. .. 250 0 0 Grant to E. W. Cave, Registrar, Supreme Court, Dunedin, equivalent to three months' salary in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. .. .. • • 166 5 0 416 5 0 Cook Islands Department— Grant to the Cook Islands Administration —reimbursement of expenditure incurred in repairing damage caused by storm .. .. .. • ■ 1,000 0 0 Salary of W. H. Simister, Inspector of Police, Raratonga, granted four months' leave on full pay .. .. 89 I 1 8 1,089 11 8 Prisons Department — Reimbursement of various accounts for amounts stolen by E. Rose, Clerk, Terrace Prison, Wellington .. .. 99 4 9 Police Department— Legal expenses incurred by Constable G. Macartney in defending a charge of perjury which was dismissed .. .. 42 0 0 | Carried forward .. .. •• 17,610 0 4