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ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued.

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I ~~j CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued. Ordinary Revenue Account—continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s . d. Brought forward .. .. 2,381 18 2 22,269 11 5 Health Department—continued. Grant to Buller Hospital Board oil account of special destitution relief arising out of Buller River floods .. 150 0 0 Grant in connection with the publication of the book ontitled " New Zealand To-day " .. .. .. 50 0 0 Grant for immediate relief of distress that occurred amongst the miners and their families at Kaitangata.. 100 0 0 Locomotion expenses of Stores officers of Auckland, North Canterbury, and Otago Hospital Boards attending Conference held in Wellington regarding standardization of stores .. .. .. 14 2 8 Payment to Kodak Ltd., London, for preparing Ivaritane Hospital photographs for exhibition at tho Fourth British-speaking Conference on Child Welfare .. 3 17 0 2,699 17 10 Defence Department— Difference between N.Z. Expeditionary £ s. d. Force and naval rates of pay and gratuity for services during the war .. 150 19 6 Less overpayment of allotment to Mrs. G. Atwood, paid by Treasury on behalf of Admiralty .. .. .. 65 0 0 | 85 19 6 Grant to Colonel H. J. McLean, equivalent to pay for j period of leave on account of service while employed as a whole-time Medical Officer with Defence Department 51 15 10 Payment to M. Walsh, No. 12/3436, of war gratuity for period of overseas service with the N.Z. Expeditionary Force .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 17 4 Pay for special leave granted to Private A. M. Holmes on retirement from the N.Z. Permanent Army Service Corps (Temp.) .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Payment to Major P. B. Henderson for leave due on retirement .. .. .. .. .. 193 8 6 371 3 2 Customs Department— Compassionate allowance to mother of the late L. J. Nutting, Examining Officer, Napier .. .. 200 0 0 Refund of fines imposed on seamen of the "Manuka" for petty smuggling under section 245 of the Customs Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. j 400 Travelling expenses and allowances on account of the Customs Tariff Commission .. .. .. 512 14 11 716 14 11 Marine Department— Expenses incurred rescuing s.s. " Awarua " .. .. 88 9 3 Grant to W. J. Ross, principal lightkeeper, Stephen's Island, equivalent to three months' salary on retirement .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 6 2 Loan to J. O. Taylor for the purpose of establishing a school for wireless operators at Auckland .. .. 200 0 0 349 15 5 Lands and Survey Department— Compassionate allowance to widow of the late J. H. W. Parsons, draughtsman, Lands and Survey Department, Auckland .. .. .. . ■ .. 84 0 0 Subsidy in connection with river-protection works, Oreti River, Section 103, Block VIII, Taringatura Survey District .. .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 124 0 0 Agriculture Department— Compassionate allowance to widow of the late Hubert Crockett, Inspector of Stock .. .. .. 150 0 0 Payment to A. R. Stone of salary from 1st to 24th April, 1927, granted six months' leave on retirement dating from 25th October, 1926, in terms of Public Service Regulations .. .. .. .. .. 34 6 8 Payment to W. J. Walter of salary, 1st to 30th April, in lieu of leave on retirement in terms of Public Service Regulations .. .. .. .. .. 28 6 8 Travelling-expenses, A. H. Cockayne, Director of Fields Division, in Australia .. .. .. .. 130 10 0 Travelling expenses and allowance of T. H. Patterson, Instructor of Agriculture, in Australia .. .. 14 14 9 — 357 18 1 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 26,889 0 10