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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1931-193 2.

ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT —continued.

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CONSOLIDATED FUND — continued. £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. ; £ s. d. Ordinary Revenue Account— continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR—continued. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 15 < 974 1 4 Mental Hospitals Department:—• Compensation paid to dependants of persons killed in the accident at the railway crossing, Sockburn, Canterbury, on 16th June, 1930 :— To the widow of the late Engine-driver £ s. d. C.W.Smith .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Less amount recovered from the State Fire and Accident Office .. .. 650 0 0 650 0 0 To the mother of the late R. A. Smith.. 151 1 0 To the mother of the late Miss I. A. Brand 75 0 0 .. 876 1 0 Defence Department:— War gratuity to John Wallace for period of service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force .. .. .. 115 7 0 Customs Department:— Expenses of the Comptroller of Customs on delegation to Honolulu in connection with the Canadian - New Zealand trade agreement .. .. .. • • 240 11 9 ■ Labour Department Purchase of two Ford delivery-cars for Palmerston North and Timaru .. .. .. .. .. 365 8 0 Department of Lands and Survey:— Portion of grant of £650 to Kauri-gum Control Board for the purpose of enabling gum-diggers to find employment .. .. .. •. .. 325 0 0 Purchase of fertilizer in order to prevent deterioration of Crown land comprised in Section 1, Block IV, Otanewainuku Survey District .. .. .. 27 10 0 352 10 0 ■ Agriculture Department Concession of half railway freight on stock from droughtstricken area in South Canterbury .. .. .. 339 19 9 Transport Department:— Cost of extra clerical assistance, fees, and travellingexpenses of Licensing Authorities, salaries of Inspectors, and printing and stationery incidental to the setting-up of Transport Licensing Authorities .. .. 384 7 2 Public Works Department :■ — Grant to Havelock North Town Board for the purpose of clearing debris from the streets of the town after the earfch<luake 50 ° °. 18,698 6 0 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Vote 1—Legislative Department .. .. .. .. 2,884 18 10 Vote 3 —Treasury Department .. .. .. .. 3,398 17 7 Vote 4—National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. .. ■i • • 26 15 6 Vote 5—Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. 461 11 9 Vote 6 —Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. 4,671 18 7 Vote 13 —Department of Justice .. .. .. •. 2,215 8 5 Vote 14 —Prisons Department .. .. .. .. 5,344 9 1 Vote 35 —Department of Scientific and Industrial Research .. 72 6 3 Vote 36—Transport Department .. .. .. .. 106 11 10 | _ j () Total, Consolidated Fund .. .. .. . • — 37,881 3 10 Carried forward .. .. .. .. ■■ 37,881 3 10