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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1936-1937.

ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued.

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CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued. £ s. d. | £ a. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. Ordinary Revenue Account—continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR —continued. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 27,247 8 9 Education Department:—• Payment to Hon. G. W. Russell in consideration of his having written and published, in 1922, a book entitled " Citizenship " in anticipation of its being used in the public schools in the Dominion .. .. .. 50 0 0 Payment to Mrs. Boyd to cover medical expenses incurred necessitated through burns sustained as a result of assisting Gordon Williams, a ward of the State, when a benzine-stove accidentally exploded .. .. 30 6 6 80 6 6 Pensions Department:— Annuity to P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, at the rate of £150 per annum for the period 1st January to 28th February, 1937 .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department:— Compassionate grant to the widow of the late R. Witheford, Superintendent of National Provident Fund and Registrar of Friendly Societies .. .. .. 654 0 0 Refund by the State of maternity claims paid out of National Provident Fund to contributors during the period 1st April, 1935, to 28th February, 1937 .. 8,694 0 0 9,348 0 0 Public Works Department— Contribution towards cost of repairing sea-wall at Eastbourne .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 36,790 15 3 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Vote 2 —Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 246 9 0 Vote 8—Public Service Commissioners'Office .. .. .. 1,782 5 I Vote 9 —Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 3,486 11 3 Vote 10 —External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 13,175 8 8 Vote 11—Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 23,213 2 4 Vote 14—Native .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,928 5 7 Vote 18—Justice and Prisons .. .. .. .. 2,356 II 10 Vote 25 —Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 28,889 16 1 Vote 30—Health .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,394 11 6 113,473 1 4 Total Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 150,263 16 7 f PUBLIC WORKS FUND. General Purposes Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Payment to officer, proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year, of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Vote 36 —Railway construction .. .. .. .. .. 1,981 1.9 6 2,002 19 6 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. Main Highways Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Grant to local bodies in lieu of special subsidy of 12£ per cent, on rates levied on farming lands. The subsidy was due during the previous financial year, but was not paid owing to the farm roll not being prepared before 31st March, 1936 : — Takapuna Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. 227 7 3 Marlborough Hospital Board .. .. .. .. . . 115 7 0 Waikato Hospital Board .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 0 3 359 14 6 Carried forward .. .. .. .. ., .. 152,626 10 7