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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 193 8-1 93 9.

ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued.

SUMMARY.

Examined and found correct. B. C. Ashwin, Secretary to the Treasury. J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General. A. R. F. Mackay, M.Com. (N.Z.), Ph.D. (Lond.), 6th July, 1939. Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasury, Wellington. sth July, 1939.

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£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,098,826 8 8 ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC A C C O U N T—cont inued. Broadcasting Account. FOE SERVICES NOT PROVIDED EOR. (1) Broadcasting— Compassionate grant to the widow of the late C. Bell .. .. 38 6 8 Payment to officer proceeding on leave before close of the financial year of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year .. .. .. .. .. 33 6 8 71 13 4 (2) Commercial Broadcasting— Mr. C. G. Scrimgeour's official visit to Canada and United States of America .. .. .. .. .. ... 625 0 0 Iron and Steel Industry Account. EOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED EOR. Survey of Taranaki iron-sands: Wages, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 159 18 10 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,099,683 0 10 ===== Surplus Credits-in-aid applied in Terms of Section 51, Subsection (3), of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 Ordinary Revenue Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Vote 2—Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. .. 22 0 9 Vote 4—Customs .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 87 6 10 Vote 5—Land and Income Tax .. , .. .. .. 38 7 7 Vote 6—Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. 840 10 9 Vote 9—Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,639 17 6 Vote 10 —External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 296 11 2 Vote 12 —Marine .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 141 8 3 Vote 16 —Electoral .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 696 11 10 Vote 19—Crown Law .. .. .. .. .. .. 118 5 3 Vote 21—Navy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,647 16 0 Vote 22—Army .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,046 12 8 Vote 24 —Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. .. .. 608,074 16 .1 Vote 32—Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,043 4 11 Vote 34 —Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,202 4 8 655,895 14 3 Public Works Fund.-—General Purposes Account. Vote 36 —Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 85,266 8 11 Vote 48—Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. . . .. . . 17,713 4 1 Vote 49 —Native Land Settlement .. .. .. .. .. 97,408 2 7 200,387 15 7 Main Highways Account. Vote 52—Main Highways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,015 13 3 Working Railways Account. Vote 55-—Working Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 678,273 10 11 £1,602,572 14 0

XT ,, . , _ Unauthorized Amount Unauthorized Expenditure. Authority. expended. For services in connection with Working Railways under the control of the Government £ s. d. £ s. d. Railways Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 For all other services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 0 1,099,683 0 10 Total Unauthorized Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 600,000 0 0 1,099,683 0 10 Surplus credits-in-aid expended .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ., 1,602,572 14 0 Total Expenditure in Excess of Appropriation .. .. .. .. £2,702,255 14 10