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UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued.

CONSOLIDATED FUND- continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I 1 Ordinary Revenue Account- continued. | I FOE SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR—continued. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 59,854 7 6 Lands and Survey Department:— Grant to Vote—Settlement of Unemployed Workers (Small Farms) subsidy on wages paid .. .. .. 50,000 0 0 Agriculture Department:— Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act paid to C. M. Anderson, injured in course of duty . . . . 35 2 8 Damages, costs, and expenses awarded in Cox v. Crown for property damaged by fire .. .. .. 147 10 0 Ex gratia payment to orchardists on account of frost damage to citrus-trees, Bay of Plenty .. .. 337 14 6 Ex gratia payment to R. Twining for loss of cow used for sterility experiment .. .. .. .. 1500 Expenses incidental to investigations as to " In store " cost of handling wool .. .. .. .. 22 0 0 Expenses of members, Primary Production Council .. 95 1 5 Incidental expenses of district councils of Primary Production .. .. .. .. .. 050 Grant to David Jones, member of Executive Council of Agriculture, on retirement .. .. .. 228 9 0 Grant to tobacco-growers on account of losses on export I tobacco, and to Buxton's Ltd. in full settlement of agreement re charges .. .. .. .. 1,498 19 3 , Medical expenses of J. D. S. Heaton, injured in course of duty .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 3 3 Subsidy on raw materials used in manufacture of superphosphate .. .. .. .. .. 81,510 4 3 83,924 9 4 Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity :— Amount irrecoverable from overseas tourist agency (New York) on account of passenger bookings .. 43 10 2 Expenses of investigating the marketing of New Zealand fruit-juice .. .. .. .. .. 92 15 0 Expenses of members, Controiler of Foodstuffs Advisory Committee .... .. .. .. 182 7 8 318 12 10 Transport Department:— Allowance to officer for performing higher duties .. 24 19 7 Expenses incidental to tests made with producer-gas units .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 12 6 35 12 1 Department of Health :— Medical expenses of L. Craill, who was injured at Gisborne .. 12 13 10 Education Department:— Compassionate grant to widow of the late W. J. Boden, Senior Inspector of Schools, Wanganui .. .. .. 377 0 0 Social Security Department:— Annuity payment to S. G. Smith .. .. .. 120 0 0 Payment of Christmas bonus to unemploy- £ s. d. ment beneficiaries .. .. . . 5,460 2 8 Less credits in reduction .. . . 309 5 8 5,150 17 0 Payment to G. A. Paterson on account of forged cheque 20 10 0 5,291 7 0 199,814 2 7 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Vote 2—Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. 244 12 0 Vote 3 —Treasury .. .. .. .. .. .. X ,010 17 8 Vote 13 —Labour . . . . .. .. .. ., 158,464 18 4 Vote 24 —Maintenance Public Works and Services .. .. 319,198 3 0 478,918 11 0 678,732 13 7 PUBLIC WORKS FUND. General Purposes Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Public Works Department — Compassionate grant to widow of the late R. G. Hart, storekeeper's assistant .. .. .. .. . . 75 19 6 Compensation for land purchased from the Bachelor Estate, Palmerston North, for Massey Agricultural College .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,820 0 0 Fees and disbursements of Crown Solicitor, Palmerston North, in connection with land purchased from Bachelor Estate .. .. .. .. . . 20 6 8 Ex gratia payment to J. D. Jones, for loss of two horses . . 25 0 0 Salaries of officers on leave on retirement during a portion of the ensuing financial year . . .. .. .. 35 I 5 4,976 7 7 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. 4,976 7 7 678,732 13 7