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UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 1941-42.

(Under Section 58 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.) £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8 . d. CONSOLIDATED FUND. Ordinary Revenue Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Legislative Department:— Expenses of Land Development Committee .. 275 4 6 Salary : Assistant Law Draftsman, period 1st January, 1942, to 31st March, 1942 .. .. . . 162 10 0 437 14 6 Treasury Department:— Grant to— Russian Red Cross Society .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Chinese Red Cross and Medical Relief Fund .. 5,000 0 0 9)00 0 o o Customs Department:— Grant to widow of deceased officer : F. G. Matthews, equivalent to leave due . . .. .. ,. 6 3 5 Monetary equivalent of leave due to the late G. F. Lyons, an officer of the Department who died while serving with the armed forces .. .. .. .. 9511 15 9 4 Land and Income Tax Department:— Monetary equivalent of leave due to the late R. C. Spence, an officer of the Department who died while serving with the armed forces .. .. .. .. 1171 Public Service Commissioner's Office :—- Compassionate grant to the widow of tho late Public Service Commissioner: T. Mark .. .. .. i goo o 0 . Internal Affairs Department:— Grant to meet transport expenses of delegates to a special conference of the N.Z.R.S.A. hold in Wellington . . 50 0 0 Grant for the erection of a building at Waitangi to house the large Centennial war canoo .. .. .. 627 6 1 Payment for transfer of furniture and effects of Hon. W. Lee Martin from Wellington to Hamilton .. 34 0 0 Grants to officers of the High Commissioner's staff, London, to meet evacuation expenses .. . . 45 0 0 Grant towards repairs to the Feathcrston-Longwood water-race damaged during Wairarapa storm in October, 1934 (balance) .. .. .. 31 2 6 Compassionate grants to widows of members of the House of Representatives who died while serving with the armed forces— £ s. d. Lieut.-Colonel J. M. Allen .. .. 500 0 0 Major A. N. Grigg .. .. .. 500 0 0 Lieut. A. G. Huftquist .. .. 500 0 0 1,500 0 0 Cost of travelling-expenses of tho wives of two officers who were returning from overseas.. .. .. 8 3 10 Grant to Publicity Officer, London, to cover cost of passage from United Kingdom to New Zealand of self and wife .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Costof framingportraitofthelateSergeantJ. A.Ward.V.C. 16 0 0 2,611 12 5 Printing and Stationery :— Amount short-received when cashing salary cheques .. .. 5 0 0 Marine Department:—Payment towards cost of search for auxiliary scow " Horouta" .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Labour Department:— Grants to cover expenses of delegates to International Labour Organization, New York, U.S.A. .. .. 1,793 3 7 Expenses of conference at Wellington to investigate examination results of apprentices in the electrical trade .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 16 8 Expenses of members of Committee appointed to inquire into the circumstances of the timber industry .. 392 19 3 Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer: W. Currie .. .. .. .. . . 35 8 4 Payment to State Fire Insurance Office of claim arising out of an accident in connection with a departmental oar .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 11 4 2,392 19 2 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 16,049 2 6