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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 943-1 944

ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued

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g - - ... , £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued Ordinary Revenue Account —continued FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR—continued Brought forward .. .. .. 3,277 6 8 14,009 17 6 (h Internal Affairs Department—continued Grant to Buller County Council to cover damages awarded R. McGregor for compensation claim, also Court costs, &c., incurred .. .. .. .. 3,764 0 0 Cost of furniture for ladies' rest-room in 1ZB Building, Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 28 13 1 Contribution towards relief of food shortage in India .. 10,007 3 2 Commission on annual license fees paid under the Cinematograph Films Exhibitors' License Emergency Regulations 1943 .. .. .. .. 64 5 0 Expenses of the New Zealand Delegation to the Pacific Conference in Australia .. .. .. .. 640 12 11 17,782 0 10 Island Territories Department:— Compassionate grants to the widows of deceased officers .. 212 5 5 Marine Department:— Purchase of Ford van for Cape Reinga lighthouse .. 174 5 0 Grant to five local residents of Riverton for assistance given in searching for lightkeepers missing from Centre Island lighthouse .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Salary in lieu of leave on retirement (L. B. Campbell) .. 83 6 8 Compensation to the widow of the late J. 0. Tait, drowned whilst in the employ of the Marine Department at Centre Island lighthouse .. .. 1,000 0 0 — 1,282 11 8 Labour Department:— Compassionate grant to the widow of deceased officer .. 106 11 8 Payment of claims arising out of accident with a departmental car .. .. .. .. .. 30 10 9 Travelling-allowances, expenses, and fees paid to members of local and national committees set up under Essential Building Works Labour Legislation Modification Order 1943 .. .. .. .. .. .. 373 12 11 Allowances of £50 per annum to Messrs. S. Ritchie and C. L. Hunter, acting as Wages Commissioners in terms of Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942 .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 610 15 4 Native Department:— Payment in full settlement of claim arising out of accident with a departmental car .. .. .. . . 25 0 0 ; Salary in lieu of leave on retirement and accumulated annualleave (Judge F. O. V. Acheson) .. .. 266 13 4 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. 135 8 4 Purchase from the Education Department of building arid land, being the former site of the Omarumutu Native School, to be used for development-scheme purposes .. .. . . .. . . 301 9 4 Salary in lieu of leave on retirement (O. M. Campbell) .. 100 0 0 828 11 0 Justice and Prisons Department:— Payment of claims arising out of accident with departmental car .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 4 5 Crown Law Office :— , Compassionate grant to the widow of deceased officer .. .. 742 12 1 Police Department:— Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. ., 735 4 8 V Lands and Survey Department Payment to Judge Finlay of emolument and travellingallowance while attending a conference in Wellington in connection with Land Sales Court business .. 71 9 9 ( Compassionate grant to the widow of deceased officer .. 164 17 8 236 7 5 Scientific and Industrial Research Department : —- Portion of cost of transferring N. L. Wright from London to New Zealand . . .. .. . . .. 556 2 1 Mines Department:— Payment to W. Lovett, Ltd., for loss on sale of coal j delivered in error .. . . .. .. .. i 22 3 4 Carried forward .. .. .. .. j 37,053 15 9