B.—l [PT. ll]

SCHEDULE OF SUMS ALLOWED BY THE AUDIT OFFICE AS PAID, UNDER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 73, PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926 —continued

(«) PROCEEDINGS TAKEN AGAINST DEFAULTERS AND OTHERS Particulars of cases in which proceedings have been taken in pursuance of section 69 (3) of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, are included in the statement under para, (c), page v. The Audit Office is required by the above-mentioned section to take all such steps as it thinks fit to prosecute according to law all defaulters in respect of any public moneys or stores, but the section does not prevent prosecutions in such cases by persons other than the Audit Office. The statement includes, therefore, prosecutions which were instituted by Departments concerned as well as by the Audit Office.

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Department and Particulars. Reason. Amount. Total Amount. Navy £ s. d. £ s. d. Pay and allowances .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 15 19 5 Purchase of publications .. .. .. Receipt unobtainable .. 0 12 6 Remittances overseas .. .. .. Receipt unobtainable .. 72 7 7 Repairs and services .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 1,664 0 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 206 0 10 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipt not obtained .. .. 3 7 0 1,962 8 3 Post Office Freight charges .. .. .. .. Receipt not obtained .. .. 0 19 6 Goods and services .. .. .. .. Voucher lost .. .. 37 11 0 38 10 6 Prime Minister's Purchase of publications .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 162 14 7 Toll fees .. .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 16 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 78 4 5 242 5 9 Public Works Charter-party expenses .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 545 3 4 Compensation .. .. .. .. Voucher lost .. .. 13 10 0 Goods and services .. .. .. .. Voucher lost .. .. 2,198 3 11 Purchase of publications .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 17 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 40 0 7 Wages .. .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 405 4 0 3,203 9 2 Railways Compensation .. .. .. .. Receipt unobtainable .. 10 0 0 Goods and services .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 30 7 9 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 43 12 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipt not' obtained .. .. 0 15 0 84 15 2 Scientific and Industrial Research Goods and services .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 12 11 11 * Overtime .. .. .. .. .. Voucher lost .. .. 7 3 9 Purchase of publications .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 4 11 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 10 3 2 34 10 4 Social Security Benefit payments .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 23 5 9 Overtime .. .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 174 19 9 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 15 19 1 214 4 7 State Advances Corporation Financial assistance to soldiers .. .. Receipts lost .. .. 8 17 8 8 17 8 State Forest Service Goods and services .. .. .. .. Voucher lost .. .. 3 3 5 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. Voucher lost .. .. 12 17 11 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipt not obtained .. .. 0 13 8 16 15 0 Treasury Bank charges .. .. .. .. Receipt unobtainable .. 0 10 6 Maintenance .. .. .. .. Receipt unobtainable .. 9 0 0 Purchase of publications .. .. .. Receipt unobtainable .. 2 12 10 Rent .. .. .. .. .. Voucher lost .. .. 1 16 6 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. Voucher lost .. .. 8 11 5 Toll fees .. .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 2 5 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 30 5 5 55 1 9 Transport Advertising .. .. .. .. Voucher lost .. .. 2 5 0 Storage charges .. .. .. .. Voucher lost .. .. 7 16 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipt not obtained .. . . 16 12 6 26 13 6 £23,327 9 7