UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1881.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1881 Session I, B-05

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1881. NEW ZEALAND.

UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1881.

Presented to loth Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 46 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1878."

Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. FOE SEEVICES NOT PEOVIDED FOE :— Miscellaneous i — Subsidies to — County of "Westland ... Borough of Akaroa Borough of Ashburton... 201 18 3 424 7 10 884 1 0 Grant-in-aid to Wellington College Gratuities, — _ To widow of P. H. King, Clerk to Bench, Wamku... To widow of T. A. Mansford, District Judge, Wellington To widow of H. Dacre, Sheep Inspector, Auckland... To J. Macfarlane, for rescuing crew of schooner "Vibilia" ... 200 0 0 1,510 7 1 600 0 0 54 3 4 13 1 4 307 12 8 40 8 0 Amounts written off, — Eailway station accounts for deficiencies, bad debts, &c. ... ••• Eailway surcharges for carriage of materials, &c.. ... 328 1 6 377 6 5 705 7 11 Fees, Fines, and Duties remitted, — - S. G. "Vickers, stamp fees, Orewheoro Block, Waikato C Kerr, Chatham Islands, fine for non-payment of duty under Native Land Duties Act Fine inflicted upon steward of the ship " St. Leonards " W. Hodge, fine for driving sheep without a license... W. L. Buller, fees on purchase of Supreme Court site, Wellington Pilotage dues on ship " Lady Jocelyn " at Tauranga 14 10 0 3 9 3 12 10 0 10 0 0 34 4 0 38 19 4 113 12 7 Carriage by railway of children from Orphanage Lyttelton, to Christchurch ... To make good fees uncollected by the Clerk to the Bench, Blenheim To make good deficiency in the Trust Account of the late Clerk to Bench, Ashburton ... To make good Post Ofilce Savings Bank deposit at Carterton ... ... ... ... 6 11 0 5 16 20 9 0 177 0 0 150 0 0 Carried forward ... 3,419 1 9

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£ s. d. £ s. d. 3,419 1 9 £ s. d. B rought forward Consolidated Fund— continued. EOE SEEVICES NOT PEOVIDED EOE— continued. Miscellaneous — continued. Legislative,— Salaries, 1st April to 31st July, 1880, in excess of appropriations Weather-reporting, — Salaries, 1st April to 3lBt October, 1880 66 6 8 358 10 5 Law coBts, Spence v. Pearson (Southland Waste Lands Board) Law costs, Lowry Bay estate Purchase of property at Kawhia ... Purchase of Section 174, Lyttelton, for gaol extension Hire of hulk, labour, &c, for powder-magazine, Dunedin Expenses Eoyal Commissions to inquire into claims of — Ngatikauwhata Tribe, Waikato ... Ngatitoa Chiefs, Middle Island ... 424 17 1 335 4 3 12 18 2 383 3 0 650 0 0 75 14 7 251 8 6 35 10 0 286 18 6 Allowance to Sir E. D. Bell, Agent-General, for travelling expenses to England Claim in respect of intestate estate of P. W. Mennie ... Honorarium of late G. Ireland, M.H.E, in excess of authorized amount paid to Public Trustee Cutlery for Government House, Auckland ... 500 0 0 14 13 6 24 0 0 25 2 11 Local Bodies Advances Account : — Eecoverable, — Borough of Kumara, in respect of gold duty erroneously credited to the Borough instead of the County of Westland ... Less recovered 560 0 4 198 11 1 361 9 3 Total services not provided for ... 6,513 3 0 EOE SEEVICES IN EXCESS OE VOTES :— Final Charges. Liabilities and Engagements : — • Vote 1. Liabilities ... ... £1,382 14 4 Class II. Colonial Secretary,— Vote 6. Electoral ... ... 170 14 1 10. Agent-General ... 2,100 19 2 13. Printing, &c. ... ... 10,944 8 9 15. Compensation ... ... 8,926 3 6 Class III. Colonial Treasurer, — Tote 18. Property-Tax ... ... 4,087 9 0 Class IV. Minister of Justice, — Vote 31. Native Land Court Class V. Postmaster-General, — Vote 39. Postal Contingencies ... 505 10 5 Class VIII. Minister of Education, — Vote 50. Industrial Schools ... 321 10 1 Class XII. Minister of Defence,—Vote 65. Defence, Miscellaneous ... 7 0 8 Minister of Lands, —- Vote 68. Survey Department ... 9,808 4 10 Advances. Totals. 689 19 11 2,072 14 3 25 0 0 8,012 7 7 195 14 1 2,100 19 2 18,956 16 4 8,926 3 6 131 9 2 4,218 18 2 394 19 10 394 19 10 125 0 0 630 10 5 321 10 1 7 0 8 3,273 17 2 13,082 2 0 £38,254 14 10 12,652 13 8 Total for services in excess of votes 50,907 8 6 Total Unauthorized Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund £57,420 11 Public Works Fund. FOE SEEVICES NOT PEOVIDED FOB:— Public Works, Departmental,— F. H. D. Bell, costs of action, Brogden v. Queen Land Purchases, — Cost of Survey of Waimate Plains... ... 113 12 0 2,509 7 6 Impbest Advances 2,622 19 6 30 0 0 Total for services not provided for 2,652 19 6 Carried forward ... ... 2,652 19 6

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UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued.

James C. Gayin, Secretary to the Treasury. Treasury, James B. Hetwood, "Wellington, 20th April, 1881, Accountant to the Treasury.

Examined and found correct: James Edwabd EitzGebaed, Controller and Auditor-General. 9th May, 1881.

Authority : Q-EOBaE Didsbubt, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBl.

Price 3d.]

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,652 19 6 Brought forward Public Works Fund— continued. Advances. Totals. 'OE SEEVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES :— Final Charges. Class I. Immigration,— Vote 70. Immigration ... ... 5,149 17 0 Class III. Eailways, — Vote 84. Picton-Blenheim ... ... 6,946 2 6 87. Ngapara Branch towards Livingstone ... ... 2,438 10 0 89. Lumsden towards Mararoa ... 74 0 6 Class VIII. Telegraph Extension, — Vote 107. Telegraph Extension ... 1,703 18 4 Class XIII. Charges and Expenses,— Vote 117, Charges and Expenses ... 3,925 16 8 7,943 6 3 13,093 3 3 6,946 2 6 2,438 10 0 74 0 6 * 2,223 3 2 3,927 1 6 31,480 17 9 10,76 3 4 5,002 0 0 £20,238 5 0 £11,242 12 9 Total Unauthorized Expenditure of the Public Works Fund £34,133 17 3 STJMMABY. Consolidated Fund Public Works Fund 57,420 11 6 34,133 17 3 Total Unauthorized Expenditure £91,554 8 9