UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1885.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1885 Session I, B-05

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1885. NEW ZEALAND.

UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1885.

£ s. d. £ s. d. X «. d. Consolidated Fund. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. ibdinaky Revenue Account: — Legislative: — Part Salary of Examiner of Standing Orders, from 1st November to 31st December, 1884 Special Allowance to Hansard hands for session of 1884 .. Colonial Secretary: — Amount paid for advertising tenders for printing Sir George Grey's book of Maori Legends Freight on file of papers from Auckland for compilation of Hansard Treasury: — Advance to Public Trustee for payment to grantees under West Coast Settlement Act .. £510 8 6 Less amount recovered .. .. 349 9 0 16 13 4 79 10 0 5 10 3 96 3 4 0 2 6 5 12 9 Balance outstanding in respect of advances for payment of fees on Native Crown grants, written off .. Allowance to Government Insurance Department on exchanging 5 per cent, deficiency bills for 4rJ per cent, debentures Interest from 1st January to 5th July, 1884, on moneys borrowed at 5 per cent., on 5 per cent, bonds exchanged for 4 per cent, inscribed stock: — Government Insurance Department .. ..£109,700 £2,810 2 5 Commissioners of Public Debt Sinking Funds .. 50,800 1,301 6 3 General Post Office .. 83,100 2,128 14 7 Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. 200 5 2 5 Armed Constabulary Reward Fund .. .. 2,000 51 4 8 General Post Office (1st May) .. .. 215,000. 3,563 14 0 Public Trustee .. .. 54,200 1,388 8 2 £11,248 12 6 160 19 6 149 7 3 1,775 10 9 Less interest at 4 per cent, charged to New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 .. .. 8,998 17 11 2,249 14 7 Justice: — Amount realized from sale of Section No. 260, Pioton, sold for non-payment of rates, Sharp and Hodgson Refund of portion of amount realized from sale of liquor ordered to be forfeited, A. McLennan 20 15 3 4,335 12 1 50 0 0 70 15 3 Prisons: — Gratuity to Warder Dunn for services rendered Postal and Telegraph : — Defalcations of late Postmaster, Parihaka Additional gratuity to widow of late T. Maloney, Lineman, Mercer Amount paid to Union Steam Shipping Company for conveyance of mails for transhipment to direct service steamers 50 10 9 20 0 0 100 0 0 269 4 8 339 15 5 Carried forward .. 4,947 18 10

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UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT— continued.

£ s. d. £ s. d. 4,947 18 10 £ s. d. Brought forward Consolidated Fund— continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR— continued. Obdinaby Revenue Account— continued. Customs: — Refund of duty paid on vestas subsequently found worthless .. .. .. Refund of duty on drapery imported by Mr. De Harven as samples of Belgian manufactures 18 15 0 3 0 0 Stamps: — Refund of Native land duty on lease, 10th May, 1883 .. Education: — Rates on University Reserves, Whenuakura, for years 1883-84 and 1884-85, paid to Patea East Road Board Native : — Payments to Natives in lieu of land awarded for military services at Poverty Bay in 1868-69 Mines : — Refund to Douglas and Owens of unexpired portion of deposit on application for mineral lease Railways : — Gratuity to widow of late J. W. Whitehead, Guard, Dunedin Section Gratuity to widow of late A. Boyes, Stationmaster, Abbotsford Defence: — W. Garrick, amount of claim for services rendered .. Pension of £1 per week granted to Dr. A. J. Leggatt on account of wound received whilst on duty at rifle practice, 28th October to 31st December, 1884 Gratuity to widow of late Sergeant Neville, A.C. Force Gratuity of six months' pay to C. G. Minnitt, Acting Sub-Inspector Rewards paid in connection with the arrest of G. Fitzgerald on a charge of murder Crown Lands: — Additional compensation for loss of office to C. D. Whitcombe, late Commissioner of Crown Lands, New Plymouth .. .. Refund of amount deposit on Section 443, Town of Palmerston North 74 6 9 43 15 0 21 15 0 100 0 0 31 5 0 300 0 0 7 2 0 118 1 9 20 0 0 9 0 0 191 12 6 125 0 0 50 0 0 395 12 6 30 2 7 60 2 7 30 0 0 Land Fund Account :— Treasury: — Advances on account of rates on Crown and Native lands, — Coromandel County Tuapeka County Clive Road Board Omaha Road Board 200 0 0 175 0 0 72 0 0 20 0 0 5,981 17 8 467 0 0 6,448 17 8 Total for services not provided for .. FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Advances. Oedinaby Revenue Account :— Final Charges. Class II. Colonial Secretary,— Vote 3. Ministers Secretaries .. £50 0 0 , 5. Electoral .. .. 1,176 9 1 9. Agent-General .. .. 894 5 9 „ 10. Charitable .. .. 12,622 16 9 „ 11. Lunatic Asylums .. 973 6 11 „ 12. Printing and Stationery .. 282 17 5 Class III. Colonial Treasurer, — Vote 18. Miscellaneous Services .. 6,327 12 4 Class IV. Minister of Justice, — Vote 21. Patent Office .. .. 3 14 9 , 24. District, Resident Magistrates'Courts, &c. .. 1,030 2 2 „ 25. Criminal prosecutions .. 720 12 7 „ 2G. Coroners .. .. 215 17 3 „ 28. Miscellaneous services .. 527 11 6 Class V. Postmaster-General,— Vote 29. General Post Office .. 2 14 „ 31. Maintenance, repairs,&c... 1,540 9 0 „ 34. Conveyance of inland mails 706 19 10 472 2 0 2,170 5 0 101 18 11 Total. 50 0 0 1,176 9 1 894 5 9 13,094 18 9 973 6 11 2,453 2 5 6,429 11 3 3 14 9 410 7 10 598 8 5 1,440 10 0 1,319 1 0 215 17 3 587 11 6 60 0 0 87 14 7 2 14 1,628 3 7 706 19 10 Carried forward .. .. £27,074 16 8 3,900 16 9 30,975 13 5 6,448 17 8

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James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury. James B. Heywood, Treasury, 20th May, 1885. Accountant to the Treasury. Examined and found correct. James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

By Authority : Gbobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBs.

UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITUEB ACCOUNT- -continued.

£ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 6,448 17 8 Brought forward Consolidated Fund— continued. FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF \OT'ES—continued. Total. Obdinaey Revenue Account— continued. Final Charges. Advances. Brought forward .. .. £27,074 16 8 Class VI. Commissioner of Customs, — Vote 38. Miscellaneous services .. £640 5 6 Class VII. Commissioner of Stamps,— Vote 41. Miscellaneous services .. 13 3 3 Class VIII. Minister of Education, — Vote 45. Industrial schools .. 855 15 9 „ 46. Deaf-and-Dumb Institution 107 11 11 Class IX. Minister for Native Affairs, — Vote 49. Native Department .. 25 19 11 „ 50. Native Land Court Class XII. Minister of Defence, — Vote 59. Police and Armed Constabulary „ 60. Field Force .. .. 3,557 5 6 „ 61. Stores and magazines .. 9 9 11 „ 62. Miscellaneous services 3,900 16 9 30,975 13 5 640 5 6 13 3 3 855 15 9 107 11 11 17 3 6 25 19 11 17 3 6 5 17 8 700 1 7 5 17 8 4,257 7 1 9 9 11 2,131 10 0 2,131 10 0 32,284 8 5 6,755 9 6 39,039 17 11 Land Fund Account :— Class XIII. Minister of Lands, — Vote 67. Survey Department .. 2,992 13 7 3,704 1 8 6,696 15 3 45,736 13 2 £35,277 2 0 £10,459 11 2 Total Consolidated Fund £52,185 10 10 Public Works Fund. Fob Sebvices not peovided fob :— Departmental: — » T. Perham, compensation for loss of office Fob Sebvices in Excess op Votes :— Final Charges. Class III. Railways,— Vote 82. Greymouth to Reefton Class VIII. Telegraph Extension, — Vote 114. Telegraph Extension Advances. Total. 6 18 9 190 9 11 190 9 11 865 2 2 674 12 3 674 12 3 £865 2 2 Total Public Works Fund £872 0 11