UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1887.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1887 Session I, B-04

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1887. NEW ZEALAND.

UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1887.

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

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund. FOB SEBVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. irdinary Revenue Account ; — Colonial Secretary's Department: — Compassionate allowance to widow of H. E. de B. Brandon, Examiner of Standing Orders Refund of amount paid for maintenance of Mrs. Jane Ramsay at Seacliff Asylum Salary of C. J. Holworthy, extra clerk, Audit Department, Wellington, from 1st April, 1886, to 31st March, 1887 250 0 0 39 4 0 156 10 0 445 14 0 Treasury Department: — Advances made to Counties and Road Boards under " The Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, 1885,"— County of Akaroa County of Tauranga Le Bon's Bay Road Board Little River Okain's Bay , Port Levy „ Pigeon Bay Akaroa and Wainui Road Board Borough of Oamaru Salary of T. H. Burnett, extra clerk, from 11th to 31st October, 1886 Overpayment to County of Thames in respect of rents derived from water-races, &c, received during period 1st September, 1881, to 31st December, 1884 Advance to the Public Trustee for payment to grantees of the West Coast Settlement Reserves Amount due to the Crown under the Crown and Native Lands Rating Act for rates on part Sections Nos. 1 to 50, Waitara, affixed in stamps on deed of lease Public Trustee to G. V. Tait and another 600 0 0 500 0 0 70 0 0 200 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 68 15 0 9 0 0 39 0 0 1,414 6 9 20 13 11 Property-tax Department: — W. J. Murphy, extra clerk, from 9th to 18th September C. G. Johnston and others, extra clerks, from 8th to 30th September F. J. Proctor and others, extra clerks, October 3,391 15 8 3 18 7 74 2 7 196 2 7 274 3 9 Justice Department: — Refund of amount paid in case Fury v. Davies (horse illegally sold by bailiff under distress warrant) 31 12 0 Prisons Department: — Gratuity to R. Ferguson, Chief Warder Dunedin Prison Passages of Mrs. Carter and children to England Freight on luggage of Mrs. Carter, passenger to England per " Aorangi" 66 13 4 60 0 0 128 9 3 1 15 11 Stamps Department: — Salary to G. W. Pauling, Clerk, Wellington, in lieu of notice Amount refunded to F. C. R. Evans, being portion of a sum of money expended by claimant in replacing certain stamps lost whilst in his custody .. _,. 56 5 0 81 5 0 25 0 0 Carried forward 4,352 19 8

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£ s. d. £ s. d. 4,352 19 8 £ s. d. Brought forward Consolidated Fund— continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR— continued. iedinaby Revenue Account— continued. Native Department: — Stamp duty on Trust deed of part section Waitara, West Suburban District, vested in Public Trustee for benefit of Puketapu Tribe .. .. .. ..-33 15 0 Loss amount lodged on account of duty and fine .. .. .. .. 30 6 3 Payment to Repeka Manae to Tauri in final settlement of her claim in parts of Sections Nos. 56 and 57, Aramaho Subsidies to Medical Officers, Native Department .. 3 8 9 50 0 0 184 2 11 Mines Department: — Compensation to W. McConochie for land taken, Section No. 13, Block VIII., Blackstono Reprinting Statement of Mines Report 237 11 8 75 0 0 180 0 0 255 0 0 Railways Department: — Amount of cash stolen from Kaiwarra Station in November Compassionate allowance to widow of J. Yule, wharf foreman, Lyttelton Wharf charges on household goods of S. F. Whitcombo, Railway Department, transferred to Napier Freight on luggage for widow of late J. B.-Bradshaw, from Dunedin to Christchurch Refund of half cost of tickets issued to Miss Covvio and Rev. P. H. Cornford Cost of samples of timber sent to Victorian Railway Department Compensation for goods destroyed by fire at Dunedin Goods Shed .. ..£1,588 2 6 Less amount realized by sale of salvage 256 7 2 1 17 5 105 0 0 17 6 2 6 4 10 10 0 60 11 7 1,331 15 4 Militia and Volunteers Department : — Stores supplied by War Office 1,513 8 2 7,017 19 5 Police Department: — Amount paid Inspector-General of Police, Sydney, for apprehension of Caffrey and Perm Compassionate allowance to widow of late Sergeant Brookes, Akaroa Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable B. C. Wallace, Christchurch Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable H. Graham, Auckland Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable Leonard, Gisborne Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable Fitzpatrick, Blenheim 300 0 0 153 1 1 139 8 6 164 5 0 33 11 0 94 0 8 Crown Lands Department: — Travelling allowance to J. Lundon while lecturing in connection with Village Settlements 889 12 3 34 9 0 Public Works Department: — Furniture supplied to Government House, Auckland 30 19 5 ■and Fund Account: — Crown Lands Department: — Location of Settlers on Village and Homestead Settlements, — Cost of transit of families Advertising Hire of hall 730 5 3 25 1 3 4 5 0 14,337 19 7 Purchase of part section 9, Blackstone District Dancvirk Road Board, — Amount received from Waipawa Small-farm Association 759 11 6 70 0 0 1,004 3 1 174 11 7 Total for Services not provided for 15,342 2 8 Carried forward 15,342 2 8

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James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury. James B. Heywood, Treasury, 25th April, 1887. Assistant-Secretary and Accountant. Examined and found correct. James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 15,342 2 8 Brought forward Consolidated Fund— continued. FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. irdinary Revenue :— Final Charges. Class II. Colonial Secretary,— Vote 7 —Registrar-General's Department .. .. .. £1,317 4 10 „ 8—Agent-General's Department 134 18 11 „ 11 —Printing and Stationery , 12—Stock Branch .. .. 4,717 3 6 Class III. Colonial Treasurer, — Vote 15—Property-tax Department 2,904 17 10 „ 16—Friendly Societies Registry Office .. .. .". 17 15 6 Class IV. Minister of Justice, — Vote 21—Supreme Court .. .. 361 2 4 „ 22—Bankruptcy .. .. 2,024 9 1 „ 24 —Criminal Prosecutions .. 2,194 16 1 „ 25—Coroners .. .. 337 6 1 „ 37—Miscellaneous .. .. 164 8 6 Class V. Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Stamps,— Vote 28—General Post Office .. 8 4 2 „ 30 —Maintenance, repairs, and miscellaneous .. .. 587 14 4 „ 32—Conveyance of mails by sea 12,160 11 2 Class VII. Commissioner of Stamps,— Vote 39—Land and Deeds Registry 250 1 10 „ 40 —Miscellaneous services .. 0 3 9 Class VIII. Minister of Education, — Vote 45—Deaf and Dumb Institution 218 7 5 Class IX. Minister of Native Affairs, — Vote 49—Native Land Court .. 4,138 9 4 „ 50—Miscellaneous services .. 321 6 2 Class X. Minister of Mines, — Vote 52—Geological and Meteorological 158 19 10 Class XI. Minister'for Public Works,— Vote 55 —Government gardens .. 103 6 8 „ 57—Miscellaneous services .. 53 5 0 Class XII. Minister of Defence, — Vote 62—Police .. .. .. 75 6 4 Advances. Totals. 1,326 14 4 817 5 9 1,317 4 10 134 18 11 1,320 14 4 5,534 9 3 6 5 8 2,911 3 0 17 15 0 380 15 11 288 4 9 361 2 4 2,405 5 0 2,483 0 10 337 6 1 199 15 6 35 7 0 8 4 2 726 11 3 250 0 0 1,314 5 7 12,410 11 2 213 1 9 463 3 7 0 3 9 218 7 5 380 10 7 4,518 19 11 321 G 2 1 2 10 160 2 8 103 6 8 53 5 0 1,441 14 11 l',517 1 3 32,249 18 8 5,867 14 9 38,117 13 5 iand Fund Account :— Class XIII. Minister of Lands, — Vote 65—Expenses Thermal Springs Act 151 0 1 £32.400 18 9 74 19 6 225 19 7 38,343 13 0 £32,400 18 9 5,942 14 3 Total Consolidated Fund £53,685 15 8 Public Works Fund. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. 'art I.:— Roads, — Advance to Ohinemuri County Public Buildings,— Annuity to Children of the late James Simson, paid on account of purchase of site for Lunatic Asylum, Nelson Harbour Works, — Advance to Oamaru Harbour Board 1,000 0 0 100 0 0 5,000 0 0 6,100 0 0 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. 'art I. : Final Charges. Class III. Railways,— Vote 76—Lincoln, Little River .. 1,194 8 11 Class VII. Telegraph Extension,— Vote 87. Telegraph Extension Class IX. Lighthouses, Harbour Works, &c.,— Vote 99. Harbour Defences .. 19,428 19 3 'art III :— Class I. Railways,— Vote 121. Lumsden, Mararoa .. 29 0 8 £20.652 8 10 Advances. 734 10 7 Totals. 1,194 8 11 734 10 7 1,146 11 3 20,575 10 6 29 0 S 22,533 10 8 £20,652 8 10 £1,881 1 10 „2U,OOZ O J.U Total Public Works Fund £28,633 10 8

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D. M. Luckie, Examined and found correct. Commissioner. James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 11th May, 1887.

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