UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1895.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1895 Session I, B-04

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1895. NEW ZEALAND.

UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1895.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 49 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

Consolidated Fund. POR SEBVIOES NOT PROVIDED POR. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. irdinaby Revenue Account :— Legislative Department: — Salary, extra clerk assisting in the preparation of the General Assembly Library Catalogue 38 10 0 Colonial Secretary's Department: — Travelling-allowance to Ministers .. £1,213 10 0 Less charged under "The Ministers' Salaries and Allowances Act, 1887" 1,000 0 0 213 10 0 Grant in aia of relief of the shipwrecked passengers and crew of the s.s. " Wairarapa " 100 0 0 Colonial Treasurer's Department: — Industries and Commerce Department,— Timber shipped to London, ana insurance on same .. Freight on same 313 10 0 534 15 3 368 15 3 903 10 6 Justice Department: — Purchase-money of Courthouse site, Section 296, South Rakaia Township.. 75 0 0 Postal and Telegraph Department: — Compensation for loss of office paia to J. Bagge, late Postmaster at Masterton Less amount chargea to "Civil Service Act, 1866 " 817 18 11 464 10 5 353 8 6 Customs Department: — Expenses in connection with the Royal Commission on the Tariff,— Salary of Secretary, to 28th Feb., 1895 £13 10 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. 104 12 0 Reporters .. .. .. 26 19 6 Aavertising .. .. .. 26 6 11 Messenger .. .. .. 3 0 0 Compensation for clothing aestroyea during quarantining of the s.s. " Rimutaka " 174 8 5 19 10 0 Education Department: — Salary of R. T. Curtis, Teacher, Native School, Wairau (1st to 11th April, 1895), grantea leave of absence on retirement 193 18 5 1 10 6 Lunacy Department: — Grant to the Thames and Coromandol United Charitable Aid Board 100 0 0 Police Department: — Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Constabio Leahy, Stratford Expenses in connection with the wreck of the s.s. " Wairarapa,"— Charter of steamer .. .. £114 0 0 Expenses incurred by the police at the scene of the wreck.. .. 99 1 4 Payments made to Maoris and others 63 16 0 155 2 6 276 17 4 431 19 10 __.»!-- f-.mov/i ." 2,411 7 9 Carried forward ..

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James B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury. Bobeet J. Collins, Treasury, Wellington, 20th April, 1895. Accountant to the Treasury. Examined and found correct. James Edwaed PitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

s. £ s. d. 2,411 7 9 s. Brought forward Consolidated Fund— continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOBr—continued. Survey Department: — Roading and other expenses in connection with the Cheviot Estate, — Salaries Wages Road contracts, travelling-expenses, and sundries Timber Freight and cartage Contribution under " The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1886," for the year ended 31st March, 1895 .. Value of land severed from the Mount Palm Estate by rabbit-proof fence 147 11 0 4,856 7- 4 1,620 3 7 141 9 0 289 15 9 144 4 2 147 14 10 Less amount recovered from the Cheviot Estate Account 7,347 5 8 874 0 4 6,473 5 4 Advances outstanding ,. 8,884 13 1 100 10 6 Total for services not provided for .. 8,985 3 7 FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Advances. (rdinary Revenue Account :— Final Charges. Class I. Legislative Department,— Vote 1—Legislative Council .. £10 14 4 Class II. Colonial Secretary's Department, — Vote 11 —Registrar-General .. 56 18 5 Class III. Colonial Treasurer's Department, — Vote 17 —Office of Industries and Commerce 139 9 4 Class IV. Justice Department,— Vote 20 —Department of Justice .. 1 13 4 „ 24—District, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts .. 168 13 6 0 26—Validation of Native Titles 155 11 6 „ 27—Criminal Prosecutions .. 2,787 6 11 „ 30—Miscellaneous Class V. Postal and Telegraph Department,— Vote 32—Telegraph-cable Subsidies.. 183 11 8 Class VI. Customs and Marine Departments,— Vote 37 —Customs Offices and Services Class VII. Stamps and Deeds Department,— Vote 42—Land and Deeds .. 175 16 5 Class VIII. Minister of Education, — Vote 45—Native Schools .. .. 236 18 11 „ 46—Industrial Schools .. 438 15 3 „ 50—Lunatic Asylums .. 4,066 15 5 Class XI. Working Railways Department,— Vote 58—Working Railways .. 21 1 7 Class XII. Public Buildings, &c.,— Vote 62—Inspection of Machinery .. 44 10 11 299 2 5 74 4 1 Totals. 10 14 4 56 18 5 139 9 4 1 13 4 168 13 6 155 11 6 3,086 9 4 74 4 1 183 11 8 2 19.11 2 19 11 145 7 6 321 3 11 50 0 0 6 2 9 286 18 11 438 15 3 4,072 18 2 34 17 0 55 18 7 47 9 3 92 0 2 £8,487 17 6 660 2 11 9,148 0 5 Total Consolidated Fund £18,133 4 0 Public Works Fund. FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Advances. Totals. 'art I.:— Final Charges. Class II. Public Works, Departmental,— Vote 75-Public Works, Departmental £330 8 1 330 8 1 Total Public Works Fund £330 8 1

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J. H. Eichaedson, Wellington, 8th May, 1895. Governrnant Insurance Commissioner. Examined and found correct. James Edwaed PitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

J. K. Warbubton, Wellington, 3rd May, 1895. Public Trustee. Examined and found correct. Jambs Bdwabd Fit-Gebald, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation not given; printing (1,385 copies), £3 16s.

By Authority : Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9s. Price __.]

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Government Life Insurance Department. £ s. a. £ s. a. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Compensation for loss of office :— A. D. Ellis, Clerk, Head Office, Wellington E. O'S. McCarthy, formerly Clerk, Head Office, Wellington 147 14 11 57 8 4 £205 3 3

Public Trust Office. £ s. d. £ s. a. SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. 5 13 6 6 1 11 2 10 0 Costs incurrea in conserving the estate of R. Aitken, deceased Loss in administering the estate of F. E. Noble, deceased Loss in administering the estate of Edward Gillett, deceased Legal costs in trying to recover property in the estate of Hugh Campbell, deceased Compensation for loss of office, Eugene O'S. McCarthy, Clerk .. £104 0 0 Less amount received from the Government Insurance Department .. .. .. .. .. 57 8 4 102 2 5 46 11 8 Cost of drafting " The Public Trust Office Consolidation Bill," " The Unclaimed Lands Bill," and " and " The Lunatics Act Amendment Bill " Deficiency in realisation of mortgage securities —Mortgage 250 0 0 1,272 4 8 £1,685 4 2