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Table D. STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND from the 1st JULY, 1872, to the 30th JUNE, 1873.

FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. £ s. d. £ b. d. £ 9. d. Colonial Charges :— goyeknhent domains and buildings,— Government House, — Painting, &c. G-overnment Buildings, Auckland, — Advertising .Tenders ... ... £3 10 0 First payment on account of Contract for Re-building ... ... 480 0 0 313 2 0 483 10 0 Less Contractor's Deposit forfeited 20 0 0 483 10 0 20 0 0 463 10 0 Government Printing Office, — Alterations, &c. ... ... £1,379 1 9 Erection of Closots and Tanks ... 29 0 0 1,408 1 9 Legislative,— Drafting Native Lands Bill, &c. Copying Parliamentary Despatches ... Drafting Gold Fields Bill ... 50 0 0 7 11 3 100 0 0 2,184 13 9 157 11 3 Judicial, — Supreme Court, Wellington—Furniture, Resident Magistrate's Court Port Chalmers —Compensation to T. Hinchcliffe, for loss of offico "Lunatics Act, 1868," — Refund of percentage in estate of 11. Dounes ... ... ... £20 0 0 Refund of percentage in estate of J. Kirby ... ... ... 17 0 7 108 5 6 130 7 3 37 0 7 Native, — Travelling Expenses, &c, of Officers attending the Native Minister Survoying llaoriori Reserves, Chatham Islands 275 13 4 178 9 0 75 3 6 253 12 6 Miscellaneous, — Travelling Allowances and Expenses of Chief Surveyors attending Conference at Wellington Travelling Allowances and Expenses of the New Zealand Representatives at the Australian Conference Clerical Assistance to Accountant in Bankruptcy Advertising in connection with Colonial Industries Refund of proceeds of sale of effects of late Ensign Whitefield ... Amounts returned to Intestate Estates Fund Account, — Estate of M. Hardman ... ... £223 11 8 „ D.F.Fletcher... ... 76 19 0 371 17 0 993 12 0 23 2 0 46 0 9 50 0 0 300 10 8 Contribution towards removal of Government Buildings, Westport Premium on Guarantee Policy of J. M. Batham Enquiry into sale of Land at Switzers, Otago ... Amount paid on account of Purchase Money of Township of Gisborne Interest on Purchase Money of Debentures of Defence Loan Interest on amount provided by Bank of New Zealand to cover Interest due in Sydney on Debentures and Treasury Bills 250 0 0 3 15 0 76 5 6 500 0-0 1 19 5 150 18 7 Recoverable : — Moiety of expense of Steamer from Shortland to Ohinemuri, Province of Auckland Advance in aid to Taranaki for construction of Waitara Bridge Printing Electoral Rolls and Ballot Papers for Province of Otago... Salary of Commissioner of Crown Lands, Otago, 1 January to 30 June, 1872 Interest on Advances to Patea and Waitotara Settlers 2,768 0 11 12 0 0 1,200 0 0 39 6 0 50 0 0 282 4 7 Carried forward ... 1,583 10 7 5,639 11 9 12