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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1881.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1880-81.

iRDnUKY REVENUE ACCOUNT:— Foe Sehvices Not Pbovided ioe: — M iscellaneous, — Subsidies to — County of Westland Borough of Akaroa ... Borough of Ashburton £ s. d. 201 18 3 424 7 10 884 1 0 £ s. d. 1,510 7 1 600 0 0 £ s. d. Grant-in-aid to Wellington College Gratuities, — To widow of P. H. King, Clerk to Bench, Waiuku To widow of T. A. Mansford, District Judge, Wellington ... To widow of H. Daore, Sheep Inspector, Auckland To J Macfarlano, for rescuing crew of schooner "Vibilia" 200 0 0 54 3 4 13 1 4 40 8 0 307 12 8 Amounts written off, — Railway station accounts for deficiencies, bad debts, Railway surcharges for carriage of materials, &e.,.. 705 7 11 328 1 6 377 6 5 Pees, Fines, and Duties remitted, — S. Or. Viekers, 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 Supremo 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 the Bench, Ashburton To make good Post Office Savings Bank deposit at Carterton ... ... ... ... 6 11 0 6 16 20 9 0 177 0 0 150 0 0 Legislative, — Salaries, 1st April to 31st July, 1880, in excees of appropriations Weather-reporting, — Salaries, 1st April to 31st October, 1880 66 6 8 424 17 1 358 10 5 Law costs, 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 Royal Commissions to inquire into claims of— Ngatikauwhata Tribe, Waikato Ngatitoa Chiefs, Middle Island 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 F 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.R., 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 6,151 13 9 Carried forward ... 6,151 13 9