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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND— for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1886.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1885-86.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. irdinary Revenue Account :— Colonial Secretary's Department: — Refund of the amount received for maintenance of Mrs. Jane Ramsay in Dunedin Asylum, from 18th December, 1866, to 20th December, 1884 Amount granted to Waipawa City Council in aid of sufferers from late fires .. .. .. £500 0 0 Less amount recovered from sale of 807 15 11 axes .. .. .. .. 12 6 498 17 6 Expenses of fire brigade at Makotuku bush fires .. .. .. 82 0 0 580 17 6 Treasury Department: — Balance of intestate estate of Ellen Fisher repaid to Public Trustee Advance to the County of Inangahua in respect of the subsidy payablo under " The Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, 1885" .. £1,000 0 0 Less amount recovered .. .. 365 12 6 888 13 5 45 18 6 634 7 6 Advance to County of Manawatu to^ complete the Sanson-Carnarvon Tramway Amount of money order issued to T. S. Graham in 1870, and paid to Public Account now reissued 2,000 0 0 0 17 7 Justice Department: — Further compensation to E. Hardcastle for loss of office as Rcsiaent Magistrate, Wellington 2,081 3 7 78 4 2 Postal and Telegraphic Department:— Arrears of pension, II. Bailey, lato post office messenger, Now Plymouth, 1st November, 1880, to 31st March, 1885 .. 95 5 0 Customs Department: — Expenses in connection with the various quarantine stations in the colonv, — Pay Rations Meaicines Timber, labour, &c. Miscellaneous 390 0 0 37 13 11 4 6 8 39 11 9 82 13 6 Native Department: — Refuna of fees paia to Native ;Land Court on hearing of claims to Tatua West in 1883 Boai-a, clothing, &c, suppliea to Samoan chiefs on their visit to New Zealana Rene te Ua, compensation for lana taken 554 5 10 59 3 0 107 13 5 50 0 0 276 16 5 Working Railways Department: — Gratuity to widow of lato J. Chrisp, labourer, Dunedin Section Gratuity to widow of lato P. Murphy, porter, Dunedin Section Gratuity to widow of lato J. T. Stewart, guard, Auckland Section Gratuity to widow of late Z. Aldous, guard, Waimate, Hurunui-Bluff Section Gratuity to daughters of late — Mathews, gatekeeper, Addington Station Gratuity to widow of late — Ewen, engine-driver, Auckland Section Expenses incurred by B. Morrall in connection with the death of his daughter, killed at Rangiora Expenses incurred by T.-Keir in connection w rith the death of son and daughter, killed at Rangiora 50 14 0 58 13 9 78 5 0 G2 10 0 45 10 0 20 0 0 28 5 0 23 6 0 Carried forward .. .. 367 3 9 4,574 8 5