8.—4.

1889. NEW ZEALAND.

UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1889.

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

Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Ordinary Revenue Account :— Lunacy Department: — Amounts granted as compensation to employes for losses sustained at fire at Sunnyside Asylum Wages of firemen and pay of labourers engaged at fire at Sunnyside Asylum Payment to Mrs. John Grogan of amount transferred by Public Trustee on account of J. Grogan's maintenance at Wellington Asylum 160 0 0 23 0 2 27 15 8 210 15 10 Colonial Secretary's Department: — Amount paid to the Misses Robinson in continuation of the pension of the late Mrs. Robinson, of Nelson, 1st July to 31st December, 1888 Amount paid for freight and cartage of cases of stuffed birds purchased for exhibition purposes Law charges, maps, &c, on account of the Midland Railway Company 50 0 0 6 0 9 45 3 0 Treasury Department: — Balance of subsidy under " The Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, 1885," to County of Tauranga, for year 1886-87 .. Amount paid to Hall and Wilson for improvements made on leasehold Section 140, Block IV., Waimate Survey District, paid in accordance with recommendation of the Public Petitions Committee, 1888 101 3 9 40 14 8 20 0 0 60 14 8 Justice Department: — Part pension of late G. F. Hewlings, Clerk, Resident Magistrate's Court, Lyttelton, for month of June, 1888 Fees paid to J. C. Yorke for acting as Coroner at late fire at Hokianga 3 12 2 8 0 8 4 8 6 Postal Department: — Pension of R. S. Lincoln, late Letter-carrier, Auckland, for months of December, 1888, and January and February, 1889 16 19 3 16 19 3 Customs Department: — Refund of duty paid by Edwards, Bennett, and Co., of Christchurch, on cases of sauce destroyed Refund of duty paid by New Zealand Drug Company on cases of eau de cologne Refund of duty paid by J. Maginnity, Wellington, on one cask of wine returned to bond and exported to Melbourne Amount paid to T. W. Young, of Wellington, as refund of duty on cases of champagne exported to Melbourne Refund of duty on watch reimported into the colony, and on which duty had before been paid ■ 2 16 2 13 17 9 7 00 11 14 0 2 0 0 37 7 11 Marine Department: — Compensation paid to C. H. Robson, Assistant Lightkeeper, Manukau Heads, fqr loss of office 127 10 2 127 10 2 Carried forward 562 12 3