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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1890.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1890-91,

Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Obdinaby Revenue Account :— Minister's Salary and Allowance: — Amount paid to the Hon. E. Mitchelson, Minister of Native Affairs, by way of salary and house-allowance, from 4th October, 1890, to 24th January, 1891,— Salary House-allowance .. .. 245 3 2 61 5 9 House of Representatives : — Gratuity to messengers for the session of 1890-91 Dynamo for electric - light apparatus at Parliamentary Buildings, and armature for same Services of electrician during session Freight on electric apparatus 306 8 11 60 0 0 271 18 11 83 15 0 13 17 7 429 11 6 Colonial Secretary's Department: — Expenses in connection with the appointment of F. J. Moss, Esq., as Permanent Resident at Rarotonga Grass-seed supplied to sufferers by the Taranaki bush-fires Expenses in connection with Labour Conference held at Wellington Pension to J. Outram, from 1st April to 30th September, 1890 Expenses under " The Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880 " Payment to Rev. H. G. M. Watson, as a contribution towards expenses incurred in lecturing on New Zealand in England Salary of V. L. Willeston, Clerk, Audit Department, on leave of absence, from 1st to 30th April, 1891 Expenses in connection with the Akaroa Election Petition Payment to Messrs. Brown, Skerrett, and Dean for legal services in the case Wellington Benevolent Contributors v. Local Bodies 264 7 11 207 1 7 129 3 6 94 0 0 409 17 9 150 0 0 6 13 4 20 2 11 242 4 3 Treasury Department: — Refunds to Public Trustee of balances in under-mentioned intestate estates, under section 11 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1878," — Patrick Kirk .. .. .. £17 11 6 John Stark .. .. .. 29 7 11 John Froggart .. .. .. 25 7 5 1,523 11 3 Amount advanced by the Government to County of Westland in respect of the claim for compensation re proclamation of Arahura and Teremakau Rivers as tailingschannels now required to be written off 72 6 10 482 0 G Justice Department: — Allowance to J. S. Hickson, Esq., late Resident Magistrate, Clyde, from 1st September, 1890, to 31st March, 1891.. Part salary of Mr. Commissioner Edwards from 1st November, 1890, to 31st March, 1891 554 7 4 87 10 0 52 1 8 139 11 8 Customs Department: — Refund of duty charged on machinery for drying-room at Convent, Christchurch Gratuity to Mr. J. G. Milsom, Writer, Customs, Christchurch, on his retirement in consequence of ill-health Refund of primage-duty charged on goods passed on 30th September, 1890, but not landed until after that date.. 70 2 10 187 16 0 43 7 2 Education Department: — Half salary of Mr. F. A. and Mrs. Green, Native-school teachers, Waikouaiti, while on leave of absence, from 1st February to 31st July, 1891 Allowance to Mr. W. Creek, Native-school teacher, in lieu of pension from 1st February to 31st March, 1891 301 6 0 30 16 8 8 3 7 39 0 3 Lunacy and Charitable Department: — Compensation to Mr. J. Buchanan, attendant at Seacliff Asylum, for loss of office 93 16 7 Carried forward 3,387 13 6