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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1896-97.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. 3,188 17 7 Brought forward Consolidated Fund— continued. FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. irdinary Revenue Account :— Class I. Legislative Department,— Vote 1—Legislative Council Class II. Colonial Secretary's Department,— Vote 7 —Minister's Secretaries 9—Electoral „ 11—Registrar-General „ 14—Miscellaneous Services 61 19 10 421 19 4 117 10 4 1,033 15 9 80 11 2 1,635 5 3 Class III. Colonial Treasurer's Department,— Vote 18—Miscellaneous Services 1,306 12 0 Class IV. Justice Department,— Vote 23—District, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts.. „ 26—Criminal Prosecutions 742 15 2 231 0 6 973 15 8 Class V. Postal and Telegraph Department,— Vote 32—Telegraph-cable Subsidies .. „ 34 —Conveyance of Inland Mails „ 36 —Miscellaneous Services 63 8 1 66 5 2 282 4 3 411 17 6 Class VII. Stamps and Deeds Department,— Vote 41—Stamp Department „ 42—Land and Deeds Registry 804 16 3 910 17 11 1,715 14 2 Class VIII. Minister of Education, — Vote 43—Head Office „ 46—Industrial Schools „ 51—Lunatic Asylums „ 54 —Department of Labour 41 8 7 701 11 10 38 10 0 1,122 4 6 1,903 14 11 Class XL Working Railways Department,— Vote 59 —Working Railways 8,313 17 6 Class XII. Public Buildings, &c, Department,— Vote 61—School Buildings 352 5 9 Class XIII. Defence Department,— Vote 64—Defence Department 31 16 9 16,725 10 Total Consolidated Fund £19,914 8