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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1898.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1897-98.

£ s. a. £ a. a. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund. FOB SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Obdinary Revenue Account: — / Colonial Secretary's Department: — Expenses connected with the visit of the Chief Justice to the Cook Islands, — Mess expenses on board of H.M.S. " Torch," Travelling expenses Steamer fares Railway fares Grant to Makea Ariki Interpreter's fee 59 17 0 9 6 6 9 0 0 8 15 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 99 18 6 Justice Department: — Salary of R. L. Hirter, Clerk, Justice Department, 13th to 31st December, 1897, who died 12th December, 1897, while on leave 6 2 7 Industries and Commerce Department: — Half freight on cargo of timber, exported from New Zealand to South Africa 482 5 3 Postal and Telegraph Department: — Value of Batik of England notes stolen from Rotorua Post-office, March, 1896 Amount of withdrawal from'a savings-bank account, made by means of a forged receipt 15 0 0 110 0 0 125 0 0 Customs and Marine Department: — Compassionate allowance to the widow of late John Sinclair, formerly leading seaman on " Hinemoa," equal to one year's wages 96 0 0 Department of Agriculture : — General rates on part of Section 395, Block VIII., Wairoa (experimental station, Momohaki) 11 18 2 Police Department: — Expenses in connection with the Royal Commission on the state of the Police Force,— Allowance to Secretary .. Expenses of witnesses Advertising .. .. .. Steamer fares Miscellaneous 21 1 0 13 8 0 45 6 6 7 0 0 8 0 0 Labour Department, — Expenses in connection with the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Kauri-gum Industry— Allowance to Commissioner E. Tregear Travelling allowance and expenses Allowance and expenses of Secretary 94 15 6 77 14 0 60 0 6 22 0 0 159 14 6 Lands and Survey Department, — Advance to cover travelling-expenses of Mrs. Bullock, going over Wanganui River, Tokaanu, &c, to describe the country for advertising scenery, &c. Compassionate allowance to widow of the late W. H. Bennett, Clerk, Survey Department, Wellington, equal to six months' salary Compassionate allowance to widow of the late Antonio Bianchini, Draughtsman, Survey Office, Wellington, equal to one month's pay for eaoh year of service ■20 0 0 97 16 3 111 18 2 Carried forward 229 14 5 1,075 14 6