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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1900.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1900-1901.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Ordinary Revenue Account :— Colonial Secretary's Department: — Grant for expenses incurred and services rendered in respect to inauguration of manufacture of paper from waste material .. .. .. Subsidy towards cost of peace celebrations, Petone Workshops Demonstration Committee 250 0 0 25 0 0 275 0 0 Treasury Department: — Amounts claimed by the Public Trustee for payment to next of kin, — Estate of I. Irvine .. .. £3 17 8 A. McMaster .. .. 37 9 2 C. Buxton .. .. 336 18 1 Refund of deposit on application for coal leases Interest on advances made by Bank of New Zealand .. Over-payment in respect of Indian Famine Fund £142 0 0 Less reoovery .. .. .. 52 14 6 378 4 11 64 18 8 17 16 1 89 5 6 Amount reoeived under " The Rating Act, 1882," and now refunded Purchase of oats for the Imperial Government (since recovered) 10 11 1 5,693 8 0 Justice Department: — Refund of part of fine for breach of the Customs Laws Consolidation Aot 6,254 4 3 15 0 0 Department of Industries and Commerce : — Expenses connected with the charter of vessels for conveyance of remounts, produoe,&c, to South Africa— S.S. "Ormazan" .. .. £6,513 8 9 Less recoveries .. .. 1,454 10 6 S.088 18 3 S.S. " Gymeric," — Insurance S.S. "Undaunted" .. .. £4,555 14 9 Less recoveries .. .. 4,230 0 0 83 16 3 305 14 9 S.S. "Tropea" £13,733 19 3 Less recoveries .. ■. 7,366 14 9 6,367 4 6 Marine Department: — Reporting on'Nelson Harbour, — Engineer's fees Travelling-expenses 11,815 13 9 198 9 0 86 11 2 285 0 2 Goldfields Department: — Expenses in connection with Royal Commission on Coalmines, — Commissioners' allowances Secretary's allowance Travelling expenses Advertising Contingencies 56 14 0 54 12 0 152 14 0 19 19 3 3 4 6 287 3 9 Department of Agriculture : — Passage to England and travelling-expenses of Mr. J. A. Gilruth, Chief Bacteriologist Cost of pigs for the Queen of Rarotonga and freight on same Expenses in connection with engagement in England of Veterinary Surgeons,— Salaries, February and March.. .. £328 2 4 Passages from England .. .. 701 2 1 154 7 9 10 4 9 1,029 4 5 Less recovery .. .. .. 10 0 0 1,019 4 5 1,183 16 11 Carried forward 20,115 18 10