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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE— continued.

£ s. d. £ s. d. 1,958 15 3 £ s. Brought forward Consolidated Fund— continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR— continued. Obdinaey Revenue Account— continued. Customs Department: — Refund of Customs duty on memorial windows to the late J. E. FitzGerald . 35 12 0 Marine Department: — Grant to C. H. Reeves, Lightkeeper, Cape Foulwind, on retirement from service Expenses in connection with search for the missing boat of the s.s. " Ventnor " Expenses in connection with the wreck of the s.s. "Elingamite"— Charter of steamers searching for the missing boats .. .. £517 0 0 Loss of personal effects — Captain W. Reid .. .. 79 0 6 H. Wetherilt .. .. 79 0 0 Travelling-expenses of Mr. and Mrs. Wetherilt .. .. 34 6 0 120 0 0 60 0 0 Travelling - expenses to Sydney of Captain Reid and Mr. Wetherilt to attend " Balmain " inquiry 709 0 6 40 1 0 Education Department: — Amounts earned by the inmates of Burnham Industrial School, not recovered from employers Amounts earned by the inmates of Christchurch Receiving Home, not recovered from employers 929 8 0 17 5 9 3 9 0 20 14 9 Department of Agriculture : — Compassionate allowances, — Widow of A. Laurenson, Caretaker, Quarantine-station, Lyttelton .. £65 0 0 Widow of H. E. Collett, Stock Inspector, Tauranga .. .. 120 0 0 185 0 0 Purchase of stud horses, transport charges, travellingexpenses of attendants, &c. Salary of R. H. Hooper, Clerk, Agent-General's Office, 17th July to 31st January, 1903 Expenses incurred in connection with the visit of the Boer delegates to New Zealand 1,399 6 7 69 17 3 52 7 10 Geological Department: — Balance of Salary of J. A. Bigg, Messenger, Museum, Wellington, on retirement, 1st to 30th April 1,706 11 8 11 13 4 Working Railways Department: — Compassionate allowances, — A. MoDonald, Invercargill .. £25 0 0 E. Kelly, Waitaki .. .. 25 0 0 J. H. Bagley, New Plymouth .. 50 0 0 A. S. Dowden, Dunedin .. .. 25 0 0 125 0 0 Charges in connection with purohase of the Lake Wakatipu Steam Shipping Company's business, — Deposit of 5 per cent, on £15,000, amount of purchase-money of property and assets .. .. £750 0 0 Working-expenses .. .. 1,567 13 3 2,317 13 3 Moneys embezzled by the late Stationmaster and Postmaster, Tuakau 791 6 6 Defence Department: — Allowance granted to Sergeant A. G. Coleman pending settlement of pension Gratuity of £1 a week granted to Colonel C. C Rookes for services during the Maori War, 31st October to 30th March, 1903 Return passage to India of Major Andrew, late Tenth Contingent Passage to London of Sergeant-Major Kean and family Grant to the widow of W. J. R. Lowcay, temporary Clerk, Defence Office, Wellington Grant to the widow of J. H. Jerred, Assistant Storekeeper, Defenoe Office, Wellington 3,233 19 9 5 0 0 20 0 0 44 5 0 145 7 0 50 0 Of 50 0 0 Carried forward 314 12 0 7,896 14 9