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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1904.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1903-1904.

Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Ordinary Revenue Account :— Colonial Secretary's Department: — Subsiay to the Aucklana Institute in aid of building an addition to the Maori Hall at the Auckland Museum to house the Mair collection of Maori antiquities 1,000 0 0 Public Health Department: — North Canterbury Hospital Board, grant in aid of funds of Bottle Lake Hospital, necessitated by outbreak of small-pox Salaries of staff at Bottle Lake Hospital 200 0 0 94 13 2 294 13 2 Tourist Department: — Expenses in connection with St. Louis Exposition 28 14 5 Treasury Department: — Amount returnable in estate of J. Kerr, deoeased Interest on seourity of " The Aid to Publio Works and Lana Settlement Aot, 1896," £15,000 at 3 per cent., 65 days to 4th January, 1904, pending conversion of debentures 286 17 6 367 0 3 80 2 9 Justice Department: — R. S. Hawkins, allowance on retirement as Stipendiary Magistrate and Warden, Greymouth W. Scale, gratuity for loss of office, Clerk of Court, Collingwood 438 13 5 150 0 0 588 13 5 Customs Department: — Refund of poll-tax paia in error Salary on leave of A. Carter, Lanaing Surveyor, Christchurch, 1st April to 31st August 100 0 0 145 16 8 245 16 8 Government Printing Office : — Compassionate allowance to A. Thornton, wiaow of E. Thornton, late compositor, Government Printing Offioe 39 0 0 Education Department: — A. Foster, sohool-teacher, Chatham Islands, salary and allowances, September quarter, 1888 Compassionate allowanoe to L. Moore, widow of J. Moore, teacher, Torere Native School 42 9 4 187 0 6 144 11 2 Lunatic Asylums: — L. Houselander, Matron Sunnyside Asylum, three months'salary on retirement 23 15 0 Inspection of Machinery : — H. A. McGregor, Inspector of Machinery, Wellington, salary on retirement, 1st April to 30th June 81 5 0 Department of Agriculture : — A. H. Cockayne, temporary Assistant Biologist, Wellington, salary, 8th February to 31st Maroh 25 13 0 Defence Department: — C. Batty, compassionate allowanoe to widow of J. Batty, accidentally shot while marking at Blenheim Rifle Range, 27th November to 31st March F. Lowcay, further compassionate allowance to widow of W. J. R. Lowoay, Clerk, Defence Offioe, Wellington .. J. Evans, Chief Clerk, Defence Office, Wellington, salary, 1st April to 31st May, on leave E. May, compassionate allowance to widow of J. May, Magazine Keeper, Auckland E. T. Fielding, advance to widow of offioer killed in South Africa Payment to Imperial Government for olaims for looting in South Afrioa by Eighth and Tenth Contingents 18 0 0 50 0 0 47 10 0 165 0 0 30 0 0 20 16 8 Lands and Survey Department: — E. MoDonald, refund of penalty for late payment of rent J. Greenaway, compensation for surrender of title, Halswell Survey Distriot .. R. P. Kelly, oompassionate allowanoe to wiaow of C. T. KeUy, temporary araughtsman, Lanas Offioe, New Plymouth 10 0 331 6 8 15 0 0 127 6 3 HI 6 3 Carried forward 340