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Session 11. 1912. NEW ZEALAND

UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1912.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly 'pursuant to Section 5/ f of the Public Revenues Act, 1910.

UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT.

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Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. e s. d. £ s. d. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOE. Department of Finance : — Interest on debenture issued under Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905, for one year, from date of maturity, 1st January, 1911, debenture not having been presented at due date Refund to the Public Trustee, as an act of grace of an amount paid to the Consolidated Fund on the 28th March, 1901, under sections 74 to 76 of the Public Revenues Act, 1908, being amount due to G. Schone under the Rating Act 4 0 0 I ! 1 10 4 i Working Railways Department: — Amount required in excess of Appropriation— To pay an allowance sufficient to give a minimum remuneration of 9s. per day from the 1st January, 1912, to members of the Second Division and casual employees of the Railway Department .. To pay a relatively higher remuneration to members and casual employees already in receipt of a rate of pay in excess of that paid to those whose rates are now brought up to a minimum of 9s. per day To pay a minimum salary or wage to all members of the Railway Department who are married, or who are widowers with children, of £133 per annum from the 1st November, 1911, and £140 17s. per annum from 1st January, 1912 , „, To pay an allowance to members of the Second Division who were in receipt of the maximum rates of pay under the Government Railways Act, 1908, to bring their rates of pay as from the 1st November, 1911, up to the maximum rates provided in the Schedule to the Government Railways Amendment Act, 1911, for the respective grades Amount of travelling-allowance, train fares, and transfer expenses paid to J. Barbour, Workshop Foreman, travelling on public service in England I 5 10 4 8,185 18 11 2,096 8 7 j 1,832 4 6 3,702 9 2 183 16 11 Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance oj Roads : — Survey of Judea Swamp in Tauranga district Taking down and rebuilding two strong-room stacks in the Departmental Buildings, Wellington 38 19 0 16,000 16 1 10 10 0 49 9 0 Carried forward 16,055 14 5