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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1914-1915.

STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE— continued.

Consolidated TP-and- continued. £ s. d. £ s d. £ s. d FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR— continued. 95,42.1 13 9 Brought forward 890 12 0 Department of Internal, Affairs —continued. Cost of work done by the Publio Works Department in connection with the Defence Departments Court at Auckland Exhibition . . .. Difference between ordinary and special railway fares for members of Expeditionary Forces at Trentham Freight, &o., on gifts for Belgians Grant to Cook County Women's Guild for children's creche Increase to salary of £25 per annum to F. Andrews, Secretary to Cabinet, from 1st April to 31st December, 1914 (£625) Payment to M. Myers, solicitor. Wellington, in respect of work done in connection with t he West Coast Sell lenient Reserves Amendment Act, 1913, and Regulations thereunder Payment of war-risk-insuranoe premiums on provisional declarations made on goods ordered for shipment on various vessels in accordance with the I mperia] Government's reinsurance scheme Refund of amount to (look Hospital Board, deducted from subsidy paid them, being amount granted by Board to Tologa Bay Medical Society, without the consent of the Minister first having been obtained, disallowed by Audit Office Remuneration to H. W. Williams, Gisborne, at the rate of £500 per annum for services in connection with the compilation of Maori Dictionary, from 1st February to 31st March, 1915 Salary of Mr. 0. E. Adams, Government Astronomer, for period 1st April to 31st December, 1915, leave of absence granted in order that he may take up the Martin Kellog Fellowship at the Lick Observatory Subsidy on contributions from the Onehunga and Auckland ladies'benevolent societies 222 2 1(1 624 2 0 456 7 2 10(1 I) 0 18 15 0 273 (I (I 3,249 19 (I 7.5 (I (I 8.1 (i 8 375 0 0 21(1 3 6 6,584 8 2 Defence Department: — Allowances and expenses of the Board appointed to investigate the outstanding claims for the New Zealand War Medal Special allowances to officers and non-commissioned officers temporarily employed on the New Zealand Staff Corps and Permanent Staff to replace officers who are absent with the Expeditionary Force 68 I 6 3.044 3 I 3,112 I 7 Customs, Marine and Harbours, and Inspection of Machinery Departments : — ('ontribution of £500 a year towards maintenance of wireless station at Macquarie island from 1st July to 31st December, 1914 Expenses in connection with bringing J, A. McKinnon from England to answer charges of fraud against the Customs Department Expenses D. C. Bates, Director of the Meteorological Ol'lice, visiting Australia in connection with the use of wireless in meteorological work ... Refund of duty paid on wheal and flour imported or cleared for home consumption on and after 21st October, 1914, up to and including 28th February, 1915 Refund of wages due to T. Barratt, fireman, s.s. " Putiki," forfeited and paid Public Account in error . . *M Refund of wages due to S. Resennius, of s.s. "Monowai," forfeited and paid Public Account in error, lie having been wrongly written off the vessel's articles as a deserter Remission of duty on Christmas and New Vear presents sent by members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Subsidy towards trip of s.s. "Defender" to Karamea with stores for settlers 250 I) 0 150 17 7 3d 9 0 612 0 0 I 12 9 4 12 4 191 13 2 40 0 0 Department of Labour : —■ Expenses of witnesses, &o., attending before the (loinmission appointed undor the Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act to deal with the suspension of labour laws, awards, &e. I ,281. 4 10 3 3 0 Department of Lands and, Survey: — Expenses and remuneration of members of the Hauraki Land, Mining, and Timber Commission Kxpensos in connection with the Valuation of Land Commission 674 13 0 1,519 9 2 844 16 2 (larried forward 107,922 3 6 *• t