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PU BLIC ACCOUNTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1916.

REPORT OF THE CONTROLLER AND AUDITOR - GENERAL AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 84, SUBSECTION (2), OF TDK PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1910. »

The Treasury statement of the Revenue and Expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1916, was received for Audit examination after the close of last session. Upon being completed the statement was signed, and at the request of the Treasury returned for inclusion in the Appendices for the year. As provided for in section 84, subsection (2), of the Public Revenues Act, 1910, I have the honour to report that — 1. The statement has been examined and found correct. 2. The statement agrees with the books of the Treasury. 3. Vouchers as under have been passed by Audit without supporting receipts but on the authority of the Minister, as provided for by section 69 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910, the reason being that receipts were not obtained, were unobtainable, or lost. Defence Department — £ s. d. E s. d. Private P. W. Stanley —Board during convalescence 5 0 0 Commonwealth of Australia —Expenses in quarantine 69 .'1 7 Commonwealth of Australia —Passages of Australian nurses ... ... ... ... ... 419 4 0 Major H. A. Reid—Taxi-hire ... ... ... 0 15 0 Captain Robinson —Fares to camp ... ... 65 6 4 Lieut.-Colonel Fulton—Cable to Apia, Samoa ... 1 4 11 Sergeant W. Lamb—Vegetables, Samoa ... ... 10 0 Sergeant A. M. Jameson—Ropes (troops, Samoa) ... 11l 0 ,». Lieutenant H. C. Cotton — Alarm-clock (troops, Samoa) ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 0 Lieutenant A. H. Wright—Motor-hire ... ... 600 Lieut.-Colonel Fenwick — Purchase water-bottles, Egypt ... ... ... ... ... 0 8 2 Captain I). H. Rait —Purchase green feed, Egypt ... 0 12 3 Commonwealth of Australia —Expenses Lieutenant Hayhurst, Albany Quarantine-station ... 29 9 10 Sergeant J. D. Dowdall —Payment by High Commissioner ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 J. and W. Faulkener—Expenses fitting " Maheno " 24 17 0 Tan Henare, M.P. —Steamer fare ... ... 2 8 0 . 632 t 1 Internal Affairs Department— J. D. Gray—Expenses Recruiting Board .. 11 2 6 H. Hamilton—Coach fare ... ... ... 0 10 0 T. 11. Davey—Expenses Racing Commission ... 4 19 0 G. T. Phillips—Expenses Maori election, Horowhenua 111 0 F. M. Sherwood (Secretary) —Taxi-hire ... ... 0 7 0 18 10 0 Lands and Survey Department— C. MacFarlane —Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 3 10 0 Mines Department— F. J. Gunrir—Wages, <fee— Yardmen ... ... . . 100 16 8 Public Works Department— Duncdin —Salaries ... ... ... ... ... 515 14 7 £1,270 17 4