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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-192 8.

ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued.

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CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued. Ordinary Revenue Account—continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR —continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 6,698 18 3 Internal Affairs Department— Grant to the Hon. the Acting - Minister of Internal Affairs and Cook Islands, in connection with visit to Fiji .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Payment to Marine Department for services of G.S.S. " Tutanekai," parliamentary trip to Picton .. 55 18 1 Payment to State Advances Office of interest and principal on loan to W. J. Mather, permanently incapacitated whilst a State employee .. .. 24 5 5 Subsidy 3s. per carcass, or pair of hind-quarters, on export of deer .. .. .. .. .. 280 Expenditure incurred in connection with search for missing airmen, Captain Hood and Lieutenant Moncrieff* .. .. .. .. .. 226 8 7 Locomotion expenses and allowances to delegates attending Special Medical Committee Meeting on Hospital Staffing and Control of Operations— Amount issued in anticipation of the Appropriation Act, but not included in the Estimates, pursuant to section 58 (6) of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 6 9 6 365 9 7 Printing and Stationery Department— Grant to Mrs. Kroupa, equivalent to six weeks' leave, j due to the late V. L. Kroupa, compositor .. .. .. 35 5 0 Mental Hospitals Department— Ex gratia payment to Miss A. Brown because of her partial dependency upon her late brother, Robert Mark Brown, fatally injured whilst employed in the Public Service .. .. . . .. .. 300 0 0 Repayment of funeral expenses to Mrs. E. Vroblfski in connection with the late R. M. Brown .. .. 19 17 6 Compassionate allowance to widow of the late J. A. Fraser, Deputy Head Attendant, Seacliff Mental Hospital .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Compassionate allowance to widow of the late J. H. Anderson, Chief Engineer, Porirua Mental Hospital .. 640 0 0 — 1,109 17 6 Health Department— Grants to widows and dependants of deceased officers, equivalent to salary for leave due, as under : — R. J. McKenzie, late Inspector of Health, Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 41 5 2 A. E. Skynner, late Inspector of Health, Auckland 26 13 4 W. A. Keeble, late clerk, Head Office .. .. 29 11 8 C. E. Eccles, late clerk, Head Office .. .. 24 11 8 Compensation to widow of Richard James McKenzie, late Inspector of Health, Christchurch, who died from injuries sustained whilst on duty .. .. .. 1,018130 Travelling and other expenses of Dr. Sydney Allen for investigating and preparing report on maternal mortality in Holland .. .. .. . . 150 0 0 1,290 14 10 Defence Department— Grant to Captain E. H. Sawle, equivalent to three months' salary in lieu of leave on retirement (£128 15s.) and three months'accrued war leave (£113 15s.) .. 242 10 0 Grant to Colonel C. G. Powles, equivalent to three months' leave on retirement (£212 10s.) and accrued war leave (£191 5s.) .. .. .. .. 403 15 0 Grants to widows of equivalent of leave due to their late husbands, as under :— Mrs. M. Thomson, widow of late Lieutenant J. Thomson . . .. .. .. .. 123 10 0 Mrs. A. E. Hicks, widow of late Private A. E. Hicks 30 9 0 Payment to Corporal J. A. Maher, equivalent to three months'leave and accrued war leave on retirement .. 132 18 4 Grant to Captain J. T. Rockstrow, equivalent to three months' salary (£128 15s.) and three months' accrued war leave on retirement (£113 15s.) .. .. 242 10 0 Salary of W.O. I, W. H. Grigg for period 1st April to 31st May, 1928, on returning to England on termination of engagement with New Zealand Government . . 57 15 7 Grant to Corporal A. J. Cheater, equivalent to three months' salary on retirement .. .. .. 79 7 0 1,312 14 11 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 10,81301 * See also amount (£673) provided in estimates for 1928-29. (Vote: Department of Internal Affairs, Subdivision X, Miscellaneous Services.)