B.—l [PT. I]

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-192 8.

ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT —continued.

88

CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued. Ordinary Revenue Account —continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 10,813 0 1 Customs Department— Moneys misappropriated by an officer of the Customs Department, Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 963 8 6 Labour Department— Grant to R. A. Bolland, Inspector of Scaffolding, &c., equivalent to three months' salary in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 Expenses in connection with the Industrial Conference.. 360 9 9 450 9 9 Lands and Survey Department— Compassionate allowance to widow of the late S. Parkinson, draughtsman and computer, Lands and Survey Department .. .. .. .. .. 89 0 0 Compassionate allowance to widow of the late A. L. H. Hay, surveyor, Lands Department .. .. 122 10 0 Compassionate allowance to widow of the late W. J. Burch, clerk, Lands and Survey Department .. 150 0 0 Payment to Mrs. J. C. Burch of monetary equivalent to six weeks' leave due to the late W. J. Burch .. 44 0 7 Payment of launch-hire incurred in connection with the visit of a parliamentary party to Kapiti Island .. 7 10 0 Additional grant to the Wanganui River Trust to enable urgent work to be undertaken while the river is at a low level .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 j Salary of E. Reweti, clerk, Lands and Survey Department, for period 1st to 17th April, 1928 .. .. 8 19 5 — 1,422 0 0 ; Valuation Department— Compassionate allowance granted to widow of the late R. W. Elley, clerk, Valuation Department, Invercargill 84 0 0 Compassionate grant to widow of the late W. F. Thompson, District Valuer, Whangarei .. .. .. 282 10 0 — 366 10 0 Agriculture Department— Grant to C. W. Branigan, Inspector of Stock, equivalent to one month's salary in lieu of leave on retirement.. 31 13 4 Compensation to C. Stanton, temporary butter-moisture tester, under the Workers' Compensation Act, for injuries sustained whilst on duty .. .. .. 265 15 7 Grant to widow of the late W. R. Harkness, Dairy Instructor, Hamilton, being equivalent of one month's leave .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 18 4 Travelling-expenses, &c., of C. S. M. Hopkirk, officer in charge Veterinary Laboratory, Wallaceville, visiting Australia for the purpose of attending the Australian Veterinary Association's Conference .. .. 64 13 3 Grant to A. J. Hickman, Veterinarian, equivalent to one month's salary in lieu of leave on retirement .. 37 1 8 Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act, 1922, for death of G. W. Jessen, temporary butter-moisture tester, Wellington, paid to Public Trustee in terms of section 38 of the Act .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Funeral and medical expenses paid to mother of the late G. W. Jessen .... .. .. .. 19 4 0 — — 711 6 2 Tourist and Health Resorts Department— Subsidy granted to Rakiura Tennis Club, Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island .. .. .. .. . • 150 0 0 Education Department— Salary of W. A. Ballantyne, late Inspector of Schools, for period 1st to 15th April, 1928, on retirement .. 27 14 2 Refund of passage-money from London to New Zealand to Mr. James Masterton, Art Lecturer at Christchurch Training College . . . . .. .. 75 0 0 Salary of Mrs. I. C. Greensmith, Native-school teacher, for period 1st to 30th April, retired from the Service.. 13 6 8 Grant to Miss Maria Douds, teacher, in consideration of loss accrued through being injured during employment 150 0 0 — 266 0 10 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 15,142 15 4