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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 937-1 938.

ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued.

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CONSOLIDATED FUND—continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. Ordinary Revemxe Account continued. FOB SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR—-continued. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 4,992 Oil Printing and Stationery Department:— Grant of one month's pay in lieu of leave on retirement: E. J. Bethell .. .. .. .. .. 27 18 4 Salaries of officers for leave on retirement during a portion of the ensuing financial year .. .. 27 13 6 55 11 10 Marine Department:— Expenses of opening ceremony of Baring Head Radio Beacon .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 18 1 Department of Labour :— Grant to F. P. Walsh to cover expenses in connection with official visit to Auckland .. . . .. 7 10 Part grants to cover expenses of the delegation to the International Labour Organization Conference at Geneva— £ s. d. H. E. Moston .. .. .. 500 0 0 James Thorn, M.P. .. .. 500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,007 1 0 Native Department:— Payment to Native Trustee, being additional grant for housing of indigent Natives .. .. .. .. 50,000 0 0 Valuation Department:— Compassionate grant to the widow of the late H. M. Morgan, Clerk, Wellington .. .. .. .. 11200 Census and Statistics Department:—• Salary of officer for leave on retirement during a portion of the ensuing financial year .. .. .. .. 15 8 4 Police Department:— Compensation to Constable R. T. Kearton for damage to furniture while on transfer from Christ-church to Palmerston North .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Army Department:— Grant towards expenses of visit of team of New Zealand riflemen to Australia .. .. .. .. .. 350 0 0 Air Department Grant to Union Airways, Ltd., to meet portion of losses sustained by the company from its inception until 31st March,'1938 .. .. .. .. .. 22,500 0 0 Lands and Survey Department:— Allowance to D. Smith on retirement in lieu of leave .. 45 0 0 Payments to the widow of the late T. H. Reid, Senior Clerk, Dunedin — £ s. d. Compassionate grant .. . . 125 11 9 Equivalent of six weeks' salary .. 51 8 3 177 0 0 Ex gratia payment to C. A. Masters for shortage in area in certificate of title, Vol. 238, folio 145, plus loss of interest in connection with proposed sale of property 22 4 0 Ex gratia payment to R. L. Dasler, representing stamp duty paid in connection with acquisition of section 4, Kapua Settlement, Canterbury .. .. .. 8 5 0 252 9 0 Department of Agriculture : — Citrus canker at Kerikeri: Wages, &c., for preventing spread of disease .. • • • • ■ • 76 15 0 Compassionate grant to the widow of the late R. Sutherland, Cool Storage Officer .. .. . . 129 0 0 Cost of visit of Dr. C. S. M. Hopkirk to Great Britain, Europe, &c. .. .. .. . ■ • • 750 0 0 955 15 0 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 80,275 4 2