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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 9 39-1940.
ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT —continued.
SUMMARY.
Examined and found correct, B. 0. Ashwin, Secretary to the Treasury. Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. A. 11. F. Mackay, M.Com. (N.Z.), Ph.D. (Loud.), 2nd July, 1940. Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasury, Wellington, Ist July, 1940.
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I I I ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d ACCOUNTS —continued. Brought forward .. .. .. j •• 748,365 18 2 Wool Industry Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Advance to New Zealand Woolbuyers' Association .. . ■ _ 8,000 Less credits in reduction .. .. . • I ■ • 6,000 2,000 0 0 Salaries and administrative expenses in connection with the Wool Industry Account .. .. ■• ! •• •• 5,004 11 5 17 j 7,004 11 5 Housing Account. FOB SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Misappropriation of moneys by J. D. Tiffen .. •• .. 525 Losses sustained in meeting claims under the Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act in connection with house construction contracts . . .. . . ! .. ■ 577 15 0 Damage to motor-vehicles caused by collisions with departmental cars .. .. .. • ■ • • 9176 ; 592 14 11 Total | £755,963 4 6 I i — —— Surplus Credits-in-aid applied in Terms of Section 51, Subsection (3), of the Public Revenues Act, 1926. Ordinary Revenue Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Vote 2—Prime Minister's Department .. . . .. .. 555 16 9 Vote 3 —Treasury .. . . . . . ■ . . • • ■ • 487 12 6 Vote 24 —Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. .. .. 2,553,697 14 0 ■2,554,741 3 3 Public Works Fund.—General Purposes Account. Vote 37 —Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. 61,694 1 8 Vote 47—Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. .. .. 19,100 10 9 80,794 12 5 State Coal-mines Account. Vote 57—State Coal-mines .. .. .. •. .. .. •. 734 3 5 £2,636,269 19 1
Unauthorized Amount Unauthorized Expenditure. Authority. expended. For services in connection with Working Railways under the control of tlie Government £ s. d. £ s. d. Railways Department .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 100,000 0 0 1,368 17 0 For all other services .. .. . • .. .. .. •• 500,000 0 0 754,594 7 6 Total Unauthorized Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 600,000 0 0 755,963 4 6 Surplus credits-in-aid expended .. • . .. .. • • • • .. . • 2,636,269 19 1 Total Expenditure in Excess of Appropriation .. .. .. .. 3,392,233 3 7