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UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 1940-41.
(Under Section 58 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.) £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. CONSOLIDATED FUND. Ordinary Revenue Account. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. Treasury Department:— Advance to J. C. Williamson for draining and top-dressing property .. .. .. .. .. 166 0 0 Legal costs : Townsend and Paul v. Picot and N.Z. Fisheries .......... 85 0 10 Salary in lieu of leave on retirement: D. A. McCurdy .. 39 3 4 Cost of removal of Public Service Superannuation Office furniture, &c., to State Fire Building .. .. 47 4 4 Ha'f-year's interest on New Zealand Government 4-per-cent. stock, misappropriated .. .. .. 9 0 0 340 8 6 Customs Department— Expenses of L. S. Nicol and family returning to New Zealand from England .. .. .. .. 405 3 6 Cost-of-living allowance granted to L. S. Nicol while in England .. . . .. . . .. 150 0 0 Passage-money, London to New Zealand, of Misses E. and G. Lawrence .. .. .. .. 142 14 0 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers— £ s. d. Widow of A. W. Jackson .. .. 150 0 0 Widow of P. D. Jones .. .. 282 0 0 432 0 0 1,129 17 6 Stamp Duties Department:— Refund of company annual license duty and registration fee paid on a proposed increase of capital (consent to increase capital was refused) .. .. .. 8 3 10 Refund of death duty .. .. .. . . 211 15 1 219 18 11 Internal Affairs Department:— Expenses of Economic Stabilization Conference .. 550 5 10 Cost of air transport for His Excellency the GovernorGeneral and family returning to England .. .. 562 0 0 Grant towards expenses of United Fire Brigades' Conference .. .. . . .. .. 500 0 0 Grants to High Commissioner's staff to meet evacuation expenses .. .. .. .. .. 140 o 0 Salaries of officers in lieu of leave on retirement — £ s. d. A. W. Pyne .. .. .. 55 8 4 L. A. Barber .. .. .. 10 13 4 66 1 8 | . . 1,818 7 6 Printing and Stationery Department:— Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers — £ s. d. Widow of A. G. MacAulay .. .. 26 2 9 Widow of T. McNair .. .. .. 8 10 34 3 9 Salary in lieu of leave on retirement—R. W. Purkis. .. 14 7 3 Salary of officer for portion of year ending 31st March, 1942 3 3 1 51 14 1 Marine Department:— Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer: D. F. McLeay .. .. .. .. .. 43 9 8 Erection of shed and reception-box at Island Bay for storage of fish livers .. .. .. .. 60 9 0 Compensation for loss of effects of officers on transfer to Cape Reinga .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 9 £ s. d. Repairs to Havelock Wharf Less credits in reduction .. .. 130 0 0 Or. 130 0 0 (Half-cost of repairs subscribed by Havelock Harbour 48 19 5 Board) ! Labour Department:— Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer: G. A. C. Adler . . .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Native Department:— I Grant for housing of Maori agricultural workers, Pakekohc .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Census and Statistics Department— Salary of officer for portion of year ending 31st March, 1942 .. 8 9 6 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 23,648 15 5