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(d) SCHEDULE OF SUMS ALLOWED BY THE AUDIT OFFICE AS PAID, UNDER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 73, PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926 Section 73, which requires the Audit Office to disallow any sum as paid where the voucher for the actual receipt and payment lias not been produced, empowers the Minister, on satisfactory evidence being produced that the requisite papers have been lost or destroyed or that it is not possible to obtain or replace them, to order that the relative sum be allowed. The powers of the Minister under section 73 have been delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury in terms of section 15 of the Finance Act, 1937, and the following payments have been passed by the Audit Office pursuant to orders made under the delegated powers : —

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Department and Particulars. Reason. Amount. I Amount Agriculture £ a. d. £ s. d. Advertising .. .. .. .. Receipt not obtained .. .. 4 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. Voucher lost.. .. .. 206 0 8 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 15 13 8 — — 225 14 4 Air Freight charges .. .. .. Receipt lost .. .. .. 0 10 11 Goods and services .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 6,879 15 8 Overtime .. .. .. . . . . Voucher lost .. .. 0 16 0 Pay and allowances .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. ... 10 8 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. . . .. Receipts not obtained .. 67 5 3 Uniform grants .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 170 15 8 Wages .. . . .. . . .. Receipt not obtained .. .. 2 0 3 7,131 12 1 Army Freight charges .. .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 1 16 10 Goods and services .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 48 2 0 Medical treatment .. .. .. .. Voucher lost.. .. .. 11 13 6 Postages, &c. .. .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 5 3 10 Publications . . .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 2 3 6 Repatriation expenses : Wives of returned service- Receipts not obtained .. 37 14 11 men Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 76 18 2 Toll charges .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 35 3 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 189 7 11 Uniform grants .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 22 10 0 430 14 2 Crown Law Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipt not obtained .. .. 2 5 0 — 2 5 0 Customs Purchase of distilled spirits .. .. .. Receipt not obtained .. .. 210 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. Voucher lost.. .. .. 6 19 3 Travelling - expenses of official representative Receipts unobtainable .. 186 14 8 travelling in United States of America 214 13 11 Education Boarding-out fees .. .. .. .. Warrants lost .. .. 313 3 11 Freight charges .. .. .. >. Receipt not obtained .. .. 5 9 3 Publications .. .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable ' .. 28 10 3 Toll charges .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 2 8 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 19 4 1 368 15 6 External Affairs Miscellaneous payments, Washington Legation .. Receipts not obtained .. 129 11 5 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 164 11 7 294 3 0 Health Expenses of Health Committees .. .. Receipts lost .. .. 84 5 9 Medical services .. .. .. .. Receipts lost . - .. 9 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 15 17 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 8 19 7 118 2 11 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity Bureau of Industry fees .. .. .. Voucher lost.. .. .. 4 11 10 Film strips .. .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 20 17 6 Freight charges .. .. .. . . Receipts unobtainable .. 10 0 8 Goods and services .. .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 14 5 6 Office supplies and requisites .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 540 3 2 Overtime .. .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 107 19 8 Publications .. .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 0 12 5 Tolls .. .. .. .. .. Receipt not obtained .. .. 0 7 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 419 16 0 Wages .. .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 447 12 9 1,566 7 0