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SCHEDULE OF SUMS ALLOWED BY THE AUDIT OFFICE AS PAID, UNDER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 73, PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926—continued

(e) PROCEEDINGS TAKEN AGAINST DEFAULTERS AND OTHERS Particulars of cases in which proceedings have been taken in pursuance of section 69 (3) of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, are included in the statement under para, (c), page v. The Audit Office is required by the above-mentioned section to take all such steps as it thinks fit to prosecute according to law all defaulters in respect of any public moneys or stores, but the section does not prevent prosecutions in such cases by persons other than the Audit Office. The statement includes, therefore, prosecutions which were instituted by Departments concerned as well as those instituted by the Audit Office. (/) SURCHARGES Section 69 (1) of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, provides that the Controller and Auditor-General shall surcharge the person responsible wherever it appears to the Audit Office that public moneys or stores, have been lost through the default, neglect, fraud, or error of any servant of the Crown. In the past year it was found necessary to surcharge two officers, the surcharges being in respect of loss of money.

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Department and Particulars. Reason. Amount. Total Amount. Public Works £ a. d. £ s. d. Contraot, progress payment .. .. .. Voucher lost.. .. .. 2,911 3 8 Freight charges .. . . . . . . Receipt unobtainable .. 4 10 0 Goods and services .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 61 8 1 Legal oosts .. .. .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 4 7 3 Publications .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 0 19 10 Toll charges .. . . .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 4 7 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts not obtained .. 8 16 11 Wages and salaries .. . . .. .. Vouchers lost .. .. 149 4 2 — 3,144 17 2 Railways Goods and services .. ,. .. . . Receipts unobtainable .. 33 3 11 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. . . Receipts not obtained .. 3 8 10 36 12 9 Scientific and Industrial Research Insurance charges .. .. .. . • Receipt unobtainable .. .. 12 3 4 Overtime .. .. .. .. . . Vouchers lost .. . • 15 13 1 Toll oharges .. .. .. . • Reoeipts not obtained .. 18 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. •. Receipts not obtained .. 32 I 9 Social Security Benefit payments .. .. .. .. Voucher lost.. .. .. 20 18 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. Voucher lost.. .. .. 4 9 5 Toll charges .. .. .. .. Voucher lost.. .. .. 2 15 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. Voucher lost.. .. .. 8 0 0 '34 State Forest Service Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. Voucher lost.. .. .. 20 15 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. Receipt destroyed by fire .. 2 7 6 Treasury Maintenance .. .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 10 0 0 Petty expenses .. .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable . . 116 0 Publications .. .. .. .. Receipts unobtainable .. 2 10 11 Bent .. .. . • •. • • Receipt not obtainod .. . . 0 8 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. ■. Receipts not obtained . . 138 15 6 Wages (U.S.J.P.B.) .. .. .. .. Reoeipts not obtained . . 129 13 3 6 283 4 5 £79,228 14 8