B—l [FT. ll]

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

Note. —The recurring item "Postages and telegrams, Vouchers lost" calls for explanation. As mentioned last year, a complete bundle of vouchers covering payments in respect of numerous Departments disappeared, it is said, on V.J. Day, 15th August, 1945. The relative items in the foregoing list have only been cleared in 1947-48.

(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 5. 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 by the Audit Office.

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Department and Particulars. | Reason. Amount. Total Amount. Stamp Duties Postages and telegrams State Forest Service Petty expenses Toll services Travelling-expenses Wages State Hydro-electric Travelling-expenses Tourist and Health Resorts Toll services Travelling-expenses Treasury Expenses: CORSO Petty expenses Postages and telegrams Travelling-expenses U.S.J.P.B. expenses Valuation Postages and telegrams War Assets Realization Board Wages Voucher lost Vouchers lost Receipt unobtainable Receipts not obtained Receipt not obtained Receipts not obtained Receipt unobtainable Receipts not obtained Receipts unobtainable Receipts not obtained Vouchers lost Receipts not obtained Vouchers lost Vouchers lost Voucher lost £ s. d. 2 10 0 £ s. d. 2 10 0 109 14 6 37 11 9 18 6 1,722 0 11 43 19 9 9 13 10 15 2 5 0 9 1 81 5 11 12 17 1 37 11 9 0 7 6 1 1 0 5 7 11 1 3 0 41 11 0 60 3 10 1,613 15 2 43 19 9 9 13 10 £15,460 1 5