Appropriation Act 1936
Appropriation Act 1936
Appropriation Act 1936
Appropriation Act 1936
Public Act |
1936 No 37 |
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Date of assent |
12 October 1936 |
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Contents
An Act to appropriate and apply certain Sums of Money out of the Consolidated Fund, the Public Works Fund, and other Accounts to the Services of the Year ending the Thirty-first Day of March, Nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Present Session.
MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,–We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the House of Representatives of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sums hereinafter mentioned, and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted: And be it enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Short Title.
This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1936.
2 Grant and appropriation of £17,217,257, and £1,676,761 (credits in aid), out of Consolidated Fund.
(1)
The Minister of Finance may issue and apply out of the Consolidated Fund, towards making good the supplies granted to His Majesty for the services of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, any sums which, together with the sums that have been issued and paid out of the Consolidated Fund under the provisions of section forty-seven of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, and the several Imprest Supply Acts passed during this present session, do not exceed the sum of seventeen million two hundred and seventeen thousand two hundred and fifty-seven pounds.
(2)
In addition to the aforesaid sum there may be issued and applied out of the Consolidated Fund a further sum not exceeding one million six hundred and seventy-six thousand seven hundred and sixty-one pounds, as shown in the fourth column of the First Schedule hereto, being the aggregate amount estimated to be received as credits in aid of the several votes specified in that Schedule:
Provided that the authority conferred by this subsection to issue and apply moneys shall not, in the case of any vote, be deemed to authorize the expenditure of any moneys in excess of the amount that may be actually received in the year as credits in aid of that vote.
(3)
For the purposes of the last preceding subsection the expression “credits in aid”
in relation to any vote has the same meaning as in section fifty-one of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.
(4)
The sums hereinbefore authorized to be applied, together with the fees collected by such public officers as are authorized to retain the same in lieu of salary, are hereby appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the several votes specified in the First Schedule hereto.
3 Grant and appropriation of £5,874,975, and £1,270,365 (credits in aid), out of Public Works Fund.
(1)
The Minister of Finance may issue and apply out of the Public Works Fund, towards making good the supplies granted to His Majesty for the services as aforesaid, any sums which, together with the sums that have been issued and paid out of the Public Works Fund under the provisions of section forty-seven of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, and the several Imprest Supply Acts passed during this present session, do not exceed the sum of five million eight hundred and seventy-four thousand nine hundred and seventy-five pounds.
(2)
In addition to the aforesaid sum there may be issued and applied out of the Public Works Fund a further sum not exceeding one million two hundred and seventy thousand three hundred and sixty-five pounds, as shown in the fourth column of the Second Schedule hereto, being the aggregate amount estimated to be received as credits in aid of the several votes specified in that Schedule:
Provided that the authority conferred by this subsection to issue and apply moneys shall not, in the case of any vote, be deemed to authorize the expenditure of any moneys in excess of the amount that may be actually received in the year as credits in aid of that vote.
(3)
For the purposes of the last preceding subsection the expression “credits in aid”
in relation to any vote has the same meaning as in section fifty-one of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.
(4)
The sums hereinbefore authorized to be applied are hereby appropriated for the works and services expressed in the several votes specified in the Second Schedule hereto.
(5)
Where any of the moneys appropriated by this section for the construction, maintenance, and supervision of roads, bridges, and other public works are by the estimates for the current financial year as approved by the House of Representatives allocated for the construction, maintenance, or supervision of any particular road or bridge, the moneys so allocated, or any portion thereof, may be expended for the construction or maintenance of any other road or bridge (within the district of the same local authority) for which no specific provision is made by the said estimates.
4 Grant and appropriation of £11,362,832, and £722,391 (credits in aid), out of separate accounts.
(1)
The Minister of Finance may issue and apply out of the respective accounts mentioned in the Third Schedule hereto, towards making good the supplies granted to His Majesty for the services as aforesaid, any sums which, together with the sums that have been issued and paid out of the said accounts under the provisions of section forty-seven of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, and the several Imprest Supply Acts passed during this present session, do not exceed the sum of eleven million three hundred and sixty-two thousand eight hundred and thirty-two pounds.
(2)
In addition to the aforesaid sum there may be issued and applied out of the respective accounts mentioned in the Third Schedule hereto a further sum not exceeding seven hundred and twenty-two thousand three hundred and ninety-one pounds, as shown in the fourth column of the Third Schedule hereto, being the aggregate amount estimated to be received as credits in aid of the several votes specified in that Schedule:
Provided that the authority conferred by this subsection to issue and apply moneys shall not, in the case of any vote, be deemed to authorize the expenditure of any moneys in excess of the amount that may be actually received in the year as credits in aid of that vote.
(3)
For the purposes of the last preceding subsection the expression “credits in aid”
in relation to any vote has the same meaning as in section fifty-one of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.
(4)
The sums hereinbefore authorized to be applied are hereby appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the several votes specified in the Third Schedule hereto.
5 Grant and appropriation of £4,084,565, and £212,760 (credits in aid), out of accounts outside the Public Account.
(1)
The Minister of Finance may issue and apply out of the accounts outside the Public Account mentioned in the Fourth Schedule hereto, towards making good the supplies granted to His Majesty for the services as aforesaid, any sums which, together with the sums that have been issued and paid out of the said accounts under the provisions of section forty-seven of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, and the several Imprest Supply Acts passed during this present session, do not exceed the sum of four million and eighty-four thousand five hundred and sixty-five pounds.
(2)
In addition to the aforesaid sum there may be issued and applied out of the accounts outside the Public Account mentioned in the Fourth Schedule hereto a sum not exceeding two hundred and twelve thousand seven hundred and sixty pounds, as shown in the fourth column of the Fourth Schedule hereto, being the aggregate amount estimated to be received as credits in aid of the several votes specified in that Schedule:
Provided that the authority conferred by this subsection to issue and apply moneys shall not, in the case of any vote, be deemed to authorize the expenditure of any moneys in excess of the amount that may be actually received in the year as credits in aid of that vote.
(3)
For the purposes of the last preceding subsection the expression “credits in aid”
in relation to any vote has the same meaning as in section fifty-one of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.
(4)
The sums hereinbefore authorized to be applied are hereby appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the several votes specified in the Fourth Schedule hereto.
6 Power to make contracts in excess of appropriation.
It shall be lawful for the Governor-General, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, to enter into any contracts, or to incur any liabilities, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, for carrying on the works and services for which money is appropriated by this Act:
Provided that in the case of the works and services specified in the Fifth Schedule hereto the amount of liability thereby incurred shall not, together with the sum appropriated therefor, exceed the sum set down in the ninth column in that Schedule opposite to each such work or service.
7 Indemnity as to unauthorized expenditure of £339,428 4s. 3d., and debts irrecoverable, £410,672 3s. 6d.
Whereas the Minister of Finance has, under the authority of sections three, fifty-one, and fifty-eight of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, issued during the twelve months ended the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, in excess of or without the appropriation of Parliament, the respective sums mentioned in the Sixth Schedule hereto, out of the Consolidated Fund, the Public Works Fund, and the other accounts mentioned in the said Schedule, amounting in the whole to the sum of three hundred and thirty-nine thousand four hundred and twenty-eight pounds four shillings and threepence, and has caused the said sums to be applied to the several purposes and services mentioned in the said Sixth Schedule, and has also discharged from the Public Account the sum of four hundred and ten thousand six hundred and seventy-two pounds three shillings and sixpence, mentioned in the said Schedule as being moneys due to but irrecoverable or abandoned by the Crown, together with the value of stores written off departmental accounts: Be it enacted that the application and discharge of the said sums are hereby sanctioned.
8 Payment to local authorities for construction of roads, &c.
Out of the moneys appropriated by this Act for the construction of public roads, and such other public works as are usually constructed by or are under the control of local authorities, sums may be paid over to such local authorities as the Minister in charge of the Department in connection with which such roads or works are constructed determines, to such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as such Minister prescribes, to be expended by such authorities upon any of the works or services for which the same are appropriated by this Act; and the Minister of Finance may make all such payments accordingly.
9 Money appropriated for roads, &c., defined.
(1)
The moneys appropriated by this Act for the construction or improvement of railways, roads, bridges, buildings, and other public works shall be available for all or any of the following purposes: —
(a)
The construction of railways, and the construction and repair of roads, drains, buildings, bridges, jetties, and wharves:
(b)
The protection of rivers and lakes, and the improvement of the navigation thereof:
(c)
The acquisition of land, and the payment of interest in respect thereof where necessary:
(d)
The payment of salaries, allowances, and travelling-expenses, and the wages of workers:
(e)
The purchase of material and provisions:
(f)
The purchase of furniture and fittings for public buildings, and the payment of wages and purchase of furniture, provisions, and other necessaries for the maintenance of sanatoria and other establishments for which money is appropriated:
(g)
The purchase of tools, plant, provisions, clothing, and other requisites connected with the employment of labour, whether or not the same are to be used for the benefit of or sold or lent to workers employed on public works:
(h)
The payment of fares and freights by land or sea in respect of the carriage of such workers, their families and effects, to or from their work:
(i)
The cost of any material or stores required for the effectual carrying-out of any of the aforesaid works or purposes:
(j)
The payment of compensation and costs payable under the Workers’ Compensation Act, 1922, and amendments, in respect of injuries to workers employed on any of the aforesaid works:
(k)
The payment of damages, compensation, or costs in respect of any injury or damage arising out of the construction or improvement of any such railway, road, bridge, building, or other public work, or out of the taking or acquisition of land for the purposes thereof.
(2)
The cost of tools, plant, provisions, clothing, or other requisites sold or lent to any worker as aforesaid may be deducted from time to time, in one or more sums of money, from the money earned, whether by day labour or by co-operative contract, by the said worker.
10 Payments for which no specific appropriation.
When any of the votes specified in the Schedules hereto contains an item under any title which does not specifically appropriate expenditure for any particular purpose, such item shall be deemed to be an appropriation for expenditure on purposes other than those of the other items of the vote.
11 Payments to local authorities for construction of main highways.
Out of the moneys appropriated by this Act for the construction of main highways (including bridges), sums may be paid over to such local authorities as the Main Highways Board determines in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the Main Highways Board prescribes, to be expended by such local authorities upon any of the works for which the same are appropriated by this Act, and the Minister of Finance may make all such payments accordingly.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
Schedule of Sums granted to defray the Charges on the Consolidated Fund for the several Services herein particularly mentioned which will come in the Course of Payment during the Year ending 31st March, 1937.
| Col. 1. | Col. 2. | Col. 3. | Col. 4. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote. | CONSOLIDATED FUND. | Appropriation. | Credits in Aid. |
| ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. | |||
| £ | £ | ||
| 1 | Legislative | 112,301 | 1,315 |
| 2 | Prime Minister’s Department | 27,256 | 920 |
| 3 | Treasury | 42,696 | 6,325 |
| 4 | Customs | 114,711 | 18,360 |
| 5 | Land and Income Tax | 146,952 | 1,440 |
| 6 | Stamp Duties | 92,719 | 2,400 |
| 7 | Audit | 38,469 | 31,500 |
| 8 | Public Service Commissioner’s Office | 5,200 | 350 |
| 9 | Internal Affairs | 364,517 | 78,243 |
| 10 | External Affairs | 145,080 | 30,000 |
| 11 | Printing and Stationery | 204,209 | |
| 12 | Marine | 131,676 | 3,225 |
| 13 | Labour | 218,076 | 63,341 |
| 14 | Native | 284,028 | 23,326 |
| 15 | Valuation | 58,990 | 12,200 |
| 16 | Electoral | 12,770 | 100 |
| 17 | Census and Statistics | 67,542 | 2,105 |
| 18 | Justice and Prisons | 271,129 | 82,169 |
| 19 | Crown Law | 7,797 | 927 |
| 20 | Police | 499,896 | 3,993 |
| 21 | Naval Defence | 651,630 | 32,698 |
| 22 | Defence | 631,336 | 22,355 |
| 23 | Maintenance of Public Works and Services | 1,179,680 | 429,840 |
| 24 | Lands and Survey | 407,278 | 95,426 |
| 25 | Agriculture | 663,377 | 118,911 |
| 26 | Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity | 177,530 | 32,973 |
| 27 | Scientific and Industrial Research | 99,168 | 38,374 |
| 28 | Mines | 46,114 | 1,163 |
| 29 | Transport | 30,834 | 61 |
| 30 | Health | 959,445 | 56,340 |
| 31 | Mental Hospitals | 342,935 | 185,300 |
| 32 | Education | 3,457,837 | 254,066 |
| 33 | Pensions | 5,611,475 | 46,735 |
| 34 | National Provident and Friendly Societies | 112,604 | 280 |
| Total Ordinary Revenue Account | 17,217,257 | 1,676,761 | |
| TOTAL CONSOLIDATED FUND | £17,217,257 | £1,676,761 |
SECOND SCHEDULE
Schedule of Sums appropriated out of the Public Works Fund to defray the Charges of Public Works and other Services herein particularly mentioned which will come in the Course of Payment during the Year ending 31st March, 1937.
| Col. 1. | Col. 2. | Col. 3. | Col. 4. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote. | PUBLIC WORKS FUND. | Appropriation. | Credits in Aid. |
| GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT. | £ | £ | |
| 35 | Public Works, Departmental | 170,075 | 145,185 |
| 36 | Railway-construction | 585,000 | 69,550 |
| 37 | Railways Improvements and Additions Public Buildings:— | 656,700 | 133,700 |
| 38 | General | 106,600 | 50 |
| 39 | Courthouses | 32,000 | 7,000 |
| 40 | Education Buildings | 500,000 | 30,000 |
| 41 | Prison Buildings and Works | 8,000 | 50 |
| 42 | Police-stations | 26,500 | 3,500 |
| 43 | Postal and Telegraph | 300,000 | 230 |
| 44 | Mental Hospital Buildings | 213,000 | 3,000 |
| 45 | Health and Hospital Institutions | 31,600 | 200 |
| 46 | Lighthouses | 7,000 | 10 |
| 47 | Harbour-works | 5,000 | 4,250 |
| 48 | Development of Tourist Resorts | 30,000 | 1,500 |
| 49 | Roads, &c. | 1,015,000 | 55,000 |
| 50 | Telegraph Extension | 360,000 | 100,000 |
| 51 | Lands, Miscellaneous | 195,000 | 106,000 |
| 52 | Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage | 145,000 | 102,000 |
| 53 | Swamp Land Drainage | 30,000 | 6,040 |
| 54 | Settlement of Unemployed Workers | 425,000 | 151,000 |
| 55 | Native Land Settlement | 124,000 | 330,000 |
| 56 | Dairy Industry Loans | 90,000 | 100 |
| Total General Purposes Account | 5,055,475 | 1,248,365 | |
| ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT. | |||
| 57 | Development of Water-power | 819,500 | 22,000 |
| TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS FUND | £5,874,975 | £1,270,365 |
THIRD SCHEDULE
Schedule of Sums appropriated to defray the Charges out of the respective Separate Accounts hereinafter mentioned for the respective Services particularly specified which will come in Course of Payment during the Year ending 31st March, 1937.
| Col. 1 | Col. 2. | Col. 3. | Col. 4. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote. | SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. | Appropriation. | Credits in Aid. |
| DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. | £ | £ | |
| 58 | Expenses of Management, &c., of Properties. | 91,500 | |
| LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT. | |||
| 59 | Land for Settlements. | 400,000 | 75 |
| MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT. | |||
| 60 | Main Highways | 3,052,000 | 100,000 |
| STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT. | |||
| 61 | State Coal-mines | 271,697 | 1,250 |
| STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. | |||
| 62 | State Forest Service | 261,933 | 90,784 |
| UNEMPLOYMENT FUND. | |||
| 63 | Unemployment Expenses | 16,445 | 32 |
| WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT. | |||
| 64 | Working Railways | 7,269,257 | 530,250 |
| TOTAL SEPARATE ACCOUNTS | £11,362,832 | £722,391 |
FOURTH SCHEDULE
Schedule of Sums appropriated to defray the Charges out of the respective Accounts, outside the Public Account, hereinafter mentioned for the respective Services particularly specified which will come in Course of Payment during the Year ending 31st March, 1937.
| Col. 1 | Col. 2. | Col. 3. | Col. 4. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote. | ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT. | Appropriation. | Credits in Aid. |
| POST OFFICE ACCOUNT. | £ | £ | |
| 65 | Post and Telegraph Working-expenses | 3,118,538 | 196,600 |
| PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT. | |||
| 66 | Public Trust Office | 353,338 | |
| NATIVE TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT. | |||
| 67 | Native Trust Office | 15,200 | |
| GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT. | |||
| 68 | Government Insurance | 255,023 | 400 |
| PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND ACCOUNT. | |||
| 69 | Public Service Superannuation Fund Office | 8,068 | 50 |
| STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT. | |||
| 70 | State Fire Insurance | 99,626 | 14,700 |
| GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT. | |||
| 71 | Government Accident Insurance | 24,170 | 50 |
| STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT. | |||
| 72 | State Advances | 7,697 | 600 |
| DAIRY INDUSTRY ACCOUNT. | |||
| 73 | Dairy Industry | 44,550 | 200 |
| BROADCASTING ACCOUNT. | |||
| 74 | Broadcasting | 158,355 | 160 |
| TOTAL | £4,084,565 | £212,760 |
FIFTH SCHEDULE
Schedule showing the Railways on which Expenditure is authorized by this Act; the Sections thereof on which the Expenditure is to be incurred; the Definition and Length of such Sections; the Estimated Expenditure required to render the same available for Use; the Amounts authorized for the Year ending 31st March, 1937; the Balances for Future Authorization; and the Amount to which Liabilities may be incurred under this Act.
| Railway or other Work. | The Railway or Sections thereof for which Provision is made in this Act. | 6. Estimated Expenditure required on Length stated in Column 5. | 7. Amount authorized during the Year ending 31st March, 1937. | 8. Balance for Future Appropriations. | 9. Amount to which Liabilities may be incurred. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Name. | 2. Estimated Length of the Whole Line. | 3. From | 4. To | 5. Estimated Length of Section. | ||||||
| Railways. | M. | ch. | M. | ch. | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Dargaville Branch | 17 | 28 | Kirikopuni | Dargaville | 17 | 28 | 32,200 | 32,200 | 32,200 | |
| East Coast Main Trunk (Gisborne-Napier) | 131 | 52 | Gisborne | Waikokopu | 35 | 40 | 1,372,000 | 130,300 | 1,241,700 | 350,000 |
| Waikokopu | Wairoa | 24 | 35 | 32,500 | 22,500 | 10,000 | ||||
| Wairoa | Putorino | 34 | 17 | 140,000 | 100,000 | 40,000 | ||||
| South Island Main Trunk (Picton-Waipara) | 174 | 52 | Wharanui | Parnassus | 74 | 32 | 2,300,000 | 190,000 | 2,110,000 | 250,000 |
| Westport–Inangahua | 26 | 00 | Te Kuha | Inangahua | 22 | 0 | 750,000 | 100,000 | 650,000 | 150,000 |
| Permanent - way material required on account of sections of railway referred to in columns 3, 4, and 5 | 2,000 | |||||||||
Note.—In addition to the appropriations shown above, provision is also made under the Railway class for improvements and additions to open lines, £656,700; land claims, &c., and other services, £8,000.
SIXTH SCHEDULE Unauthorized Expenditure Account for The Year 1935-36.
| (Under Section 58 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.) | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSOLIDATED FUND. | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary Revenue Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Prime Minister’s Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Cost of heart rimu panelling-timber for a committee-room in the Conference Hall of the League of Nations Building, Geneva | 145 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||
| Expenses of delegate to Sanctions Coordination Committee, Geneva | 219 | 15 | 5 | 365 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Treasury Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Additional grants required to cover the extra cost involved through longer stay in England and return via America of the Right Hon. J. G. Coates and Private Secretary | 350 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grants to officers of the Treasury in lieu of overtime for duties performed in connection with the Local Body Loans Conversion | 60 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Land and Income Tax Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Amount required to cover the salary of C. E. Dowland, Commissioner of Taxes, to the extent to which it was short appropriated for the year, 1935–36 | 48 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||
| Audit Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Payments to the children of the late C. L. Collins, Examiner, Wellington,— | ||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||||||
| Compassionate grant | 153 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Monetary equivalent to leave due | 45 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||
| 198 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Department of Internal Affairs:— | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the daughter of the late Mrs. E. R. McCombs, M.P. | 411 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| Compensation to H. F. Peake for injuries to his knee sustained whilst on duty with a deer-destruction party | 277 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||
| Cost of draping, &c., in connection with the death of His Majesty King George V | 96 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||
| Expenses of the removal of the Government Actuary’s Branch to other premises | 50 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||
| Fire and earthquake insurance premium on policy covering property of Mrs. E. M. David-Crewe, Pahiatua, for the restoration of which a loan was advanced under the administration of Pahiatua-Eketahuna Earthquake relief | 18 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| Grant to Piha Surf Life-saving Club of an amount equivalent to the Customs duty and sales tax on a second-hand boat imported from Australia | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grant to the widow of the late J. T. Baxter, night cleaner, Auckland, equivalent to twelve days’ annual leave due | 8 | 6 | 0 | 881 | 17 | 10 | ||||||
| Printing and Stationery Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Compensation to B. C. H. Trim, assistant engineer and electrician, Wellington, for injuries sustained whilst on duty | 234 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salaries of officers for leave on retirement during a portion of the ensuing financial year | 17 | 19 | 7 | 252 | 15 | 7 | ||||||
| Department of Labour:— | ||||||||||||
| Expenses of delegates to conference of parties in the Waihi gold-mining dispute | 49 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salary of officer for leave on retirement during a portion of the ensuing financial year | 7 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Native Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Ex gratia payment to Hokianga Hospital Board for treatment given to Kerekere Toia, who was injured whilst working on a voluntary basis with a survey party | 11 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| Department of Justice and Prisons:— | ||||||||||||
| Compensation to T. McKeown for loss of Morris Minor car at Hautu Prison | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Compensation to R. E. O’Reilly, warder, Waikeria Reformatory, for loss of horse gored by bull | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grant to the widow of the late E. C. Prendeville, clerk, Wellington Prison, equivalent to one month’s salary in lieu of leave due | 25 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||
| Refund to C. G. Farrow of bail-money wrongly applied in payment of fine and costs in Police v. Ritchie | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Refund to J. M. Gordon, solicitor, Palmerston North, of filing fees unnecessarily paid into Court in debtors’ petitions | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 10 | 7 | ||||||
| Police Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to ex-Sergeant C. H. Lennon, retired from the Police Force as medically unfit | 200 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grants to the widows of deceased constables, equivalent to salary for leave due,— | ||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||||||
| To the widow of the late Constable H. Blaikie | 35 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| To the widow of the late Constable J. G. Brown | 17 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||
| To the widow of the late Constable R. J. Wilson | 32 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||
| 85 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Legal expenses incurred by Constable E. E. Stewart in suing for damages for injuries received while attempting to arrest the driver of a stolen motor-car. | 192 | 15 | 5 | |||||||||
| 478 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Department of Lands and Survey:— | ||||||||||||
| Grant to the widow of the late H. A. Joyce, Chief Clerk and Accountant, Chief Drainage Engineer’s Office, Auckland | 58 | 16 | 7 | |||||||||
|
Ex gratia payment to the guarantor of a Crown lessee, equivalent to the concession of one-third of three years’ rent destrained from him, and in recognition of the fact that generally the rents of Crown tenants have been abated during the slump period to the extent of |
308 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salary of officer on leave on retirement during a portion of the ensuing financial year | 7 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| 374 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Department of Agriculture:— | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the widow of the late S. C. E. Rhodes, apiary instructor, Dunedin | 83 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||
| Cost of passage and expenses of Director of Horticulture Division visiting Australia with Fruit Export Control Board delegation to confer with Australian Fruit Council re export of apples and pears to England | 53 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
| Cost of passages to Sydney and portion of bursaries for students selected for Veterinary Scholarships at Sydney University Veterinary School | 365 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||
| Grant to the Massey Agricultural College for river-protection work | 516 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grant to the widow of the late J. G. Cook, wool instructor, Wellington, being monetary equivalent to leave due | 94 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||
| Travelling-expenses of members of the Dairy Industry Committee | 112 | 12 | 7 | 1,226 | 9 | 6 | ||||||
| Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity:— | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to R. Cobbe, Manager, Chateau Tongariro, for injuries sustained during the performance of his duties | 600 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Cost of tour of the South Island of Mr. Jordan, M.P., and Mrs. Jordan | 97 | 16 | 6 | |||||||||
| Refund of fee charged for trapping opossums in Morere Reserve | 5 | 0 | 0 | 702 | 16 | 6 | ||||||
| Department of Scientific and Industrial Research:— | ||||||||||||
| Grant to Dr. E. Marsden to cover the cost of his travelling-expenses in connection with his visit to Australia on departmental business | 80 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grant to Professor W. Riddet to meet a portion of the cost of the expenses of his visit to England and America in connection with dairy research | 400 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Payment to B. V. Pemberton, Assistant Meteorologist, Wellington, for acting as Director, Meteorological Office, during the absence of Dr. Kidson | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Payment to F. G. Caughley for performing additional duties during the absence of P. White, leather research chemist | 15 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Transport Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Expenses of transferring the Department’s offices, and cost of partitions, fittings, &c., required in the new quarters | 0 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||
| Department of Health:— | ||||||||||||
| Bursary to Sister A. Crawford, Queen Mary, Hospital, to cover expenses in attending post graduate course for nurses, 1936 | 80 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grants to Hospital Boards for the purpose of making cash payments in the form of bonus to all recipients of hospital relief | 6,331 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grant to the widow of the late Dr. W. F. Findlay, Medical Officer of Health, Wellington, being monetary equivalent of six weeks’ leave on full pay | 89 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||
| Refund to Waikato Hospital Board of amount of contribution erroneously paid by them in respect of fees incurred for maintenance and treatment of patients admitted to King George V Hospital, Rotorua, from Te Whaiti Block for the period 13th January, 1933, to 31st March, 1934 | 214 | 17 | 4 | |||||||||
| Salary of H. W. Johnson, Technical Inspector, Wellington, for a portion of the ensuing financial year, upon his being granted special leave in order to visit Great Britain and the Continent | 136 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salaries of officers for leave on retirement during a portion of the ensuing financial year | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6,871 | 6 | 11 | ||||||
| Education Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Grants to Native-school teachers in consideration of loss sustained through floods on Waima Native-school site | 90 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grant to the widow of the late A. G. Drake, Native-school teacher, Torere, being monetary equivalent of six weeks’ leave | 29 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||
| Payments to the widow of the late G. W. Bruce, clerk, Wellington,— | ||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||||||
| Compassionate grant | 110 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Monetary equivalent of six weeks’ leave | 32 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||
| 142 | 15 | 10 | 262 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| Pensions Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Annuity to the widow of the late W. Earnshaw, M.L.C., for the period 30th November, 1935, to 31st March, 1936, at £100 per annum | 33 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||
| Annuity to the widow of the late Dr. F. Fitchett, who held the office of Public Trustee during the years 1910 to 1917 | 18 | 19 | 2 | |||||||||
| Annuity to C. E. Major, ex-M.P., for the period 18th November, 1935, to 31st March, 1936, at £120 per annum | 44 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| Annuity to the widow of the late J. Horn, M.P., for the period 18th November, 1935, to 31st March, 1936, at £100 per annum | 36 | 18 | 11 | |||||||||
| Compassionate allowances equal to miners’ pensions for the period 1st December, 1935, to 31st March, 1936,— | ||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||||||
| W. J. Adams | 48 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| N. L. Christiansen | 22 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| C. H. Coughlan | 22 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| V. C. Edwards | 42 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| J. Harris | 30 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| J. Memmott | 30 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| A. W. Moore | 30 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| W. H. Penno | 30 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| W. J. Stafford | 65 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 322 | 16 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Compassionate allowance to J. E. Ramsey, who was a member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, at the rate of £2 per week for the period 1st December, 1935, to 31st March, 1936 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 482 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
| National Provident and Friendly Societies Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Grant to the widow of the late R. Witheford, Superintendent of National Provident Fund and Registrar of Friendly Societies, being monetary equivalent of six weeks’ leave | 76 | 16 | 11 | |||||||||
| 13,346 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. | ||||||||||||
| Vote 2—Prime Minister’s Department | 429 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| Vote 6—Stamp Duties | 1,205 | 19 | 9 | |||||||||
| Vote 11—Printing and Stationery | 7,265 | 17 | 2 | |||||||||
| Vote 15—Valuation | 138 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||
| Vote 16—Electoral | 7,654 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
| Vote 19—Police | 1,634 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||
| Vote 21—Defence | 2,670 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Vote 23—Lands and Survey | 6,553 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||
| Vote 25—Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity | 682 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Vote 29—Health | 11,363 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| Vote 30—Mental Hospitals | 7,028 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||
| Vote 31—Education | 35,445 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||
| Vote 32—Pensions | 44,386 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 126,457 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL CONSOLIDATED FUND | £139,803 | 19 | 3 | |||||||||
| PUBLIC WORKS FUND. | ||||||||||||
| General Purposes Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Purchase of furniture for unit on Waiapu-Matakaoa development scheme | 13 | 18 | 5 | |||||||||
| TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS FUND | £13 | 18 | 5 | |||||||||
| SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. | ||||||||||||
| Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE. | ||||||||||||
| Vote 57—Expenses of management | 7,501 | 19 | 9 | |||||||||
| TOTAL DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT | £7,501 | 19 | 9 | |||||||||
| Land for Settlements Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Payment to the Lower Hutt Borough Council of special rates for the years 1928–29 to 1932–33 on forfeited Crown leases and licenses (The Crown was under legal obligation to pay these special rates pursuant to section 123 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, but through misapprehension they remained unpaid, and eventually became statute barred.) | 848 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| Maintenance of drains on Orongo Settlement | 136 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| 984 | 16 | 5 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT | £984 | 16 | 5 | |||||||||
| Main Highways Account Revenue Fund. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE. | ||||||||||||
| Vote 59—Maintenance of Main Highways | 99,282 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||
| TOTAL MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT REVENUE FUND | £99,282 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||
| Silver and Bronze Coin Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Freight on Imperial bronze coin | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| TOTAL SILVER AND BRONZE COIN ACCOUNT | £0 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| State Coal-mines Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Grant to the Runanga Tennis Club for re-laying the tennis-courts | 45 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grant to the Runanga Croquet Club for painting pavilion and installing tank | 10 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT | £55 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Unemployment Fund. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Payment to the widow of the late A. W. Blair, relief worker, who died just prior to Christmas, of amount of Christmas holiday pay to which her husband would have been entitled had he lived | 3 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| Salary increase of G. A. Pascoe, member of the Unemployment Board, for the period 1st April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT FUND | £153 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| (Under Section 98 or the Public Revenues Act, 1926.) | ||||||||||||
| ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT. | ||||||||||||
| Government Insurance Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the widow of the late K. Seaton, travelling agent, Auckland | 150 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the widow of the late R. S. Walker, Chief Clerk, Wellington | 87 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT | £237 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Government Accident Insurance Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| For services in excess of vote | 425 | 19 | 2 | |||||||||
| TOTAL GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT | £425 | 19 | 2 | |||||||||
| TOTAL UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE (IN TERMS OF SECTIONS 58 AND 98 OF THE PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926) | £248,459 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||
| (Under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.) | ||||||||||||
| SURPLUS CREDITS IN AID applied In Terms of Section 51, Subsection (3), of the Public Revenues Act, 1926. | ||||||||||||
| ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. | ||||||||||||
| Vote 4—Customs | 104 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Vote 14—Native | 1,037 | 19 | 11 | |||||||||
| Vote 15—Valuation | 157 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| Vote 17—Justice and Prisons | 1,892 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| Vote 19—Police | 397 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| Vote 23—Lands and Survey | 46 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| Vote 25—Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity | 1,085 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
| Vote 29—Health | 2,881 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||
| Vote 30—Mental Hospitals | 8,649 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| Vote 31—Education | 562 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||
| 16,814 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| PUBLIC WORKS FUND.—GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT. | ||||||||||||
| Vote 34—Public Works, Departmental | 10,294 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| Vote 53—Plant, material, and services | 53,389 | 19 | 6 | |||||||||
| 63,684 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.—CONSTRUCTION FUND. | ||||||||||||
| Vote 61—Main Highways | 10,470 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||
| TOTAL SURPLUS CREDITS IN AID | £90,969 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| GRAND TOTAL | £339,428 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
Statement showing the Detail of Sums irrecoverable by the Crown or Value of Stores, &c., required to be written off Departmental Accounts.
| Department and Particulars. | Reason for writing off. | Claims abandoned. | |||||
| Value of Stores, &c. | Cash. | ||||||
| Legislative Department— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 3 | 15 | 6 | |||
| Treasury— | |||||||
| Fire Relief Loan (principal, £54 9s. 11d.; interest, £7 8s. 7d.) | Debtor unfinancial | 61 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Flood Relief Loan (principal, £24 2s. 9d.; interest, £3 12s. 5d.) | Debtor unfinancial | 27 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Hourarangi Land Settlement Association | Debtor unfinancial | 55 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Nelson Farmers’ Union Lime Co., Ltd. (principal, £900; interest, £1,802 4s. 11d.) | Loss on compromise | 2,702 | 4 | 11 | |||
| Orchard Manuring Loan (Solicitor’s costs) | Debtor unfinancial | 8 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Reserve Fund securities | Loss on realization | 253 | 15 | 3 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 2 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Waimarino Bush Fire Relief Loan | Debtor unfinancial | 176 | 8 | 7 | |||
| Walton Land Settlement Association | Debtor unfinancial | 1,259 | 10 | 8 | |||
| Customs— | |||||||
| Nugatory expenditure | Loss of one sample rock crystal bracelet | 0 | 12 | 6 | |||
| Land and Income Tax— | |||||||
| Income-tax | Debtors untraceable, &c. | 1,023 | 12 | 11 | |||
| Stamp Duties— | |||||||
| Annual license duty | Remitted | 9,498 | 11 | 7 | |||
| Audit— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Irrecoverable | 261 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Internal Affairs— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Irrecoverable | 240 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Property | Loss on realization | 6,161 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 3 | 18 | 5 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 2 | 19 | 9 | |||
| External Affairs— | |||||||
| Bad debts | 74 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Land | Reduction of amount due for purchase of land; original charge excessive | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
| N.Z. Reparation Estates— | |||||||
| Banana cases | Unaccounted for | 9 | 17 | 11 | |||
| Buildings | Beyond repair | 298 | 0 | 9 | |||
| Buildings | Loss on realization | 140 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Slipway | Rusted and worn | 113 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Nugatory expenditure | Replacement of cutlery | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Nugatory expenditure | Compensation for damage to dinner suit | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 1 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Printing and Stationery— | |||||||
| Bad debts | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Publications | Unsaleable | 125 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken. &c. | 7 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 98 | 14 | 7 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking (excesses, £166 8s. 11d.) | 198 | 15 | 9 | |||
| Marine— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Irrecoverable | 78 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Buildings | Loss on realization | 63 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 5 | 11 | 3 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 4 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Labour— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Irrecoverable | 324 | 11 | 5 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 36 | 18 | 10 | |||
| Native— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Irrecoverable | 271 | 13 | 8 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 4,006 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Nugatory expenditure | Over payment | 3 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Nugatory expenditure | Repairs to car | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 371 | 14 | 10 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 431 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Justice and Prisons— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Irrecoverable | 29 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Buildings | Loss on demolition | 285 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Buildings | Loss on realization | 612 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 1,003 | 17 | 4 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 99 | 14 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 29 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 11 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Police— | |||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 187 | 7 | 9 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Naval Defence— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Irrecoverable | 4 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Clothing | Deficiency on issue at vocabulary rates | 149 | 15 | 1 | |||
| H.M.S.— | |||||||
“Diomede,”£75 9s. 5d. |
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“Philomel,”£50 Is. 3d. |
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“Dunedin,”£24 4s. 5d. |
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| Nugatory expenditure | Refund of value of coal lost over-board | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Nugatory expenditure | Repairs to French warship “Amiral Chamer” |
15 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 112 | 13 | 8 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 48 | 6 | 11 | |||
| Torpedo | Lost during practice | 2,155 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Defence— | |||||||
| Aeroplane | Destroyed in crash | 730 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Bad debts | Irrecoverable | 16 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 121 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Nugatory expenditure | Preparation of presentation shields for Lord Bledisloe | 44 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Nugatory expenditure | Replacement of stolen cheque | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 494 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 675 | 11 | 9 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 56,053 | 16 | 7 | |||
| Uniforms and equipment | Lost or destroyed while on issue to trainees | 192 | 15 | 7 | |||
| Agriculture— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Debtor unfinancial, &c. | 153 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 361 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Publications | Free issues | 3 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 46 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 12 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 32 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Lands and Survey— | |||||||
| Advances under Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act | Loss on realization of securities | 116,694 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Advances to small-farm settlers | Loss on realization of securities | 6,808 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Bad debts | Irrecoverable | 7 | 16 | 11 | |||
| Compensation | Payment for overlap of title | 92 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Deteriorated lands mortgage | Loss on realization | 176 | 11 | 10 | |||
| Frost loan | Debtor unfinancial | 241 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Insurance | Debtors unfinancial | 6 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Interest | Debtors in poor circumstances, whereabouts unknown, &c. | 2,816 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Law-costs | Irrecoverable | 100 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Lithographs | Obsolete, worn out, &c. | 2,097 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 748 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Purchase-money and expenses | Land purchased twice | 384 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Rates | Debtor unfinancial | 11 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Rent | Debtors in poor circumstances, whereabouts unknown, &c. | 26,968 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Royalties | Debtors in poor circumstances, whereabouts unknown, &c. | 1,677 | 19 | 7 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 1,070 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Survey liens | Irrecoverable | 420 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Scientific and Industrial Research— | |||||||
| Stamps | Destroyed by fire | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 43 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 0 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity— | |||||||
| Bad debts | 197 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 13 | 17 | 7 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 99 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 266 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 1,535 | 19 | 6 | |||
| Mines— | |||||||
| Application and consent fees | Remitted | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial, &c. | 788 | 19 | 7 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 14 | 13 | 4 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 50 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 24 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Stone removed from coal | 381 | 14 | 7 | |||
| Health— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial, &c. | 0 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Cash | Stolen | 2 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Fees due to various institutions | Debtors in poor circumstances | 5,764 | 10 | 4 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 32 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Live-stock | Loss on realization | 43 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nugatory expenditure | Repairs to car | 36 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 372 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 15 | 16 | 11 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 7 | 8 | 5 | |||
| Stores | Free issues | 249 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Mental Hospitals— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Debtor unfinancial, &c. | 39 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 854 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Machinery | Unserviceable | 1,965 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Nugatory expenditure | Repairs to car | 11 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 2,512 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking (excesses £23 1s. 9d.) | 332 | 7 | 10 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 36 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Education— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors in poor circumstances, &c. | 2,210 | 17 | 3 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 29 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 49 | 13 | 11 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 11 | 13 | 9 | |||
| Pensions— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors in poor circumstances, &c. | 106 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Public Works Department— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial, &c. | 943 | 15 | 9 | |||
| Buildings | Loss on realization | 44 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Interest | Remitted | 813 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 27 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 5,730 | 11 | 4 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 153 | 15 | 7 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 4,085 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Water-rates | Remitted | 7,106 | 3 | 2 | |||
| State Forest Service— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial, &c. | 645 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Buildings | Loss on realization | 168 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nugatory expenditure | Repairs to car | 49 | 12 | 11 | |||
| Publications | Free issues | 4 | 19 | 5 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 31 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 81 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 137 | 14 | 3 | |||
| Timber royalties | Rebates for prompt payment | 151 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Trees and seeds | Issued gratuitously to local bodies and schools for unemployment relief purposes | 618 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Unemployment Fund— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 858 | 17 | 4 | |||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 1 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Refund due to Board | Remitted | 131 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 149 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 320 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Working Railways— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial, &c. | 1,117 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 2,535 | 17 | 9 | |||
| Wagons | Damaged beyond repair | 1,948 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Government Accident Insurance— | |||||||
| Interest | Remitted to save security | 398 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Post and Telegraph— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial, &c. | 331 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Imperial Treasury Bonds | Loss on realization | 3,023 | 8 | 6 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 1,497 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Stores | Deficient at stocktaking | 115 | 17 | 10 | |||
| Telephones | Destroyed by fire | 1,133 | 8 | 6 | |||
| Public Service Superannualion Office— | |||||||
| Securities | Loss on realization | 1,180 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Public Trust Office— | |||||||
| Bad debts | Irrecoverable | 84 | 19 | 3 | |||
| Securities | Loss on realization | 46,828 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 199 | 18 | 3 | |||
| State Advances Department— | |||||||
| Securities and loans | Loss on realization of securities, judgments given and Magistrates refused to make orders, and debtors untraceable | 57,321 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Branch— £ s. d. | |||||||
| Settlers. 30,053 12 11 | |||||||
| Workers 2,887 8 9 | |||||||
| Housing 8,176 4 9 | |||||||
| Repatriation 16,204 12 7 | |||||||
| 107,382 | 8 | 11 | 303,213 | 14 | 11 | ||
| Claims abandoned. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 410,596 | 3 | 10 | |||||
| Marine— | |||||||
| Rental under coal lease No. 6226, Westport | 62 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Reduction in pilotage on account of vessel being piloted only half the usual distance | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity— | |||||||
| Discount on account for electric energy | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Public Works Department— | |||||||
| Hire charges on concrete test moulds | 7 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| TOTAL | £410,672 | 3 | 6 | ||||