Appropriation Act 1937
Appropriation Act 1937
Appropriation Act 1937
Appropriation Act 1937
Public Act |
1937 No 22 |
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Date of assent |
9 December 1937 |
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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-eight, 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, 1937.
2 Grant and appropriation of £19,970,848, and £2,364,846 (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-eight, 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 nineteen million nine hundred and seventy thousand eight hundred and forty-eight pounds.
(2)
In addition to the aforesaid sum there may be issued and applied out of the Consolidated Fund a further sum not exceeding two million three hundred and sixty-four thousand eight hundred and forty-six 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 £10,076,902, and £1,795,410 (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 ten million and seventy-six thousand nine hundred and two 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 seven hundred and ninety-five thousand four hundred and ten 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 £13,172,436, and £1,455,692 (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 thirteen million one hundred and seventy-two thousand four hundred and thirty-six 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 one million four hundred and fifty-five thousand six hundred and ninety-two 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 £4,923,722, and £246,310 (credit 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 nine hundred and twenty-three thousand seven hundred and twenty-two 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 forty-six thousand three hundred and ten 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 £568,085 19s. 2d. and debts irrecoverable, £267,625 12s. 4d.
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-seven, 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 five hundred and sixty-eight thousand and eighty-five pounds nineteen shillings and twopence, 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 two hundred and sixty-seven thousand six hundred and twenty-five pounds twelve shillings and fourpence, 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, 1938.
| Col. 1. | Col. 2. | Col. 3. | Col. 4. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote. | CONSOLIDATED FUND. | Appropriation. | Credits in Aid. |
| ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. | £ | £ | |
| 1 | Legislative | 114,161 | 1,357 |
| 2 | Prime Minister’s Department | 26,053 | |
| 3 | Treasury | 42,949 | 4,983 |
| 4 | Customs | 132,637 | 21,720 |
| 5 | Land and Income Tax | 169,330 | 1,965 |
| 6 | Stamp Duties | 100,262 | 1,350 |
| 7 | Audit | 46,104 | 33,000 |
| 8 | Public Service Commissioners’ Office | 10,251 | 400 |
| 9 | Internal Affairs | 472,534 | 100,772 |
| 10 | External Affairs | 250,766 | 34,000 |
| 11 | Printing and Stationery | 264,539 | |
| 12 | Marine | 173,424 | 3,675 |
| 13 | Labour | 137,005 | 238,583 |
| 14 | Native | 154,597 | 33,347 |
| 15 | Valuation | 62,770 | 15,800 |
| 16 | Electoral | 10,042 | 25 |
| 17 | Census and Statistics | 34,909 | 2,205 |
| 18 | Justice and Prisons | 333,726 | 82,557 |
| 19 | Crown Law | 7,989 | 200 |
| 20 | Police | 610,916 | 4,511 |
| 21 | Navy | 739,851 | 49,081 |
| 22 | Army | 550,000 | 16,069 |
| 23 | Air | 315,000 | 23,000 |
| 24 | Maintenance of Public Works and Services | 1,178,300 | 742,500 |
| 25 | Lands and Survey | 402,277 | 69,203 |
| 26 | Agriculture | 876,765 | 209,208 |
| 27 | Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity | 394,620 | 38,383 |
| 28 | Scientific and Industrial Research | 136,544 | 35,713 |
| 29 | Mines | 46,381 | 1,915 |
| 30 | Transport | 68,051 | 20,001 |
| 31 | Health | 1,150,230 | 69,670 |
| 32 | Mental Hospitals | 404,173 | 195,444 |
| 33 | Education | 3,816,970 | 264,578 |
| 34 | Pensions | 6,612,919 | 48,375 |
| 35 | National Provident and Friendly Societies | 123,803 | 1,256 |
| Total Ordinary Revenue Account | 19,970,848 | 2,364,846 | |
| TOTAL CONSOLIDATED FUND | £19,970,848 | £2,364,846 |
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, 1938.
| Col. 1. | Col. 2. | Col. 3. | Col. 4. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote. | PUBLIC WORKS FUND. | Appropriation. | Credits in Aid. |
| GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT. | £ | £ | |
| 36 | Public Works, Departmental | 194,810 | 206,800 |
| 37 | Railway-construction | 1,293,025 | 65,500 |
| 38 | Railways Improvements and Additions | 2,203,457 | 219,900 |
| 39 | Public Buildings | 1,229,960 | 112,600 |
| 40 | Education Buildings | 552,000 | 7,000 |
| 41 | Lighthouses | 32,090 | 10 |
| 42 | Harbour-works | 5,000 | 8,750 |
| 43 | Development of Tourist Resorts | 45,375 | 1,000 |
| 44 | Roads, &c. | 1,493,360 | 94,000 |
| 45 | Telegraph Extension | 750,000 | 150,000 |
| 46 | Lands, Miscellaneous | 157,325 | 120,250 |
| 47. | Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage | 145,000 | 102,000 |
| 48 | Swamp Land Drainage | 23,000 | 9,500 |
| 49 | Settlement of Unemployed Workers | 302,500 | 186,000 |
| 50 | Native Land Settlement | 250,000 | 497,000 |
| 51 | Dairy Industry Loans | 30,000 | 100 |
| Total General Purposes Account | 8.706,902 | 1,780,410 | |
| ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT. | |||
| 52 | Development of Water-power | 1,370,000 | 15,000 |
| TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS FUND | £10,076,902 | £1,795,410 |
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, 1938.
| Col. 1. | Col. 2. | Col. 3. | Col. 4. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote. | SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. | Appropriation. | Credits in Aid. |
| DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. | £ | £ | |
| 53 | Expenses of Management, &c., of Properties | £ 25,000 | £ |
| LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT. | |||
| 54 | Land for Settlements | 465,000 | 100 |
| MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT. | |||
| 55 | Main Highways | 4,165,200 | 300,000 |
| STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT. | |||
| 56 | State Coal-mines | 336,811 | 1,450 |
| STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. | |||
| 57 | State Forest Service | 400,760 | 87,792 |
| WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT. | |||
| 58 | Working Railways | 7,779,665 | 1,066,350 |
| TOTAL SEPARATE ACCOUNTS | £13,172,436 | £1,455,692 |
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, 1938.
| Col. 1. | Col. 2. | Col. 3. | Col. 4. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote. | ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT. | Appropriation. | Credits in Aid. |
| POST OFFICE ACCOUNT. | £ | £ | |
| 59 | Post and Telegraph Working-expenses | 3,611,981 | 227,000 |
| PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT. | |||
| 60 | Public Trust Office | 354,614 | |
| NATIVE TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT. | |||
| 61 | Native Trust Office | 15,200 | |
| GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT. | |||
| 62 | Government Insurance | 326,573 | 400 |
| PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND ACCOUNT. | |||
| 63 | Public Service Superannuation Fund Office | 8,799 | 50 |
| STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT. | |||
| 64 | State Fire Insurance | 115,341 | 17,100 |
| GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT. | |||
| 65 | Government Accident Insurance | 28,990 | 50 |
| STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT. | |||
| 66 | State Advances | 1,867 | |
| DAIRY INDUSTRY ACCOUNT. | |||
| 67 | Dairy Industry | 62,576 | 1,300 |
| INTERNAL MARKETING ACCOUNT. | |||
| 68 | Internal Marketing | 24,450 | 250 |
| BROADCASTING ACCOUNT. | |||
| 69 | Broadcasting | 373,331 | 160 |
| TOTAL | £4,923,722 | £246,310 |
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, 1938; 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, 1938. | 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 | 60,000 | 20,200 | 39,800 | 30,000 |
| Paeroa-Pokeno | 42 | 15 | Paeroa | Pokeno | 42 | 15 | 1,046,000 | 75,000 | 971,000 | 90,000 |
| East Coast Main Trunk (Gisborne-Napier) | 131 | 52 | Gisborne | Waikokopu | 35 | 40 | 1,123,600 | 385,000 | 738,600 | 600,000 |
| Waikokopu | Wairoa | 24 | 35 | 26,000 | 26,000 | |||||
| Wairoa | Putorino | 34 | 17 | 82,700 | 82,700 | |||||
| South Island Main Trunk (Picton-Waipara) | 174 | 52 | Wharanui | Parnassus | 74 | 32 | 2,090,300 | 432,025 | 1,658,275 | 500,000 |
| Westport-Inangahua | 26 | 00 | Te Kuha | Inangahua | 22 | 0 | 671,300 | 150,000 | 521,300 | 250,000 |
| Permanent-way material required on account of sections of railway referred to in columns 3, 4, and 5 | 20,000 | |||||||||
Note.— In addition to the appropriations shown above, provision is also made under the Railway class for improvements and additions to open lines, £2,278,457; for land claims, &c., and other services, £6,600; and for automatic signalling installation (Gisborne-Napier), £95,500.
SIXTH SCHEDULE Unauthorized Expenditure Account for the Year 1936–37
| (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. | ||||||||||||
| Legislative Departments:— | ||||||||||||
| Allowance to policemen in attendance during session | 30 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the widow of the late Lieutenant-Colonel S. G. Sandie, Sergeant-at-Arms, House of Representative | 300 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Sessional bonus to parliamentary staff | 1,095 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Sessional bonus to temporary messenger | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1,430 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Treasury Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Grant to Dr. A. R. F. Mackay, Assistant Accountant, to cover out-of-pocket expenses during transfer from London to Wellington | 175 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Medical and optical expenses incurred by H. R. Brown, Clerk, Treasury Department, as a result of an accident to his eye sustained during the course of his duties | 13 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 188 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Land and Income Tax Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Grant to officer on retirement for a portion of the ensuing financial year | 46 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||
| Stamp Duties Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Payment to officers, proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year, of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year | 73 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||
| Refund to Manakau Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, and Kuku Cooperative Dairy Company, Limited, of stamp duty on transfer of shares to Kuku-Manakau Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited | 93 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| 166 | 18 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Audit Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the widow of the late C. F. K. Hesketh, Clerk, Wellington | 74 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Department of External Affairs:— | ||||||||||||
Expenses incurred by Mrs. O’Brien, necessitated as the result of an accident sustained on board m.v. “Maui Pomare,”returning from official visit to Samoa |
45 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
| Department of Internal Affairs:— | ||||||||||||
| Expenses incurred by Mr. J. W. Mawson in visiting Tauranga and Rotorua in con-nection with the preparation of plans for proposed Parliamentary and Government centre | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grants— | ||||||||||||
| To cover cost of the visit of the Hon. Minister of Finance and staff to Great | 4,577 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| To J. E. Lovelock, to meet additional expense of his return to England through America | 150 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Towards the expenses of the Exhibition | 300 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| To the Rev. Clyde Carr, M.P., representing the New Zealand Government as the Empire Parliamentary Association delegate at the Centenary Celebrations, Adelaide | 75 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| To representatives of the New Zealand Branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association visiting England for the Coronation of His Majesty King George VI | 800 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| To the widow of the late T. Battersby, night cleaner, Invercargill, equivalent to one month’s leave on full pay | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Part payment for Maori material in possession of Mrs. Elsdon Best | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Pay, allowances, and expenses incidental to the New Zealand Contingent proceeding to the Coronation of His Majesty King George VI | 6,460 | 18 | 2 | |||||||||
| Payment to J. W. Mawson, Director of Town Planning, of half of the authorized fee of £500, for preparation of plan for proposed Parliamentary and Government centre | 250 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Purchase of portrait of the late John Ballance | 63 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 12,805 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Printing and Stationery Department | ||||||||||||
| Payment to officers, proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year, of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year | 11 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| Department of Labour:— | ||||||||||||
| Fees and incidental expenses of delegates to the conference of representatives of the freezing industry | 203 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
| Valuation Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Allowances of £25 each to M. H. Rogers, Assistant Valuer, Dunedin, and F. J. W. Billings, Assistant Valuer, Christchurch, for the performance of higher duties | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Census and Statistics Office:— | ||||||||||||
| Grant to W. T. Doig, for conducting an investigation into the standard of life in New Zealand | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Department of Justice and Prisons:— | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the widow of the late W. R. Childs, Principal Warder, Auckland | 73 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
| Compensation to C. Hillhouse for loss of personal effects, which were stolen by escapee from Waikeria Reformatory | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Extra allowance over and above scale rates to Dr. J. P. Lynch for expert medical opinion in criminal cases | 40 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| Payments to— | ||||||||||||
| Officer, proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year, of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| Prison officers for hours worked in excess of forty-two per week, during the period 1st September to 30th November, 1936 | 3,302 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| 3,433 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Police Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Allowance to R. F. Madden, Secretary, Police Department, for the performance of higher duties | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Compassionate grant to ex-Constable S. Small | 57 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grants to the widows of deceased officers— | ||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||||||
| To the widow of the late Sergeant J. R. Hodgson | 48 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| To the widow of the late Constable L. H. Schrafft | 32 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| To the widow of the late Constable E. T. Berry | 24 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||
| 105 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Legal costs incurred in connection with proceedings against William Campbell and Madge Munro, taken under the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881 | 325 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||
| Legal expenses incurred by Constable D. Sterritt, in action for damages | 23 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| Pay and house allowance due to Constable L. Studholme for the period 1st September, 1935, to 31st January, 1937 | 483 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1,095 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Naval Defence Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Ex gratia payment to ex Able Seaman W. E. Reed, equivalent to Naval deferred pay forfeited on desertion from the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy | 147 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| Defence Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Grant to Major-General Sir W. L. H. Sinclair-Burgess, equivalent to three months’ salary in lieu of leave on retirement | 300 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Passages of Acting Group Captain the Hon. R. A. Cochrane, A.F.C., and family from England to New Zealand, and freight charges, &c., on his furniture | 337 | 18 | 8 | |||||||||
| 637 | 18 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Department of Lands and Survey:— | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the widow of the late J. A. Godfrey, Draughtsman, Auckland | 125 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Grant towards cost of transport of invalid discharged soldier and his family, removing from property formerly leased from the Crown under the Discharged Soldiers | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Payment to officer, proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year, of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year | 11 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||
| 146 | 17 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Department of Agriculture:— | ||||||||||||
| Cost of the visit of C. E. Lowe, Tobacco Instructor, to England | 184 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||
| Ex gratia payment in reduction of quarantine fees paid by Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., in consideration of fodder, &c., supplied by the firm | 8 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||
| Expenses incurred in connection with departmental exhibit at the Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s show | 110 | 19 | 1 | |||||||||
| Expenses of growers’ representatives on Government Barley Grading Committee | 10 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||||||
| Expenditure incurred in connection with Flock House by way of wages and running-expenses | 1,043 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||
| Less credits received from Flock House applied in reduction of unauthorized expenditure | 1,644 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| Grants— | Cr.600 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||
| Grants— | ||||||||||||
| To Cawthron Institute towards expenses in connection with the liberation of insects for ragwort control | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| To A. H. Cockayne, Director-General of Agriculture, to cover expenses of proceeding to Australia as a member of the New Zealand Wool Publicity Committee’s delegation | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Cr.160 | 18 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity | ||||||||||||
| Fees and travelling-allowances of Mr. J. Thorn, M.P., Chairman of the Sea-fisheries Investigation Committee | 46 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| Hospital and medical expenses incurred by Mr. R. Cobbe, late Manager, Chateau Tongariro | 16 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||
| Payment to H. Rothery in respect of claim for damages in connection with accident sustained at Hotel Waitomo | 15 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| 78 | 17 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Department of Scientific and Industrial Research:— | ||||||||||||
| Portion of grant of £800 to E. B. Levy to cover travelling-expenses in connection with his visit to England to attend the Fourth International Grassland Conference, and study grassland matters at various research stations | 250 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mines Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Cost of preparation of new Head Offices for the Mines Department, and expenses of removal thereto | 832 | 17 | 11 | |||||||||
| Transport Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Allowance to G. L. Laurenson whilst Acting Commissioner of Transport. | 82 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| Department of Health:— | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the widow of the late Senior Inspector F. B. Gardiner | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Cost of establishing a hostel for dental nurses, Wellington | 1,754 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| Cost of reception to members of the British Medical Association attending the Annual Conference of the New Zealand Branch | 34 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Expenses in connection with the National Health Insurance Investigation Committee | 7 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||
| Fees, allowances, and travelling-expenses of members of the Committee of Inquiry into the Maternity Services of New Zealand | 35 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||
| Grants— | ||||||||||||
| To Hospital Boards for the purpose of paying bonuses to all recipients of hospital relief | 3,326 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| To Senior Inspector N. F. Furness to cover half the cost of medical expenses incurred as a result of an injury sustained by him whilst on duty | 27 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| Payments to officers, proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year, of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year | 206 | 18 | 5 | |||||||||
| 5,427 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Mental Hospitals Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the widow of the late Dr. H. M. Prins, Medical Superintendent, Tokanui | 166 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
| Payments— | ||||||||||||
| To T. E. Moore, Attendant, Hokitika, in lieu of accumulated leave due | 8 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| To officer, proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year, of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year | 29 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||
| Education Department:— | 204 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||
| Payments— | ||||||||||||
| To Mrs. Boyd to cover medical expenses incurred necessitated through burns sustained as a result of assisting Gordon Williams, a ward of the State, when a benzine-stove accidentally exploded | 30 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Hon. G. W. Russell in consideration of his having written and published, in 1922, a book entitled “Citizenship”in anticipation of its being used in the public schools in the Dominion |
50 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 80 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Pensions Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Annuity to P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, at the rate of £150 per annum for the period 1st January to 28th February, 1937 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| National Provident and Friendly Societies Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the widow of the late R. Witheford, Superintendent of National Provident Fund and Registrar of Friendly Societies | 654 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Refund by the State of maternity claims paid out of National Provident Fund to contributors during the period 1st April, 1935, to 28th February, 1937 | 8,694 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 9,348 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Public Works Department:— | ||||||||||||
| Contribution towards cost of repairing sea-wall at Eastbourne | 90 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 36,790 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. | ||||||||||||
| Vote 2—Prime Minister’s Department | 246 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| Vote 8—Public Service Commissioners’ Office | 1,782 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| Vote 9—Internal Affairs | 3,486 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||
| Vote 10—External Affairs | 13,175 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| Vote 11—Printing and Stationery | 23,213 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Vote 14—Native | 2,928 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| Vote 18—Justice and Prisons | 2,356 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||
| Vote 25—Agriculture | 28,889 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||
| Vote 30—Health | 37,394 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||
| TOTAL CONSOLIDATED FUND | £150,263 | 16 | 7 | |||||||||
| PUBLIC WORKS FUND. | ||||||||||||
| General Purposes Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Payment to officer, proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year, of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. | ||||||||||||
| Vote 36—Railway construction | 1,981 | 19 | 6 | |||||||||
| TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS FUND | £2,002 | 19 | 6 | |||||||||
| SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. | ||||||||||||
| Main Highways Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Grant to local bodies in lieu of special subsidy of 12½ per cent, on rates levied on farming lands. The subsidy was due during the previous financial year, but was not paid owing to the farm roll not being prepared before 31st March, 1936:— | ||||||||||||
| Takapuna Borough Council | 227 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||
| Marlborough Hospital Board | 115 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| Waikato Hospital Board | 17 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| TOTAL MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT | £359 | 14 | 6 | |||||||||
| Silver and Bronze Coin Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Imperial bronze coin imported from Royal Mint | 8,500 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Less receipts applied in reduction of unauthorized expenditure | 8,500 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| TOTAL SILVER AND BRONZE COIN ACCOUNT | ||||||||||||
| State Forests Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Grant to cover expenses of N. J. Dolamore, Conservator of Forests, Invercargill, while investigating operations of sawmilling and boxmaking plants in Australia | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| TOTAL STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT | £30 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Working Railways Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Cost of construction of gold dredges | 641 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
| TOTAL WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT | £641 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
| (Under Section 98 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.) | ||||||||||||
| ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT. | ||||||||||||
| Post Office Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Compassionate grant to the widow of the late E. E. Coghlan, Accountant, Christchurch | 218 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| Expenses of— | ||||||||||||
| G. McNamara, Director-General, Post and Telegraph Department, attending the Imperial Conference and the Coronation of His Majesty King George VI (includes exchange £269 10s.) | 1,369 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| Telegraph engineers visiting Australia for the purpose of studying telegraph and telephone transmitting problems:— | ||||||||||||
| Expenses of F. C. Gentry | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Expenses of R. G. A. Bourne | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 200 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL POST OFFICE ACCOUNT | £1,787 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||
| Public Trust Office Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Amount required to make good to the estates and beneficiaries concerned loss sustained through defalcation of an officer of the Public Trust Office | 375 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| Less amounts recovered applied in reduction of unauthorized expenditure | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 360 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Payment to officer proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year | 43 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| 404 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE. | ||||||||||||
| Vote 66—Public Trust Office | 7,529 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||
| TOTAL PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE ACCOUNT | £7,933 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||
| Dairy Industry Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Purchase as going concerns of Messrs. Picot Bros., Ltd., Wellington, and Picot Bros. (Palmerston North), Ltd. | 66,059 | 1 | 33 | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||||||
| Portion of maintenance and running expenses of the above concerns from date of purchase, 1st February, 1937, to 31st March, 1937 | 5,927 | 16 | 5 | |||||||||
| Less receipts applied in reduction of unauthorized expenditure | 13,381 | 4 | 10 | Cr. 7,453 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
| Local exchange and telegrams on remittances to dairy companies | 8,096 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| Less receipts applied in reduction of unauthorized expenditure | 5 | 14 | 8 | |||||||||
| 8,090 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL DAIRY INDUSTRY ACCOUNT | £66,696 1 11 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||
| Broadcasting Account. | ||||||||||||
| FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR. | ||||||||||||
| Commission payments by the National Commercial Broadcasting Service | 1,209 | 17 | 11 | |||||||||
| Payment by way of grant of those taxes levied for the year 1936–37 on properties owned or occupied by the New Zealand Broadcasting Board | 590 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
Subsidy to “B”stations |
1,921 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| TOTAL BROADCASTING ACCOUNT | £3,721 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||
| TOTAL UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE (IN TERMS OF SECTIONS 58 AND 98 OF THE PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926) | £233,437 | 5 | 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 2—Prime Minister’s Department | 361 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Vote 7—Audit | 515 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||
| Vote 8—Public Service Commissioners’ Office | 459 | 18 | 4 | |||||||||
| Vote 9—Internal Affairs | 5,824 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
| Vote 10—External Affairs | 5,264 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||
| Vote 14—Native | 49 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| Vote 23—Maintenance of Public Works and Services | 217,099 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||
| Vote 25—Agriculture | 193 | 19 | 7 | |||||||||
| Vote 30—Health | 5,596 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
| 235,364 | 18 | 7 | ||||||||||
| PUBLIC WORKS FUND.—GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT. | ||||||||||||
| Vote 35—Public Works, Departmental | 31,322 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||
| Vote 55—Native Land Settlement | 67,961 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
| 99,283 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL SURPLUS CREDITS IN AID | £334,648 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||
| GRAND TOTAL | £568,085 | 19 | 2 | |||||||||
Statement showing the Detail of Sums irrecoverable by the Crown or Value of Stores, &e., 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. | ||||
| Legislative— | ||||||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 261 | 18 | 6 | ||||||
| Treasury— | ||||||||||
| Advances to Lansdowne Land Settlement Association | Deficiency on winding-up of Association | 160 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Advances to Waipa Land Settlement Association | Deficiency on winding-up of Association | 1,405 | 12 | 2 | ||||||
| Fire Relief Loan (principal, £36; interest, £13 14s. 6d.) | Debtor unfinancial | 49 | 14 | 6 | ||||||
| Frost Relief Loan (principal, £200; interest, £62 10s.) | Debtor unfinancial | 262 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Lime Relief Loan (principal, £27 2s. 8d.; interest, £4 4s.) | Debtor unfinancial | 31 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| Reserve Fund securities | Loss on realization | 1,187 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Waimarino Bush Fire Relief (interest) | Debtors unfinancial | 1,673 | 9 | 11 | ||||||
| Customs— | ||||||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 11 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| Land and Income Tax— | ||||||||||
| Income-tax | Debtors left New Zealand, &c. | 1,880 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 65 | 11 | 10 | ||||||
| Stamp Duties— | ||||||||||
| Amusement-tax | Irrecoverable | 26 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Death duties | Irrecoverable | 58 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Dissolution of Glen Eden Timber Co. | Amount accepted in full settlement of debt | 16 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| License duty | Irrecoverable | 256 | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| Stamp duty on receipts | Irrecoverable | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 4 | 11 | 7 | ||||||
| Audit— | ||||||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 0 | 14 | 8 | ||||||
| Internal Affairs— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 96 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 45 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
| External Affairs— | ||||||||||
| New Zealand Reparation Estates— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 1 | 8 | 11 | ||||||
| Buildings | Loss on demolition | 350 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Property | Loss on realization | 1,308 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
| Rent | Debtors unfinancial | 738 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 203 | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 21 | 17 | 11 | ||||||
| Marine— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 881 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 30 | 16 | 3 | ||||||
| Labour— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 301 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 0 | 18 | 8 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 117 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 22 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| Employment Division— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 4,591 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| Loan to Native Trustee | Reduced | 7,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 482 | 12 | 11 | ||||||
| Native— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtor unfinancial | 34 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 8,663 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Mortgage | Loss on realization | 245 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 622 | 10 | 7 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 259 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Electoral— | ||||||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Census and Statistics— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtor unfinancial | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Justice and Prisons— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 78 | 8 | 9 | ||||||
| Buildings | Loss on demolition | 350 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Buildings | Loss on realization | 271 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 1,525 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 90 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 69 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 190 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Police— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 10 | 15 | 5 | ||||||
| Buildings | Loss on demolition | 615 | 14 | 6 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 1 | 19 | 7 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 42 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Naval Defence— | ||||||||||
| Clothing Account | Losses on issues on repayment, &c. | 181 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| Provision Account | Losses on issues, condemnations, &c. | 276 | 18 | 10 | ||||||
| Repairs to launch | Nugatory expenditure | 52 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Naval stores | Deficient | 75 | 16 | 11 | ||||||
| Naval stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 902 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| Defence— | ||||||||||
| Aeroplane | Crashed | 107 | 13 | 10 | ||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 71 | 14 | 9 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 343 | 17 | 7 | ||||||
| Repairs to car | Nugatory expenditure | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 192 | 19 | 4 | ||||||
| Stores | Free issues | 162 | 13 | 3 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 18,703 | 15 | 11 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 774 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Uniforms and equipment | Lost or destroyed while on issue to trainees | 129 | 14 | 4 | ||||||
| Agriculture— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 85 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 411 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| Publications | Free issues | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Publications | Obsolete | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 89 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 23 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 30 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| Lands and Survey— | ||||||||||
| Advances under Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act | Loss on realization of securities. | 72,009 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
| Advances under Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act | Loss from voluntary adjustment | 5,414 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Advances to small-farm settlers | Loss on realization of securities | 7,923 | 16 | 3 | ||||||
| Assets from Kauri-gum Control Board | Loss on plant | 1,233 | 18 | 2 | ||||||
| Assets from Kauri-gum Control Board | Consignors’ accounts | 120 | 16 | 9 | ||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Interest | Debtors unfinancial | 1,208 | 15 | 11 | ||||||
| Interest | Loss from voluntary adjustment | 2,197 | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| Interest | Reduction in rates to 5 per cent. | 9,612 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Land-development advances | Debtors unfinancial | 217 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Land-purchase money | Debtors unfinancial | 0 | 9 | 11 | ||||||
| Legal-costs | Irrecoverable | 20 | 17 | 9 | ||||||
| Lithographs | Obsolete, worn out, &c. | 326 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 3,469 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Petrol-tax | Delay in submitting claim | 0 | 8 | 11 | ||||||
| Rent | Debtors unfinancial | 15,299 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Rent | Loss from voluntary adjustment | 1,035 | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| Royalties | Debtors unfinancial | 605 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 95 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 1,616 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| Survey liens | Irrecoverable | 521 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity— | ||||||||||
| Accommodation at Chateau | Complimentary | 82 | 16 | 2 | ||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 289 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| Electricity charges | Remitted | 65 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Interest | Mortgagors and Tenants Relief Act, 1933 | 900 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 64 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Rail on goods wrongly consigned | Nugatory expenditure | 5 | 12 | 4 | ||||||
| Rent | Mortgagors and Tenants Relief Act, 1933 | 1,100 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 459 | 8 | 7 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 65 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 274 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Tarawera Bath-house | Abandoned | 257 | 19 | 9 | ||||||
| Scientific and Industrial Research— | ||||||||||
| Stock killed | Nugatory expenditure | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Window broken | Nugatory expenditure | 0 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 100 | 15 | 5 | ||||||
| Mines— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 208 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Loss on realization | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 1,168 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 34 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Stores | Stone removed from coal | 152 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Transport— | ||||||||||
| Bad debt | Debtor unfinancial | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Health— | ||||||||||
| Fees due to various institutions | Debtors in poor circumstances, &c. | 5,215 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 83 | 10 | 11 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 436 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Mental Hospitals— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 14 | 15 | 6 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 1,293 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Stolen | 315 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 397 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 2,157 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| Education— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 11,070 | 11 | 3 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 96 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 11 | 14 | 6 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 23 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 165 | 11 | 7 | ||||||
| Pensions— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 246 | 5 | 11 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 2 | 14 | 3 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Public Works— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 401 | 17 | 10 | ||||||
| Buildings | Destroyed | 261 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 25 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Mako Mako Sawmill | Loss on realization | 200 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Motor-car | Given to Y.M.C.A. | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Repairs to cars | Nugatory expenditure | 13 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| Water-rates | Remitted | 782 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 369 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| Stores | Loss on realization | 185 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 1,576 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| State Forest Service— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtor unfinancial | 18 | 17 | 8 | ||||||
| Buildings | Demolished | 11 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Live-stock | Died or destroyed | 57 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Repairs to car | Nugatory expenditure | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Seeds | Unfit for use | 274 | 13 | 5 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 9 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 956 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| Timber royalties | Remitted | 3,019 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| Trees | Free issues | 288 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Trees | Destroyed | 272 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Working Railways— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 1,089 | 10 | 7 | ||||||
| Rolling-stock | Damaged beyond repair | 3,899 | 14 | 7 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 1,967 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
| Government Accident Insurance— | ||||||||||
| Interest | Remitted to save security | 248 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Post and Telegraph— | ||||||||||
| Bad debts | Debtors unfinancial | 502 | 19 | 9 | ||||||
| Cash | Stolen | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Repairs to car | Nugatory expenditure | 29 | 19 | 11 | ||||||
| Stamp-vending machine | Fraudulent manipulation | 8 | 12 | 11 | ||||||
| Stores | Deficient | 117 | 17 | 6 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 736 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| Telephones, &c. | Destroyed by fire | 72 | 4 | 9 | ||||||
| Toll fees | Irrecoverable | 249 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Public Trust Office— | ||||||||||
| Buildings | Loss on realization | 2,711 | 6 | 10 | ||||||
| Securities | Loss on realization | 6,303 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
| Stores | Lost, broken, &c. | 246 | 13 | 2 | ||||||
| State Advances— | ||||||||||
| Securities and loans | Loss on realization, &c. | 29,529 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Branch— | £ | s. | d. | |||||||
| Settlers | 10,290 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| Workers | 1,329 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| Rural advances | 2,602 | 16 | 3 | |||||||
| Repatriation | 14,676 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
| State Advances Corporation— | ||||||||||
| Securities and loans, Housing Branch | Loss on realization | 1,334 | 15 | 2 | ||||||
| 67,423 | 16 | 10 | 200,150 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Claims abandoned. | ||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||||
| 267,573 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||
| Marine— | ||||||||||
| Rent of foreshore, South Makara: License cancelled | 18 | 16 | 8 | |||||||
| Whaling license cancelled | 12 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| Repatriation expenses | 19 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| Exchange on cheques | 0 | 9 | 6 | |||||||
| TOTAL | £267,625 | 12 | 4 | |||||||