	Title
1	Short Title.
2	Grant and appropriation of £132,202,900 out of Consolidated Fund.
3	Grant and appropriation of £100,406,875 out of separate accounts.
4	Grant and appropriation of £20,232,960 out of accounts outside the Public Account.
5	Power to make contracts in excess of appropriation.
6	Indemnity as to unauthorized expenditure of £2,357,126 14s. 7d. and debts irrecoverable, £443,549 18s 10d Ibid., pp. 32 and 48
7	Payment to local authorities for construction of roads, &c.
8	Money appropriated for roads, &c., defined.
9	Payments for which no specific appropriation.
10	Payments to local authorities for construction of main highways.
11	Authority to transfer £37,715,000 from National Development Loans Account to other accounts. 1941, No. 7
	FIRST SCHEDULE
	SECOND SCHEDULE
	THIRD SCHEDULE
	FOURTH SCHEDULE Unauthorized Expenditure Account for the Year 1950–51
	FIFTH SCHEDULE

An Act to appropriate and apply certain sums of money out of the Consolidated Fund and other accounts to the services of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and to appropriate the supplies granted in this year.

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 year, 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 1951.

2 Grant and appropriation of £132,202,900 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 fifty-two, 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 year, do not exceed the sum of one hundred and thirty-two million two hundred and two thousand nine hundred pounds.

(2)

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 £100,406,875 out of separate accounts.

(1)

The Minister of Finance may issue and apply out of the respective accounts mentioned in the Second 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 year, do not exceed the sum of one hundred million four hundred and six thousand eight hundred and seventy-five pounds.

(2)

The sums hereinbefore authorized to be applied are hereby appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the several votes specified in the Second Schedule hereto.

(3)

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 £20,232,960 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 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 year, do not exceed the sum of twenty million two hundred and thirty-two thousand nine hundred and sixty pounds.

(2)

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 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.

6 Indemnity as to unauthorized expenditure of £2,357,126 14s. 7d. and debts irrecoverable, £443,549 18s 10d Ibid., pp. 32 and 48

Whereas the Minister of Finance has, under the authority of sections fifty-eight and ninety-eight of the Public Revenues Act 1926, issued during the year that ended on the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in excess of or without the appropriation of Parliament, the respective sums mentioned in the Fourth Schedule hereto, out of the Consolidated Fund and the other accounts mentioned in the said Schedule, amounting in the whole to the sum of two million three hundred and fifty-seven thousand one hundred and twenty-six pounds fourteen shillings and sevenpence, and has caused the said sums to be applied to the several purposes and services mentioned in the said Fourth Schedule, and has also discharged from the Public Account and other accounts the sum of four hundred and forty-three thousand five hundred and forty-nine pounds eighteen shillings and tenpence 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.

7 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 those roads or works are constructed determines, to such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as that Minister prescribes, to be expended by those 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.

8 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 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.

9 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, that item shall be deemed to be an appropriation for expenditure on purposes other than those of the other items of the vote.

10 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 those 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.

11 Authority to transfer £37,715,000 from National Development Loans Account to other accounts. 1941, No. 7

There may be transferred from the National Development Loans Account to the respective accounts mentioned in the Fifth Schedule hereto any sums which, together with the sums that have been so transferred during the current financial year under the provisions of section four of the National Development Loans Act 1941 and the several Imprest Supply Acts passed during this year, do not exceed in respect of any such account the appropriate amount specified in that Schedule, and do not exceed in the aggregate the sum of thirty-seven million seven hundred and fifteen thousand pounds.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

Section 2

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 31 March 1952.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.
Vote.	CONSOLIDATED FUND.	Appropriation.
		£
1	Legislative	196,000
2	Prime Minister’s Office	14,500
3	External Affairs	1,676,000
4	Treasury	374,000
5	Stabilization	15,521,100
6	Customs	389,000
7	Land and Income Tax	1,040,000
8	Audit	163,000
9	Public Service Commission	93,400
10	Internal Affairs	2,566,000
11	Island Territories	856,400
12	Printing and Stationery	1,551,000
13	Marine	454,000
14	Labour and Employment	4,400,000
15	Maori Affairs	820,000
16	Valuation	333,000
17	Census and Statistics	260,000
18	Rehabilitation	1,968,000
19	Justice	1,099,000
20	Crown Law	20,500
21	Police	1,415,000
22	Navy	4,500,000
23	Army	8,687,200
24	Air	9,512,800
25	Defence Construction and Maintenance	2,300,000
26	Maintenance of Public Works and Services	7,660,000
27	Highways Maintenance	4,300,000
28	Lands and Survey	1,850,000
29	Forest Administration	1,350,000
30	Agriculture	2,690,000
31	Milk Marketing	650,000
32	Scientific and Industrial Research	1,050,000
33	Mines	163,000
34	Transport	394,000
35	Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services	2,250,000
36	Industries and Commerce	371,000
37	Tourist and Publicity	1,085,000
38	Health	11,500,000
39	Education	16,000,000
40	War and other Pensions	6,680,000
41	Social Security	14,000,000
	TOTAL, CONSOLIDATED FUND	£132,202,900

SECOND SCHEDULE

Section 3

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 31 March 1952.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.
Vote.	SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.	Appropriation.
		£
	EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE FUND
42	Earthquake and War Damage	27,200
	ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT
43	Electric Supply	13,250,000
	LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT
44	Crown Lands	1,217,600
45	Settlement of Ex-servicemen	7,392,600
46	Maori Land Settlement	3,287,400
	TOTAL, LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT	11,897,600
	PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT
47	Railway Construction	850,000
48	Housing Construction	9,521,000
49	Public Buildings	1,350,000
50	Education Buildings	3,250,000
51	Roads, &c.	740,000
52	Soil Conservation and Rivers Control	600,000
53	Irrigation, Water Supply, and Drainage	550,000
54	Highways Construction	2,500,000
55	Forest Development	2,150,000
	TOTAL, PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT	21,511,000
	SOCIAL SECURITY FUND
56	Administration Expenses and Emergency Benefits	1,497,750
57	Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits	9,269,000
	TOTAL, SOCIAL SECURITY FUND	10,766,750
	STATE COAL MINES ACCOUNT
58	State Coal Mines	6,016,500
	WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT
59	Working Railways	31,437,825
60	Improvements and Additions to Open Lines	5,500,000
	Total, Working Railways Account	36,937,825
	TOTAL, SEPARATE ACCOUNTS	£100,406,875

THIRD SCHEDULE

Section 4

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 31 March 1952.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.
Vote.	ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT.	Appropriation.
	POST OFFICE ACCOUNT	£
61	Post and Telegraph Working Expenses	13,304,800
62	Telegraph Extension	3,991,000
	TOTAL, POST OFFICE ACCOUNT	17,295,800
	PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT
63	Public Trust Office	633,660
	MAORI TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT
64	Maori Trust Office.	25,650
	GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT
65	Government Insurance	430,700
	STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT
66	State Fire Insurance	325,100
	GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT
67	Government Accident Insurance	263,950
	MARKETING ACCOUNT
68	Marketing	208,300
	BROADCASTING ACCOUNT
69	Broadcasting	1,049,800
	TOTAL, ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT	£20,232,960

FOURTH SCHEDULE Unauthorized Expenditure Account for the Year 1950–51

Section 6

(Under Section 58 of the Public Revenues Act 1926)
CONSOLIDATED FUND
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Air Department—	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Ex gratia payment of legal costs incurred in connection with incident at R.N.Z.A.F. station, Weedons	31	10	0
Ex gratia payment to officer as compensation for loss of furniture by fire at Rongotai	36	13	4
				68	3	4
Army Department—
Ex gratia payments to compensate five members of the Women’s Army Corps for loss of personal effects by fire at Ngaruawahia				250	0	0
Industries and Commerce Department—
Grant to officer in lieu of leave on retirement				242	1	3
Internal Affairs Department—
Part cost of State funeral of the late Right Hon. Peter Fraser, C.H., M.P.	305	9	0
Allowances to former members of Legislative Council-	1,650	0	0
Salaries and expenses of the domestic staff of Government House for year ended 31 March 1951	5,354	13	6
				7,310	2	6
Island Territories Department—
Ex gratia payment of maintenance and hospital treatment of former employee, New Zealand Reparation Estates, Western Samoa				213	10	0
Marine Department—
Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer				100	0	0
Mines Department—
Grant of monetary equivalent of retiring leave to widow of deceased officer				179	11	5
Scientific and Industrial Research Department—
Half-share of cost of repairs to car damaged in collision with departmental vehicle				36	0	1
Social Security Department—
Social security and pensions bonus				2,034,238	10	2
Treasury Department—
Payment of 5s. per share on allotment of 30,000 shares of £1 each in East Coast Farmers’ Fertilizer Co., Ltd.	7,500	0	0
Ex gratia payment to assist New Zealand national formerly employed by Shanghai Municipal Council	500	0	0
Expenses of administering the Wool Proceeds Retention Regulations 1950	373	5	4
				8,373	5	4
							2,051,011	4	1
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES
Vote—Valuation				19,914	19	8
Vote—Police				12,259	5	6
Vote—Navy				19,917	2	8
Vote—Forest Administration				23,511	12	3
Vote—Health				8,589	2	8
Vote—Education				179,538	15	2
Vote—War and Other Pensions				38,360	2	4
							302,091	0	3
TOTAL, CONSOLIDATED FUND							£2,353,102	4	4
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Land Settlement Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Ex gratia payment to lessee to obtain prompt possession of premises upon sale of freehold of Crown property							1,732	16	1
TOTAL, LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT							£1,732	16	1
Public Works Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Ministry of Works: Housing—
Grants of monetary equivalent of retiring leave to widows of deceased officers.				83	7	2
New Zealand Forest Service—
Reimbursement of imprest moneys stolen from Masterton office				18	2	6
							101	9	8
TOTAL, PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT							£101	9	8
Working Railways Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Purchase of railway models							2,000	0	0
TOTAL, WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT							£2,000	0	0
ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT
Post Office Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Ex gratia payment to Public Trustee of interest on compensation moneys due for land taken in connection with extension of the Chief Post Office, Christchurch							190	4	6
TOTAL, POST OFFICE ACCOUNT							£190	4	6
TOTAL UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE (in terms of Sections 58 and 98 of the Public REVENUES ACT 1926)							£2,357,126	14	7

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.	Value of Stores, &c.			Cash.
Agriculture—		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				27	11	7
Live-stock	Died, &c.	413	6	6
Repairs to motor-vehicles and private property, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				274	3	0
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	409	12	8
Stores	Gratuitous issue	43	0	3
Air—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				298	15	8
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	64,553	4	6
Repairs to motor-vehicles and private property, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				1,085	5	11
Air (Civil Aviation)—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				41	8	11
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	475	5	3
Repairs to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				10	7	6
Army—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				540	15	5
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	14,775	0	7
Repairs, &c., to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				2,680	12	0
Customs—
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	63	15	11
Education—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				3,732	2	0
Stores	Lost, broken, &c.	102	15	4
Live-stock	Died, &c.	77	1	6
Repairs, &c., to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				71	19	2
External Affairs—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				164	6	7
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	6,562	10	8
Health—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				36	8	6
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	6,144	16	7
Live-stock	Died, &c.	27	11	8
Repairs to motor-vehicles damaged in accidents	Nugatory expenditure				99	2	4
Health (Mental Hygiene Division)—
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	9,153	2	9
Live-stock	Died, &c.	906	6	4
Compensation for damaged property, repairs, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				387	5	11
Industries and Commerce—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				605	7	3
Stores	Lost	1	0	0
Repairs to motor-vehicles	Nugatory expenditure				22	15	0
Internal Affairs—
Stores	Lost, broken, &c.	19	6	3
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				170	12	9
Live-stock	Died, &c.	47	0	0
Repairs to motor-vehicles damaged in accidents, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				122	6	1
Compensation for cancelled contract	Nugatory expenditure				258	5	10
Justice—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				40	15	8
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	813	5	1
Live-stock	Died, &c.	1,995	18	2
Labour and Employment—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				351	16	0
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	2,718	2	4
Repairs to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				46	5	7
Land and Income Tax—
Income-tax, &c.	Irrecoverable				24,887	14	5
Repairs to motor-vehicles Land and Income Tax (Stamp Duties Division)—	Nugatory expenditure				439	14	9
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				16,116	0	11
Lands and Survey—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				5,182	2	6
Land drainage rates	Compromise of amount due.				3,746	11	8
Live-stock	Died, missing, &c.	54,278	11	4
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	3,963	6	3
Repairs, &c., to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				411	10	0
Legislative—
Stores	Lost, broken, &c.	2,319	8	1
Maori Affairs—
Maintenance costs on new	Nugatory expenditure				1,781	12	8
housing Bad debts	Irrecoverable				5,833	2	8
Stores	Lost, &c.	17,151	7	7
Live-stock	Died, &c.	6,065	11	6
Repairs, &c., to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				349	9	8
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				38	12	3
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	23	0	7
Repairs to motor-vehicles, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				112	3	1
Marketing—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				683	11	2
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	49	11	2
Repairs, &c., to motor-vehicles	Nugatory expenditure				203	3	1
Mines—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				308	16	5
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	14,010	2	7
Live-stock	Died, &c.	78	3	1
Repairs, &c., to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				411	18	3
Ministry of Works—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				2,588	8	5
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	26,842	10	1
Live-stock	Died, &c.	143	16	0
Repairs to motor-vehicles, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				3,910	15	2
Housing Construction Branch—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				114	18	11
Repairs to motor-vehicles, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				365	11	10
Navy—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				37	17	11
Stores	Lost, stolen, burnt, &c.	3,097	1	0
Repairs, &c., to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				234	16	4
New Zealand Broadcasting Service—
Stores	Gratuitous issue				14	12	0
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	19	5	4
Repairs to motor-vehicles, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				11	16	4
New Zealand Forest Service—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				97	19	11
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	2,844	4	9
Live-stock.	Died, &c.	54	0	0
Repairs to motor-vehicles, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				614	9	4
Police —
Stores	Lost, burnt, &c.	2	5	0
Repairs to vehicles damaged in accidents, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				136	14	1
Post and Telegraph—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				1,044	11	0
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	4,555	16	10
Repairs to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				10,539	9	5
Printing and Stationery—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				4	5	2
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	672	18	5
Public Trust—
Stores	Lost, &c.	28	16	0
Advances on mortgage	Irrecoverable				13,757	18	8
Railways—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				470	17	0
Cash and tickets stolen	Irrecoverable				216	2	9
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	9,235	9	9
Rehabilitation—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				24,790	1	2
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	765	18	1
Repairs, &c., to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				16	11	6

Scientific and Industrial Research—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				688	10	8
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	208	19	5
Repairs to motor-vehioles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				122	7	3

Social Security—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				2,107	3	7
Stores	Lost, stolen, &o.	3	1	7
Repairs to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				116	1	5
Slate Advances Corporation—
Housing Account—
Rents, &c.	Irrecoverable				1,896	11	2
State Hydro-electric—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				8,325	15	0
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	1,201	18	0
Repairs to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				1,441	2	1

Tourist and Publicity—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				163	7	7
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	3,640	5	8
Live-stock	Died, &c.	78	18	0
Repairs, &c., to motor-vehicles and private property	Nugatory expenditure				400	15	8
Transport—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				24	11	6
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	0	11	3
Treasury—
Miscellaneous advances, &c.	Irrecoverable, &c.				22,571	14	4
Sale of huts—rural housing	Loss on realization				1,371	2	2
Stores	Lost, stolen, &c.	3	4	9
		260,641	14	5	169,771	14	0
		£		s.		d.
Claims abandoned		430,413		8		5
Customs—
Remission of Customs duty and sales-tax		5,474		15		2
Lands and Survey—
Remission of arrears of rent		7		11		8
Stamp Duties—
Remission of death, estate, succession, and gift duties, and outstanding interest		7,275		4		10
Treasury—
Outstanding claims on Imperial Government		378		18		9
	TOTAL	£443,549		18		10

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Section 11

Schedule of Sums authorized to be transferred from the National Development Loans Account to the several Accounts herein particularly mentioned during the year ending 31 March 1952.

Account.	Amount.
The Electric Supply Account	£ 10,500,000
The Land Settlement Account	1,500,000
The Public Works Account	16,515,000
The State Coal Mines Account	200,000
The Working Railways Account	5,500,000
The Post Office Account	3,500,000
TOTAL	£37,715,000

Appropriation Act 1951