In accordance with section 12 of the Public Finance Act 1989, the Minister of Finance approved for the year ended 30 June 1997—

Such expenses and liabilities were incurred accordingly:

For the year ended 30 June 1997, the Crown Law Office incurred expenses in the sum of $11,158,000 against the appropriation for the legal advice and representation class of outputs in Vote Attorney-General:

That sum exceeded by $259,000 the aggregate of—

for expenses to be incurred for that year by the Crown Law Office in respect of that class of outputs:

For the year ended 30 June 1997, Parliament appropriated $15,500,000 for the Crown to incur expenses in Vote Business Development for providing business capability improvement grants in accordance with the Code for Business Development Boards:

An unquantified portion of the $ 11,950,000 in expenses the Crown incurred in providing business capability improvement grants was outside the scope of the appropriation for such grants in that it breached the criteria specified in the Code for Business Development Boards:

For the year ended 30 June 1997, liabilities in the sum of $500,000 were incurred against the capital contribution appropriation for Te Awahohonu Forest Trust loan in Vote Forestry:

That sum exceeded by $259,000 the aggregate of—

for liabilities to be incurred for that year in respect of Te Awahohonu Forest Trust loan:

For the year ended 30 June 1997, the Ministry of Forestry incurred expenses in the sum of $460,000 in respect of surplus lease accommodation in Vote Forestry:

That sum was incurred without appropriation by Parliament:

For the year ended 30 June 1997, expenses in the sum of $7,014,000 were incurred against the other expense appropriation for members’, spouses’, and dependants’, former members’ and spouses’ travel in Vote Parliamentary Service:

That sum exceeded by $555,000 the aggregate of—

for expenses to be incurred for that year in respect of members’, spouses’, and dependants’, former members’ and spouses’ travel:

For the year ended 30 June 1997, the Police incurred expenses in the sum of $16,288,000 in respect of revaluation of properties in Vote Police:

That sum was incurred without appropriation by Parliament:

For the year ended 30 June 1997, the Serious Fraud Office incurred expenses in the sum of $2,597,000 against the appropriation for the prosecution of persons for serious or complex fraud class of outputs in Vote Serious Fraud:

That sum exceeded by $182,000 the aggregate of—

for expenses to be incurred for that year by the Serious Fraud Office in respect of that class of outputs:

For the year ended 30 June 1997, the Treasury incurred expenses in the sum of $1,425,000 against the appropriation for Crown company monitoring advice to the Minister for State-Owned Enterprises and other responsible Ministers class of outputs in Vote State-Owned Enterprises:

That sum exceeded by $23,000 the aggregate of—

for expenses to be incurred for that year by the Treasury in respect of that class of outputs:

For the year ended 30 June 1997, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs incurred expenses in the sum of $2,488,000 against the appropriation for the policy advice class of outputs in Vote Women’s Affairs:

That sum exceeded by $107,000 the amount appropriated by Parliament for expenses to be incurred in that year by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in respect of that class of outputs:

For the year ended 30 June 1997, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs incurred expenses in the sum of $1,217,000 against the appropriation for the communication and facilitation class of outputs in Vote Women’s Affairs:

That sum exceeded by $3,000 the aggregate of—

for expenses to be incurred for that year by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in respect of that class of outputs: