	Title
	Address.
1	Short Title.
2	Grant and appropriation of £10,688,019, and £1,158,360 (credits in aid), out of Consolidated Fund.
3	Grant and appropriation of £2,458,047, and £956,567 (credits in aid), out of Public Works Fund.
4	Grant and appropriation of £6,877,572, and £649,405 (credits in aid), out of separate accounts.
5	Grant and appropriation of £2,912,631, and £148,132 (credits in aid), out of accounts outside the Public Account.
6	Power to make contracts in excess of appropriation.
7	Indemnity as to unauthorized expenditure of £80,446 10s. 8d., and debts irrecoverable, £330,320 3s. 3d.
8	Indemnity as to emergency expenditure, £374,750.
9	Payment to local authorities for construction of roads, &c.
10	Money appropriated for roads, &c., defined.
11	Payments for which no specific appropriation.
12	Payments to local authorities for construction of main highways.
13	Authorizing payment to retired public servants for special services.
	FIRST SCHEDULE
	SECOND SCHEDULE
	THIRD SCHEDULE
	FOURTH SCHEDULE
	FIFTH SCHEDULE
	SIXTH SCHEDULE Unauthorized Expenditure Account for the Year 1931–32
	SEVENTH SCHEDULE Emergency Expenditure Account

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-three, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Present Session.

Address.

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, 1932.

2 Grant and appropriation of £10,688,019, and £1,158,360 (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-three, 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 ten million six hundred and eighty-eight thousand and nineteen 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 one hundred and fifty-eight thousand three hundred and sixty 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 £2,458,047, and £956,567 (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 two million four hundred and fifty-eight thousand and forty-seven 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 nine hundred and fifty-six thousand five hundred and sixty-seven 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:

(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 £6,877,572, and £649,405 (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 six million eight hundred and seventy-seven thousand five hundred and seventy-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 six hundred and forty-nine thousand four hundred and five 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:

(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 £2,912,631, and £148,132 (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 two million nine hundred and twelve thousand six hundred and thirty-one 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 one hundred and forty-eight thousand one hundred and thirty-two 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:

(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 £80,446 10s. 8d., and debts irrecoverable, £330,320 3s. 3d.

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-two, 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 eighty thousand four hundred and forty-six pounds ten shillings and eightpence, 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 three hundred and thirty-thousand three hundred and twenty pounds three shillings and threepence, 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 Indemnity as to emergency expenditure, £374,750.

Whereas the Minister of Finance has, under the authority of section fifty-nine of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, issued during the twelve months ended the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and thirty-two, without the appropriation of Parliament, the respective sums mentioned in the Seventh Schedule hereto out of the Consolidated Fund as emergency expenditure, amounting in the whole to the sum of three hundred and seventy-four thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, and has caused the said sum to be applied to the purposes and services mentioned in the said Seventh Schedule: Be it enacted that the expenditure of the said sum is hereby ratified as required by the said section fifty-nine.

9 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.

10 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.

11 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.

12 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.

13 Authorizing payment to retired public servants for special services.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section thirty-three of the Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927, it shall be and be deemed to have been lawful to pay out of the Public Service Superannuation Fund to Walter Newton, Esquire, late Secretary for Labour, the full amount of his retiring-allowance under that Act in respect of the period for which he has heretofore received or may hereafter receive (during the current financial year) payments from Government funds for services rendered to the Government as Conciliation Commissioner appointed under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. 1925.

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, 1933.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	CONSOLIDATED FUND.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT.	£	£
1	Legislative	89,740	4,759
2	Prime Minister’s Department	21,250
3	Treasury	31,122	7,038
4	Customs	82,175	18,585
5	Land and Income Tax	65,375	1,700
6	Stamp Duties	84,620	7,125
7	Audit	23,050	30,000
8	Public Service Commissioner’s Office	4,933	257
9	Internal Affairs	524,812	75,836
10	External Affairs	82,221	22,500
11	Printing and Stationery	149,944	50
12	Marine	103,535	2,678
13	Labour	51,086	18,437
14	Native	55,557	10,734
15	Valuation	36,000	12,666
16	Electoral	6,138	300
17	Justice	164,780	14,535
18	Crown Law Office	4,800	794
19	Police	439,560	3,530
20	Prisons	89,000	55,290
21	Naval Defence	400,800	17,175
22	Defence	230,310	13,047
23	Public Buildings	52,692	80,303
24	Maintenance and Repairs to Roads	9,000	268
25	Maintenance of Irrigation Works, &c.	12,500	200
26	Lands and Survey	159,816	92,675
27	Agriculture	595,562	74,411
28	Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity	118,916	118,067
29	Scientific and Industrial Research	46,584	25,282
30	Mines	25,349	1,721
31	Transport	17,274	..
32	Health	715,659	90,835
33	Mental Hospitals	260,018	152,900
34	Education	2,701,908	157,637
35	Pensions	3,141,577	30,012
36	National Provident and Friendly Societies	90,356	17,013
	Total Ordinary Revenue Account	10,688,019	1,158,360
	TOTAL CONSOLIDATED FUND	£10,688,019	£1,158,360

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, 1933.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	PUBLIC WORKS FUND.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT.	£	£
37	Public Works, Departmental	110,309	184,822
38	Railway-construction	100,000	23,800
39	Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines	110,000	454,000
	Public Buildings:—
40	General	2,432	50
41	Courthouses	1,512	50
42	Education Buildings	100,000	4,600
43	Prison Buildings and Works	4,000	200
44	Police-stations	1,500	50
45	Postal and Telegraph	12,000	23,100
46	Mental Hospital Buildings	50,560	500
47	Health and Hospital Institutions	2,000	380
48	Timber-supply and Sawmills, &c., for Public Works Department	300	50
49	Acquisition and Operation of Quarries for Public Works Department	2,000	6,000
50	Lighthouses	1,200	50
51	Harbour-works	2,800	100
52	Development of Tourist Resorts	21,000	300
53	Roads, &c.	497,034	73,000
54	Telegraph Extension	100,000	60,000
55	Lands, Miscellaneous	114,000	20,000
56	Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage	70,000	3,500
57	Swamp Land Drainage	23,400	2,015
58	Plant, Material, and Stores	20,000	80,000
59	Settlement of Unemployed Workers	500,000	10,000
	Total General Purposes Account	1,846,047	946,567
	ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT.
60	Development of Water-power	612,000	10,000
	TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS FUND.	£2,458,047	£956,567

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, 1933.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.	£	£
61	Expenses of Management	37,000
	LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.
62	Land for Settlements Expenses	7,200	35
	MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.
	(Main Highways Revenue Fund.)
63	Maintenance of Main Highways	987,609	75,366
	MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.
	(Main Highways Construction Fund.)
64	Main Highways	236,000	25,000
	NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.
65	Native Land Settlement	219,896	1,972
	STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT.
66	State Coal-mines	254,694	1,800
	STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.
67	State Forest Service.	132,150	2,602
	UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
68	Unemployment Expenses	87,930	30
	WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT.
69	Working Railways	4,915,093	542,600
	TOTAL SEPARATE ACCOUNTS	£6,877,572	£649,405

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, 1933.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	POST OFFICE ACCOUNT.	£	£
70	Post and Telegraph Working-expenses	2,392,896	127,240
	PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT.
71	Public Trust Office	246,917
	NATIVE TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT.
72	Native Trust Office	13,277
	GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
73	Government Insurance	106,872	422
	PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND ACCOUNT.
74	Public Service Superannuation Fund Office	7,545	45
	STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
75	State Fire Insurance	33,258	11,700
	GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
76	Government Accident Insurance	20,695	50
	STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT.
77	State Advances	91,171	8,675
	TOTAL	£2,912,631	£148,132

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, 1933; 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, 1933.	8. Balance for Future Appropriation.	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.				8. Balance for Future Appropriation.	9. Amount to which Liabilities may be incurred.
Railways.	M.	ch.			M.	ch.	£	£	£	£
North Auckland Main Trunk	200	75	Okaihau	Rangiahua	13	69	36,802	500	36,302
Dargaville Branch	17	28	Kirikopuni	Dargaville	17	28	41,204	1,500	39,704	5,000
East Coast Main Trunk	379	26	Gisborne	Waikokopu	35	40	1,193,309	100	1,193,209
East Coast Main Trunk	379	26	Wairoa	Eskdale	60	21	147,462	13,000	134,462	10,000
Waikokopu Branch	24	35	Wairoa	Waikokopu	24	35	25,716	1,500	24,216	10,000
Stratford-Main Trunk	112	47	Okahukura	Ohura	19	10	72,000	72,000
Stratford-Main Trunk	112	47	Tahora	Ohura	22	30	72,000	72,000
Midland	244	0	Kawatiri	Inangahua	46	43	1,594,432	100	1,594,332
Westport-Inangahua	26	0	Te Kuha	Inangahua	22	0	407,949	6,000	401,949	5,000
South Island Main Trunk—	26	0	Te Kuha	Inangahua	22	0	407,949	6,000	401,949	5,000
Wharanui-Parnassus	74	32	Wharanui	Parnassus	74	32	1,981,230	1,000	1,980,230
Permanent - way material required on account of sections of railway referred to in columns 3, 4, and 5								200

Note.—In addition to the appropriations shown above, provision is also made under the Railway class for improvements and additions to open lines, £110,000; land claims, &c., and other services, £4,100.

SIXTH SCHEDULE Unauthorized Expenditure Account for the Year 1931–32

(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 Department:—
Compassionate grant to the widow of the late H. E. Le Grove, Hansard Reporter				90	0	0
Ex-gratia payment to Mrs. B. Brown, on account of accident sustained by her husband, H. Brown, Messenger, House of Representatives, whilst on duty				50	0	0
Grants to charwomen upon retirement after long service—
	£	s.	d.
Mrs. M. Kinsella	50	0	0
Mrs. A. Mooney	25	0	0
Mrs. A. Picton	50	0	0
				125	0	0
Steamer fares of members of the Tobacco Industries Committee and Committee Clerk				12	0	0
							277	0	0
Treasury Department:—
Exchange on remitting from London to New York the sum of £19,937 10s. required to meet interest due 1st February, 1932, on New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1951, and recoverable from State Advances Office							8,125	17	10
Customs Department:—
Expenses of the Comptroller of Customs on delegation to Honolulu in connection with the Canadian-New Zealand trade agreement							240	11	9
Department of Internal Affairs:—
Expenses of removing effects of ex-Ministers				25	7	2
Expenses of removing effects of Minister of Public Works				10	2	9
Expenses of the Hon. Minister of Customs and party on delegation to Honolulu in connection with the Canadian - New Zealand trade agreement				617	15	6
							653	5	5
Department of External Affairs:—
Temporary advances to the Administration of Western Samoa, under section 33(3) of the Samoa Act, 1921, interest at £5 8s. 9d. per cent, per annum, payable on 1st April, and 1st October—
	£	s.	d.
Advance for six months from 24th March, 1932	4,000	0	0
Advance for six months from 31st March, 1932	2,000	0	0
							6,000	0	0
Department of Labour:—
Purchase of two Ford delivery-cars for Palmerston North and Timaru							365	8	0
Native Department—
Potatoes supplied to indigent Natives							635	3	5
Department of Justice—
Costs arising out of divorce petition In re Worth V. Worth, by removal of the case into Court of Appeal				32	0	10
Grant to widow equivalent to leave due to officer (deceased)				33	5	5
Expenditure in connection with the Mortgagors Relief Amendment Act, 1931				31	9	4
							96	15	7
Police Department:—
Expenses incurred by police in connection with the search for missing persons on Mount Ruapehu				42	2	7
Rewards for recovery of money stolen from Public Works Department’s camp at Murupara on 4th May, 1931				89	0	0
							131	2	7
Defence Department:—
War gratuity to John Wallace for period of service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force							115	7	0
Public Works Department:—
Grant to Havelock North Town Board for the purpose of clearing debris from the streets of the town after the earthquake							50	0	0
Department of Lands and Survey:—
Portion of grant of £650 to Kauri-gum Control Board for the purpose of enabling gum-diggers to find employment				325	0	0
Purchase of fertilizer in order to prevent deterioration of Crown land comprised in Section 1, Block IV, Otanewainuku Survey District				27	10	0
							352	10	0
Department of Agriculture:—
Concession of half railway freight on stock from drought-stricken area in South Canterbury							339	19	9
Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity:—
Hospital expenses incurred by Mr. A. E. Ashcroft, injured while bathing at the Ward Baths, Rotorua							54	16	6
Transport Department:—
Cost of extra clerical assistance, fees, and travelling-expenses of Licensing Authorities, salaries of inspectors, and printing and stationery incidental to the setting-up of Transport Licensing Authorities							384	7	2
Mental Hospitals Department:—
Compensation paid to dependants of persons killed in the accident at the railway crossing, Soekburn, Canterbury, on 16th June, 1930:—
	£	s.	d.
To the widow of the late Engine-driver C. W. Smith	1,300	0	0
Less amount recovered from the State Fire and Accident Office	650	0	0
	650	0	0
To the mother of the late R. A. Smith	151	1	0
To the mother of the late Miss I. A. Brand	75	0	0
							876	1	0
							18,698	6	0
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES.
Vote 1—Legislative Department							2,884	18	10
Vote 3—Treasury Department							3,398	17	7
Vote 4—National Provident and Friendly Societies Department							26	15	6
Vote 5—Land and Income Tax Department							461	11	9
Vote 6—Stamp Duties Department							4,671	18	7
Vote 13—Department of Justice							2,215	8	5
Vote 14—Prisons Department							5,344	9	1
Vote 35—Department of Scientific and Industrial Research							72	6	3
Vote 36—Transport Department							106	11	10
							19,182	17	10
TOTAL CONSOLIDATED FUND							£37,881	3	10
PUBLIC WORKS FUND.
General Purposes Account.
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OE VOTES.
Vote 38—Public Works, Departmental										1,376	10	3
TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS FUND										£1,376	10	3
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.
Native Land Settlement Account.
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE.
Vote 68—Native Land Settlement										19,519	8	5
TOTAL NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT										£19,519	8	5
State Coal-mines Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Ex-gratia payment to 0. de Santa on account of injury received at the State Coal-mines										100	0	0
TOTAL STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT										£100	0	0
Westport Harbour Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Cost of extinguishing mine fires on Crown lands, near Seddonville							69	0	0
Rebate of royalty on coal shipped by overseas ships for bunkering purposes							132	8	5
										201	8	5
TOTAL WESTPORT HARBOUR ACCOUNT										£201	8	5
(UNDER SECTION 98 OF THE PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926.)				£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT.
Post Office Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Payment of salaries in advance for a period of the ensuing financial year to officers proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year 1931–32							837	1	6
Arbitration and legal expenses incurred in connection with the valuation of assets of the Radio Broadcasting Board							559	8	0
										1,396	9	6
TOTAL POST OFFICE ACCOUNT										£1,396	9	6
Public Trustee’s Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late F. E. Kelly, First Assistant Solicitor, Public Trust Office, Wellington										360	0	0
TOTAL PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT										£360	0	0
TOTAL UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE (IN TERMS OF SECTIONS 58 AND 98 OF THE PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926)										£60,835	0	5
(Under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.)
SURPLUS CREDITS IN AID applied in Terms of Section 51, Subsection (8), of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.
NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT.
Vote 68—Native Land Settlement										19,611	10	3
TOTAL SURPLUS CREDITS IN AID										£19,611	10	3
GRAND TOTAL										£80,446	10	8

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.
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Legislative Departments—
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	0	6	0
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	3	17	9
Treasury Department—
Bad debts	Deficiencies of various land-settlement associations				5,166	12	11
Deficiencies on securities over chattels	No prospect of recovery from mortgagors				709	11	9
Loans from General Purposes Relief Account: Fire relief	Debtor unable to pay				19	17	6
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	3	7	8
Customs Departments—
Buildings at Greymouth	Demolished	210	0	0
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	4	0	9
Land and Income Tax Department—
Income-tax	Debtors untraceable, &c.				483	11	3
Stamp Duties Department—
Death duties	Insufficient funds in estate of deceased				680	7	2
Penal interest	Remitted owing to misunderstanding as to date of payment				58	2	0
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	19	10	10
Audit Department—
Audit fees	Irrecoverable				26	1	0
Office furniture and fittings	Unserviceable	7	15	5
Department of Internal Affairs—
Advances by the High Commissioner	Debtors in poor circumstances, untraceable, &c.				88	1	1
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				1	15	11
Office furniture and fittings	Loss on realization	48	1	5
Department of External Affairs—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				299	0	11
Bananas	Loss in connection with shipments from Samoa				3,114	17	6
New Zealand Reparation Estate	Losses on realization and deflation of assets				24,641	18	0
S.s. “Lady Roberts”	Losses on realization	1,943	18	3
Marine Department—
Bad debts	Debtors unfinancial, &c.				283	8	4
Furniture and fittings	Destroyed by earthquake at Napier	33	12	4
Rent of foreshore	Reduction of rents allowed				760	0	0
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	16	7	4
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	6	6	0
Department of Labour—
Bad debts	Debtors untraceable, &c.				92	13	2
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	3	15	0
Weights	Lost in earthquake at Napier	1	10	0
Native Department—
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	5	0	6
Stores	Destroyed by fire	32	5	4
Valuation Department—
Bad debts	Debtor in poor circumstances				0	16	6
Department of Justice—
Fines, &c.	Debtors deceased, untraceable, &c.				62	18	9
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	6	11	11
Stores	Loss on realization	83	1	0
Police Department—
Buildings	Loss on realization	219	10	5
Furniture	Unserviceable, worn out, &c.	47	17	8
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	4	14	3
Stores	Loss on realization	31	11	9
Prisons Department—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				8	15	5
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	1,029	18	3
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	1	7	11
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	76	0	0
Stores	Loss on realization	81	17	6
Terrace Prison buildings	Adjustment of book values on demolition	17,550	7	10
Naval Defence—
Clothing	Deficiency on issue at vocabulary rates	299	12	0
H.M.S.—
“Diomede,” £45 5s. 7d.
“Dunedin,” £93 7s. 6d.
“Philomel,” £160 18s, 11d.
Provisions	Deficiency on issue at vocabulary rates	818	7	9
H.M.S.—
“Diomede,” £271 13s. 8d.
“Dunedin,” £127 13s. 5d.
“Philomel.” £334 3s. 2d.
“Whakakura,” £84 17s. 6d.
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	266	12	2
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	7	2	0
Defence Department—
Aeroplane ZK-AAM	Crashed and destroyed	452	9	6
Bad debts	Debtors unfinancial, &c.				111	3	9
Buildings	Destroyed by fire	739	0	0
Drill-hall at Lawrence	Loss on realization	304	0	0
Flag	Gratuitous issue to Halcombe School	0	15	0
Furniture	Destroyed by fire	38	9	3
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	95	15	2
Nugatory expenditure	Incurred by horse bolting				7	15	0
Obsolete aeroplanes and engines	Loss on realization	1,956	9	6
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	163	15	0
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	794	11	11
Stores	Loss on realization	14,539	5	9
Stores	Destroyed by fire	1,437	8	11
Stores	Gratuitous issue to Returned Soldiers’ Associations	16	17	6
Stores issued for use in Hawke’s	Not returned	2,380	6	6
Bay Earthquake area Uniforms and equipment	Lost, irrecoverable, &c.	311	13	9
Department of Lands and Survey—
Advances under Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act	Loss on realization of securities				103,541	10	7
Arrears of rent	Debtors in poor circumstances, whereabouts unknown, &c.				14,091	0	3
Arrears of interest	Debtors in poor circumstances, whereabouts unknown, &c.				2,088	0	3
Bad debts	Debtors in poor circumstances, whereabouts unknown, &c.				1,773	1	5
Lithographs	Obsolete, worn out, &c.	1,063	18	3
Live-stock	Loss on realization	37	2	0
Loss on reinstatement of mortgagors	Debtors unfinancial				1,185	19	1
Motor-car	Loss on realization	27	13	1
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	97	3	4
Stores	Loss on realization	14	1	5
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	369	1	9
Survey liens	Unable to collect, debtors in poor circumstances, &c.				1,499	12	8
Department of Agriculture—
Bad debts	Debtors unfinancial, &c.				48	9	1
Instruments	Loss on realization	10	12	8
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	284	6	9
Live-stock	Stolen	0	12	6
Motor-vehicle	Loss on realization	21	2	10
Plant	Loss on realization	15	0	0
Publications	Obsolete, free issues, &c.	13	6	2
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	28	2	9
Stores	Loss on realization	30	10	6
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	272	17	4
Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity—
Bad debts	Debtors bankrupt, untraceable, &c.				529	10	10
Buildings	Demolished	252	16	7
Launches	Loss on realization	136	16	0
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	9	11	10
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	56	3	11
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	421	1	11
Stores	Loss on realization	92	11	6
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				97	5	0
Stores	Loss on realization	1	2	6
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	41	1	2
Mines Department—
Bad debts	Debtors in poor circumstances, deceased, &c.				214	6	11
Coal	Lost in wreck of “Kaponga”	120	11	1
Coal shortages	Loss in transit and stone picked out of coal: Percentage of loss, 1–32. (Percentage low on account of no losses in handling included in these write-offs.)	717	2	4
Plant and machinery	Loss on realization	88	11	7
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	33	6	6
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	198	4	7
Department of Health—
Buildings	Loss on demolition	1,385	8	3
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	37	13	9
Maintenance fees due to various institutions					8,410	17	7
Motor-lorry	Loss on realization	3	15	3
Pelaphone-engine	Loss on realization	110	3	0
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	5	17	2
Stores	Handed to Hospital Boards free of charge	540	13	7
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	1,322	19	8
Stores	Loss on realization	427	0	2
Mental Hospitals Department—
Bad debts	Debtors unfinancial, &c.				4	14	0
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	744	17	6
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	2,207	16	11
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking (excesses, £106 9s. 1d.)	257	1	2
Department of Education—
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	413	2	9
Maintenance fees	Debtors unfinancial, &c.				6,221	15	9
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking (excesses, £17 10s.)	24	9	1
Stores	Loss on realization	282	16	0
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	985	9	10
Pensions Department—
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	3	8	11
National Provident Fund and Friendly Societies Department—
Stores	Loss on realization	16	12	10
Public Works Department—
Bad debts	Debtors unfinancial, &c.				6,469	17	2
Buildings	Loss on realization	415	9	0
Brake-van	Destroyed at Waihua Bridge	100	0	0
Dinghy	Lost at sea	12	0	0
Huts	Destroyed by fire	261	2	0
Huts	Loss on realization	88	17	6
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	9	0	0
Makomako Sawmill	Loss on realization	1,310	18	0
Motor-vehicles	Loss on realization	111	13	0
Penalty on overdue account	Remitted				2,209	18	1
Plant	Loss on realization	1,005	0	0
Plant	Destroyed by fire	525	15	11
Plant	Obsolete	256	0	0
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	307	2	0
Stores	Loss on realization	400	9	5
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	3,388	17	2
Tents	Destroyed by fire	80	1	7
Department of Immigration—
Passage-money to New Zealand	Debtors in poor circumstances, untraceable, &c.				90	17	3
State Forest Service—
Bad debts	Debtors unfinancial, &c.				3,250	7	4
House	Destroyed by fire	264	0	0
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	61	4	0
Motor-vehicles	Loss on realization	90	15	11
Seeds	Failed to germinate	13	2	11
Seedlings	Free issue to public bodies for relief of unemployment	398	0	10
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	0	7	7
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	222	1	8
Tents	Destroyed in gale	88	18	0
Tents	Destroyed by fire	5	13	7
Timber royalties	Special rebate of 10 per centum allowed				133	6	9
Railways Department—
Bad debts	Debtors unfinancial, &c.				949	18	3
Rents	Debtors in poor circumstances				289	2	7
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	1,026	11	0
Wagons	Damaged beyond repair in accidents	3,060	12	0
Native Trust Department—
Investments in council debentures	Loss on realization				1,295	5	0
Post and Telegraph Department—
Hand-cart	Beyond repair	10	0	0
Motor-plates	Obsolete	13	13	4
Motor-vehicles	Loss on realization	151	4	3
Safe	Destroyed by fire	20	0	0
Stores	Deficient at stocktaking	349	18	0
Stores	Destroyed by fire	15	16	5
Stores	Lost, broken, stolen, &c.	1,287	18	10
Telephones	Destroyed by fire	1,519	18	0
Telephones	Obsolete	462	18	2
Toll fees	Unpaid and irrecoverable				273	8	4
Public Service Superannuation Department—
Advance on security of freehold property	Loss on realization of security				1,501	9	4
Overpayment of retiring-allowance from Public Service Superannuation Fund	Debtor and family in ill-health and indigent circumstances				633	18	6
Public Trust Office—
Advances on security of freehold properties	Loss on realization of securities				5,234	4	10
Furniture and fittings	Loss on realization	79	10	11
Mechanical appliances	Loss on realization	1	3	1
Government Accident Insurance Department—
Interest	Remission under agreement of sale and purchase in order to save security				199	0	0
State Fire Insurance Office—
Motor-vehicles	Loss on realization	12	17	3
State Advances Office—
Settlers Branch—
Principal and interest	Loss on realization of securities				42,824	19	6
Workers Branch—
Principal and interest	Loss on realization of securities				9,344	1	1
Housing Branch—
Principal, interest, and rent	Loss on realization of securities, judgments given, Magistrates refused to make orders, and debtors untraceable				2,383	18	3
		76,747	14	9	253,407	3	7
Claims abandoned.		£		s.		d.
Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity—		300,154		18		4
Sundry debtors	Electric energy supplied (penalty)	30		4		3
State Forest Service—
Interest on overdue promissory	Firm in voluntary liquidation	135		0		8
	TOTAL	£330,320		3		3

SEVENTH SCHEDULE Emergency Expenditure Account

	£	s.	d.
CONSOLIDATED FUND.
Ordinary Revenue Account.
EMERGENCY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT.
Expenditure under Section 59 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.
Exchange on remittances to London	374,750	0	0
TOTAL EMERGENCY EXPENDITURE	£374,750	0	0

Appropriation Act 1932