	Title
1	Short Title.
2	Grant and appropriation of £19,970,848, and £2,364,846 (credits in aid), out of Consolidated Fund.
3	Grant and appropriation of £10,076,902, and £1,795,410 (credits in aid), out of Public Works Fund.
4	Grant and appropriation of £13,172,436, and £1,455,692 (credits in aid), out of separate accounts.
5	Grant and appropriation of £4,923,722, and £246,310 (credit 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 £568,085 19s. 2d. and debts irrecoverable, £267,625 12s. 4d.
8	Payment to local authorities for construction of roads, &c.
9	Money appropriated for roads, &c., defined.
10	Payments for which no specific appropriation.
11	Payments to local authorities for construction of main highways.
	FIRST SCHEDULE
	SECOND SCHEDULE
	THIRD SCHEDULE
	FOURTH SCHEDULE
	FIFTH SCHEDULE
	SIXTH SCHEDULE Unauthorized Expenditure Account for the Year 1936–37

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:

(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:

(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:

(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.				8. Balance for Future Appropriations.	9. Amount to which Liabilities may be incurred.
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

Appropriation Act 1937