	Title
	Address.
1	Short Title.
2	Grant and appropriation of £20,735,147, and £2,991,779 (credits in aid), out of Consolidated Fund.
3	Grant and appropriation of £11,835,000, and £2,229,335 (credits in aid), out of Public Works Fund
4	Grant and appropriation of £15,333,166, and £2,424,525 (credits in aid), out of separate accounts.
5	Grant and appropriation of £5,277,032, and £339,270 (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 £927,997 17s. 8d., and debts irrecoverable, £282,726 7s. 10d.
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 1937–38

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-nine, 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, 1938.

2 Grant and appropriation of £20,735,147, and £2,991,779 (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-nine, 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 twenty million seven hundred and thirty-five thousand one hundred and forty-seven 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 nine hundred and ninety-one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine 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 £11,835,000, and £2,229,335 (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 eleven million and eight hundred and thirty-five thousand 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 two million two hundred and twenty-nine thousand three hundred and thirty-five 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 £15,333,166, and £2,424,525 (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 fifteen million three hundred and thirty-three thousand one hundred and sixty-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 two million four hundred and twenty-four thousand five hundred and twenty-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 £5,277,032, and £339,270 (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 five million two hundred and seventy-seven thousand and thirty-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 three hundred and thirty-nine thousand two hundred and seventy 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 £927,997 17s. 8d., and debts irrecoverable, £282,726 7s. 10d.

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-eight, 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 nine hundred and twenty-seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven pounds seventeen shillings and eight-pence, 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 eighty-two thousand seven hundred and twenty-six pounds seven 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.

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.

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, 1939.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	CONSOLIDATED FUND.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT.	£	£
1	Legislative	105,060	1,357
2	Prime Minister’s Department	24,395
3	Treasury	47,338	8,991
4	Customs	132,643	28,740
5	Land and Income Tax	125,606	61,640
6	Stamp Duties	101,276	945
7	Audit	44,950	35,000
8	Public Service Commissioners’ Office	14,720	700
9	Internal Affairs	488,104	119,605
10	External Affairs	201,329	38,000
11	Printing and Stationery	292,691
12	Marine	179,214	6,135
13	Labour	105,802	283,619
14	Native	112,432	34,730
15	Valuation	55,607	15,800
16	Electoral	105,769	1,460
17	Census and Statistics	36,090	2,200
18	Justice and Prisons	339,641	83,405
19	Crown Law	8,282	300
20	Police	621,000	5,242
21	Navy	802,196	39,421
22	Army	703,904	24,960
23	Air	493,900	52,200
24	Maintenance of Public Works and Services	668,822	1,043,150
25	Lands and Survey	314,035	72,000
26	Agriculture	966,113	287,330
27	Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity	452,908	48,988
28	Scientific and Industrial Research	157,015	54,809
29	Mines	38,000	3,050
30	Transport	80,624	9,605
31	Health	1,379,011	65,215
32	Mental Hospitals	420,960	219,050
33	Education	4,069,655	294,477
34	Pensions	6,911,235	49,650
35	National Provident and Friendly Societies	134,820	5
	Total Ordinary Revenue Account	20,735,147	2,991,779
	TOTAL CONSOLIDATED FUND	£20,735,147	£2,991,779

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, 1939.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	PUBLIC WORKS FUND.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT.	£	£
36	Public Works, Departmental	198,000	246,085
37	Railway-construction	1,465,000	50,500
38	Railways Improvements and Additions	2,844,000	203,500
39	Public Buildings	1,600,000	250,800
40	Education Buildings	820,000	60,000
41	Lighthouses and Harbour-works	51,000	5,510
42	Development of Tourist Resorts	55,000	500
43	Roads, &c.	1,435,000	131,000
44	Telegraph Extension	750,000	250,000
45	Lands, Miscellaneous	187,000	135,500
46	Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage	140,000	122,440
47	Swamp Land Drainage	19,000	10,500
48	Settlement of Unemployed Workers	340,000	164,000
49	Native Land Settlement	375,000	575,000
	Total General Purposes Account	10,279,000	2,205,335
	ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT.
50	Development of Water-power	1,556,000	24,000
	TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS FUND	£11,835,000	£2,229,335

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, 1939.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.	£	£
51	Land for Settlements	345,000	160
	MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.
52	Main Highways	5,037,200	250,000
	STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT.
53	State Coal-mines	388,097	1,600
	STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.
54	State Forest Service	510,835	129,165
	WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT.
55	Working Railways	9,052,034	2,043,600
	TOTAL SEPARATE ACCOUNTS	£15,333,166	£2,424,525

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, 1939.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	POST OFFICE ACCOUNT.	£	£
56	Post and Telegraph Working-expenses	3,907,506	314,500
	PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT.
57	Public Trust Office	361,278
	NATIVE TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT.
58	Native Trust Office	14,700
	GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
59	Government Insurance	295,167	600
	PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND ACCOUNT.
60	Public Service Superannuation Fund Office	9,440	50
	STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
61	State Fire Insurance	119,290	19,020
	GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
62	Government Accident Insurance	34,470	50
	DAIRY INDUSTRY ACCOUNT.
63	Dairy Industry	52,494	1,300
	INTERNAL MARKETING ACCOUNT.
64	Internal Marketing	54,085	600
	BROADCASTING ACCOUNT.
65	Broadcasting	386,491	3,150
	IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY ACCOUNT.
66	Iron and Steel Industry	42,111
	TOTAL	£5,277,032	£339,270

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, 1939; 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.	7.	8.	9.
1.	2.		3.	4.	5.		Estimated Expenditure required on Length stated in Column 5.	Amount authorized during the Year ending 31st March. 1939.	Balance for Future Appropriations.	Amount to which Liabilities may be incurred.
Name.	Estimated Length of the Whole Line.		From	To	Estimated Length of Section.			Amount authorized during the Year ending 31st March. 1939.	Balance for Future Appropriations.	Amount to which Liabilities may be incurred.
	M.	ch.			M.	ch.	£	£	£	£
Dargaville Branch	17	28	Kirikopuni	Dargaville	17	28	192,189	60,000	132,189	75,000
Paeroa-Pokeno	42	15	Paeroa	Pokeno	42	15	1,040,819	145,000	895,819	180,000
Taneatua-Opotiki	26	33	Taneatua	Opotiki	26	33	750,000	25,000	725,000	31,000
East Coast Main Trunk (Gisborne-Napier)	131	52	Gisborne	Waikokopu	35	40	1,077,450	425,000	652,450	600,000
			Waikokopu	Wairoa	24	35	25,420	24,420
			Wairoa	Putorino	34	17	91,700	66,700
South Island Main Trunk (Picton–Waipara)	174	52	Wharanui	Parnassus	74	32	1,620,597	613,000	1,007,597	767,000
Westport–Inangahua	26	00	Te Kuha	Inangahua	22	00	519,344	150,000	369,344	190,000
¹

SIXTH SCHEDULE Unauthorized Expenditure Account for the Year 1937–38

(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:—
Allowance to A. Ross for performing higher duties				25	0	0
Sessional bonus—
To sessional charwomen				100	0	0
To parliamentary staff				1,009	15	7	1,134	15	7
Treasury Department:—
Payment to Waikato-Maniapoto Maori Land Board to be used for the general benefit of the Native Tribes in the Hauraki Goldfields district, being unclaimed goldfields revenue derived from lands, the description of which is too vague to enable ownership to be established							124	11	2
Customs Department:—
Grants to officers on retirement—	£	s.	d.
J. McIntosh	63	15	0
A. Paul	63	15	0
F. Oxford	51	5	0
F. C. J. Fantham	47	1	8
J. Kennedy	27	18	4
				253	15	0
Refund of proportionate part of a license fee paid in excess under the Tobacco Act, 1908				75	0	0
							328	15	0
Land and Income Tax Department:—
Hire of adding and calculating machines				22	0	6
Transfer and removal expenses of two officers on reallocation of staff				103	6	8
							125	7	2
Stamp Duties Department:—
Amount allowed to A. J. Harper as compensation under Workers’ Compensation Act, 1922				504	15	0
Payment to officer, proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year, of salary for portion of the ensuing financial year				11	4	10
Salaries of officers for leave on retirement during a portion of the ensuing financial year				46	0	10
							562	0	8
Public Service Commissioners’ Office:—
Grant to S. Roberts to cover travelling-expenses in connection with official visits to Samoa and Rarotonga							150	0	0
Department of Internal Affairs:—
Expenses in connection with—
Civilian State Funeral accorded to the late Sir Frederick Truby King, K.C.M.G.				63	8	2
New Zealand delegation to “Nine Power” Conference, Brussels				330	13	8
Grants—
To Red Cross Far East Relief Fund				1,000	0	0
To J. T. Waugh for services as Acting-Secretary to the Cabinet				25	0	0
To cover expenses of W. S. Wauchop during his visit to Sydney in connection with the New South Wales Centennial Celebrations				100	0	0
To Mr. J. O’Brien, M.P., towards expenses in connection with Empire Parliamentary Association delegation to New South Wales				75	0	0
To cover expenses of the Hon. the Minister of Internal Affairs and party on visit to Australia—
	£	s.	d.
Hon. W. E. Parry	400	0	0
Private Secretary	250	0	0
Shorthand - writer and typiste	150	0	0
				800	0	0
Half-cost of board and lodgings of Maori carvers and workers in Turanga Maori Meeting-house erected in Dominion Museum				37	9	6
							2,431	11	4
Department of External Affairs:—
Grant to A. B. Ross to cover expenses in connection with visit of inspection of Samoan and Cook Islands Administrations							135	0	0
Printing and Stationery Department:—
Grant of one month’s pay in lieu of leave on retirement: E. J. Bethell				27	18	4
Salaries of officers for leave on retirement during a portion of the ensuing financial year				27	13	6
							55	11	10
Marine Department:—
Expenses of opening ceremony of Baring Head Radio Beacon							19	18	1
Department of Labour:—
Grant to F. P. Walsh to cover expenses in connection with official visit to Auckland				7	1	0
Part grants to cover expenses of the delegation to the International Labour Organization Conference at Geneva—
	£	s.	d.
H. E. Moston	500	0	0
James Thorn, M.P.	500	0	0
				1,000	0	0
							1,007	1	0
Native Department:—
Payment to Native Trustee, being additional grant for housing of indigent Natives							50,000	0	0
Valuation Department:—
Compassionate grant to the widow of the late H. M. Morgan, Clerk, Wellington							112	0	0
Census and Statistics Department:—
Salary of officer for leave on retirement during a portion of the ensuing financial year							15	8	4
Police Department:—
Compensation to Constable R. T. Kearton for damage to furniture while on transfer from Christchurch to Palmerston North							15	0	0
Army Department:—
Grant towards expenses of visit of team of New Zealand riflemen to Australia							350	0	0
Air Department:—
Grant to Union Airways, Ltd., to meet portion of losses sustained by the company from its inception until 31st March, 1938							22,500	0	0
Lands and Survey Department:—
Allowance to D. Smith, Chief Clerk, Auckland Office, on retirement in lieu of leave				45	0	0
Ex gratia payments—
To C. A. Masters for shortage in area in certificate of title, Vol. 238, folio 145, plus loss of interest in connection with proposed sale of property				22	4	0
To R. L. Dasler, representing stamp duty paid in connection with acquisition of Section 4, Kapua Settlement, Canterbury				8	5	0
Payments to the widow of the late T. H. Reid, Senior Clerk, Dunedin—
	£	s.	d.
Compassionate grant	125	11	9
Equivalent of six weeks’ salary	51	8	3
				177	0	0
							252	9	0
Department of Agriculture:—
Citrus canker at Kerikeri: Wages, &c., for preventing spread of disease				76	15	0
Compassionate grant to the widow of the late R. Sutherland, Cool Storage Officer				129	0	0
Cost of visit of Dr. C. S. M. Hopkirk to Great Britain, Europe, &c.				750	0	0
							955	15	0
Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity:—
Grant to L. J. Schmitt towards cost of visit to Sydney and Melbourne				40	0	0
Out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Messrs. J. J. L. Casey and M. F. Cock in connection with tours of South Australian Farmers’ party and the British Bowlers’ party				10	0	0
Subsidies towards cost of tourist agencies at Wanganui and Napier				6	5	0
							56	5	0
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research:—
Grants—
To W. D. Reid towards cost of return steamer fare in connection with his visit to Edinburgh to study advanced bacteriological technique				250	0	0
To E. J. Banwell to cover cost of fares to Sydney and all travelling-expenses while in Australia on radio-research business				45	0	0
To Dr. E. Kidson towards entertainment-expenses in respect of overseas delegates to Regional Meteorological Conference in Wellington				20	0	0
Instalment of grant to J. Muggeridge towards travelling-expenses, including steamer fares, in connection with his visit to England and Europe to study entomological problems				250	0	0
							565	0	0
Transport Department:—
Purchase of miscellaneous equipment for additional Vehicle Inspectors							16	13	7
Department of Health:—
Cost of repairs to privately owned motor-car damaged in collision with Health Department car				40	0	0
Grants—
To Nurse May Black, who has contracted an illness				6	8	7
To Wellington Children’s Health Camp Association				6,300	0	0
Payments to officers, proceeding on leave before the close of the financial year, of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year				22	8	4
Refund to Mrs. F. Foley: Expenses incurred in connection with visits to Wairoa and Napier with her daughter				13	10	0
							6,382	6	11
Mental Hospitals Department:—
Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Dr. H. D. Hayes, Medical Superintendent, Mental Hospital, Seacliff				1,000	0	0
Grant to Dr. J. Russell, Deputy Director-General of Mental Hospitals, to cover expenses of official visit to Australia				60	0	0
							1,060	0	0
Education Department:—
Grant to Recreation Fund of Boys’ Training Farm, Weraroa, being balance of prizemoney won by stock of the Institution							11	0	6
Pensions Department:—
Annuities paid as under—	£	s.	d.
J. T. Hogan	30	0	0
C. H. Clinkard	30	0	0
Mrs. L. M. Isitt	25	0	0
Mrs. H. M. Russell	25	0	0
Mrs. J. E. Jenkinson	25	0	0
				135	0	0
Grant to Mr. H. Digby-Smith, Commissioner of Pensions, to cover out-of-pocket expenses in connection with official visit to Australia				150	0	0
							285	0	0
							88,651	10	2
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES.
Vote 9—Internal Affairs							37,048	8	9
Vote 11—Printing and Stationery							11,312	13	10
Vote 13—Labour							5,870	17	11
Vote 14—Native							729	3	3
Vote 18—Justice and Prisons							3,232	2	10
Vote 21—Navy							20,678	8	2
Vote 31—Health							59,511	1	4
							138,382	16	1
TOTAL CONSOLIDATED FUND										£227,034	6	3
PUBLIC WORKS FUND.				£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
General Purposes Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Native Department:—
Grant to Wairoa County Council on account of the Waihua Development Scheme							42	3	11
Public Works Department:—
Compassionate grants to widows officers—	£	s.	d.
To the widow of the late J. S. Burgis, Power-house Superintendent	118	0	0
To the widow of the late A. Gavey, Inspecting Electrical Engineer	728	6	7
To the widow of the late W. A. Innes, Electrical Inspector	110	0	0
				956	6	7
Grants towards fares to officers proceeding to England for further training—
	£	s.	d.
J. J. Hurley	80	0	0
L. B. Carey	50	0	0
				130	0	0
							1,086	6	7
										1,128	10	6
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES.
Vote 49—Settlement of Unemployed Workers							8,164	15	11
Vote 50—Native Land Settlement.							4,827	4	4
										12,992	0	3
TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS FUND										£14,120	10	9
SEPARATE ACCOUNT.
State Forests Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Compassionate grant to the widow of the late W. J. Dunnet, Forest Ranger, Golden Downs Plantation										5	4	9
TOTAL STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT										£5	4	9
(Under Section 98 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.)				£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT.
Post Office Account.
POR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Allowance payable to J. G. Young while acting in higher position during absence of Director-General from New Zealand										114	0	0
Grant to cover expenses of M. B. Esson, attending International Telegraph and Telephone and Radio Conference, Cairo (includes exchange)										622	3	9
Payment to A. Marshall, Director of Accounts, of one month’s salary in lieu of retiring-leave										79	3	4
Travelling-expenses: Miss M. A. Heath, returning to New Zealand after being on loan to the High Commissioner’s Office										55	19	11
TOTAL POST OFFICE ACCOUNT										£871	7	0
Public Trustee’s 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										8	10	10
TOTAL PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT										£8	10	10
Native Trustee’s Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Grant towards cost of Sir James Carroll memorial										500	0	0
TOTAL NATIVE TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT										£500	0	0
Government Insurance Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Services rendered by Treasury Actuarial Branch										848	7	2
TOTAL GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT										£848	7	2
State Advances Account.
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE.
Vote 66—State Advances										110	6	4
TOTAL STATE ADVANCES ACCOUNT										£110	6	4
Dairy Industry Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Payment for various classes of produce purchased on behalf of the Internal Marketing Account										63,456	16	1
Less amount recovered from the Internal Marketing Account										63,456	16	1
TOTAL DAIRY INDUSTRY ACCOUNT
Internal Marketing Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Contribution to Public Service Superannuation Fund										7	16	5
Payment for the acquisition of the assets of New Zealand Honey, Ltd.										1,512	3	6
Purchase of two Benhil automatic moulding and wrapping machines										2,156	6	6
TOTAL INTERNAL MARKETING ACCOUNT										£3,676	6	5
Broadcasting Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
(1) Broadcasting—
Payments to officers, proceeding on leave before close of the financial year, of salary for a portion of the ensuing financial year										30	0	2
(2) Commercial broadcasting—
Ex gratia payment to I. Meltzer for work performed in connection with the establishment of the Commercial Broadcasting Service										50	0	0
TOTAL BROADCASTING ACCOUNT										£80	0	2
TOTAL UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE (IN TERMS OF SECTIONS 58 AND 98 OF THE PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926)										£247,254	19	8
(Under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.)				£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
SURPLUS CREDITS IN AID applied in Terms of Section 51, Subsection (3), of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.
ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT.
Vote 8—Public Service Commissioners’ Office							127	19	2
Vote 9—Internal Affairs							4,749	15	10
Vote 13—Labour							737	4	2
Vote 19—Crown Law Office							217	7	2
Vote 21—Navy							15,951	8	5
Vote 24—Maintenance of Public Works and Services							139,941	12	0
Vote 31—Health							7,005	2	0
Vote 32—Mental Hospitals							8,710	14	5
										177,441	3	2
PUBLIC WORKS FUND.—GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT.
Vote 36—Public Works, Departmental							45,941	10	9
Vote 46—Lands, Miscellaneous							5,240	18	4
Vote 50—Native Land Settlement							62,308	4	4
										113,490	13	5
WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT.
Vote 58—Working Railways										389,811	1	5
TOTAL SURPLUS CREDITS IN AID										£680,742	18	0
GRAND TOTAL										£927,997	17	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.
Department and Particulars.				Reason for writing off.	Value of Stores, &c.			Cash.
Legislative—					£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	373	18	3
Treasury—
Auchmore Land Settlement Association				Deficiency on winding-up of Association				585	7	5
Stores				Lost, broken. &c.	3	19	2
Land and Income Tax—
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	1	6	8
Stamp Duties—
Amusement-tax				Debtors unfinancial				4	18	9
Death duty				Debtors unfinancial				21	9	9
Gift duty				Debtors unfinancial				19	13	0
License duty				Debtors unfinancial				200	0	0
Internal Affairs—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				3	2	0
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	2	10	0
Stores				Deficient	16	17	9
Stores				Loss on realization	31	4	8
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	14	9	4
Uniforms issued to Coronation Contingent				Not returned	745	12	4
External Affairs—
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	14	13	5
New Zealand Reparation Estates—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				385	4	5
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	204	5	5
Printing and Stationery—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				2	3	9
Stores				Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	2,374	15	5
Marine—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				131	19	4
Effects lost on transfer and injury to passenger on s.s. “Matai”				Nugatory expenditure				8	14	1
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	55	1	4
Labour—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				119	4	8
Loans for passage-money				Debtors unfinancial				92	1	9
Repairs to cars				Nugatory expenditure				26	14	9
Stores				Loss on realization	5	17	10
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	20	18	8
Employment Division—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				11,041	0	0
Repairs to cars				Nugatory expenditure				97	17	1
Stores				Deficient	996	1	6
Stores				Loss on realization	24	3	1
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	51	11	9
Subsidies under Scheme 8b				Approval of Minister of Finance to abandon claims				3.359	15	10
Native—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				186	7	3
East Coast Maori Soldiers’ Fund				Fund unfinancial				1,469	6	11
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	3,990	19	5
Live-stock				Loss on realization	4	7	0
Maori mats				Gifted to Te Mahinarangi Meeting-house	85	0	0
Compensation paid for tarpaulin lost				Nugatory expenditure				42	0	0
Property				Loss on realization				748	0	0
Putorino Nursery				Expenditure not recouped				2,171	2	3
Stores				Deficient	116	10	9
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	43	2	1
Native Trustee—
Part arrears of interest on mortgage				Remitted				50	0	0
Justice and Prisons—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				112	12	2
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	2,124	18	10
Stores				Deficient	102	19	9
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	72	0	2
Navy—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				1	1	9
Clothing Account				Losses on repayment issues, &c.	234	16	4
Provision Account				Losses on issues, condemnations, &c.	81	12	0
Naval stores				Deficient	305	2	3
Naval stores				Lost, broken, &c.	539	18	0
Army—
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	117	10	0
Stores				Free issues	17	15	7
Stores				Deficient	254	12	7
Stores				Loss on realization	769	17	2
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	391	4	5
Stores				Reduction in book value	3,775	13	7
Uniforms and equipment				Lost or destroyed while on issue to trainees	80	13	1
Air—
Aeroplane				Crashed	238	5	2
Aeroplane spares and parts				Obsolete	8,030	12	2
Aeroplane engine and spares				Loss on realization	318	15	0
Aero-engine				Smashed	29	12	0
Stores				Deficient	8	7	5
Stores				Loss on realization	55	11	2
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	13	19	5
Lands and Survey—
Advances under Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act				Loss on realization of securities				74,727	7	0
Advances under Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act				Loss from voluntary adjustment				330	19	6
Advances to small-farm settlers				Loss on realization of securities				6,928	10	7
Advance out of Consolidated Fund				Abolition of the Kauri-gum Control Board	1,368	4	8
Balance of defalcations (Rangitaiki land drainage)				Irrecoverable				0	4	3
Equipment and buildings				Revalued	13,587	14	0
Exchange				Short paid				10	6	1
Grazing				Debtors unfinancial				38	10	9
Insurance				Debtors unfinancial				0	5	0
Interest				Debtors unfinancial				1,155	11	11
Interest				Loss from voluntary adjustment				11	2	1
Kauri-gum Control Board—
Consignors’ accounts				Debtors unfinancial				15	18	2
Sundry debtors				Debtors unfinancial				13	9	3
Legal costs				Debtors unfinancial				1	18	0
Lithographs				Obsolete, &c.	832	9	6
Lithographs				Torn	16	19	6
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	6,702	3	9
Miscellaneous advance				Debtors unfinancial				0	19	9
Rent				Debtors unfinancial				14,512	16	9
Royalties				Debtors unfinancial				103	2	11
Stores				Loss on realization	0	13	2
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	3,401	12	8
Survey instruments				Worn out	16	6	4
Survey liens				Debtors unfinancial				42	14	4
Tax on motor-spirit				Refund				0	5	10
Water-supply, pumping fees				Debtors unfinancial				6	14	8
Agriculture—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				236	5	10
Buildings				Loss on realization	94	19	10
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	473	19	4
Publications				Free issues	41	0	6
Repairs to cars				Nugatory expenditure				89	15	7
Stores				Deficient	7	2	7
Stores				Free issues	3	13	0
Stores				Loss on realization	1,220	17	7
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	14	4	11
Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				139	12	11
Buildings				Demolished	24	15	0
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	78	16	2
Stores				Deficient	380	2	10
Stores				Loss on realization	31	13	11
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	434	0	5
Stores				Lost, broken, and deficient	597	5	2
Scientific and Industrial Research—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				1	6	3
Compensation for damage to fruit-trees				Nugatory expenditure				2	5	8
Stores				Loss on realization	6	10	0
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	37	8	0
Mines—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				268	7	0
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	60	7	4
Repairs, &c.				Nugatory expenditure				19	5	3
Stores				Deficient	1,209	3	6
Stores				Loss on realization	60	18	6
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	11	10	6
Stores				Stone removed from coal	161	2	4
Transport—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				9	10	0
Repairs to cars				Nugatory expenditure				219	14	4
Health—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				42	6	5
Fees due to various institutions				Debtors in poor circumstances, &c.				4,133	2	2
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	56	13	7
Repairs to cars				Nugatory expenditure				82	14	7
Stores				Loss on realization	47	19	8
Stores				Lost, broken, and deficient	436	4	3
Mental Hospitals—
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	566	8	0
Stores				Deficient	56	6	7
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	1,473	2	9
Education—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				5,127	14	4
Boarding-allowances repayable by training-college students				Remitted				24,990	19	4
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	61	17	3
Stores				Deficient	3	6	9
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	52	12	1
Pensions—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				1,407	18	8
Stores				Loss on realization	73	15	9
Public Works—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				55	0	1
Buildings				Destroyed by fire	200	0	0
Buildings				Loss on demolition	4	0	0
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	29	3	0
Repairs to car				Nugatory expenditure				61	19	3
Repairs to house				Nugatory expenditure				15	12	2
Stores				Deficient	1,151	6	11
Stores				Loss on realization	2,216	9	10
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	2,874	9	7
Water rates				Irrecoverable, rebates, &c.				1,695	4	6
State Forest Service—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				3	6	8
Live-stock				Died or destroyed	35	10	0
Repairs to car				Nugatory expenditure				49	11	11
Royalties				Rebates				11	13	4
Stores				Deficient	48	18	5
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	1,057	10	1
Timber sale				Company insolvent				74	0	0
Timber sale				Timber inaccessible				692	5	8
Trees				Free issues	177	6	0
Working Railways—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				617	5	9
Stores				Deficient	1,666	9	10
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	2,009	12	4
Rolling-stock				Damaged beyond repair	4,045	10	9
Post and Telegraph—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				46	6	8
Stamps				Stolen				28	19	2
Stores				Deficient	228	10	9
Stores				Lost, broken, &c.	843	15	3
Telephones				Destroyed by fire	831	14	8
Various				Nugatory expenditure				310	18	3
Public Trust Office—
Securities				Loss on realization				8,018	5	10
Stores				Loss on realization	282	17	2
State Advances—
Securities and loans				Loss on realization, &c.				32,042	16	8
Branch—	£	s.	d.
Cold storage	2,249	8	5
Fishing industry	83	10	2
Fruit - preserving	1,492	6	10
Housing	368	17	0
Repatriation	22,363	7	4
Rural Advances	26	9	6
Settlers	5,022	15	8
Workers	436	1	9
Primary Products Marketing—
Internal Marketing Division—
Bad debts				Debtors unfinancial				26	19	8
Stores				Deficient	1	12	11
State Advances Corporation—
Securities and loans, Housing Branch				Loss on realization				5,266	5	11
					78,150	1	3	204,567	17	5
Claims abandoned					£		s.		d.
					282,717		18		8
Marine—
Boiler-inspection fee					2		15		0
Light dues					5		14		2
				TOTAL	£282,726		7		10

¹Note.—In addition to the appropriations shown above, provision is also made under the Railway class for improvements and additions to open lines, £2,844,000; for land claims, &c., and other services, £10,050; and for automatic signalling installation (Gisborne-Napier), £10,000.

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