	Title
	Preamble
1	Short Title.
2	Grant and appropriation of £22,901,419, and £4,120,915 (credits in aid), out of Consolidated Fund.
3	Grant and appropriation of £8,304,825, and £2,324,539 (credits in aid), out of Public Works Fund.
4	Grant and appropriation of £17,836,127, and £967,696 (credits in aid), out of separate accounts.
5	Grant and appropriation of £5,458,121, and £946,961 (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 £2,822,630 16s. 7d„ and debts irrecoverable, £376,240 0s. 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 1940–41

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 forty-two, 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, 1941.

2 Grant and appropriation of £22,901,419, and £4,120,915 (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 forty-two, any sums which, together with the sums that have been issued and paid out of the Consolidated Fund under the provisions of section forty-seven of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, and the several Imprest Supply Acts passed during this present session, do not exceed the sum of twenty-two million nine hundred and one thousand four hundred 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 four million one hundred and twenty thousand nine hundred and fifteen 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 £8,304,825, and £2,324,539 (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 eight million three hundred and four thousand eight hundred and twenty-five 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 three hundred and twenty-four thousand five hundred and thirty-nine 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 £17,836,127, and £967,696 (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 seventeen million eight hundred and thirty-six thousand one hundred and twenty-seven 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 nine hundred and sixty-seven thousand six hundred and ninety-six 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 £5,458,121, and £946,961 (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 four hundred and fifty-eight thousand one hundred and twenty-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 nine hundred and forty-six thousand nine hundred and sixty-one 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 £2,822,630 16s. 7d„ and debts irrecoverable, £376,240 0s. 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 forty-one, 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 two million eight hundred and twenty-two thousand six hundred and thirty pounds sixteen shillings and sevenpence, 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 seventy-six thousand two hundred and forty pounds 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, 1942.

Col. I.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	CONSOLIDATED FUND.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT.
		£	£
1	Legislative	114,500	1,633
2	Prime Minister’s Department	24,720
3	Treasury	53,490	98,050
4	Customs	159,246	24,380
5	Land and Income Tax	199,600	123,640
6	Stamp Duties	102,200	1,300
7	Audit	43,150	37,500
8	Public Service Commissioner’s Office	18,160	850
9	Internal Affairs	498,500	167,454
10	External Affairs	251,700	21,000
11	Printing and Stationery	407,730
12	Marine	160,995	4,830
13	Labour	1,603,000	114,343
14	Native	428,300	24,000
15	Valuation	40,000	17,600
16	Electoral	112,500	1,500
17	Census and Statistics	33,390	2,550
18	National Service	102,500	168,668
19	Justice and Prisons	278,885	89,091
20	Crown Law	8,680	200
21	Police	688,478	5,351
22	Maintenance of Public Works and Services	600,000	2,269,750
23	Lands and Survey	410,206	74,205
24	Agriculture	2,071,122	149,695
25	Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity	841,852	89,118
26	Scientific and Industrial Research	183,200	42,053
27	Mines	300,525	18,795
28	Transport	84,560	12,547
29	Health	1,782,376	137,810
30	Mental Hospitals	451,907	251,600
31	Education	4,782,300	165,772
32	War and other Pensions	2,360,447	5,120
33	Social Security	3,600,000
34	National Provident and Friendly Societies	103,200	510
	Total, Ordinary Revenue Account	22,901,419	4,120,915
	TOTAL, CONSOLIDATED FUND	£22,901,419	£4,120,915

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, 1942.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	PUBLIC WORKS FUND.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT.
		£	£
35	Public Works, Departmental	200,000	363,829
36	Railway-construction	648,250	48,000
37	Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines	200,000	50,000
38	Public Buildings	958,000	16,600
39	Education Buildings, &c.	500,000	5,000
40	Lighthouses and Harbour-works	50,000	300
41	Development of Tourist Resorts	20,000	1,000
42	Roads, &c.	390,000	40,000
43	Telegraph Extension	275,000	275,000
44	Lands, Miscellaneous	200,000	20,000
45	Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage	552,000	120,000
46	Small Farms Development	388,200	287,800
47	Native Land Settlement	250,000	695,000
48	Linen Flax Development	716,000	369,000
	Total, General Purposes Account	5,347,450	2,291,529
	ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT.
49	Development of Water-power	2,957,375	33,010
	TOTAL, PUBLIC WORKS FUND	£8,304,825	£2,324,539

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, 1942

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT.
		£	£
50	Land for Settlements	449,900	100
	MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT.
51	Main Highways	2,742,200	150,000
	SOCIAL SECURITY FUND.
52	Administration Expenses and Emergency Benefits	605,910	66,025
53	Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits	3,000,000	2,000
	STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT.
54	State Coal-mines	664,746	2,700
	STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.
55	State Forest Service	529,140	5,000
	WAR DAMAGE FUND.
56	War Damage	1,650
	WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT.
57	Working Railways	9,842,581	741,871
	TOTAL, SEPARATE ACCOUNTS	£17,836,127	£967,696

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, 1942.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	POST OFFICE ACCOUNT.	£	£
58	Post and Telegraph Working-expenses	4,225,212	473,200
	PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT.
59	Public Trust Office	356,355	9,135
	NATIVE TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT.
60	Native Trust Office	24,362
	GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
61	Government Insurance	151,183	800
	PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND ACCOUNT.
62	Public Service Superannuation Fund Office	8,625	50
	STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
63	State Fire Insurance	139,625	24,250
	GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT.
64	Government Accident Insurance	46,720	50
	DAIRY INDUSTRY ACCOUNT.
65	Dairy Industry	30,517	29,666
	MEAT INDUSTRY ACCOUNT.	£	£
66	Meat Industry	38,536
	SUNDRY PRODUCTS ACCOUNT.
67	Sundry Products	20,502	400
	WOOL INDUSTRY ACCOUNT.
68	Wool Industry	12,713	8,000
	INTERNAL MARKETING ACCOUNT.
69	Internal Marketing	77,271	2,500
	FRUIT INDUSTRY ACCOUNT.
70	Fruit Industry	20,430	900
	BROADCASTING ACCOUNT.
71	Broadcasting	298,070	25,400
	IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY ACCOUNT.
72	Iron and Steel Industry	8,000	372,610
	TOTAL	£5,458,121	£946,961

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, 1942; 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, 1942.	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.
	M.	ch.			M.	ch.	£	£	£	£
Dargaville Branch	17	28	Kirikopuni	Dargaville	17	28	60,764	43,220	17,544	54,025
Paeroa-Pokeno	42	15	Paeroa	Pokeno	42	15	763,628	2,618	761,010	3,272
Taneatua-Opotiki	26	33	Taneatua	Opotiki	26	33	744,302	1,746	742,556	2,182
East Coast Main Trunk (Gisborne-Napier)	131	52	Gisborne	Waikokopu	35	40	244,288	139,374	119,914	155,467
			Waikokopu	Wairoa	24	35	69,446	25,610	51,986	21,825
			Wairoa	Putorino	34	17	69,446	25,610	51,986	21,825
South Island Main Trunk (Picton-Waipara)	174	52	Wharanui	Parnassus	74	32	650,000	372,259	277,741	465, 324
Westport-Inangahua	26	0	Te Kuha	Inangahua	22	0	98,000	107,931	8,069	98,000

SIXTH SCHEDULE Unauthorized Expenditure Account for the Year 1940–41

(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.
Treasury Department:—
Advance to J. C. Williamson for draining and top-dressing property				166	0	0
Legal costs: Townsend and Paul v. Picot and N.Z. Fisheries				85	0	10
Salary in lieu of leave on retirement: D. A. McCurdy				39	3	4
Cost of removal of Public Service Superannuation Office furniture, &c., to State Fire Building				47	4	4
Half-year’s interest on New Zealand Government 4-per-cent. stock, misappropriated				9	0	0
							346	8	6
Customs Department—
Expenses of L. S. Nicol and family returning to New Zealand from England				405	3	6
Cost-of-living allowance granted to L. S. Nicol while in England				150	0	0
Passage-money, London to New Zealand, of Misses E. and G. Lawrence				142	14	0
Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers—
	£	s.	d.
Widow of A. W. Jackson 150 0 0	150	0	0
Widow of P. D. Jones	282	0	0
				432	0	0
							1,129	17	6
Stamp Duties Department:—
Refund of company annual license duty and registration fee paid on a proposed increase of capital (consent to increase capital was refused)				8	3	10
Refund of death duty				211	15	1
							219	18	11
Internal Affairs Department:—
Expenses of Economic Stabilization Conference				550	5	10
Cost of air transport for His Excellency the Governor-General and family returning to England				562	0	0
Grant towards expenses of United Fire Brigades’ Conference				500	0	0
Grants to High Commissioner’s staff to meet evacuation expenses				140	0	0
Salaries of officers in lieu of leave on retirement—
	£	s.	d.
A. W. Pyne	55	8	4
L. A. Barber	10	13	4
				66	1	8
							1,818	7	6
Printing and Stationery Department:—
Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers—
	£	s.	d.
Widow of A. G. MacAulay	26	2	9
Widow of T. McNair	8	1	0
				34	3	9
Salary in lieu of leave on retirement— R. W. Purkis				14	7	3
Salary of officer for portion of year ending 31st March, 1942				3	3	1
							51	14	1
Marine Department:—
Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer: D. F. McLeay				43	9	8
Erection of shed and reception-box at Island Bay for storage of fish livers				60	9	0
Compensation for loss of effects of officers on transfer to Cape Reinga				75	0	9
	£	s.	d.
Repairs to Havelock Wharf
Less Credits in Reduction	130	0	0
				Cr. 130	0	0
(Half-cost of repairs subscribed by Havelock Harbour Board)							48	19	5
Labour Department:—
Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer: G. A. C. Adler							25	0	0
Native Department:—
Grant for housing of Maori agricultural workers, Pukekohe							20,000	0	0
Census and Statistics Department:—
Salary of officer for portion of year ending 31st March, 1942							8	9	6
Police Department:—
Compassionate grants to widows of deceased members of Police Force—
	£	s.	d.
Inspector C. E. Roach	41	3	6
Constable A. King	39	13	2
Sergeant R. G. Wade	29	1	6
				109	18	2
							109	18	2
Scientific and Industrial Research Department:—
Grant to W. M. Hamilton to cover cost of transfer from London to New Zealand							150	0	0
Transport Department:—
Salary of officer for portion of the year ending 31st March, 1942							10	7	8
Department of Health:—
Ex gratia payment to Miss A. E. Duggan covering effects lost in fire				40	0	0
Payment to Miss C. J. McGovern of damages and expenses in respect of accident in dental clinic				366	7	0
Medical and legal expenses of L. Craill, injured at Gisborne				12	18	2
							419	5	2
Public Works Department:—
Advance to Y.M.C.A. for purchase of stock and fittings, Hollyford Canteen				283	0	0
Expenditure on flood damage, Marlborough County				222	1	5
							505	1	5
Railways Department:—
Payment of 1s. per day to engine-drivers, 16th and 17th Railways Operating Companies							435	8	0
Social Security Department:—
	£	s.	d.
Payment of Christmas bonus to unemployment beneficiaries	3,661	17	0
Less credits in reduction	59	0	0
				3,602	17	0
Payment of annuity to Mrs. J. S. MacPherson				35	15	1
							3,638	12	1
										28,917	7	11
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES.
Vote 1—Legislative							2,084	11	7
Vote 2—Prime Minister’s Department							526	15	5
Vote 5—Land and Income Tax							15,448	18	8
Vote 8—Public Service Commissioner’s Office							104	0	4
Vote 9—Internal Affairs							37,594	16	4
Vote 16—Electoral							1,032	19	9
Vote 21—Police							237	11	5
Vote 25—Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity							164,727	11	7
Vote 32—War and other Pensions							7,216	16	7
										228,973	11	8
TOTAL, CONSOLIDATED FUND										£257,890	19	7

PUBLIC WORKS FUND.
General Purposes Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Public Works Department:—
Imprest moneys and amounts held on behalf of workmen misappropriated by departmental officer				999	2	8
Ex gratia payment in lieu of rates, Waihua Development Scheme				139	0	7
Salaries of officers in lieu of leave on retirement—
Miss F. M. McGovern	17	6	8
G. Weaver	99	4	5
J. Wood	133	6	8
				249	17	9
							1,388	1	0
FOR SERVICES LN EXCESS OF VOTES.
Vote 40—Lighthouses and Harbour Works				2,034	3	4
Vote 42—Roads, &c.				29,013	5	0
							31,047	8	4
TOTAL, PUBLIC WORKS FUND— GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT							£32,435	9	4
Electric Supply Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Public Works Department:—
Expenses of members, Electrical Regulations Advisory Committee				194	2	1
Compassionate grant to widow of deceased officer: F. Sandager				14	5	2
TOTAL, PUBLIC WORKS FUND—ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT							£208	7	3

SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.
Social Security Fund.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Social Security Department:—
Medical expenses incurred by C. H. Kent (injured while on duty)	6	2	6
Money stolen from Department’s office, Kaikohe	8	15	9
				14	18	3
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE.
Vote 54—Medical, hospital, &c., benefits				90,684	13	7
TOTAL, SOCIAL SECURITY FUND							£90,699	11	10
State Coal-mines Account.
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE.
Vote 55—State Coal-mines							40,546	16	11
TOTAL, STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT							£40,546	16	11
State Forests Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Forestry Department:—
Wages and expenses of employees wrongfully dismissed							90	10	0
TOTAL, STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT							£90	10	0

(Under Section 98 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.)
ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT.
Post Office Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Compassionate allowances to widows of deceased officers:—
Widow of W. Allen	71	0	0
Widow of A. Ashby	53	0	0
Widow of R. A. Bennett	97	0	0
Widow of G. Brooke	114	0	0
Widow of P. Bradley	110	0	0
Widow of E. Douglas	55	0	0
Widow of W. M. Efford	74	0	0
Widow of E. S. Gyton	70	0	0
Widow of F. J. Kestell	86	0	0
Widow of L. H. Longney	139	0	0
Widow of C. Liddington	102	0	0
Widow of J. T. McGrane	190	0	0
Widow of P. H. Mason	364	0	0
Widow of W. C. B. Mulholland	127	0	0
Widow of H. C. Rowe	97	0	0
Widow of W. P. J. Shearman	153	0	0
Widow of D. S. Tate	78	0	0
Widow of L. A. White	153	0	0
				2,133	0	0
Cost of laying private siding at Melling				749	6	6
Expenses: Conference of District Controlling Officers				40	5	3
TOTAL, POST OFFICE ACCOUNT							£2,922	11	9
Public Trustee’s Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Salary of in lieu of leave on retirement: J. W. Campbell							32	13	9
TOTAL, PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT							£32	13	9
Internal Marketing Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Expenses of visit to Australia of R. B. Tennent in connection with export of potatoes							54	4	0
TOTAL, INTERNAL MARKETING ACCOUNT							£54	4	0
Fruit Industry Account.
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.
Apple and Pear Section—Expenses of conference of Inspectors and Assembly Staff				123	2	8
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE.
Vote 70—Fruit Industry				832	8	9
TOTAL, FRUIT INDUSTRY ACCOUNT							£955	11	5
TOTAL UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE (IN TERMS OF SECTIONS 58 AND 98 OF THE PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926)							£425,836	15	10
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
(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				23	3	5
Vote 5—Land and Income Tax				3,359	0	0
Vote 8—Public Service Commissioner’s Office				90	0	8
Vote 9—Internal Affairs				2,933	4	3
Vote 16—Electoral				39	4	8
Vote 18—National Service				1,913	11	3
Vote 22—Maintenance of Public Works and Services				2,317,588	6	10
Vote 32—War and other Pensions				5,669	5	1
							2,331, 615	16	2
PUBLIC WORKS FUND.—GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT.
Vote 35—Departmental				3,025	12	0
Vote 40—Lighthouse and Harbour-works				758	16	3
Vote 45—Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage				27,309	11	8
Vote 47—Small-farms Development				22,562	9	0
Vote 48—Native Land Settlement				10,870	14	10
							64,527	3	9
FRUIT INDUSTRY ACCOUNT.
Vote 70—Fruit Industry							651	0	10
TOTAL, SURPLUS CREDITS IN AID							£2,396,794	0	9
GRAND TOTAL							£2,822,630	16	7

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, deficient, &c.	180	6	3
Treasury—
Lime-relief loans—
Principal	Irrecoverable				116	17	10
Interest	Irrecoverable				55	11	1
Loans granted under provisions of Hawke’s Bay Earthquake Act, 1931—
Principal	Irrecoverable				2,870	16	2
Interest	Irrecoverable				19	9	4
Costs	Irrecoverable				22	14	3
Loans granted to former Kaurigum Control Board—
Principal	Irrecoverable				2,613	16	5
Interest	Irrecoverable				327	8	5
Loans granted under provisions of the Repatriation Act, 1918	Irrecoverable				1,067	8	7
Flood-relief loans—
Principal	Irrecoverable				164	16	7
Interest	Irrecoverable				6	17	11
Frost-relief loans—
Principal	Irrecoverable				200	12	6
Interest	Irrecoverable				33	5	0
Miscellaneous loans: Principal	Irrecoverable				5,283	18	10
Customs—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				1	8	8
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	2	3	0
Land and Income Tax—
Land-tax	Irrecoverable				30	6	6
Income-tax	Debtors left New Zealand, &c.				53,115	3	6
Stamp Duties—
Amusements-tax	Irrecoverable				353	5	4
Interest on death duties	Irrecoverable				139	3	2
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	129	0	11
Audit—
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	2	0	0
Internal Affairs—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				383	2	3
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	5	6	3
New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Co.: Shares	Liquidation of company completed: Shares valueless				30,949	0	0
Repairs to motor-car	Nugatory expenditure				2	0	0
Stores	Loss on realization	63	12	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	96	8	6
Value of stores stolen and destroyed	Nugatory expenditure				34	5	11
External Affairs—
New Zealand Reparation Estates: Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	7	1	9
Printing and Stationery—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				1	2	5
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c. (excesses £379 17s. 4d.)	594	10	4
Marine—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				638	11	3
Hatchery	Destroyed by fire	225	6	8
Labour charges	Nugatory expenditure				2	12	0
Repairs to motor-car	Nugatory expenditure				7	19	2
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	147	3	1
Labour—
Passage-money	Irrecoverable				213	0	9
Penalties and costs	Irrecoverable				33	5	10
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	4	3	4
Witnesses’ expenses	Nugatory expenditure				0	5	0
Native—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				36	7	2
Cartage	Remitted				0	16	5
Cost of erecting bridge	Demolished on test				176	13	9
Equipment damaged	Nugatory expenditure				11	0	0
Hut	Destroyed by fire	42	0	0
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	4,266	14	0
Stores	Loss on realization	31	10	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	482	18	3
Waikato Development Scheme	Drainage not apportionable				247	11	10
Wairau flood damage	Interest remitted				329	7	4
Justice and Prisons—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				20	2	6
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	1,361	9	7
Repairs to car	Nugatory expenditure				106	7	6
Stores	Loss on realization	87	19	8
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	176	7	10
Police—
Stores	Loss on realization	1	18	6
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	96	11	4
National Service—
Employment Division—
Fares, &c.	Irrecoverable				16	7	7
Stores	Loss on realization	11	14	7
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	46	10	9
Lands and Survey—
Advances	Loss on realization of securities				9,919	8	0
Advances (small farms)	Loss on realization of securities				1,627	11	8
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				6,310	18	4
Buildings	Loss on realization	35	9	6
Burroughs adding-machine	Traded in as part payment for new machine	18	0	0
Court-costs	Irrecoverable					9	0
Dredges	Depreciation undercharged	6,557	9	7
Equipment	Worn out, lost, &c.	364	12	0
Exchange	Nugatory expenditure				0	19	0
Grazing fees	Irrecoverable				28	0	0
Illegal timber-cutting	Irrecoverable				180	7	6
Interest	Debtors unfinancial				1,839	18	7
Insurance premiums	Debtors unfinancial				7	19	10
Lithographs	Obsolete, &c.	1,797	7	3
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	4,434	19	0
Motor-vehicles	Loss on realization	43	4	9
Rents	Debtors unfinancial				12,962	11	8
Repairs to motor-vehicles	Nugatory expenditure				6	15	0
Royalties	Debtors unfinancial				2	3	10
Survey liens	Debtors unfinancial				53	6	10
Train freights	Irrecoverable				6	4	3
Wages	Lost in transit				9	1	2
Agriculture—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				15	10	6
Live-stock	Died, destroyed, or missing	2,323	2	1
Publications	Free issues	1	8	3
Stores	Loss on realization	21	11	1
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	107	14	7
Testing fees	Waived				0	17	6
Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				234	13	6
Buildings	Loss on realization	266	0	0
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	78	6	3
Stores	Loss on realization	99	16	6
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	2,293	4	0	44
Water-rates	Remitted					16	0
Various	Nugatory expenditure				11	10	6
Scientific and Industrial Research—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				1	14	10
Bank-notes destroyed by fire	Nugatory expenditure				2	10	0
Repairs to cars	Nugatory expenditure				10	7	0
Stores	Loss on realization	5	15	3
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	6	14	0
Mines—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				1,204	6	4
Hire of plant	Charges waived				312	17	5
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	74	17	0
Live-stock	Loss on realization	7	0	0
Repairs to motor-cars	Nugatory expenditure				130	7	7
Securities	Loss on realization				766	7	9
Stores	Coal lost in transit, deficient, &c.	1,828	18	2
Stores	Loss on realization	200	12	3
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	541	19	9
Stores	Stone removed from coal	1,489	11	10
Transport—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				60	7	4
Repairs to motor-vehicles	Nugatory expenditure				52	2	10
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	0	10	0
Health—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				6	14	4
Buildings	Loss on realization	140	10	0
Fees due to various institutions	Debtors in poor circumstances				7,031	9	2
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	13	17	6
Live-stock	Loss on realization	49	3	7
Repairs to motor-vehicles	Nugatory expenditure				353	12	9
Stores	Loss on realization	36	0	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	1,617	2	6
Mental Hospitals—
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	622	17	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	2,013	18	11
Education—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				0	10	0
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	88	17	7
Rent	Irrecoverable				65	17	11
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	69	6	7
Public Works—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				196	14	5
Buildings	Destroyed by fire and loss on demolition	948	16	6
Cost of electrical installation	Remitted				38	4	11
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	12	14	9
Overpayment to workers	Irrecoverable				167	19	8
Rents	Debtors unfinancial				301	9	0
Repairs to cars and compensation for damage to private property	Nugatory expenditure				788	19	11
Sales of electrical energy	Debtors unfinancial				71	1	7
Southland Electric-power Board: Rates	Debtors unfinancial and untraceable				5,992	7	1
Southland Electric-power Board: Rates	Remitted				3,939	7	7
Stores	Loss on realization	23	3	11
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	13,228	11	4
Water-rates	Remitted				1,607	18	8
Workmen’s wages	Lost in transit				12	17	3
Social Security—
Excess benefits, &c.	Irrecoverable				2,282	19	5
Boot and blanket issues	Irrecoverable				15	16	1
Fares issued	Irrecoverable				46	7	1
Flood-damage restoration	Value of work doubtful				80	0	0
Funeral expenses	No estates				25	18	3
Repairs to cars	Nugatory expenditure				3	0	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	17	13	5
State Forest Service—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				49	2	0
Buildings	Loss on realization	127	17	5
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	132	0	0
Publications	Free issues	3	5	0
Replacing damaged property	Nugatory expenditure				3	8	3
Stores	Loss on realization	1	10	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	1,161	14	2
War Expenses—
Navy—
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	1,421	2	6
Army—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				603	6	3
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	40,756	1	5
Air—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				100	17	3
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	50,143	19	8
Working Railways—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				715	15	3
Duplicate payments	Nugatory expenditure				1	9	8
Road motors: Vehicles and plant	Destroyed by fire	3,468	9	7
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	4,741	2	5
Post and Telegraph—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				134	6	4
Cash	Stolen				27	5	2
Directory-advertising claims	Irrecoverable				36	18	11
Miscellaneous claims	Irrecoverable				294	14	0
Repairs to motor-vehicles	Nugatory expenditure				2,853	1	9
Stamps	Stolen				30	7	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	6,318	3	5
Telephones, &c.	Destroyed by fire	1,362	4	5
Toll accounts	Irrecoverable				825	0	5
Public Trust—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				5	6	5
Securities	Loss on realization				43,441	14	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	36	0	6
Public Service Superannuation—
Allowances overpaid	Irrecoverable				0	18	4
State Fire Insurance—
New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Co.: Shares	Company liquidated: Shares valueless				250	0	0
Government Accident Insurance—
Property under agreement for sale and purchase	Loss on realization				2,262	0	0
National Commercial Broadcasting Service—
Advertising	Debtors unfinancial				647	9	3
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				0	10	1
Exchange short paid	Nugatory expenditure				0	15	9
Repairs and replacement of equipment	Nugatory expenditure				3	5	9
Stores	Loss on realization	39	10	11
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	361	7	7
Housing Construction—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				63	8	10
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	1	16	6
State Advances Corporation—
Housing Branch—
Properties	Loss on realization				228	3	5
Rents	Remitted				504	6	6
Rents	Irrecoverable				1,474	16	8
Costs and repairs	Nugatory expenditure				11	4	0
		159,619	18	9	213,043	18	10
Claims abandoned.
Stamp Duties—
License duty: Awatuna Cooperative Dairy Factory, Co., Ltd.		242		6		2
License duty: Albertland Cooperative Dairy Co., Ltd.		66		14		0
License duty: Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Association, Ltd.		194		0		7
License duty: Murchison Cooperative Dairy Factory Co., Ltd.		116		4		8
License duty: Opotiki Dairy Association, Ltd.		287		8		4
License duty: Tui Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd.		21		6		0
Internal Affairs—
Manawatu-Oroua River Board: Commission of Inquiry costs		778		2		0
Loan to National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Board of Trustees: Converted into a grant of like amount		900		0		0
Marine—
Light dues—
Vessel returned to port as medical services were required		136		0		6
Vessel ordered to port by Naval authorities		150		0		6
Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity—
Arrears of rent to 16th September, 1939: Amount agreed upon under arrangement for termination of lease of Te Anau Hotel now resumed by Department		680		0		0
Fee payable under Pharmacy Plan: Irrecoverable		4		0		0
	TOTAL	£376,240		0		4

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