	Title
	Preamble
1	Short Title
2	Grant and appropriation of £24,261,656 and £4,781,253 (credits in aid), out of Consolidated Fund.
3	Grant and appropriation of £37,612,880 and £4,025,964 (credits in aid) out of separate accounts.
4	Grant and appropriation of £6,601,624 and £831,758 (credits in aid), out of accounts outside the Public Account.
5	Power to make contracts in excess of appropriation.
6	Indemnity as to unauthorized expenditure of £4,716,274 15s. 3d., and debts irrecoverable, £396,612 12s. 5d.
7	Payment to local authorities for construction of roads, &c.
8	Money appropriated for roads, &c.; defined.
9	Payments for which no specific appropriation.
10	Payments to local authorities for construction of main highways.
11	Authority to transfer £13,278,000 from National Development Loans Account to other accounts.
	FIRST SCHEDULE
	SECOND SCHEDULE
	THIRD SCHEDULE
	FOURTH SCHEDULE Unauthorized Expenditure Account for the Year 1943–44
	FIFTH SCHEDULE Schedule of Sums authorized to be transferred from the National Development Loans Account to the several Accounts herein particularly mentioned during the Year ending 31st March, 1945

An Act to appropriate and apply certain Sums of Money out of the Consolidated Fund and other Accounts to the Services of the Year ending on the Thirty-first Day of March, Nineteen hundred and forty-five, 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, 1944.

2 Grant and appropriation of £24,261,656 and £4,781,253 (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-five, 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-four million two hundred and sixty-one thousand six hundred and fifty-six 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 seven hundred and eighty-one thousand two hundred and fifty-three 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.

Ibid., p. 28

(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 £37,612,880 and £4,025,964 (credits in aid) out of separate accounts.

(1)

The Minister of Finance may issue and apply out of the respective accounts mentioned in the Second 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 thirty-seven million six hundred and twelve thousand eight hundred and eighty pounds.

(2)

In addition to the aforesaid sum there may be issued and applied out of the respective accounts mentioned in the Second Schedule hereto a further sum not exceeding four million twenty-five thousand nine hundred and sixty-four 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:

Ibid., p. 28

(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 Second Schedule hereto.

(5)

Where any of the moneys appropriated by this section for the construction, maintenance, and supervision of roads, bridges, and other public works are by the estimates for the current financial year as approved by the House of Representatives allocated for the construction, maintenance, or supervision of any particular road or bridge, the moneys so allocated, or any portion thereof, may be expended for the construction or maintenance of any other road or bridge (within the district of the same local authority) for which no specific provision is made by the said estimates.

4 Grant and appropriation of £6,601,624 and £831,758 (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 Third Schedule hereto, towards making good the supplies granted to His Majesty for the services as aforesaid, any sums which together with the sums that have been issued and paid out of the said accounts under the provisions of section forty-seven of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, and the several Imprest Supply Acts passed during this present session, do not exceed the sum of six million six hundred and one thousand six hundred and twenty-four 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 Third Schedule hereto a sum not exceeding eight hundred and thirty-one thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight 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:

Ibid, p. 28

(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 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.

6 Indemnity as to unauthorized expenditure of £4,716,274 15s. 3d., and debts irrecoverable, £396,612 12s. 5d.

Ibid., pp. 11, 28, and 32

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-four, in excess of or without the appropriation of Parliament, the respective sums mentioned in the Fourth Schedule hereto, out of the Consolidated Fund and the other accounts mentioned in the said Schedule, amounting in the whole to the sum of four million seven hundred and sixteen thousand two hundred and seventy-four pounds fifteen shillings and threepence, and has caused the said sums to be applied to the several purposes and services mentioned in the said Fourth Schedule, and has also discharged from the Public Account and other accounts the sum of three hundred and ninety-six thousand six hundred and twelve pounds twelve shillings and fivepence 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.

7 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 that Minister prescribes, to be expended by those 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.

8 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.

9 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.

10 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 those 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.

11 Authority to transfer £13,278,000 from National Development Loans Account to other accounts.

1941, No. 7

There may be transferred from the National Development Loans Account to the respective accounts mentioned in the Fifth Schedule hereto any sums which, together with the sums that have been so transferred during the current financial year under the provisions of section four of the National Development Loans Act, 1941, and the several Imprest Supply Acts passed during this present session, do not exceed in respect of any such account the appropriate amount specified in that Schedule, and do not exceed in the aggregate the sum of thirteen million two hundred and seventy-eight thousand pounds.

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, 1945.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	CONSOLIDATED FUND.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT
		£	£
1	Legislative.	116,795	3,032
2	Prime Minister’s Department	36,510	300
3	External Affairs	177,741	16,500
4	Treasury	82,810	268,900
5	Customs	161,713	21,026
6	Land and Income Tax	231,080	122,200
7	Stamp Duties	135,107	875
8	Audit	43,598	35,000
9	Public Service Commissioner’s Office.	19,225	1,500
10	Internal Affairs	595,094	141,876
11	Island Territories.	284,292	43,200
12	Printing and Stationery	434,379
13	Marine	202,028	12,995
14	Labour	265,167	1,875
15	Native	365,415	22,000
16	Valuation.	45,796	12,355
17	Electoral.	16,582	100
18	Census and Statistics	34,000	3,000
19	National Service		357,100
20	Rehabilitation	154,606	50
21	Justice and Prisons.	259,565	112,300
22	Crown Law	8,766	250
23	Police	789,557	10,600
24	Maintenance of Public Works and Services	696,000	2,119,555
25	Organization for National Development	13,360
26	Lands and Survey	421,643	69,650
27	Agriculture	1,150,621	177,125
28	Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity	915,236	196,710
29	Scientific and Industrial Research	241,236	83,092
30	Mines	134,566	25,385
31	Transport.	90,854	24,022
32	Health	2,151,682	318,980
33	Mental Hospitals	523,380	252,777
34	Education.	5,021,948	287,803
35	War and other Pensions	3,829,470	39,110
36	Social Security	4,500,000
37	National Provident and Friendly Societies	111,834	10
	Total, Ordinary Revenue Account.	24,261,656	4,781,253
	TOTAL, CONSOLIDATED FUND	£24,261,656	£4,781,253

SECOND 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, 1945.

Col. 1.	Col. 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT
		£	£
38	Public Works, Departmental.	130,500	559,873
39	Ministry of Works.	7,923
40	Railway-construction	364,500	26,500
41	Housing Construction	5,500,000	163,276
42	Public Buildings	565,000	5,000
43	Education Buildings, &c.	500,000	5,000
44	Lighthouses and Harbour-works	28,500	310
45	Roads, &c	200,000	5,700
46	Soil Conservation and Rivers Control	50,000	55,000
47	Lands, Miscellaneous	68,600	200
48	Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage	500,000	43,600
49	Linen Flax Development	137,400	566,915
	Total, Public Works Account	8,052,423	1,431,374
	ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT	£	£
50	Electric Supply	4,255,500	100,010
	LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT
51	Land for Settlements	186,400	200
52	Small Farms Development	1,270,000	447,000
53	Native Land Settlement	256,000	782,000
	Total, Land for Settlements Account	1,712,400	1,229,200
	MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT
54	Main Highways	1,800,000	88,000
	SOCIAL SECURITY FUND
55	Administration Expenses and Emergency Benefits	666,687	62,900
56	Medical, Hospital, &c. Benefits	4,853,000	20,000
	Total, Social Security Fund	5,519,687	82,900
	STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT
57	State Coal-mines.	2,433,590
	STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT
58	State Forest Service	727,255
	WAR DAMAGE FUND
59	War Damage	13,075
	WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT
60	Working Railways	12,771,290	1,074,480
61	Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines.	327,660	20,000
	Total, Working Railways Account.	13,098,950	1,094,480
	TOTAL, SEPARATE ACCOUNTS	£37,612,880	£4,025,964

THIRD 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, 1945.

Col. 1	Col 2.	Col. 3.	Col. 4.
Vote.	ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT.	Appropriation.	Credits in Aid.
	POST OFFICE ACCOUNT	£	£
62	Post and Telegraph Working-expenses	4,988,536	538,800
63	Telegraph Extension	350,000	200,000
	Total, Post Office Account	5,338,536	738,800
	PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT
64	Public Trust Office	411,936	12,608
	NATIVE TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT
65	Native Trust Office	18,793
	GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT
66	Government Insurance	156,775	900
	PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND ACCOUNT
67	Public Service Superannuation Fund Office	6,115	50
	STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT
68	State Fire Insurance	62,205	30,500
	GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT
69	Government Accident Insurance	52,920	50
	DAIRY INDUSTRY ACCOUNT
70	Export Marketing.	30 300
	MEAT INDUSTRY ACCOUNT	£	£
70	Export Marketing.	40,500
	SUNDRY PRODUCTS ACCOUNT
70	Export Marketing.	19,200
	WOOL INDUSTRY ACCOUNT
70	Export Marketing.	11,710
	INTERNAL MARKETING ACCOUNT
71	Internal Marketing.	102,052	4,500
	BROADCASTING ACCOUNT
72	Broadcasting	350,170	41,450
	IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY ACCOUNT
73	Iron and Steel Industry	412	2,900
	TOTAL	£6,601,624	£831,758

FOURTH SCHEDULE Unauthorized Expenditure Account for the Year 1943–44

(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
Prime Minister’s Department:—
Overtime and meal allowances for departmental officers							44	5	2
Treasury Department:—
Payment to N. L. Wright in settlement of exchange on Public Service superannuation contributions paid in London and refunded in New Zealand to him on his retirement				81	11	5
Salary in lieu of leave on retirement (T. M. Highet)				133	17	0
Grant to the Wellington Returned Services’ Association of £1 for £1 subsidy to complete purchase of premises and to make alterations to provide a club for returned servicemen in Wellington				7,500	0	0
Cost of National Savings Bonds issued in lieu of accumulated annual leave to officers of various Departments	£	s.	d.
	5,668	5	2
Less credits in reduction	0	17	8
				5,667	7	6
							13,382	15	11
Customs Department:—
Salary in lieu of leave on retirement (G. C. Lyttelton)							40	5	0
Land and Income Tax Department:—
Refund to H. W. Chipman of equivalent of social security charge paid in error				3	16	8
Refund to C. L. Jones of equivalent of social security charge overpaid				1	6	7
Refund to the estate of L. J. Coxon (deceased) of the value of social security stamps affixed to wages-book in error				29	0	0
Salary in lieu of leave on retirement (H. J. Copping)				85	13	3
							119	16	6
Stamp Duties Department:—
Refund to the Makogai Lepers (N.Z.) Trust Board Incorporated of equivalent of succession duty paid under the will of the late Marion Campbell				50	0	0
Refund to the estate of Louise A. Smith, being part of the death duty paid in the United States of America				26	4	1
Refund to the estate of J. M. Rendle, of equivalent of estate and succession duty				132	18	10
Refund of equivalent of duty paid in excess on transfers in the amalgamation of New Zealand Tung Oil, Ltd., New Zealand Tung Oil Corporation, Ltd., and Kaikohe Tungroves (New Zealand), Ltd.				97	7	0
Refund to the estate of Mary Kearens, being part of the death duty and interest paid				45	15	0
Cost of structural alterations and architect’s fees of offices occupied by the Land and Deeds Department in the State Fire Buildings, Wellington				64	12	8
Refund to the estate of F. W. Walters, being loss of interest on New Zealand Government death duty stock through the transfer to the Commissioner of Stamp Duties being incorrectly dated				5	17	4
							422	14	11
Internal Affairs Department:—
Payment of medical and hospital expenses of C. A. Furlong, also rail fares for his wife whilst visiting him in hospital	£	s.	d.
	80	4	3
Less credits in reduction	8	10	6
				71	13	9
Payment to H. L. Massey, Advisory Architect, in connection with the M. J. Savage Memorial, being balance of fee due				50	0	0
Final payment to Messrs. Donner and Bartlett, winners in competition to draw up plans for the Savage Memorial and Garden of Remembrance				100	0	0
Compassionate grant to the widow of the late Hon. P. K. Paikea				1,250	0	0
Compassionate grant to the widow of the late Right Hon. J. G. Coates				1,250	0	0
Compassionate grant to the widow of the late S. G. Smith, ex-M.P.				500	0	0
Cost of poster competition for Empire Youth Sunday				55	12	11
Grant to Buller County Council to cover damages awarded R. McGregor for compensation claim, also Court costs, &c., incurred				3,764	0	0
Cost of furniture for ladies’ rest-room in 1ZB Building, Auckland				28	13	1
Contribution towards relief of food shortage in India				10,007	3	2
Commission on annual license fees paid under the Cinematograph Films Exhibitors’ License Emergency Regulations 1943				64	5	0
Expenses of the New Zealand Delegation to the Pacific Conference in Australia				640	12	11
							17,782	0	12
Island Territories Department:—
Compassionate grants to the widows of deceased officers.							212	5	5
Marine Department:—
Purchase of Ford van for Cape Reinga lighthouse				174	5	0
Grant to five local residents of Riverton for assistance given in searching for lightkeepers missing from Centre Island lighthouse				25	0	0
Salary in lieu of leave on retirement (L. B. Campbell).				83	6	8
Compensation to the widow of the late J. O. Tait, drowned whilst in the employ of the Marine Department at Centre Island lighthouse.				1,000	0	0
							1,282	11	8
Labour Department:—
Compassionate grant to the widow of deceased officer				106	11	8
Payment of claims arising out of accident with a departmental car				30	10	9
Travelling-allowances, expenses, and fees paid to members of local and national committees set up under Essential Building Works Labour Legislation Modification Order 1943				373	12	11
Allowances of £50 per annum to Messrs. S. Ritchie and C. L. Hunter, acting as Wages Commissioners in terms of Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942				100	0	0
							610	15	4
Native Department:—
Payment in full settlement of claim arising out of accident with a departmental car				25	0	0
Salary in lieu of leave on retirement and accumulated annual leave (Judge F. O. V. Acheson)				266	13	4
Compassionate grant to widows of deceased officers.				135	8	4
Purchase from the Education Department of building and land, being the former site of the Omarumutu Native School, to be used for development-scheme purposes				301	9	4
Salary in lieu of leave on retirement (O. N. Campbell)				100	0	0
							828	11	0
Justice and Prisons Department:—
Payment of claims arising out of accident with departmental car							35	4	5
Crown Law Office:—							742	12	1
Compassionate grant to the widow of deceased officer							742	12	1
Police Department:—
Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers.							735	4	8
Lands and Survey Department:—
Payment to Judge Finlay of emolument and travelling-allowance while attending a conference in Wellington in connection with Land Sales Court business				71	9	9
Compassionate grant to the widow of deceased officer				164	17	8
							236	7	5
Scientific and Industrial Research Department:—
Portion of cost of transferring N. L. Wright from London to New Zealand							556	2	1
Mines Department:—
Payment to W. Lovett, Ltd., for loss on sale of coal delivered in error							22	3	4
Transport Department:—
Compassionate grant to the widow of deceased officer							84	0	0
Health Department:—
Expenses of members of committee convened in connection with the proposed obstetrical and gynaecological hospital at Auckland				106	6	11
Compassionate grant to the widow of deceased officer				383	0	0
							489	6	11
Mental Hospitals Department:—
Reimbursement to Imprest Account of J. D. McCleary, being portion of cash deficit							7	0	0
Education Department:—
Compassionate grants to the widows of deceased officers							446	4	1
Public Work Department:—
Grant to R. McLean for loss of a kit of tools by flood in the Rangitata Diversion Race							18	0	0
Social Security Department:—
Salary of Second War Pensions Board and members—
Dr. H. Hardwick - Smith, medical member				367	17	6
Lieutenant-Colonel C. M. Williamson, O.B.E., E.D., Chairman				198	7	9
Eric F. Willcox, Services’ representative				144	17	10
Increase in salary of James D. Harper, Services’ representative, First War Pensions Board				5	13	9
Special annuities granted as follows:—
Mrs. H. P. Paikea				203	19	2
Dr. A. R. D. Carberry				120	0	0
Mrs. M. Coates				259	19	7
Mrs. H. G. Denham				100	0	0
Mrs. E. C. Cowan				68	0	0
Mrs. M. B. Pirani				50	0	0
Mrs. C. Smith				179	5	0
J. G. Crawford				184	5	6
G. G. Hume				236	18	9
D. K. Ross				110	9	6
H. E. Sutton				107	5	0
Mrs. E. M. Barnes				418	10	3
D. G. Moncrieff				15	9	9
G. W. Sim				50	0	0
Mrs. C. P. White				19	10	0
Mrs. C. Bacon				187	11	3
Mrs. J. G. Kay				269	9	4
J. H. Moir				369	1	2
Increase in special annuities granted as follows—
F. H. Bartram				20	0	0
Mrs. R. A. Bellam				32	17	9
Mrs. L. A. Buxton				20	0	0
J. Cowan				8	13	4
G. M. Earnshaw				20	0	0
A. E. Ell				20	0	0
C. W. Freeland				9	15	0
Mrs. M. Hall				20	0	0
Mrs. M. Horn				20	0	0
H. H. Jenkinson.				20	0	0
Lady M. W. Pomare				58	0	0
V. H. Potter				20	0	0
T. W. Rhodes				20	0	0
J. Rigg				11	1	6
H. M. Russell				20	0	0
J. E. Ramsey				39	0	0
Mrs. Z. D. Sutton				19	10	0
P. Winnie				0	19	6
Gratuity payment to V. J. Ford to compensate him for injury suffered on home defence				34	13	4
Grant to Thomas Baker, sole surviving Maori War veteran				100	0	0
							4,181	1	6
Working Railways Department:—
Increase in subsidy to Railway Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund.				2,000	0	0
							2,000	0	0
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES
Vote 2—Prime Minister’s Department				3,467	11	6
Vote 5—Customs				818	14	2
Vote 7—Stamp Duties				4,975	7	10
Vote 10—Internal Affairs				935	4	3
Vote 11—Island Territories				26,888	13	11
Vote 12—Printing and Stationery				19,974	12	6
Vote 13—Marine				36,602	15	0
Vote 16—Valuation				1,301	0	2
Vote 17—Electoral				3,354	4	2
Vote 25—Agriculture.				27,312	5	2
Vote 26—Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity				101,914	1	11
Vote 29—Transport				11,503	9	4
Vote 30—Health				740	8	8
							239,788	8	7
										284,067	16	10
TOTAL, CONSOLIDATED FUND										£284,067	16	10
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Public Works Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Public Works Department:—
Compassionate grants to the widows of deceased officers.				583	14	0
Housing Branch—Purchase of bach and second-hand corrugated iron				30	0	0
Cost of repairs to electric-power lines damaged as result of housing operations.				59	2	9
							672	16	9
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES
Vote 37—Railway Construction				91,772	8	8
Vote 39—Public Buildings				122,444	17	7
Vote 45—Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage				106,404	12	5
							320,621	18	8
										321,294	15	5
TOTAL, PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT										£321,294	15	5
Social Security Fund
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Social Security Department:—
Compassionate grants to the widows of deceased officers.				199	0	4
Payment of claim arising out of accident with departmental car				5	19	3
Cost of National Savings Bonds issued to officers of the Department in lieu of accumulated annual leave				186	0	1
							390	19	8
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE
Vote 53—Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits							394,680	5	2
										395,071	4	10
TOTAL, SOCIAL SECURITY FUND										£395,071	4	10
State Coal-mines Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Mines Department:—
Donation to the National Patriotic Fund				500	0	0
Purchase of the assets of Brunner Collieries Ltd., together with interest on the balance payable to the company from the date of the arbitrator’s award to the date of settlement				25,733	11	3
Part cost of purchasing coal-bearing land at Pukemiro and winning therefrom coal by opencast methods.				17,604	12	10
Purchase of land in Greymouth for the purpose of establishing a central office for the State coal-mines				2,028	11	10
Cost of National Savings Bonds issued to officers of the Department in lieu of accumulated annual leave.				85	15	1
							45,952	11	0
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE
Vote 54—State Coal-mines							135,616	14	9
										181,569	5	9
TOTAL, STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT										£181,569	5	9
State Forests Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
State Forest Service:—
Payment to H. Robertson and Co., being value of timber paid for but which could not be economically removed.				72	18	4
Payment to H. Baigent and Sons, Ltd., being overestimate of value of timber paid for by the company				105	9	8
Compassionate grants to the estates of deceased officers.				44	10	4
							222	18	4
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE
Vote 55—State Forest Service.							44,167	3	8
										44,390	2	0
TOTAL, STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT										£44,390	2	0
Working Railways Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Working Railways Department:—
Donation to the National Patriotio Fund										5,000	0	0
TOTAL, WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT										£5,000	0	0
ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT
Post Office Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Payments to cover loss in Middle East of New Zealand Post Office funds							33	6	8
Donation to National Patriotic Fund							5,000	0	0
Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers							2,546	0	0
Payment to L. Johnston while employed as casual lineman for loss of motor-vehicle by fire							25	0	0
Advance to cover expenses of J. G. Young, Director-General, attending Imperial Conference in London as departmental representative							875	16	7
Salary in lieu of leave on retirement—S. A. Ogilvie							104	3	4
H. McGill							79	3	4
Payment to the widow of the late C. T. Tassell towards cost of fares and the removal of her furniture from Greymouth to Wanganui							60	0	0
Expenses incurred in sale of New Zealand stamps at the New York World’s Fair during 1940							68	9	6
TOTAL, POST OFFICE ACCOUNT										£8,791	19	5
Public Trustee’s Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Cost of National Savings Bonds issued to officers of the Department in lieu of accumulated annual leave							452	17	7
Salary in lieu of leave on retirement—J. Snell							70	16	8
C. Freyberg							64	16	8
J. F. Wilson							43	14	6
										632	5	5
TOTAL, PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT										£632	5	5
Native Trustee’s Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Donation to National Patriotic Fund										200	0	0
TOTAL, NATIVE TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT										£200	0	0
Government Insurance Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Cost of National Savings Bonds issued to officers of the Department in lieu of accumulated annual leave										64	16	8
TOTAL, GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT										£64	16	8
State Fire Insurance Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Donation to National Patriotic Fund							2,000	0	0
Cost of National Savings Bonds issued to officers of the Department in lieu of accumulated annual leave							292	10	9
										2,292	10	9
TOTAL, STATE FIRE INSURANCE ACCOUNT										£2,292	10	9
Meat Industry Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Payment of 2s. 9d per head on all passed calves from killings, 1st June to 30th November, 1943										116,232	1	0
TOTAL, MEAT INDUSTRY ACCOUNT										£116,232	1	0
Internal Marketing Account
FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR
Cost of general departmental publicity							600	0	0
Advances to egg-distributors from Egg Pool in terms of Egg Marketing Regulations 1940							1,000	0	0
										1,600	0	0
TOTAL, INTERNAL MARKETING ACCOUNT										£1,600	0	0
Broadcasting Account
for services not provided for
Donation to National Patriotic Fund							2,000	0	0
Payment to C. G. Scrimgeour in full settlement of all claims on termination of his services							500	0	0
										2,500	0	0
TOTAL, BROADCASTING ACCOUNT										£2,500	0	0
Iron and Steel Industry Account
FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE
Vote 74—Iron and Steel Industry										1,372	10	1
TOTAL, IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY ACCOUNT										£1,372	10	1
TOTAL UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE (IN TERMS OF SECTIONS 58 AND 98 OF THE PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926)										£1,365,079	8	2
(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 9—Public Service Commissioner’s Office							210	15	0
Vote 10—Internal Affairs							21,444	2	0
Vote 11—Island Territories							11,547	16	4
Vote 17—Electoral							572	19	11
Vote 19—National Service							25,962	1	10
Vote 20—Justice and Prisons.							2,677	17	2
Vote 23—Maintenance of Public Works and Services.							1,085,186	16	7
Vote 25—Agriculture.							19,898	0	5
Vote 26—Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity							73,533	16	6
Vote 31—Mental Hospitals							9,580	14	6
										1,250,615	0	3
Vote 36—Public Works, Departmental							94,333	19	9
Vote 37—Rail way-construction							65,559	8	5
Vote 39—Public Buildings							4,163	7	10
Vote 45—Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage.							98,677	6	3
										262,734	2	3
Land for Settlements Account
Vote 50—Native Land Settlement										8,373	3	5
Main Highways Account
Vote 51—Main Highways										102,442	11	6
Social Security Fund
Vote 53—Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits										14,756	17	0
State Coal-mines Account
Vote 54—State Coal-mines										1,325	9	6
State Forests Account
Vote 55—State Forest Service										9,348	7	8
Working Railways Account
Vote 57—Working Railways							1,694,053	6	1
Vote 58—Railway Improvements and Additions to Open Lines.							7,546	9	5
										1,701,599	15	6
TOTAL, SURPLUS CREDITS IN AID										£3,351,195	7	1
GRAND TOTAL										£4,716,274	15	3

Statement showing the Detail of Sums irrecoverable by the Crown or Value of Stores, &c., required to be written off Departmental Accounts

Department and Particulars.	Reason for writing off.	Claims abandoned.
		Value of Stores, &c.			Cash.
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Treasury-
Securities	Loss in realization				4,091	10	11
Customs—
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	0	16	2
Land and Income Tax—
Income-tax	Debtors left New Zealand, &c.				11,548	14	11
Internal Affairs—
Bad debts.	Irrecoverable				155	8	5
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	51	19	2
Island Territories—
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	2,212	9	7
Printing and Stationery—
Bad debts.	Irrecoverable				0	10	4
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c. (excesses, £1,094 1s. 9d.)	1,333	3	4
Marine—
Bad debt.	Irrecoverable				1	12	4
Labour—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				56	0	11
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	8	9	1
Native—
Advances	Irrecoverable				5,492	10	1
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				41	3	2
Live-stock.	Died, destroyed, &c.	16,748	11	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	869	10	9
National Service—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				60	19	6
Stores	Gratuitous issues	630	0	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	490	2	11
Justice and Prisons—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				31	13	2
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	2,282	2	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	147	17	3
Police—
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	0	11	8
Lands and Survey—
Advances	Loss on realization of securities				6,458	0	7
Advances (small farms)	Loss on realization of securities				2,476	13	0
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				3,011	9	0
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	15,212	15	7
Repairs to motor-vehicles	Nugatory expenditure				39	1	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	1,898	13	9
Agriculture—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				0	2	0
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	2,096	0	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	25	2	0
Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				189	2	1
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c	5,882	6	11
Various	Nugatory expenditure				10	15	9
Scientific and Industrial Research—
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c	5	7	7
Various	Nugatory expenditure				65	11	4
Mines—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				134	12	5
Repairs to motor-vehicles	Nugatory expenditure				16	11	8
Stores	Loss on realization	386	5	10
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	2,374	0	2
Transport—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				123	4	1
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	1	15	7
Health—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				620	3	2
Live-stock.	Died or destroyed	41	10	0
Repairs to motor-vehicles	Nugatory expenditure				121	0	10
Stores	Loss on realization	31	0	3
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	1,952	4	0
Mental Hospitals—
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	1,278	3	1
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	263	3	8
Education—
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	136	8	10
Repairs to motor-vehicles, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				36	2	8
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	250	7	10
National Provident and Friendly Societies—
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	1	3	3
Public Works—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				1,827	8	9
Live-stock.	Died or destroyed	20	0	0
Repairs to motor-vehicles	Nugatory expenditure				68	19	8
Stores	Loss on realization.	997	11	10
Stores	Lost broken, deficient, &c.	11,319	8	10
Social Security—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				1,621	15	6
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	4	2	1
State Forest Service—
Bad debts.	Irrecoverable				9	3	3
Live-stock.	Died or destroyed	35	10	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	11,578	7	0
Navy—
Bad debts.	Irrecoverable				4	11	6
Repairs to motor-vehicles, &c.	Nugatory expenditure				75	6	7
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	4,277	6	6
Army—
Bad debts.	Irrecoverable				6,560	15	0
Live-stock	Died or destroyed	11	0	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	134,560	6	10
Various	Nugatory expenditure				182	13	2
Air—
Bad debts.	Irrecoverable				121	13	1
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	104,352	16	2
Working Railways—
Bad debts.	Irrecoverable				567	10	1
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	7,923	18	7
Housing Construction—
Bad debts.	Irrecoverable				963	19	0
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	263	13	3
Ministry of Supply—
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	55	7	3
Post and Telegraph—
Bad debts.	Irrecoverable				317	12	11
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c.	4,930	18	0
Various	Nugatory expenditure				873	17	10
Public Trust—
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c	17	15	7
Primary Products Marketing—
Internal Marketing Division—Bad debts	Irrecoverable				61	1	5
Export Division—Bad debts	Irrecoverable				18	4	6
Broadcasting—
Bad debts	Irrecoverable				295	13	7
Stores	Lost, broken, deficient, &c	1,015	0	0
State Advances Corporation—
Housing Branch—Rents, &c.	Irrecoverable				877	18	9
		337,975	3	2	49,230	17	11

		£		s.		d.
	Claims abandoned	387,206		1		1
Treasury—
Interest on rehabilitation loans granted under Hawke’s Bay Earthquake Act		482		11		6
Loans from Employment Promotion Fund		2,017		13		4
Customs—
Remission of duty and pales tax		2,577		3		5
Stamp Duties—
License fees		2,869		0		2
Remission of interest on estates		1,214		0		10
Marine—
Inspection fee, &c.		8		2		0
Mines—
Interest		64		1		9
Army—
Hire of equipment		173		18		4
	TOTAL	£396,612		12		5

FIFTH SCHEDULE Schedule of Sums authorized to be transferred from the National Development Loans Account to the several Accounts herein particularly mentioned during the Year ending 31st March, 1945

Account.	Amount.
	£
The Public Works Account	8,045,000
The Electric Supply Account	3,270,000
The Main Highways Account	400,000
The State Coal-mines Account	700,000
The State Forests Account	270,000
The Working Railways Account	343,000
The Post Office Account.	250,000
TOTAL	£13,278,000

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