PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18871, 25 May 1923, Page 9

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

THE QUARTERLY RETURNS (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 24. The public accounts for the quarter ended March 31, 1923, arc as follow : RECEIPTS. £ Balance at beginning of quarter— Cash in public account 1,274,971 Imprests outstanding, in hands of officers of the Government 1,080,827 In London 162,723 On account of other Governments —’ On account of Imperial pensions Investment account 922,072 Total £3,440,594 ORDINARY REVENUE £ Customs 1,791,908 Stamp anti death duties ... 1,097,816 Postal and telegraph revenue ... 492,708 Land tax 114,006 Income tax 3,487,226 Beer duty 172,346 Railways 2,017,172 Registration and other fees 78,571 Marine 16,079 Interest on public moneys 537,408 Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, Section 76 .' ••• Rents of buildings 7.880 Tourist and health resorts 17,231 Miscellaneous 12,078 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE. For half-year ended September 30, 1922, adjusted under various, heads «s under: — Interest on public moneys 566,991 Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, • Section 76 Rents of buildings 7,699 Tourist and health resorts 15,^30 Territorial revenue 83,250 DEPARTMENTAL RECEIPTS. Printing ’and stationery department ••• 83.759 Justice Department 168,722 Patent Office 3.809 Stamp Duties Department 63,443 Native Department ... 9,000 Recoveries on account of expenditure in previous years .... ... 4,745 Total £10,890,184 Grand totals £14,330,779 For (he corresponding quarter of 1822 the total was ...£15,347,070 Made up of — Balances at the beginning of quarter ... .... 2,156,347 Receipts £13,190,723 EXPENDITURE. £ Permanent' appropriations civil . list ... ... , 8,234 Interest and sinking fund ... ... 1,759,063 Under special Acts of the Legislature— Subsidies paid to Local Bodies’ Appropriation Act, 1916, Section 9 ... ... ... 32,200 Municipal Corporations Ast, . 1905 ... i 2,262 . Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, Section 72 ... 128 Subsidies paid to hospital boards, hospitals, and charitable Institutions Act, 1809, 1910. and 1913 ... 156,603 Halves, thirds, and fourths paid over to local bodies deposit accounts, Land Act, 1908 7,682 Endowments —, New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 ... ... 2,109 Pensions Act, 1913 Old-age pensions 281,856 Widows pensions 79,970 Military pensions 13,904 War Pensions Act, 1915 501,139 Miners’ pensions ... 13,526 Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Acts, 1908, 1909. and 1912, and Appropriation Act, 1918, Sections 25 and 26 129,000 Transfer to advances to other Government accounts 2,692 Transfer to Westport Harbour account 17,884 Miscellaneous special Acts 90,083 Total £3,098,143 ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS. £ Vote 1, Legislative Departments 35,229 Vote. 2, Treasury Department ... 1,962 Vote 3, Land and Income Tax Department 19,518 Vote 4, Stamp Duties Department 21,647 Vote , 5, National Provident, and Friendly Societies Department 5.852 Vote 6. working railways 1,230,172 Vote 7, Post and Telegraph working expenses 638,972 Vote 8, public buildings , 24,056 Vote 9. Government domains ... 1,669 Vote 10, maintenance and im- • proveinents of roads ... 19,722 Vote 11, maintenance of irrigation works/ ... 566 Vote 12, Native Department ... 8,285 Vole 13, Department of External . Affairs 6.222 Vote 14. Cook Islands ... ... 8,153 Vote 15, Department of Industries and Commerce 49,764 Vote 16, Department of Justice 13,191 Vote 17. Supremo and Magistrates’ Courts 25,077. Vote 18, Prisons Department ... 4,974 Vote 19, Crown Law Office 1,503 Vote ,20, Police Department ... 148,640 Vote 21, Pensions Department ... 22,895 Vote 22, Mines Department ... 8,690 Vote 23. Department of Internal Affairs 94,301 Vote 24, Audit Department ... 852 Vote 25. Public Service Commissioner’s Office 5.126 Vote 26, printing and stationery 66,132 Vote 27. mental hospitals 43,931 Vote 28. Department of Health... 1,256 Vote 29. naval defence ... 112,896 Vote 30. Defence Department ... 80,805 Vote 31. Customs Department ... 28,935 Vole 32. Marine Department ... 33,701 Vote 33. Department of Labour... 9,820 Vote 34. Department of Lands and Survey 14.883 Vote 35, Valuation Department 4.207 Vote 36. Electoral Department... 52,635 Vote 37. Department of Agrienl- T turo 41,915 Vote 38, Tourist Department. ... 16,196 Vote 39. Education Department... 6’0,226 Services not provided for 62,303 Total £3,584,987 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account fdr- redemption of debentures issued as under; — £ New' Zealand Loans Act. 1908. aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 19C2 21,500 Government Railways Act, 1908, and Finance Act, 1909 1,400 Government Railways Amendment Act, 1910 700 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 ... 3.200 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 2.900 Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905 1,500 New' Zealand State Guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10, Land for Settlements Branch 24,090 Total £55,200 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for redemption find cancellation in terms of section 24 of the Finance Act, 1921-22, of securities as under: £ Now Zealand Loans Act. 1908, aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 190/ 69,750 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1914 200,000* Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement-Act, 1921 300,000 Finance Act, 1916, section 49 (public works) 50,000 Finance Act, 1917, section 77 (public. works) 125,000 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917, and Finance Act, 1919. section 5 (public works) 10,000 New' 'Zealand Consolidated Inscribed Stock 300,000 Total £1,054,750 £ Transfer to Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Loans Act, 1920, Depreciation Fund Account in terms of section 7 of the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Loans Act, 1920 ... _ 50,000 Adjustment of not miscellaneous revenue during the half-year ended September 30, 1922, now allocated under various heads as per contra 600,607 Treasury Bills redeemed ... 250,000 Balance at end of quarter—cash in the Public Account m m 4*235,107'

Imprests outstanding in tho hands of the officers of the Government 97,258 In London 91,805 Investment Account ... 1,212,918 Total £5,637,089 Grand totals ... Totals for the corresponding quarter of 1922 was: — Expenditure ... £7,815,704 Balances in hand , £7,531,366 Total £15,347,070 Tho Public Works Fund for the quarter showed a balance at the beginning of £1,793,551, which, with receipts from various sources, brought the total to £1,816,417. The expenditure on various works was £1,566.427, charges relating to loans £8436, leaving a balance in hand of £441,553.