PUBLIC ACCOUNTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1943-1944 PART I

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1944 Session I, B-01-part01

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1944 NEW ZEALAND

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1943-1944 PART I

PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926, AND THE NEW ZEALAND CONSTITUTION ACT, 1852

This publication is one of a series of four statements dealing with the Public Accounts, as under:— 8.-l [Pt. I].—Abstract of the Public Accounts and Supplementary Statements. 8.-l [Pt. ll]. —Report of Controller and Auditor-General and Details of Revenue and Expenditure. 8.-l [Pt. lII]. —Statement of the Public Debt and Transactions in connection therewith. 8.-l [Pt. IV]. —Balance-sheets of various Government Departments.

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CONTENTS ABSTRACT OP THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS:— Receipts and Expenditure,— Consolidated Pund— page Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. ~ ~ ~ .. ~ 4 Deposits Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 8 Otiieb Accounts— Public Works Account .. .. .. .. ~ .. ~ .. 10 Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Electric Supply Sinking Pund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Bank of New Zealand Shares Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Land for. Settlements Account .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 14 Loans Redemption Account .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 16 Main Highways Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 National Development Loans Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Public Debt Repayment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Remittances to London Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Reserve Pund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Social Security Pund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 State Coal-mines Account .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. 22 State Porests Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 War Damage Pund .. .. • • .. .. .. .. .. 24 War Expenses Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 26 Working Railways Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Public Account Cash Balance Investment Account .. .. .. .. 28 Summary oe Balances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 ISSUES COMPARED WITH THE SUMS VOTED UNDER APPROPRIATION ACT, 1943 .. 31 CIVIL LIST ACT, 1920 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT :— Consolidated Pund,— Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Public Works Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Social Security Pund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 State Porests Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Working Railways Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Post Office Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Native Trustee's Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Government Insurance Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 State Pire Insurance Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Meat Industry Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Internal Marketing Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Broadcasting Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Iron and Steel Industry Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Statement of Surplus Credits-in-aid applied in Terms of Section 51 (3) of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 SUMMARY .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. ~ ... .. .. 43

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ABSTRACT OF THE Revenue and Expenditure OF THE PUBLIC ACC O IT TST T OF NEW ZEALAND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH. 1944

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1944, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1943

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Yeak Yeak ended 31st Makoh, ended RECEIPTS. 1944. £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 527,321 4 7 Gash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,675 10 10 912,240 17 0 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 598,394 5 11 __ 639,069 16 9 1,439,562 1 7 Investment Account — 2,286,350 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 5,569,420 0 0 Taxation, — £ s. d. 7,037,780 13 3 Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,672,083 9 3 1,793,540 13 1 BeerDuty .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,041,760 6 4 3,600,825 17 0 Sales Tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,762,406 6 9 107,796 12 0 Film-hire Tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 137,148 12 10 1,706,303 15 11 Highways .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,692,325 9 0 1,708,279 9 10 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. ..2,118,443 12 5 975,824 12 6 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 987,706 10 9 19,146,604 14 1 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. ..23,498,850 11 7 118,908 14 2 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,894 10 3 42,017,619 9 2 36,195,865 1 10 Interest, — On Capital Liability— 2,562,303 12 11 Working Railways .. .. .. .. ..2,690,682 18 7 692,637 0 0 Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. 693,480 0 0 392,203 6 7 On the Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. .. 394,360 16 II 486,133 1 0 On other Public Moneys .. .. .. .. .. 503,397 17 10 4,281,921 13 4 4,133,277 0 6 Other Receipts,— 274,217 10 6 Registration and other Fees .. .. .. .. 277,923 19 9 415,506 17 3 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. •• 429,774 18 6 128,953 11 1 Island Territories .. .. .. .. .. 184,409 0 0 113,080 8 0 Justice .. .. .. .. .. . • 166,410 1 6 124,931 4 3 Marine.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 125,691 11 6 5,625 16 3 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,807 8 7 314,346 19 6 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 411,587 4 2 360,755 6 2 Profits of Trading Institutions .. .. .. .. 388,554 5 3 52,410 14 3 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,074 8 3 101,461 6 9 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. 116,531 4 0 162 643 13 4 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 354,970 5 6 Dr. 22,349 10 8 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. 6,968 2 0 Recoveries on account of Unauthorized Expenditure of previous 283 0 0 Years .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 11 2,528,732 9 11 2,031,866 16 8 48,828,273 12 5 46,086,921 0 7 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. •• 55,036,763 9 2

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ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT

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Year Year ended 31st March, ended 31st March, 1944. 1943. EXPENDITURE. Net. Gross. Credits. Net. L £ s. d. Permanent Appropriations, — £ s - £ s - d- ® s - Under Special Acts of the Legislature— 26,103 18 8 CivilList .. .. .. .. •• •• 31,126 16 0 .. 31,126 16 0 Debt Servioes— 9,676,998 4 8 Interest .. 15,613,270 3 7 3,250,677 18 7 12,362,592 5 0 Amortization of Debt — 16,288 2 6 Sinking Fund 10,858 15 0 .. 10,858 15 0 2,565,354 2 9 Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1925, Section 11 .. 3,053,514 5 1 .. 3,053,514 5 1 400 0 0 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account .. .. 159,040 0 0 .. 159,040 0 0 136,878 18 8 Administration and Management .. .. .. 137,304 1 5 519 7 6 136,784 13 11 Or. 353 8 6 Payments on Guaranteed Loans .. .. .. 2,353 9 0 Gr. 2,353 9 0 12,395,566 0 1 Total, Debt Services 18,973,987 5 1 3,253,550 15 1 15,720,436 10 0 Other Services — 2,252,918 17 11 Exchange.. .. .. .. .. •• •• Highways — Transfers to Main Highways Account and Payments 1,717,540 0 10 to Boroughs, &o. .. .. .. .. 1,685,434 3 9 .. 1,685,434 3 9 Grants and Subsidies — Payments to Racing Clubs of Proportion of Totalizator 38,182 16 3 Duty.. .. .. .. •• 36,832 0 3 .. 36,832 0 3 200,000 0 0 Subsidies to Superannuation Funds.. .. .. 200,000 0 0 .. 200,000 0 0 5,174 6 9 ' Miscellaneous Grants and Subsidies .. .. 6,703 2 8 .. 6,703 2 8 243,357 3 0 243,535 2 11 .. 243,535 2 11 Salaries and Honoraria — 43,176 17 1 Legislative .. .. .. .. .. 42,413 8 7 .. 42,413 8 7 17,928 11 5 Justice 17,174 14 7 .. 17,174 14 7 6 8 Other Salaries 10,195 19 2 .. 10,195 19 2 72,321 15 2 69,784 2 4 .. 69,784 2 4 Gr. 363 18 5 Advances 204,500 2 8 347,826 16 11 Gr. 143,326 14 3 1,544,834 11 11 Other Speoial Acts .. .. .. .. .. 7,557,084 8 6 .. 7,557,084 8 6* 5,830,608 10 5 Total, Other Services .. .. 9,760,338 0 2 347,826 16 11 9,412,511 3 3 18,252,278 9 2 Total, Permanent Appropriations .. 28,765,452 1 3 3,601,377 12 0 25,164,074 9 3 18,252,278 9 2 Carried forward 28,765,452 1 3 3,601,377 12 0 25,164,074 9 3 * Included in this amount is £7,500,000 transferred to War Expenses Account, and is in addition to the £4,200,000 shown as transferred on page 9.

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1944, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1943—continued

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WD ISTHAROH, RECEIPTS. YEAE BSD^A XSI MiMH ' 1943. lim " i a. <1. £ s. d. £ s. d. 46,086,921 0 7 Brought forward... « .. .. .. . .. 55,036,763 9 2 * j 46,086,921 0 7 Carried forward ... .„ ... „ ... 55,036,763 9 2

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Y BAR YEAR asDBD 31ST March, ended 31st March, 1944. 1943. EXPENDITURE. Net. Gross. Credits. Net. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 18,252,278 9 2 Brought forward 28,765,452 1 3 3,601,377 12 0 25,164,074 9 3 Annual Appropriations,— Vote— 102,459 0 1 Legislative 111,961 19 3 2,160 1 1 109,801 18 2 114,467 13 0 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. .. 16,796 2 0 931 10 6 15,864 11 6 External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 140,914 1 3 17,231 4 7 123,682 16 8 Finance— 284,070 2 8 Treasury .. .. .. .. .. .. 326,862 0 3 245,105 2 0 81,756 18 3 139,157 2 2 Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 171,959 13 6 22,404 19 4 149,554 14 2 145,265 15 7 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. .. 299,789 14 9 125,140 8 0 174,649 6 9 83,348 5 7 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. 99,168 4 4 952 16 6 98,215 7 10 38,306 10 6 Audit .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,410 15 9 35,945 16 2 41,464 19 7 690,147 16 6 Total—Finance .. .. .. .. 975,190 8 7 429,549 2 0 545,641 6 7 General Administration— 19,655 11 5 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 19,735 15 0 1,685 5 3 18,050 9 9 439,834 13 1 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 609,885 6 3 145,721 2 0 464,164 4 3 147,890 19 4 Island Territories .. .. .. .. .. 268,846 10 3 51,547 16 4 217,298 13 11 405,139 19 2 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 434,864 12 6 .. 434,864 12 6 143,597 5 8 Marine .. .. .. ' .. 198,862 0 0 9,594 5 0 189,267 15 0 474,983 1 1 Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. 276,262 4 9 14,816 5 8 261,445 19 1 274,259 16 2 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. 295,830 11 6 23,151 7 8 272,679 3 10 25,627 13 7 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 43,114 13 9 16,254 13 7 26,860 0 2 11,097 3 4 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. .. 112,399 4 1 1,572 19 11 110,826 4 2 26,756 0 3 Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. 31,020 5 0 3,698 0 2 27,322 4 10 National Service 422,709 1 10 422,709 1 10 1,968,842 3 1 Total—General Administration .. .. 2,713,530 4 11 690,750 17 5 2,022,779 7 6 Law and Order— 236,501 11 0 Justice and Prisons .. .. .. .. 363,185 17 2 113,631 9 11 249,554 7 3 9,042 0 9 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. .. 8,723 12 9 159 1 10 8,564 10 II 716,125 7 5 Police .. .. .. .. .. .. 790,689 10 1 13,317 5 2 777,372 4 11 961,668 19 2 Total—Law and Order .. .. .. 1,162,599 0 0 127,107 16 11 1,035,491 3 1 178,909 8 0 Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. .. 2,964,017 16 7 2,539,323 0 7 424,694 16 0 De velopment of Primary and Secondary Industries— 322,481 6 9 Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. 404,998 4 6 63,592 19 10 341,405 4 8 896,364 8 2 Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 1,199,753 5 7 182,353 0 5 1,017,400 5 2 886,232 3 6 Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity .. 1,008,664 18 5 216,493 16 6 792,171 I 11 176,013 9 0 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. 286,976 6 6 88,069 7 10 198,906 18 8 87,980 14 11 Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,052 6 4 31,609 0 2 74,443 6 2 76,832 12 10 Transport.. .. .. .. .. .. 109,592 19 8 16,889 10 4 92,703 9 4 2,445,904 15 2 Total—Development of Primary and Seoondary 3,116,038 1 0 599,007 15 I 2,517,030 5 1.1 Industries Social Services — 1,982,994 11 3 Health .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,061,409 17 4 249,120 8 8 1,812,289 8 8 474,435 6 5 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. 766,530 14 6 262,615 5 1 503,915 9 5 4,670,839 6 9 Education .. .. .. .. .. 4,957,838 15 3 152,397 12 2 4,805,441 3 1 2,382,857 15 8 War and other Pensions .. .. .. .. 3,317,039 6 6 52,188 9 4 3,264,850 17 2 3,600,000 0 0 Social Security .. .. .. .. .. 4,100,000 0 0 .. 4,100,000 0 0 V 103,828 18 10 National Provident and Friendly Societies .. .. 106,185 15 5 329 2 3 105,856 13 2 13,214,955 18 11 Total—Social Services .. .. .. 15,309,004 9 0 716,650 17 6 14,592,353 11 6 Unauthorized Expenditure— 276,797 0 9 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 53,325 6 1 9,045 17 10 44,279 8 3 19,954,152 14 8 Total, Annual Appropriations .. 26,563,377 8 8 5,131,758 3 6 21,431,619 5 2 38,206,431 3 10 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 55,328,829 9 11 8,733,135 15 6 46,595,693 14 5

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ORDINARY REVENUE I YK4P. YBAB ENDED 31ST MARCH, ENDED 81STMAK0H, RECEIPTS. 1944. i ■ £ b. d, £ s, d. £ s. d. 46,086,921 0 7 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,036,763 9 2 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Seotion 41, — 5,000,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued (including issues in renewal) £51,086,921 0 7 Totals .. .. .. .. . - •. .. £55,036,763 9 2 DEPOSITS £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 664,329 6 5 Cash .. .. .. .. .. -• •• 393,934 17 1 149,862 8 0 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 61,836 4 1 ' v 455,771 1 2 814,191 14 5 Investment Accounts — 3,781,092 15 1 Securities held .. .. . - .. •• 4,977,192 19 3 4,008,701 4 6 Deposits locked.. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 6,684,044 16 4 £8,603,985 14 0 Totals .. .. .. •• -• •• j £12,117,008 16 9

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ACCOU NT —continued Year YEAU UNDID 318T MAltCH, ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1944. 1943. EXPENDITURE. Net. Gross. | Credits. Net. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ , s. d. £ s. d. 38,206,431 3 10 j Brought forward .. .. .. .. 55,328,829 9 11 8,733,135 15 0 46,595,693 14 5 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 41, —■ 5,000,000 0 0 Treasury Billa redeemed (including redemptions by renewal) War Expenses Act 1939, Section 2 (4) (e)— 1,672,000 0 0 Transfer to War Expenses Account .. .. .. .. •• 4,200,000 0 0* Balances at end of Year, — 40,675 10 10 Gash .. .. .. .. •• 1,073,100 12 6 598,394 5 11 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 497,969 2 3 — 1,571,069 14 9 639,069 16 9 Investment Account— 5,569,420 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .• 2,670,000 0 0 £51,086,921 0 7 Totals .. .. .. .. .. • ■ £55,036,763 9 2 * A further amount of £7,500,000 transferred to War Expenses Account is included under heading Other Special Acts. ACCOUNT £ s. d. £ s - d- £ B - d. 3,171,021 13 7 Deposits refunded .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,743,493 19 10 Balances at end of Year, — 393,934 17 1 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .• 617,092 11 6 61,836 4 1 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 83,033 16 5 ___! 700,126 7 11 455,771 1 2 Investment Accounts — 4,977,192 19 3 Securities held .. .. .. , •. •• 5,673,388 9 0 £8,603,985 14 0 Totals .. .. .. .. |fl2,117,008 16 9

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Y aA » YEAK ENDED 31ST MABOH. endbd SIST MARCH, RECEIPTS. 1944. 1</TUI £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 543,524 3 7 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,440 10 10 146,596 12 0 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. . .. . , 119,541 6 5 130,981 17 3 690,120 15 7 Investment Account— 2,993,845 0 0 Securities held .. , . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,938,845 0 0 I Transfers from National Development Loans Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,460,000 0 0 Agriculture (Emergenoy Powers) Act, 1934, Section 26, — 1,765 3 2 Repayment of Loans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,770 6 1 Finance Act, 1932, Section 7 (4), —• 2,237 3 10 Proceeds from the Sale of Lands subject to the Hauraki Plains Act, 1926 .. .. 5,825 9 6 Finance Act, 1932, Section 11 (3) (as), — 19,987 7 6 Recoveries of capital moneys expended on railway-line, Petone to Waterloo .. .. 32,000 0 0 12,911 5 10 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. ,, 7,726 6 4' [ 279 4 2 Recoveries on account of Unauthorized Expenditure of previous Years £3,721,146 1 Totals . .. ..... .. £3,577,148 19 2

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PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

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YEAlt BKDUD 31ST MARCH, Year -iqa/l endhi) 31st March, 1943. EXPENDITURE. Net. ; Gross. j Credits. | Net. . ! £ s. d. Annual Appropriations,— £ e - r \- „ 4: ' Or. 99 15 9 Vote—Public Works, Departmental .. •• «®5,061 19 9 690,524 8 7 5,437 11 _ 900 qoo in 11 Railway - construction • • • • * • • • 444,331 17 1 77,559 8 o 366,772 8 8 233,828 10 11 ,, MW c eonstruc£*n 1,630,847 17 10 198,711 18 11 1,432,135 13 11 454 232 7 8 Public Buildings .. •. •• •• 636,608 5 5 14,163 7 10 622,444 17 7 204*712 16 1 Education Buildings .. .. •• •• 236,136 16 3 i ? if in 6,823 13 0 „ Lighthouses and Harbour-works .. .. 14,966 18 3 190 3 5 14.776 14 10 197 qfil 6 2 Roads &c .. •• •• •• 128,790 14 7 52,544 9 1 76,246 5 6 „ Soil Conservation and Rivers Control .. .. 59,455 1 3 47,640 17 4 17,595 0 9 „ Lands, Miscellaneous .. •• •• •• 38,635 15 9 1,357 15 11 37,277 19 10 81,995 17 1 „ Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. .. 464,781 18 8 6 3 341,404 12 8 521,569 6 11 ,, Linen Flax Development .. .. .. .. 754,440 10 6 636,105 5 5 118,335 5 1 1,648,619 2 10 5,104,957 15 4 1,843,221 2 5 3,261,736 12 11 Unauthorized Expenditure— 250 0 0 Services not provided for .. ■ • • • • • 672 16 .) .. 16 ,) 1,648,869 2 10 Total, Annual Appropriations .. .. 5,105,630 12 1 1,843,221 2 5 .>,262,409 9 8 Finance Act, 1932 (No. 2), Section 6,— Transfer to Land for Settlements Account of cost of acquisition and development costs of areas for Soldier Settlement 2,450 0 0 under the Small Farms Amendment Act, 1940 .. « Transfers to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of securities .. .. . • • • • • • • ■ • • • 10 0 0 Balances at end of Year,— 11,440 10 10 Cash .. ",b7- 12 0 119,541 6 5 Imprests outstanding .. •• •• ■■ •• AW,UQb 314 729 9 6 130,981 17 3 Investment Account — 1,938,845 0 0 Securities held £3,721,146 0 1 Totals .. .. .. •• •• £3,577,148 19 2

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ELECTRIC SUPPLY ended 81st March, Ybab ended 81st Mabch, 1943. RECEIPTS. 1944. £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year, — £ s d £ a d 63,565 II 0 Cash 332 60,452 0 0 Imprests outstanding 124,017 11 0 3 " 2 1,186,000 0 0 Transfers from National Development Loans Account .. .. 1,655,000 0 0 State Supply of Electrical Energy Act, 1917, Section 8,— 2,169,537 17 11 Sales of Eleotrical Energy .. .. .. .. .. 2,299,738 12 6 20,740 4 1 Miscellaneous Receipts .. .. .. .. .. 23,182 11 6 2,322,921 4 0 2,190,278 2 0 1,445 18 10 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years £3,501,741 11 10 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,977,924 7 2 ELECTRIC SUPPLY £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,686 18 8 Cash .. .. .. .. .. 188 is 4 Investment Account— 10,000 0 0 | Securities held State Supply of Electrical Energy Act, 1917, Section 12, — 348,533 4 5 Transfer from Electric Supply Acoount .. .. .. .. .. 239,267 10 1 151 8 9 Interest on Investments £363,321 11 10 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £239,456 8 5

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ACCOUNT Y EA k Year ended 31st March, undid 31st March, 1944. 1943. EXPENDITURE. Net - Gross. Credits. Net. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,015,280 18 0 Vote—Development of Water-power .. .. 2,531,988 18 9 140,035 11 4 2,391,953 7 5 697,767 11 3 Interest on Capital Liability .. .. .. ., .. 858,428 5 0 t 361,868 0 0 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. „ 352,650 4 10 31,315 10 0 Social Seourity Charge .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,506 16 8 46,973 5 0 National Security Tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,76050 348,533 4 5 Transfer to Electric Supply Sinking Fund Acoount .. .. . . .. 239,267 10 1 Balances at end of Year, — 3 3 2 Cash .. ,. .. . .. .. .. 36,964 18 2 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. 22,393 0 0 59,357 18 2 3 3 2 £3,501,741 11 10 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,977,924 7 2 f SINKING FUND ACCOUNT £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Securities redeemed before maturity,— 14,632 13 6 Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 239,456 8 5 348,500 0 0 Treasury Bills .. .. .. .. .. 239,456 8 5 363,132 13 6 Balance at end of Year, — 188 18 4 Cash .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. £363,321 11 10 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £239,456 8 5

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BANK OF NEW Year Ykai: ENDED 81ST ilAKOii, bnded 31st Makoii, RECEIPTS. 1944. 1943. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. Investment Account — 1,859,375 0 0 Securities held .. ■ •• • •• 1,859,375 0 0 Finance Act, 1926, Section 8 (3), — 104,492 3 8 Dividends received in terms of Bank of New Zealand Act, 1926, Section 13 .. . - 99,804 13 8 £1,963,867 3 8 Totals .. .. .. •• •• •• £1,959,179 13 8 LAND FOR SET CLEMENTS £ s. d. | Balances at beginning of Year, — £ a. d. £ s. d. 134,603 3 7 Cash .. .. 672,532 16 10 517 8 1 I Imprests outstanding .. .. •• •• •• •• 8,461 6 6 J F 680,994 3 4 135,120 11 8 Investment Account— 2,136,365 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 436,365 0 0 201,073 13 0 Sales and Capital Receipts .. .. . •• •• •• 321,233 4 5 414,945 3 6 Rents and Interest .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 405,516 7 2 115,785 3 10 Sales of Produce, Live-stock, and Miscellaneous Receipts .. .. .. •• 113,624 4 1 Finance Aot, 1932 (No. 2), Seotion 6, — Transfer from Public Works Account of oost of acquisition and development costs of areas required for Soldier Settlement under the Small Farms Amend2,450 0 0 ment Act, 1940 I 22,813 6 5 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 8,898 14 3 32,963 0 11 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. .. 3,315 1 11 80,646 16 10 Capital Receipts: Development of small farms .. .. .. .. •• 63,394 1 8 9,076 3 10 Receipts under Native Housing Act, 1935 .. .. .. .. •• •• 14,663 14 6 £3,151,239 0 0 Totals .. .. .. •• •• £2,048,004 11 4

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ZEALAND SHARES ACCOUNT y BAE Year ended 81st March, . ended 31ST MAKOH, 1944. 1943. EXPENDITURE. Net- Gross. Credits. Net. £ s. d. Finance Act, 1926, Section 8 (3), — £ s. d. Transfer to Ordinary Revenue Account of Dividends reoeivod 104,492 3 8 in terms of the Bank of New Zealand Act, 1926, Section 13 - • ■. 99,804 13 8 ST Balance at end of Year, — Investment Account— 1,859,375 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. . .. .. 1,859,375 0 0 £1,963,867 3 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,959,179 13 8 ACCOUNT £ s. d. Annual Appropriations,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. 157,241 14 10 Vote—Land for Settlements .. .. .. 147,323 14 7 166 12 0 147,157 2 7 65,048 3 1 „ Small Farms Development .. .. .. 459,177 16 6 331,912 19 9 127,264 16 9 Gr. 11,572 7 10 ,, Native Land Settlement .. .. .. .. 710,373 3 5 723,404 6 11 Or. 13,031 3 6 Unauthorized expenditure— 299 11 7 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 211,017 1 8 1,316,874 14 6 1,055,483 18 8 261,390 15 10 122,232 10 8 Interest and other charges on Loans and Capital Liability .. .. 454,090 17 7 Expenditure charged on proceeds of Sales of Lands, — 630 4 4 Crown Lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,228 1 1 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of 1,700,000 0 0 Securities .. Balances at end of Year, — 672,532 16 10 Cash .. .. .. . .. .. .. 326,110 6 2 8,461 6 6 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. . .. 5,184 10 8 331,294 16 10 680,994 3 4 K Investment Aocount— 436,365 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 £3,151,239 0 0j Totals .. £2,048,004 11 4 S

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™ Year ended 31st March, ENDED 81BT MAEOH, RECEIPTS. 1944 £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year, — i £ s. d. £ s. d. 66,976 0 0 Cash .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. j .. 24,490 10 11 Investment Account— 2,500 0 0 Securities held 177,010,683 17 10 Securities issued in renewal or conversion of Loans .. .. .. .. .. 235,477,715 0 0 2,369,667 10 0 Securities issued to cover costs, charges, and expenses of conversion 250,725 0 0 Ordinary Stock issued in exchange or replacement of Death Duty Stock .. .. .. 262,260 0 0 Death Duty Stock issued in exohange for Ordinary Stock .. .. .. .. 930 0 0 61,470 0 0 Stock issued in exchange for Debentures .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,005 0 0 3,068 7 10 Amount received on account of New Zealand's share of German Reparations .. .. 4,564 0 9 650 14 2 Amount received in respect of War Expenses (1919) for redemption of securities .. .. 8 0 11 Amount received from the British Phosphate Commission for the redemption of 21,792 12 11 Nauru and Ocean Islands securities 400 0 0 Amount received from Ordinary Revenue Account for redemption of securities .. .. 159,040 0 0 Amount received from Public Works Acoount for redemption of securities .. .. 10 0 0 8 2 7 Proceeds sales of National Endowment lands .. .. .. .. .. .. 8117 1,700,000 0 0 Amount received from Land for Settlements Account for redemption of securities .. 13,104 1 9 Amount received from Housing Account for redemption of securities .. .. .. 285,000 0 0 73 19 6 Amount received for redemption of State Advances securities .. ,, .. .. 27 10 0 Amount transferred from the Samoan Loan Sinking Fund for the redemption 5,890 0 0 of securities issued in respect of Samoan Loan Suspense Account .. .. .. 6,080 0 0 5,000 0 0 Amount received from Samoan Treasury Account for redemption of securities .. .. 44,790 0 0 Amount received from State Advances Corporation in reduction of contingent 10,549 13 8 liability to be used for redemption of securities 14,324 0 0 Amount received from State Coal-mines Acoount for redemption of securities .. .. 21,052 0 0 240,509 12 3 Amount received from War Expenses Acoount for redemption of securities .. 10,216,102 14 11 Amount received from Westport Harbour Sinking Eund for redemption of securities .. 257,500 0 0 181,777,393 12 6j Totals ... .. 246,811,583 9 1

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YEA-R v ended 31st March, ~ ar „, 1943. EXPENDITURE. »» ' 0 "' Net. £ s. d. £ s. d. 177,011,010 2 10 Securities renewed or converted .. .. .. .. .. .. 235,482,420 15 0 fe 200 0 0 Premiums on conversion .. .. .. .. .. .. •. Ordinary Stock exchanged for Death Duty Stock .. .. .. .. 930 0 0 - 250,725 0 0 Death Duty Stock exchanged or replaced by Ordinary Stock .. .. 262,26000 61,470 0 0 Debentures exchanged for Stock .. .. .. .. .. ... 52,005 0 0 2,060,024 8 9 Securities redeemed at or before maturity .. .. .. .. .. 10,900,099 2 5 Costs, charges, and expenses of raising loans, — Issues in conversion— ■ Finance Act, 1932, Section 55 — 2,369,467 10 0 Exchange on remittances beyond New Zealand Balance at end of Year, — 24,490 10 11 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,868 11 8 181,777,393 12 6 Totals .. .. .. .. ... .. 246,811,583 9 I 3—B. 1 [PT. I].

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MAIN HIGHWAYS ended 3 1st March, RECEIPTS Yeak ended 81st Makoh, 1943. rtcucir-i o. 1944 £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 95,743 3 5 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. 49 022 19 10 270,000 0 0 Transfers from National Development Loans Account .. .. .. 200,000 0 0 1,592,947 3 7 Amount transferred from the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. 1,578 895 19 11 1,510 0 5 Interest on Moneys expended on Purchase of Plant supplied to Local Bodies .. .. 628 6 10 Amounts received from Local Bodies in respect of Advances, — 20,695 5 7 Repayment of Advances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,423 16 5 2,143 6 11 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,396 10 9 13,820 7 2 22,838 12 6 2,557 6 8 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. ,, ., . .. ,, .. 2 654 16 8 536 13 1 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. ,, 159 8 g £1,986,132 19 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,845,181 18 11 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, —- £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash •• •• •• •• •• .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1932, — National Development Loans Act, 1941, Section 3, — 2,300,000 0 0 Stock issued .. .. .. .. .. ..4 000 000 0 0 750,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued .. 4,000,000 0 0 3,050,000 0 0 £3,050,000 0 0 Totals .. .. .. .. £4,025,000 0 0

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ACCOUNT _ Year ended 81st Maboh, Year iqaa V ENDUD 81ST MAllOn, *"*' 1943. EXPENDITURE. Net. Gross. Credits. Net. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,623,558 2 5 Vote-Main Highways 1,884,642 11 6 275,218 17 8 1,609,423 13 10 £ 431 13 4 Advances to Local Authorities ■. .. .. • • • • • • — 36,764 18 1 Payments to Wellington City Counoil .. .. .. •• •• 19,025 3 9 1,525 6 11 Payments to Taranaki, Hawera, and Eltham County Councils •• 1,530 2 1 M Interest paid to Consolidated Fund on £1,226,000 appropriated out of Public Works Account and paid into Main Highways 61,300 0 0 Account . .. .. •• •• •• CY. 12,260 0 0 Subsidies to Local Bodies under Appropriation Act, 1916, 180,466 19 5 Section 9 .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 180,911 15 11 Subsidies to Local Bodies under Municipal Corporations Act, 33,062 19 8 1933, Section 71 .. .. .. .. .. •• 32,395 9 4 ——*— 213,307 o 3 213,529 19 1 Balance at end of Year, — 49,022 19 10 Cash.. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• ■■ 14,155 14 0 £1,986,132 19 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. •• £1,845,181 18 11 LOANS ACCOUNT £ s. d. National Development Loans Act, 1941, — £ s. d. £ s. d. Transfers to Publio Works Account .. .. .. .. •• 1,460,000 0 0 1,186,000 0 0 Transfers to Electric Supply Account .. .. .. ■■ 1,655,000 0 0 270,000 0 0 Transfers to Main Highways Account .. .. .. • .. 200,000 0 0 225,000 0 0 Transfers to State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. 320,000 0 0 110,000 0 0 Transfers to State Forests Account .. .. .. •• 110,000 0 0 .. Transfer to Working Railways Account .. .. .. . . .. 5,000 0 0 Transfers to Accounts outside Public Account — 1,100,000 0 0 Housing Account .. .. .. .. ■■ ■■ 150,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Iron and Steel Industry Account .. .. ■■ •• •• 132,000 0 0 Post Office Account .. .. .. . • •• •• •• 100,000 0 0 — 4,000,000 0 0 3,025,000 0 0 — Balance at end of Year, — 25,000 0 0 Cash .. .... .. .. .. •• •• •• 25,000 0 0 £3,050,000 0 0 Totals .. .. .. •• •• •• £4,025,000 0 0

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PUBLIC DEBT Yeak ENDED 318T MARCH, C?P(-PIDXC iEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1943. KtoEIPTS. 1944. ■ I £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ a <1 319,969 2 7 Cash .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. 270,278 5 4 Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1926, Section 11, — Transfers from the Consolidated Fund in respect of the Publio Debt within the meaning of the Act— Subsection (a), being one-half of 1 per cent, of the amount of the Public Debt 1,545,063 9 7 outstanding at 31st March, 1943 .. .. .. .. .. 1,932,947 IS 5 Subsection (a), being one-half of 1 per cent, of the amount of the Public Debt 121,693 10 9 redeemed to 31st March, 1943 .. .. .. .. .. 134,738 15 3 Subsection (6), being 3J per cent, of the amount of the Publio Debt redeemed 851,854 15 6 to 31st March, 1943 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 943,171 6 9 Subsection (b), being 3J per cent, of the amount of the Public Debt cancelled 46,142 6 11 during the year, computed from the dates of redemption .. .. 42,656 7 8 3,053,514 5 1 £2,885,323 5 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,329,792 10 5 REMITTANCES TO £ s. d. Amounts credited to New Zealand Publio Account, London, being Amounts remitted £ s. d. £ s. d. 28,122,500 0 0 from Publio Account, Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,960,837 19 9 £28,122,500 0 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £29,960,837 19 9 RESERVE FUND £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 50,258 9 11 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,594 19 11 Investment Account— 1,338,410 15 11 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,403,410 15 11 Hawke's Bay Earthquake,— 35,252 19 7 Repayments of Loans made to Earthquake Sufferers .. .. .. 28,805 6 8 6,680 9 10 Repayment of Loans made to Local Authorities .. .. .. .. 5,666 14 10 34,472 1 6 41,933 9 5 54,280 7 9 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,216 12 0 Exchange adjustment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91,930 12 2 £1,484,883 3 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,646,625 1 6

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REPAYMENT ACCOUNT Year Yeah ended sxbt March, ENDED 31BT MARCH, 1944. 1943. EXPENDITURE, Net* Gross. Credits. Net. £ s. d. Securities redeemed and cancelled in terms of Section 13 of the £ s. d. Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1925, — Nominal Value. New Zealand Loans Act, 1932— £ s. d. 550 0 0 Debentures .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 .. .. 100 0 0 2,557 725 0 0 Stock .. .. .. .. 2,317,775 0 0 .. .. 2,317,775 0 0 50,770 0 0 Death duty Stock .. .. .. 102,605 0 0 .. .. 102,605 0' 0 ' 2,609,045 0 0 2,420,480 0 0 2,420,480 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 276,278 5 4 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 909,312 10 5 £2,885,323 5 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,329,792 10 5 LONDON ACCOUNT £ s. d. Amounts withdrawn from Public Account, Wellington, for £ s. d. 28,122,500 0 0 remittance to New Zealand Public Account, London .. .. .. 29,960,837 19 9 £28,122,500 0 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £29,960,837 19 9 ACCOUNT £ s. d. Hawke's Bay Earthquake,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gr. 122 12 10 Administration Expenses .. .. .. .. 42 18 5 147 9 8 Gr. 104 11 3 Balances at end of Year, — 81,594 19 11 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 31,037 11 4 tv Investment Account— 1,403,410 15 11 Securities held .. .. .. .. ... .. 1,615,692 1 5 £1,484,883 3 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,646,625 1 6

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SOCIAL ™BIi™V E oh, RECEIPTS. YBAE BND M T MiK0E ' 1943. 1 £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,097,986 8 0 Cash .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 2,081,633'12 2 15,848 2 4 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,267 2 7 2,086,800 14 9 2,113,834 10 4 Investment Account— 910,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 11,624,046 8 6 Social Security Charge .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,796,108 1 4 540,920 10 9 Registration Fee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 551,063 19 1 23,346 3 2 Penalty for late payment of Fee .. .. .. .. .. 30,434 18 11 329 15 5 Fines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 165 14 6 6,098 17 10 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,011 8 6 13,384,784 2 4 12,194,741 15 8 3,800,000 0 0 Transfer from the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,100,000 0 0 228 6 0 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. .. 147 1 2 9,841 12 11 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,835 12 4 8,828 7 8 Receipts due to Employment Promotion Fund .. .. .. .. .. 1,318 4 2 £19,037,474 12 7 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £20,578,885 14 9 STATE COAL- £ x s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 47,708 17 7 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,443 17 4 225,000 0 0 Transfers from National Development Loans Account .. .. .. .. 320,000 0 0 148 19 10 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. 1,783 5 7 725,732 1 0 Rents, Royalties, Sale of Coal, Coke, Wood, &c. .. .. .. .. •• 1,052,113 9 9 Housing and other Loans, — 5,626 0 4 Repayment of Principal and Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,506 19 8 £1,004,215 18 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,411,847 12 4

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SECURITY FUND Yeak Yeab ended 31st Makoh, ENDED 31ST MAItCH, \ Q44, 1943. EXPENDITURE. • N ®t- Gross. Credits. Net. £ a. d. Annual Appropriations,—■ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 030,949 8 5 Vote —Administration Expenses and Emergency Benefits .. 079,557 9 0 55,081 13 8 024,475 15 4 3,721,178 13 7 „ Medical, Hospital, &c„ Benefits .. .. .. 4,751,437 2 2 24,750 17 0 4,720,680 5 2 Unauthorized Expenditure— 4 0 0 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 431 18 8 40 19 0 390 19 8 4,358,132 2 0 5,431,420 9 10 79,879 9 8 5,351,547 0 2 Social Security Act, 1938, Section 100 (1), — Monetary Benefits — 7,783,083 15 11 Age Benefits .. .. .. .. .. 8,110,835 18 3 9,167 4 4 8,101,008 13 11 1,030,373 8 4 Invalidity Benefits .. .. .. .. .. 1,069,648 1 4 2,238 17 11 1,067,409 3 5 800,597 7 9 Widows'Benefits .. .. .. .. .. 959,701 11 3 10,002 4 3 949,099 7 0 362,088 2 8 Sickness Benefits .. .. .. .. .. 410,043 8 5 33,165 12 10 370,877 15 7 790,718 10 9 Family Benefits .. ... .. .. 899,207 18 9 22,409 1.1 5 870,858 7 4 80,099 19 5 Miners'Benefits .. .. .. .. .. 76,979 12 4 327 2 9 76,652 9 7 20,628 2 2 Orphans'Benefits .. .. .. .. .. 22,492 17 7 51 7 0 22,441 10 1 189 9 0 Maori War Benefits .. .. .. .. .. 118 8 2 .. 118 8 2 49,039 5 8 Unemployment Benefits .. .. .. .. 33,825 4 7 1,509 4 0 32,31.0 0 7 003,123 13 8 Universal Superannuation .. .. .. .. 780,000 2 5 1,907 13 10 778,758 8 7 11,592,541 15 10 12,363,039 3 1 81,438 18 10 12,282,200 4 3 Balances at end of Year, —• 2,081,533 12 2 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 437,319 10 9 5,267 2 7 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,818 19 7 — — 445,138 10 4 2,080,800 14 9 Investment Account — 1,000,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,500,000 0 0 £19,037,474 12 7 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £20,578,885 14 9 MINES ACCOUNT £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 845,712 11 0 Vote—State Coal-mines .. .. .. 1,201,706 4 3 4,625 9 0 1,257,140 14 9 Unauthorized expenditure— 81,324 3 0 Services not provided for .. .. .. •• 82,737 0 10 30,784 15 10 45,952 11 0 927,030 14 0 1,344,503 II 1 41,410 5 4 1,303,093 5 9 14,505 17 10 Interest on Capital Liability .. .. .. .. ». .. 27,085 8 0 1,345 1 5 Social Security Charge .. .. .. .. .. • ■ • • 499 0 7 2,017 12 2 National Security Tax .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 748 10 9 15,542 10 0 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,766 4 5 14,324 0 0 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of securities .. .. 21,052 0 0 Balances at end of Year, — 29,443 17 4 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47,803 2 10 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,20000 53,003 2 10 £1,004,215 18 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. •• |£1,411,847 12 4

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STATE FORESTS Yeah year ended 81st March. ENDED 31st MARCH, RECEIPTS. 1Q44 1943. £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Yoar, — ■ £ s. d. £ s. d. 59,277 13 2 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,080 4 8 2 13 9 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,571 7 1 — 32,651 11 9 59,280 6 11 110,000 0 0 Transfers from National Development Loans Account .. .. .. .. .. 110,000 0 0 531 8 10 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. .. 79 1 1 386,561 16 11 State Forests Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 428,361 15 8 £556,373 12 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £571,092 8 6_ WAR DAMAGE £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 743,575 15 4 Cash .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 69,802 11 3 1,000 0 0 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 574 17 1 70,377 8 4 744,575 15 4 Investment Account— Securities held .. .. •• •• •• •• 2,250,00000 1,570,926 4 7 Premiums .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 1,522,741 3 0 14,844 14 10 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 45,406 4 7 £2,330,346 14 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. •• •• £3,888,524 15 11

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ACCOUNT Year ekdbd 31st March, Ybak 1Q4.4, ended 81st March, 1943. EXPENDITURE. Net. Gross. ; Credits. Net. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation— ,® - d : lAfll 7 's fi95Mfl7 S 's 485,574 8 8 Vote—State Forest Service 539,030 11 4 10,863 7 8 5il,.107 3 8 Unauthorized expenditure — 000 , „ . 85 11 5 Services not provided for .. " 485,660 0 1 539,253 9 8 16,863 7 8 522,390 2 0 Forests Act, 1921-22, Section 39 (2), — 37,163 12 9 Transfer to Consolidated Fund of National Endowment Revenue - ■■ w, *°° Finanoe Aot, 1930, Section 24 (1), — . 898 8 1 Transfer to Working Railways Account .. . ■ •• 64J " Balances at end of Year, — A 31,080 4 8 Cash •• 30 ' 69 1 1,571 7 1 Imprests outstanding .. . •• ■■ •• 30 697 18 8 32,651 11 9 £556,373 12 8 Totals •• J!! 1 ' 092 8 | FUND £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ »■ (i ' £ s " d - d ' 8,491 14 3 Vote—War Damage .. .. •• •• •• 2,537 17 1 •• Unauthorized expenditure — 522 0 0 Services not provided for .. • • • • • • • • ■' 'J_ "w 17 1 2 - 537 17 1 War Damage Act, 1941, — Fr „ „ 955 12 2 Insurance expenditure under Section 11(1) Balances at end of Year — 09,802 11 3 Cash *>> Ml '" J ' 574 17 1 Imprest outstanding . . .. ■ • ■ • • • • g g gsl 12 7 70,377 8 4 Investment Account- 3,800,000 0 0 2,250,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. •• *• •• •* £2,330,346 14 9 Totals •• £3,888,524 15 11 4—B. 1 [PT. I].

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. ENDED STVakoh, RECEIPTS. YKAR ENn ? 9 D A 1ST MAK0H 1943. 15m - £ s. d. Balanoes at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,734,645 10 11 Gash .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,674,933 10 9 3,802,371 19 10 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,875,934 10 5 9,550,868 1 2 5,537,017 10 9 New Zealand Loans Act, 1932, — War Expenses Act, 1939, Section 3 — 35,127,165 0 0 Stockissued .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 45,973,830 0 0 31,182 4 6 Interest-free Stockissued .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,637 8 10 3,971,562 8 11 Stock issued (National Savings) .. .. .. .. .. 10,810,675 0 0 312,021 5 0 Debentures issued 22,500,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000,000 0 0 15,436,634 15 0 Memorandum of Security .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,732,500 0 0 661,940 0 0 Advance Subscriptions 1942-43 (now included in Stock Issued) .. Dr. 2,345,490 0 0 Advance Subscriptions 1943-44 .. .. .. .. .. 1,554,660 0 0 72,754,812 8 10 78,040,505 13 5 War Taxation,— 6,431,269 5 4 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,832,950 3 10 3,546,402 6 6 Estato Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,363,377 17 2 970,327 1 11 Succession Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 876,088 9 (i 181,788 13 8 Gift Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 269,325 17 11 2,338,986 7 II Customs Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,710,358 12 10 1,171,806 16 11 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,498,372 13 3 7,354,670 18 11 Sales Tax .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 8,980,940 16 4 600,000 0 0 Postage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 600,000 0 0 16,775,520 11 6 National Security Tax .. .. .. .. . . 19,184,055 1(1 2 185,563 17 5 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 128,621 16 11 45,444,002 3 11 39,556,336 0 1 Reciprocal Aid, — 26,812,667 18 6 Lend-Lease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,478,234 13 1 Finance Act 1942 (No. 2) Section 19 (1), — 217,641 0 5 Transfer of Profits from Marketing Pool Accounts .. .. .. .. .. 42,779 16 2 War Expenses Act. 1939, Section 2 (4) (e),— 3,172,000 0 0 Transfers from Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,700,000 0 0 118,125 0 0 Fiji Government Contribution Miscellaneous receipts,— Navy .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,780 5 11 Army.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,189 5 2 Air .. .. .. .. .. 17,620 10 0 25,596 19 3 Donations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,523 11 5 2,799 13 10 General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,400 3 4 — 92,513 15 10 28,396 13 1 Rehabilitation, — 6,952 16 0 Repayment of Advances .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,020 18 8 15 10 0 Donations .. ... 28,020 18 8 6,968 6 0 153,489,658 2 3 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. I ■ • 172,091,321 17 8

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Year p ended 31st March, I Year ended 1943 EXPENDITURE. ! 31st March, Net. | 1944 - £ s. d. War Expenses Act, 1939, — £ s. d. 8,545,870 10 3 Subdivision!: Navy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,247,620 3 1 fc 88,899,461 7 11 Subdivision IIs Army .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , .. 78,086,821 0 7 24,259,238 18 8 Subdivision III: Air .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,753,269 5 11 j 14,933,087 2 2 Subdivision IV: Civil .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 7,859,885 19 1 h74,775 4 8 j Subdivision V: Rehabilitation .. .. .. . .. .. 544,313 0 7 6,985,847 5 2 Subdivision VI: Be verse Lend-Lease .. .. .. .. . .. ,. 24,453,538 11 10 > I 240,509 12 3 | Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of securities .. .. .. 10,216,102 14 ]J • Balances at end of Year, — £ s. d. 3.674.933 10 9 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,333,361 0 1 5.875.934 10 5 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,596,410 1 7 7,929,771 1 8 9,550,868 1 2 \ Investment Account— Securities held .. .. .. ... ... .. ... .. 1,000,000 0 0 153,489,658 2 3 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 172,091,321 17 8

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WORKING RAILy siR YEAR BHllKD 31ST MARCH, bnmbd 31ST MARCH, RECEIPTS. 1944. 1943. £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year,— £ s- d258,878 14 7 Cash ' II'nit r 43,352 3 3 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. •• •• UJ » . jl7 302,230 17 10 Investment Account— 1,150,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. . . „ *' , , " " ' fS'S 17 « 28,537 10 4 Securities held on behalf of Railways Employees Sick Benefit (und .. id,w5U u s , — i i— i 1 j 41o; iOU 17 o 1,178,537 10 4 Transfer from National Development Loans Account .. .. .. •• 5,000 0 0 14,163,814 1 2 Railway Revenue .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 14,552,712 15 11 17,192 9 3 Interest on Investments .. .. .. •• •• •• •• j •• 28,927 8 0 Railways Employees'Sick Benefit Fund,— 10,000 0 0 Subsidy from Working Railways Account .. .. .. . • in in 713 7 4 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. •• •• lu IU — 10,340 10 10 10,713 7 4 £15,(572,488 5 11 Totals .. .. .. .. • ■ ■ ■ • • £17,448,584 15 4 PUBLIC ACCOUNT CASH BALANCE £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year,- i 0 1) Dr. 100,000 0 0 Cash •• Dr - 0 0 Investment Account— 100,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. •• •• 1,180,000 0 0 Totals .. . . . • • • ■ • • • • • -j_

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E. L. Greensmith, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury. C. J. Atkin, Accountant to the Treasury.

The Treasury, Wellington, 29th May, 1944.

The foregoing accounts have been examined and found correct.

Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. 31st May, 1944.

Audit Office Notes (1) This certificate is given subject to the final audit of many vouchers which, under the post-audit system provided for by the Public Revenues Act, 1926, cannot be completely audited before the date at which the abstract is required by the Act to be oeiUhed. m Material and stores furnished to tho Dominion by the United States of America under lend-lease have been incorporated m the accounts 'it tho figure of £32,478,234 13s. Id. This amount is shown on the receipts side of War Expenses Account as Reciprocal Ud Lcnd-Lelse " and, less proceeds of certain sales of these materials and stores, is included in the expenditure shown m the account against Army Air, and Civil subdivisions, in this connection it is desirable to remark that (a) no relative payments have been made to or cash received from the United States Government; (ft) values have been based partly on estimate.

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WAYS ACCOUNT j Y BAR ENDED 81BT MARCH, 1944. Y ni |? i k ended 31st March, EXPENDITURE ~—i j 1943. Gross. Credits. Net. £ a. d. Annual Appropriation,— , . s / d A 9 ft ''l I I 18 10,200,232 2 1 Vote-Working Railways .. .. ... •• U ' * ® ' oa'Y™ in a 18 k 354 10 4 ,, Railways Improvements and Additions to Opon Lines 47,546 9 o -8,170 9 19,37o Unauthorized Expenditure— „ Services not provided for °> 000 0 0 ,A osn Kaa i« k 14,429,493 14 2 2,085,548 16 10 11,743,944 17 4 10,250,586 12 o ? 2,562,303 12 11 Interest on Capital Moneys expended on Railways (oh account).. •• 2,690,682 18 7 8,000 0 0 Subsidy to Railways Employees'Sick Benefit Fund .. .. Balances at end of Year, — ■ 1,372,574 9 10 Cash 18 10 65,772 13 1 Imprests outstanding .. ' 997,359 10 11 1,438,347 2 II investment Account — n . 1,400,000 0 0 Securities held .. •• •• •• Securities held on behalf of Railways Employees bick r 13,250 17 8 Benefit Fund .. .. •• •• •• •• >_ 1-2,008,597 8 0 1,413,250 17 8 V — £17,448,584 15 4 £15,672,488 5 11_ Xotals •• •• " " ' INVESTMENT ACCOUNT £ g £ s. d. BalftncGS at ©rid of Yoftr, 000 0 0 Dr. 1,180,000 0 0 Cash .. Investment Account- 000 () (J 1,180,000 0 0 Securities held Totals .. .. • • • • • • • • '' j "' Treasury Note. —The cash balances shown In the foregoing Accounts include Public Account cash balance Investments which it is not possible to allocate to the individual accounts.

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SUMMARY of CASH and IMPREST BALANCES at 31st MARCH, 1944

SUMMARY of INVESTMENTS held at 31st MARCH, 1944

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Account. j Cash.* j Imprests. Total. 1 I Consolidated Fund £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. 1,073,100 12 6 497,969 2 3 1,571,069 14 9 Deposits Account .. .. .. .. .. 617,092 11 6 83,033 16 5 700,126 7 11 1,690,193 4 0 581,002 18 8 2,271,196 2 8 Public Works Account .. .. .. .. 77,672 12 0 237,056 17 6 314,729 0 6 Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. 36,964 18 2 22,393 0 0 59,357 18 2 Land fob Settlements Account .. .. .. 326,110 6 2 5,184 10 8 331,294 16 10 Loans Redemption Account .. .. .. .. 23,868 11 8 .. 23,868 11 8 Main Highways Account .. .. .. .. 14,155 14 0 " 14'155 14 0 National Development Loans Account .. .. 25,000 0 0 .. 0 0 Public Debt Repayment Account .. .. .. 909,312 10 5 .. 909,312 10 5 Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. .. 31,037 11 4 .. 31 037 I I 4 Social Security Fund .. .. .. .. .. 437,319 10 9 7,8is 19 7 4451138 10 4 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. 47,803 2 10 5,200 0 0 53,003 2 10 State Forests Account .. .. .. .. 30,694 12 10 3 5 10 30,697 18 8 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. .. 1.40,219 19 8 .. 140,219 19 8 War Damage Fund .. .. .. .. .. 85,931 12 7 .. 85,931 12 7 War Expenses Account .. .. .. .. 1,333,361 0 I 6,596,410 1 7 7,929,771 1 8 Working Railways Account .. .. .. .. 808,020 18 10 189,338 12 1 997,359 10 11 Public Account Cash Balance Investment Account .. Z>r.l25,000 0 0 .. .Dr.125,000 0 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 5,892,666 5 4 7,644,408 5 11 13,537,074 11 3 * This includes Public Account Gash Balanoe Investments which it is not possible to allocate to the Individual accounts.

Account. ! Government Other | Total Securities. Securities. ' Investments. Consolidated Fund £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. 2,670,000 0 0 .. 2,670,000 0 0 Deposits Account ., .. .. .. .. 3,499,645 0 0 2,173,743 9 0 5,673,388 9 0 0,169,645 0 0 2,173,743 9 0 8,343,388 9 0 Bank oir New Zealand Shares Account .. 1,859,375 0 0 1,859,375 0 0 Land eor Settlements Account .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 .. 1,000,000 0 0 Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. .. 600,000 0 0 1,015,692 1 5 1,615,692 1 5 Social Security Fund .. .. .. .. .. 2,500,000 0 0 .. 2,500,000 0 0 War Damage Fund .. .. .. .. .. 3,800,000 0 0 .. 3,800,000 0 0 War Expenses ACCOUNT .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 .. 1,000,000 0 0 Working Railways Account .. .. .. .. 2,000,000 0 0 8,597 8 6 2,008,597 8 6 Public Account Cash Balance Investment Account .. .. 125,000 0 0 1.25,000 0 0 Totals .. .. .. .. . 17,069,645 0 0 5,182,407 18 11 22,252,052 18 11

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 943 1 944

STATEMENT showing the ISSUES from the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1944, compared with the Sums voted under the Appropriation Act, 1943

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(Under Section 86 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926) 6 j 1 j ~~ [ " j ~ ' amount voted. I Credits- in-aid ! Credits-in-aip § Account and Vote. i ; : : fxpt?\-t)ttitrr Amount Issued in Credits-in-aid received in j estimated P ' » CREDITS-IN-AID vkb. UNISSUED. EXCESS. ESTIMATED.* EXCESS OF 1 BUT NOT > Annual vote. v 0TE d Total voted - Estimate.! received. 1 T . , , . 0rdik^ y Eeves^ e Accouot £ B. d. £ B. d. £ -B. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ b. d. 1 .Legislative - - • •• .. .. 111,500 0 0 1,385 0 0 112,885 0 0 111,961 19 3 923 0 9 .. 1,385 0 0 775 1 1 o Mml^ e . r s Department .. .. 12,397 0 0 931 10 6 13,328 10 6 16.796 2 0 .. 3,467 11 6 3.546 0 0 .. : 2,614 9 6 ■i External Aflairs .. .. .. .. 144,872 0 0 14,060 0 0 158,932 0 0 140,914 1 3 18,017 18 9 .. 14,060 0 0 3,171 4 7: treasury .. .. .. .. 83,702 0 0 245,105 2 0 328,807 2 0 326,862 0 3 1,945 1 9 .. 280,501 0 0 .. 35,395 18 0 o Customs - .. .. .. 148,736 0 0 22,404 19 4 171,140 19 4 171,959 13 6 .. 818 14 2 22,829 0 0 .. 424 0 8 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. 188,657 0 0 122,200 0 0 310,857 0 0 299,789 14 9 11,067 5 3 .. 122,200 0 0 2,940 8 0 o '" TJ Uutjes •• .. .. 93,240 0 0 952 16 6 94,192 16 6 99,168 4 4 .. 4,975 7 10 1,350 0 0 .. 397 3 6 Q PU Q "■ n " ■ ■ " '• 42,568 0 0 35,500 0 0 78,068 0 0 77,410 15 9 657 4 3 .. 35,500 0 0 445 16 2 9 Public Service Commissioner s Office.. .. 18,825 0 0 700 0 0 19,525 0 0 19,735 15 0 .. 210 15 0 700 0 0 985 5 3+ 11 I i f lrs ■■ •• •• •• 463,229 0 0 124,277 0 0 587,506 0 0 609,885 6 3 .. 22,379 6 3 124,277 0 0 21.444 2 01 ,, island territories .. .. .. .. 190,410 0 0 40,000 0 0 230,410 0 0 268,846 10 3 .. 38,436 10 3 40,000 0 0 11,547 16 41 12 Printing and Stationery 414,890 0 0 .. 414,890 0 0 434,864 12 6 .. 19,974 12 6 .. - Via " ne •• ■■ 152,665 0 0 9,594 o 0 162,259 5 0 198,862 0 0 .. 36,602 15 0 9,990 0 0 .. 395 15 0 i- a^0ur '• •' •• •' •• 328,066 0 0 9,895 0 0 337.961 0 0 276,262 4 9 61,698 15 3 .. 9,895 0 0 4,921 5 8 ifi vi?" " " " " "• 273,915 0 0 23,151 7 8 297,066 7 8 295,830 11 6 1,235 16 2 .. 23,300 0 0 .. 148 12 4 valuation .. .. .. .. 25,559 0 0 16,254 13 7 41,813 13 7 43,114 13 9 .. 1,301 0 2 16,360 0 0 .. 105 6 5 pectoral .. .. .. 107,472 0 0 1,000 0 0 108,472 0 0 112,399 4 1 .. | 3,927 4 1 1.000 0 0 572 19 lit 1Q Census and Statistics .. .. .. 31,500 0 0 2,650 0 0 34,150 0 0 31,020 5 0 3,129 15 Oj .. 2,650 0 0 1,048 0 2 w . Rational Service .. .. .. .. .. 396,747 0 0 396,747 0 0 422,709 1 10 .. 25,962 1 10 396.747 0 0 25,962 1 10i -0 Justice and Pusons ... .. .. 253, o83 0 0 106,925 0 0 360,508 0 0 363,185 17 2 .. ! 2,677 17 2 106,925 0 0 6.706 9 111 5, ! p"i >WT1 " '• '• 8 > 662 0 0 159 1 10 8,821 1 10 8,723 12 9 97 9 1 .. 250 0 0 .. 90 18 2 is: w r 805,210 0 0 7,720 0 0 812,930 0 0 790,68910 1 22,240 911 .. 7,720 0 0 5,597 52 2d | Maintenance of Public Works and Services .. oil, 500 0 0 1,367,331 0 0 1,878,831 0 0 2,964,017 16 7 .. 1,085,186 16 7 1,367,331 0 0 1,171,992 0 71 Lands and Survey.. .. .. .. 403,688 0 0 61,100 0 0 464,788 0 0 404,998 4 6 59,789 15 6 .. 61,100 0 0 2.492 19 10' i>6 rfP " m ' . • • ••• 990,088 0 0 162,455 0 0 1,152,543 0 0 1,199,753 5 7 .. 47,210 5 7 162,455 0 0 19,898 0 51 -b Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity 690,257 0 0 142,960 0 0 833,217 0 0 1,008.664 18 5 .. 175,447 18 5 142,960 0 0 73,533 16 61 oq Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 216,303 0 0 86,370 0 0 302,673 0 0 286,976 6 6 15,696 13 6 .. 86,370 0 0 1,699 7 10 oq Tr™Li" " " " 106,376 0 0 22,000 0 0 128,376 0 0 106,052 6 4 22,323 13 8 .. 22,000 0 0 9,609 0 2 3il iili+l " " " '• 81,200 0 0 16,889 10 4 98,089 10 4 109.592 19 8 .. 11,503 9 4 24,147 0 0 .. 7,257 9 8 31 ATot iTr" ■+ i " " " " 1 >811, 549 0 0 249.120 8 8 2,060,669 8 8 2,061,409 17 4 .. 740 8 8 295,995 0 0 .. 46,874 11 4 3*> S™ P 510,850 0 0 246,100 0 0 756,950 0 0 766,530 14 6 .. 9,580 14 6 246,100 0 0 16,515 5 1} 33 W p "■ " •' '• 4 ' 806 ' 040 0 0 152,397 12 2 4,958,437 12 2 4,957,838 15 3 598 16 11 .. 199,722 0 0 .. 47,324 7 10 34 and other Pensions .. .. .. 3,492,197 0 0 35,610 0 0 3,527,807 0 0 3,317,039 6 6 210,767 13 6 .. 35,610 0 0 16,578 9 4 .. 34 Social Security •••••• •• 4,100,000 0 0 .. 4,100,000 0 0 4,100,000 0 0 Rational Provident and Friendly Societies .. 108,585 0 0 329 2 3 108,914 2 3 106,185 15 5 2,728 6 10 .. 1,380 0 0 .. 1,050 17 9 Services not provided for .. £53,325 6 1 Less amounts recovered or transferred to votes .. £9,045 17 10 •• .. 44,279 8 3 Totals .. .. .. 21,728,291 0 0 |3,724, 275 9 10 25,452,566 9 10 26,554,331 10 10 432,917 16 1 1,490,403 8 10 3,866,355 0 0 1,398,436 15 10 142,079 10 2 under the pro\isious"of sectional tte S pnWin^venn^ P 4r? P f(wfi° n Act> and are Toted on ?S _ t0 the extent to wliich they are actually received. t These credits have not been appropriated, and are not available for expenditure except No. 10, £21.4+4 2s No 11 £ 11 547 16?• lSTn ir twS t E 4 ce J s credlts as follow made available in accordance with section 51, subsection (3). of the Public Bevenues Act, 1926 : Vote STo. 9, £210 15s.: , , M -s. , jno. 11, £11,547 16s. 4d., Ao. 17, £o72 19s. lid.; JiO. 19, £2o,962 Is. lOd. ; JTo. 20, £2,677 17s. 2d. ; 2fo. 23, £1,085,186 16s. 7d. ; No. 25, £19,898 0s. 5d. ; 5To. 26, £73,533 16s. 6d. ; So. 31, £9,580 14s. 6d.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 943 1944

STATEMENT showing the ISSUES from the SEPARATE ACCOUNTS for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1944, compared with the Sums voted under the Appropriation Act, 1943

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(Under Section 86 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926) O I -AjtOTOT TOTED. , CKEDITS-IN-AlD OltKTlTTS-lV-iin « | EX..EN-HITTTM- Amount Issued is Ceedits-in-aid Received estimated but S ACCOUNT AND VOTE j : | UNISSUED. EXCESS. ESTIMATED.* IN EXCESS OF 7?" „ S ! ANNUAL VOTE. ! Cee ?™;?"^ D t ° ta1 Estimated sot Pubuc Work? Account £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 36 I Public Works, Departmental .. .. 150,000 0 0 451,628 0 0 601,628 0 0 695,961 19 9 .. 94,333 19 9 451,628 0 0 238,896 8 7+ 37 Rail way. construction .. 275,000 0 0 12.000 0 0 287,000 0 0 444,331 17 1 .. 157,331 17 1 12,000 0 0 65,559 8 5} 38 Housing Construction .. .. .. 3,064,000 0 0 198,711 18 11 3,262,711 18 11 1,630,847 17 10 1,631,864 1 1 .. 471,000 0 0. .. 272,288 1 1 39. Public Buildings .. .. 500,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 510,000 0 0 636,608 5 5 .. 126,608 5 5 10,000 0 0 4,163 7 10J 40 Education Buildings. &o. .. .. .. 305,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 306,000 0 0 236,136 16 3 69,863 3 9 .. 1,000 0 0 46 1 3 41 Lighthouses and Harbour -works .. .. 27,650 0 0 190 3 5 27,840 3 5 14,966 18 3 12,873 o 2 .. 350 0 0 . . 159 16 i 42 Roads, &c. .. .. .. .. 200,000 0 0 20,700 0 0 220,700 0 0 128,790 14 7 91,909 5 5 .. 20,700 0 0 31,844 9 1 43 I Soil Conservation and Rivers Control .. 40,000 0 0 47,640 17 4 87,640 17 4 59,455 1 3 28,185 16 1 .. 70,000 0 0 .. 22,359 2 8 44 i Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. 40,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 41,000 0 0 38,635 15 9 2,364 4 3 .. 1,000 0 0 357 15 11 45 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. 235,000 0 0 24,700 0 0 259,700 0 0 464,781 18 8 . . 20o,081 18 8 24, <00 0 0 98,6/ 7 6 3i 46 Linen Flax Development .. .. .. 400, 000 0 0 570,553 0 0 970,553 0 0 i54,440 10 6 216,112 9 6 .. o70,oo3 0 0 65,552 5 5 Services rot provided for .. .. .. . - • • ■ • 072 16 9 Totals .. .. .. 5,236,650 0 0 1,338,123 19 8 6,574,773 19 8 5,105,630 12 1 2,053,172 5 3 583,356 0 11 1,632,931 0 0 505,097 2 9 294,837 0 4 Electric Surriv Account 47 ! Development of Water-power .. .. 3,200,000 0 0 51,110 0 0 3,251,110 0 0 j 2,531,988 18 9 719,121 1 3 .. 51,110 0 0 88,925 II 4 * These are the amounts shown in eolumn 4 of the Schedule to the Appropriation Act, and are voted only to the extent to which they are actually received. t These credits have not been appropriated, and are not available for expenditure except under the provisions ot section 51, subsection (3), of the Public Revenues Act, 1926. t Excess credits as follow were made available in accordance with section 51, subsection (3), of the Public Revenues Act, 1926: Vote Iio. 36, £94,333 19s. 9d.; No. 37, £65,559 8s. 5d.; No. 39, £4,163 7s. lOd.; No. 45, £98,677 6s. 3d.

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STATEMENT showing the ISSUES from SEPARATE ACCOUNTS for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1944, compared with the Sums voted under the Appropriation Act, 1943

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1943-1944

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(Under Section 86 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926) - . . ! : p : \ ~~ - I j ! CREDITS-iN-AID CREDITS-IN-AID 5 AMOOTTT TOTED. , iMOUNT ISSUED IN CREDITS-IN-AID RECEIVED ESTIMATED X i ACCOUNT A«JD VOTE r-„ T „TT=-TV .,n EXPENDITURE. UNISSUED. EXCESS. ! ESTIMATED.* IN EXCESS OF : BUT NOT £ i ACCOUHT A.ND VO.E. | VoTE | CREDITS-IN-AID Tota1 toted _ l "" B u ESTIMATE.t RECEIVED. '« j VOTED. II ____ > | _____ I — — ~ i Land fob, Settlements Account £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. i £ s. d. £ s. c.. £ s. d. £ 33 8 0 48 Land for Settlements 198,200 0 0 166 12 0 198,366 12 0 147,323 14 7 51,042 17 5 .. -00 0 0 g 49 Small Farms Development .. .. •• 834,250 0 0 312,000 0 0 l,146,2o0 0 0 459,1/* ' ** « „ 000 0 0 71 404 6 lit 50 : Native Land Settlement 50,000 0 0 \ 652,000 0 0 702,000 0 0 710,373 3 5 8,373 3 o ! 652,000 0 0 71,404 b 11? Totals .. .. .. 1,082,450 0 0 964,166 12 0 2,046,616 12 0 1,316,874 14 6 738,115 0 11 8,373 3 5 964,200 0 0 91,317 6 8 33 S 0 51 Main ffighways HlGHWATS Aoootjnt 1,682,200 0 0 100,000 0 0 1,782,200 0 0 1,884,642 11 6 .. 102,442 11 6 100,000 0 0 1/0,218 17 8j Social Security Fund 52 Administration Expenses and Emergency vi ft 0 1 931 13 8 Benefits .. 630,452 0 0 53,150 0 0 683,602 0 0 679, 5o/ 9 0 4,044 11 0 •• 150 0 0 l.adl id s 53 Medical, Hospital, &c., Benefits .. .. 4,332,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,342,000 0 0 4,751,437 2 2 .. 409,437 2 2 10,000 0 0 14, 7o t Services not provided for .. .. . • • • • • ■ ■ !___ Totals .. •• •• 4,962,452 0 0 63,150 0 0 5,025,602 0 0 5,431,385 10 10 4,044 11 0 409,437 2 2 63,150 0 0 16,688 10 8 « Sttto c„,S, 00Al -" raiOT ™ T .. MSMtt • • .. 1M««» «» « » - Services not provided for .. .. • • • • • • • • ' 4o,9o~ — ; — Tota l s .. .. .. 1,121,524 0 0 3,300 0 0 1,124,824 0 0 1,307,718 15 3 .. 136,942 4 3 j 3,300 0 0 1,325 9 6 .. State Forests Account ,, , « kik 11 jL 7 ili n 0 9 348 7 81 55 State Forest Service 478,000 0 0 7,515 0 0 485.515 0 0 o39,030 11 4 .. o3,olo 11 4 7,515 0 9,348 7 8 + Services not provided for .. .. •• 'J : Totals .. .. .. 478,000 0 0 I 7,515 0 0 485,515 0 0 539,253 9 8 .. 53,515 11 4 7,ol5 0 0 9,348 7 8 „ War Damage Fund , _ 110 _ .. 56 War Damage .. .. •• 9,650 0 0 .. 9,650 0 0 -,o3/ 1/ 1 7,11- j 11 Working Railways Account „ i anA r,x<> a i or? •!■>■-. n n l fi<M 053 6 It 57 Working Railways 11,076,304 0 0 963,325 0 0 12,682,893 18 8§14,376,947 4 9 .. I,694,0o3 6 1 963, 3_o 0 0 1,694,053 Oil 58 Railway improvements and Additions to Open 20m0Q . 0 20;000 0 0 40,000 0 0 47,546 9 5 .. 7,546 9 5 20,000 0 0 8,170 10 9J .. j Services not provided for .. .. .. • ■ • • • • 5,000 0 0 — — -j Totals .. .. •• 11,096,304 0 Oj 983,325 0 0 12,722,893 18 8 14,429,493 14 2 .. 1,701,599 15 6 i 983,325 0 0 1,702,223 16 10 « These aie the amounts shown in colnmn 4 cf the Schedule to the Appropriation Act, and are voted only to the extent to which thej r are th section 5/ the "'vote "no!" 50,*£8, OTi^s 1 sll"; ,442 STlt. 53%U,756 S ivs!f 8d.; ZSefcimfiBt If °l™o ot S 9s. 5d. § Includes £643,264 18s. 8d. additional amount appropriated in terms of section 50 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1943-1944

STATEMENT showing the ISSUES from ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1944, compared with the Sums voted under the Appropriation Act, 1943

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(Under Section 86 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926) „ Amount voted. Ckedits-in-aid credits-in-aid £ Account and Vote. _ Expenditure Amount Issued in | Credits-in-aid received § Annual VOTE. | «s-O,AID Totai toteb . - DITnEE - ™ED. ™. ! *™ED.. ™^v^ -Q "p + j J? ST A 000 ™' 1 £ s- d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. o9 Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. 4,971,572 0 0 533,000 0 0 5,504,572 0 0 5,015,208 2 1 489,363 17 11 .. 533,000 0 0 83,408 1 0 60 telegraph Extension .. .. .. 250,000 0 0 194,565 11 0 444,565 11 0 420,686 3 2 23,879 7 10 .. 200 000 0 0 5 434 9 0 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. g 79J 19 5 1 : U ' 'J I TotaIs •• •• 5,221,572 0 0 727,565 11 0 5,949,137 11 0 5,444,686 4 8 513,243 5 9 .. 733,000 0 0 83,408 1 0 5,434 9 0 Public Trustee's Account 61 Public Trust Office .. .. 389,264 0 0 12,792 0 0 402,056 0 0 396,301 10 0 5,754 10 0 .. 12,792 0 0 1 692 10 11 cervices not provided for .. .. .. .. .. . _ 032 5 g Totals •• •• 389,264 0 0 12,792 0 0 402,056 0 0 396,933 15 5 5,754 10 0 .. 12,792 0 0 1,692 10 11 Native Trustee's Account 62 Native Trust Office 18,053 0 0 .. 18,053 0 0 17,039 18 0 1 013 2 0 services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Totals •• •• 18,053 0 0 .. 18,053 0 0 17,239 18 0 1,013 2 0 Government Insurance Account 63 Government Insurance .. .. .. 149,975 0 0 848 10 9 150,823 10 9 130,964 12 0 19,858 18 9 .. 1 "00 0 0 351 9 3 services not provided for ...... .. .. 64 16 8 Totals •• 149,975 0 0 848 10 9 150,823 10 9 131,029 8 8 19,858 18 9 .. 1,200 0 0 .. 351 9 3 Public Seevice Supeeannuation Fund Account 64 Public Service Superannuation Fund Office .. 6,471 0 0 50 0 0 6,521 0 0 0,885 13 8 635 6 4 .. 50 0 0 8 15 8 State Flee Insurance Account 65; State Fire Insurance 61,859 0 0 25,000 0 0 86,859 0 0 75,153 8 0 11,705 12 0 .. 25,000 0 0 755 0 0 .. | bervices not provided for .. .. .. .. .. _ 9 992 iq 9 Totals •• •• •• 61,859 0 0 25,000 0 0 86,859 0 0 77,445 18 9 11,705 12 0 .. I 25,000 0 0 755 0 0 Government Accident Insurance Account 66 I Government Accident Insurance .. .. 45,720 0 0 .. 45,720 0 0 42,473 14 11 3,246 5 1 .. ! 50 0 0 .. 50 0 0 1 - . ■ " ' . I | ' \ f . Public wit 0Qly th<S 4 ° WMCh they aCtUaUy reCeived ' t These credits have not been appropriated, and are not actable tor expenditure i

STATEMENT showing the ISSUES from ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1944, compared with the Sums voted under the Appropriation Act, 1943— continued

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1943-1944

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(Under Section 86 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926) £ j Amount toted. ■ Credits-in-aid i Credits-in-aid „„„„ i ■ Amount Issued Credits-in-aid received in estimated but g : Account and Vote. . Expenditure. Unissued. in Excess. Estimated.* Excess of not P ANNUAL VOTE. CBEDETS-IN-AID TOTAL VOTED. I i ESTIMATE.f RECEIVED. >• VOTED. Dairy Industry Account £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 67 Dairy industry .. .. .. .. 28,836 0 0 27,024 18 8 55,860 18 8 55,362 19 2 -497 19 6 .. 31,337 0 0 ■" *. 4,312 1 4 Meat Industry Account 68 Meat industry .. .. .. .. 45,533 0 0 .. 45,533 0 0 43,062 15 4 2,470 4 8 .. .. Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. 116,232 1 0 .. j •• .. -- Totals .. .. .. 45,533 0 0 .. 45,533 0 0 159,294 16 4 2,470 4 8 .. .. .. . Sundry Products Account 69 | Sundry products .. .. .. .. 18,725 0 0 58 13 7 18,783 13 7 17,226 2 9 1,557 10 10 .. 100 0 0 .. 41 6 5 : Wool Industry Account 70i Wool industry .. .. .. .. 13,432 0 0 ! 8,000 0 0 21,432 0 0 19,018 11 6 2,413 8 6 .. 8,000 0 0 .. Internal Marketing Account 71 Internal Marketing .. .. .. 104,323 0 0 4,115 2 3 108,438 2 3 75,492 16 11 32,945 .5 4 .. I 4,500 0 01 .. 384 17 9 Services not provided for .. . . .. .. .. .. 1,600 0 0 .. j .. ! •• J Totals .. .. .. 104,323 0 0 4,115 2 3 108,328 2 3 77,092 16 11 32,945 5 4 .. 4,500 0 0 .. 384 17 9 Pruit Industry Account 72 Pruit industry .. .. .. .. 20,804 0 oj .. 20,804 0 0 20,599 1 11 204 18 1 .. 500 0 0 .. 500 0 0 Broadcasting Account 73 Broadcasting .. .. .. .. 328,945 0 0 50,528 3. 2 ! 379,473 3 2 319,867 6 7j 59,605 16 7 .. 64,550 0 0 .. 14,021 16 10 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,500 0 0 .. | .. j .. •• Totals .. .. .. 328,945 0 0 50,528 3 2 379,473 3 2 322,367 6 7 59,605 16 7 .. | 64,550 0 0 .. 14,021 16 10 1 1 Iron and Steel Industry Account 74 Iron and steel industry .. .. j 682 0 0 2,326 13 10 3,008 13 10 4,381 3 11 .. 1,372 10 lj 3,947 0 0 .. 1,620 6 2 * These are the amounts shown in column 4 of the Schedule to the Appropriation Act, and are voted only to the extent to which they are actually received. t These credits have not been appropriated, and are not available for expenditure except under the provisions of section 51, subsection (3), of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.

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STATEMENT of the DISBURSEMENTS of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (Ordinary Revenue Account) under the Civil List Act, 1920, Parts I, II, and V, for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1944

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(Presented in terms of Section 65 of the Constitution Act, 1852) Permanent Appropriations under Special Acts of c 8 ' d ' the Legislature CIVIL LIST PART I His Excellency the Governor-General : — Sir C. Jj. N. Newall, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.M.G., C.B.E.,— Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. .. 2,500 0 0* 7,500 0 0 PART II Establishment oe the General Government Prime Minister, &o.,' —- Right Hon. P. Fraser— Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. .. 1,800 0 0 Minister of Finance, &c., — Hon. W. Nash— Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 31st December, 1943 .. 877 10 0 House allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st October, 1943 .. .. .. •• 116 13 4 994 3 4 Minister of Industries and Commerce, &c., — Hon. D. G. Sullivan — Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. 1,170 0 0 House allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 200 0 0 1,370 0 0 Minister of Education, &c., — Hon. H. G. R. Mason — Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. .. 1,170 0 0 Minister of Railways, &c.,— Hon. R. Semple— Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 . . 1,170 0 0 House allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 200 0 0 1,370 0 0 Minister of Internal Affairs, &c., — Hon. W. E. Parry— Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. 1,170 0 0 House allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 200 0 0 1,370 0 0 Minister of Labour, &c., — Hon. P. C. Webb— Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. 1,170 0 0 House allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 200 0 0 1,370 0 0 Minister of Defence, &c., — Hon. F. Jones — Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. .. 1,170 0 0 Minister of Lands, &e., — Hon. C. F. Skinner— House allowance, 24th July, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. 137 12 8 Minister of Immigration, &c., — Hon. D. Wilson — House allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. 200 0 0 Minister of Agriculture, &c., — Hon. J. G. Barclay— Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 18th October, 1943 .. .. 641 12 3 Minister of Health, &c., — Hon. A. H. Nordmeyer— Salary, 9th November, 1942, to 31st March, 1944 .. 1,231 8 5 House allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 200 0 0 1,431 8 5 Minister of Transport, &c., — Hon. J. O'Brien — Salary, 22nd December, 1942, to 31st March, 1944 .. .. 1,446 1 4 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. 14,470 18 0 7,500 0 0 " See also £3,117 0a. under " Other Special Acts, Miscellaneous," Appropriation Act, 1926, section La li.-l [Pt. II].

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STATEMENT of the DISBURSEMENTS of the CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued

E. L. Greensmith, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.

Examined and found correct,

Cybil G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

C. J. Atkin, Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasury, Wellington, 28th July, 1944.

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I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. •• 14,470 18 0 7,500 0 0 CIVIL LIST ACT, 1920 Pakt II—continued Establishment of the General Government—continued Minister of Agriculture, &c., — Hon. B. Roberts — Salary, 29th October, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. 481 0 2 House allowance, 29th October, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. .. . . . • •• 84 18 11 065 19 1 Members of the Executive Council representing the Native Race, — Hon. P. K. Paikea — Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 6th April, 1943 .. . . .. 16 10 0 Hon. E. T. Tirikatene— Salary, 26th May, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 . . 833 14 2 House allowance, 26th May, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 169 17 10 1,003 12 0 War Cabinet (Members additional to Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Defence), — Right Hon. J. G. Coates— House allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 30th April, 1943 .. 16 13 4 Hon. A. HamiltonHouse allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. 200 0 0 Members of the War Administration, —• Minister of War Expenditure— Hon. W. Perry— House allowance, 10th June, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 . . .. . . .. ■ • •• 161 13 4 Minister of Industrial Man-power— Hon. A. McLagan— House allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. .. .. .. • • • • 200 0 0 Civil List Act, .1920, and Civil List Amendment Act, 1936, Section 6 (1): — Parliamentary Under-Secretaries — A. G. Osborne — Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. 600 0 0 House allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 200 0 0 — 800 0 0 J. Thorn — Salary, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 .. 600 0 0 House allowance, 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 200 0 0 800 0 0 18,235 5 0 PART V Native : — Transfer to vote, " Health," being Civil List contribution towards, — Maori medical services .. .. .. •• 3,000 0 0 Medical services : Native nurses .. .. .. 600 0 0 Running-cost of motor-car : Native nurse .. .. 32 10 0 3,632 10 0 Food, clothing, &c., supplied to Natives .. .. .. 39 19 3 Fares for Natives .. .. .. .. • ■ • • 144 10 5 Flags for Natives .. .. .. .. .. • • 25 13 4 Funeral and tangi expenses of Natives .. .. .. 92 0 3 Native hostels .. .. •• •• 1,379 16 9 Contribution towards cost of artificial limbs .. .. .. 27 0 3 Grant for Maori welfare activities .. .. .. 50 0 0 5,391 10 3 £31,126 16 0

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ABSTRACT of the UNATHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1944

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(Under Section 58 or the Public Revenues Act, 1926) £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ si 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 £ s. d. officers of various Departments .. 5,008 5 2 Less credits in reduction.. .. .. 0 17 8 5,607 7 6 13,382 15 11 Customs Department:— Salary in lieu of leave on retirement (G. C. Lyttclton) .. .. 40 5 0 Land and Income Tax Department:— Refund to H. W. Chipman of equivalent of social security charge paid in error .. —. • • • • 3 10 8 Refund to C. L. Jones of equivalent of social security charge overpaid .. .. • . • ■ 16 7 Refund to the estate of L. J. Coxon (deceased) of tho value of social security stamps affixed to wages-book in error .. . . .. .. .. 20 0 0 Salary in lieu of leave on retirement (H. J, Copping) .. 85 13 3 119 10 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 .. .. 04 .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 £ s. d. whilst visiting him in hospital .. 80 4 3 Less credits in reduction .. 8 10 0 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 Carried forward .. .. .. 3,277 0 8 14,009 17 0

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g - - ... , £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d CONSOLIDATED FUND —continued Ordinary Revenue Account —continued FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR—continued Brought forward .. .. .. 3,277 6 8 14,009 17 6 (h Internal Affairs Department—continued 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 10 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. 0. 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 annualleave (Judge F. O. V. Acheson) .. .. 266 13 4 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. 135 8 4 Purchase from the Education Department of building arid 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. M. 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 :— , Compassionate grant to the widow of deceased officer .. .. 742 12 1 Police Department:— Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers .. ., 735 4 8 V Lands and Survey Department Payment to Judge Finlay of emolument and travellingallowance 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 j delivered in error .. . . .. .. .. i 22 3 4 Carried forward .. .. .. .. j 37,053 15 9

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ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued

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£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d, CONSOLIDATED FUND—continued Ordinary Revenue Account —continued FOB SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR —continued Brought forward .. .. .. .. 37,053 15 9 Transport Department:— Compassionate grant to the widow of deceased officor .. .. 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 r 489 6 II 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 Works 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 .. . ■ • • • • • • HO 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. Ernshaw .. • • • • • • 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 Carried forward, .. .. •• 42,279 8 3

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ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued

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T £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. CONSOLIDATED FUND—continued Ordinary Revenue Account —continued FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR—continued Brought forward .. .. .. .. 42,279 8 3 Working Railways Department:— Increase in subsidy to Railway Employees' Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 44,279 8 3 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 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS —-— 284,067 16 10 Public Works Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Public Works Department:— Compassionate grant 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, Watei-suppjy, and Drainage .. .. 106,404 12 5 — 320,621 18 8 Social Security Fund 321,294 15 5 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 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 Grevmouth 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 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 tiniber 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 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,226,393 4 10

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£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS —continued Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,226,393 4 10 Working Railways Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Working Railways Department:— Donation to the National Patriotic Fund .. .. .. .. .. 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. OgiJvie .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. CO 0 0 Expenses incurred in sale of New Zealand stamps at the New York World's Fair during 1940.. .. .. .. .. 68 9 6 . 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 Native Trustee's Account FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR Donation to National Patriotic Fund .. .. .. .. .. . . 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 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 j 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 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 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 Iron and Steel Industry Account FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE Vote 74—Iron and Steel Industry .. .. .. .. .. 1,372 10 1 Totat, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,365,079 8 2

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ABSTRACT of the UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT—continued Surplus Credits-in-aid applied in Terms of Section 51, Subsection (3), of the Public Revenues Act, 1926

SUMMARY

Examined and found correct,

E. L. Geebnsmith, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.

Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

C. J. Atkin, Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasury, Wellington, 28th July, 1944.

Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 944.

Price Is.]

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£ a. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. 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 Public Works Account Vote 36 —Public Works, Departmental.. .. .. .. .. 94,333 19 9 Vote 37 —Railway-construction .. .. .. .. .. 65,559 8 5 Vote 39—Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,163 7 10 Vote 45 —Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. .. .. j 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 £3,351,195 7 1

Unauthorized Amount Unauthorized Expenditure Authority. expended. For services in connection with Working Railways under the control of the Government £ s. d. £ s. d. Railways Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 For all other services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500,000 0 0 1,360,079 8 2 Total Unauthorized Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. j 600,000 0 0 1,365,079 8 2 Surplus credits-in-aid expended .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. 3,351,195 7 1 Total Expenditure in Excess oe Appropriation .. .. .. j .. 4,716,274 15 3