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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1900-1901.

1899-1900. RECEIPTS. 1900-1901. £ s. d. 31,794 6 9 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London £ s. d. 90,782 17 3 £ s. d. 16,509 13 0 22,552 6 7 25,710 6 3 23,256 2 6 139,749 6 0 70,856 6 4 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Acts, 1896-1900 — Proceeds of short-dated Debentures issued under the Act of 1899 Amount of 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock created Temporary advances on seourity of short-dated debentures, issued under the Act of 1899 and 1900 Balance of Loan of £500,000, issued under the Act of 1898 Interest on overdue instalments 250,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 395,000 0 0 0 13 3 865,000 0 0 945,000 13 3 1,400,000 0 0 450,000 0 0 Amount transferred from the Consolidated Fund in terms of section 17 of " The Appropriation Act, 1900 " .. 500,000 0 0 1,693 18 5 Special Receipts in connection with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 1,787 13 9 125,000 0 0 Debentures issued under " The Native Land Purohases Act, 1892," renewed under section 15 of " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1899 " Recoveries, — In respect of Debentures issued under " The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882" 347 0 5 Sinking Funds released under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," in respect of— " The Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 " 74 9 8 Totals 51,592,972 8 1 £2,041,536 19 9