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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1916-1917.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT

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1915-1916. RECEIPTS. 1916-1917. I £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year,— £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,563 13 0 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. ..j 199,159 13 6 43,611 18 9 Imprests in the hands of officers of the Government .. .. .. .. 336,645 18 3 239,126 0 2 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 515,831 8 9 1,051,636 15 6 287,301 11 11 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, and Amendment Act, 1915, and Finance Act, 1916, Seciion 37, — Finance Act, 1916, Section 35— Amount received on account of £16,000,000 Loan .. .. .. .. .. 10,122,050 0 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 190=1.— Finance Act, 1916 (Section 35)— Memorandum of Security issued to Imperial Government in respect of War Advances (part of £16,000,000 Loan) .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,500,000 0 0 New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908, — Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Section 5) — 6,030,000 0 0 Amount received on aocount of £10,000,000 Loan .. .. .. ,.i 3,970,000 0 0 Securities issued to cover Expenses of raising £800,000 (part of £10,000,000 Loan) formerly advanced on security of Reserve Fund Securities .. .. 20,839 19 5 Securities issued to cover Expenses of raising £2,400,000 (part of £10,000,000 24,242 8 5 Loan) 3,990,839 19 5 6,054,242 8 5 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 6), — 13,512 110 Amount received for Remittances to Soldiers .. .. .. .. 77,682 15 11 2,702 0 10 Remittances received from Soldiers .. .. .. .. .. 0,564 17 6 '. 84,247 13 5 ir oi_ o a 6,054,242 8 5 3,990,839 19 5 13,512 1 10 2,702 0 10 77,682 15 11 6,564 17 6 84,247 13 5 16,214 2 8 6,779 15 7 Contributions, &c, received towards War Expenses Fund .. .. .. .. 5,405 0 2 16,214 2 8 5,405 0 2 6,779 15 7 New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908, — Memorandum of Security issued at if) per cent, in respect of War Advances in replacement of 3_ per cent, security cancelled owing to conversions as per contra — Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Section 5) — Pul.'lio Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 2) .. .. .. 303,030 6 2 Treasury Bills issued at 3J per cent, and 4J per cent, in respect of War Advances in replacement of Treasury Bills at 3£ per cent, cancelled owing to conversions as per contra — Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 9) ; Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 (Section 8) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,067,410 19 0 Charges and Expenses, being amounts representing discount on War Advances now reduced owing to conversion by Imperial Government of 80 per cent. of loan repayable at tho rate of £100 for every £95 advanced, into loan repayable at the rate of £100 for every £99 advanced— Public Revenues Amendment Aot, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 9) ; Public Revenues Amendment Aot, 1914 (Seotion 8) .. .. .. .. .. 37,852 4 2 Publio Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Section 5), and Public Revenues Amendment Aot, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 2) .. .. .. .. 12,759 3 3 50,611 7 5 303,030 6 2 2,067,410 19 0 50,611 7 5 19,400 0 0 Pay-warrants Account 19,400 0 0 Temporary transfer from the Consolidated Fund under Soction 2 of the Imprest 225,000 0 0 Supply Act, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 225,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 Advance on the security of Reserve Fund Securities 500,000 0 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 9); Publio Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 (Section 8) — 105,263 3 2 Securities issued to cover Expenses of raising £2,000,000 Loan 105,263 3 2 £7,214,201 1 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £22 175,232 1 1 £7,214,201 1 9 £22 175,232 1 1