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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1917-1918

Year ended 31st March, 1918, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1917.

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1916-1917. EXPENDITURE. 1917-1918. £ s. d. 181,684 19 10 620,946 13 8 251,431 0 7 3,767 15 7 1,094 1 6 6,533 1 7 Annual Appropriations,— Class XVI. —Public Works, Departmental XVII. —Railways .. XVIII.—Public Buildings .. , XIX.—Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour-defences XX. —Tourist and Health Resorts .. XXI. —Immigration , .. XXII.—Construction, Maintenance, and Supervision of Roads, Bridges, and other Publio Works XXIII.—Development of Mining XXIV.—Telegraph Extension XXV. —Contingent Defence „ XXVI.—Lands Improvement .. .. .. XXVII.—Irrigation and Water-supply .. „ XXVIII.—Plant, Material, and Stores .. Services not provided for £ s. d. 127,898 5 7 495,771 9 9 229,288 2 9 2,975 14 6 931 14 0 3,855 13 2 £ s. d. 219,794 9 6 4,591 13 2 135,642 1 8 27 6 5 117,265 7 11 6,713 15 6 1,838 1 3 11,650 5 7 6,810 4 10 68 17 4 1,140,732 0 3 9,741 8 6 Cr. 2,730 10 2 16,048 11 10 9,778 5 9 5,766 13 4 1,278,447 19 8 1 12 6 33 10 6 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908,— Charges and Expenses in respect of loans raided under— Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1914 Finance Aot, 1916, Section 49 Finance Act, 1915, and New Zealand Loans Aot, 1915 0 3 0 0 10 6 0 14 0 35 3 0 Ellesmere Land Drainage Aot, 1905,— Expenditure under Seotion 6, Subseotion (1).. 439 5 0 439 5 0 • Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. Imprests outstanding— In the bands of officers of the Government In London Investment Aooount 181,372 10 0 315,912 12 7 3,142 16 8 2,469 6 11 200,000 0 0 <W* 521,524 16 2 114,167 7 4 295,539 17 4 Totals £1,800,447 3 10 £1,436,711 16 7 ROAD IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT. £ s. a. Appropriation Act, 1916, Section 30, — 1,648 9 8 Transfer of balanoe to Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account .. £ s. d. £ s. d. £1,648 9 8 Totals £1,648 9 8 IMPROVEMENTS ACCOUNT. £ s. d. 5,586 7 5 Appropriation Aot, 1916, Section 30, — Transfer of balance to Railways Improvement Authorization Aot 1914 Account .. £ s. d. £ s. d. 4 Totals £5,586 7 5