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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1917-1918.

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

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1916-1917. EXPENDITURE. 1917-1918, £ s. d. 25,051 11 9 Expenditure under Section 5 of the Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914 £ s. d. . d. £ s. d. 111,719 15 2 18 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1S08, — Railways Improvement Authorization Aot, 1914 — Charges and Expenses 0 10 6 199,944 0 0 Annual Appropriation,— Vote—Railway Improvements 29,883 12 2 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account 13,163 6 6 £255,480 11 11 Totals £124,883 12 2 RIVERS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Expenditure under Section 17 of the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910 £ s. d. £ s. d. 12,025 8 9 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910 (Sections 17 and 18), and Amendment Act, 1912, — Refund of Excess Contributions made in previous years— Consolidated Fund Gold Duty 2,499 16 0 7,496 1 3 3,500 0 0 Interest recouping the Consolidated Fund in respoct of Debentures issued 9,995 17 3 3,500 0 0 Annual Appropriation,— 10,407 2 8 Vote—Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement .. 10,407 2 8 Balance at end of Year, — 2,696 18 7 Cash in the Publio Account 60,000 0 0 Investment Account 2,696 18 7 60,000 0 0 11,284 16 3 30,000 0 0 41,284 16 3 62,696 18 7 62,696 18 7 UZi,U'JU J.O I £76,604 1 8 Totals £76,604 1 3 £66,806 2 3 POWER W RKS ACCOUNT. £ s. d. 49,030 7 11 Annual Appropriation,— Vote 122-Development of Water-power £ s. d. £ s. d. 6,203 13 5 State Supply of Eleotrioal Energy Aot, 1917, Section 8,— . Transfer of balanoe to Electric Supply Account 11,226 4 9 1 1 o New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Aid to Water-power Works Act, 1910— Charges and Expenses 0 7 0 7,283 5 1 147 0 1 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Acoount Imprests in the hands of Officers of the Government.. 7,430 5 2 Totals £56,461 14 1 £17,430 5 2 SUPPLY A COUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— Vote 122 —Development of Water-power £ s. d. £ s. d. 20,530 1 8 Amount transferred to the Public Works Fund under Section 9, Subsection (4), of the State Supply of Electrical Energy Act, 1917 21,112 11 11 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Aooount Imprests in the hands of Officers of the Government 36,452 8 0 29 13 6 36,482 1 6 Totals £78,124 15 1