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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. 191 '-1918. * £ s. d. 4,744 14 10 Annual Appropriation,— Vote—Irrigation and Water-supply £ s. d. £ 8. d. 0 3 6 New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908, — Irrigation and Water-supply Act, 1913 — Charges and Expenses .. Totals V £4,744 18 4 XTENSION CCOUNT. £ 8. d. 203,310 0 11 Appropriation Act, 1917, Section 34, —• Vote —Telegraph Extension £ s. d. £ s. d. 96,689 5 1 New Zoaland Loans Act, 1908, — Finance Act, 1916, Section 49— Charges and Expenses 0 3 6 0 10 0 28,827 11 5 Balance at end of Year, —• Cash in tho Public Account Imprests outstanding— In tho Dominion 67,861 17 2 96,689 8 7 Totals £06,689 8 7 £300,000 0 0 lor the Year ended 31st March, 1918, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1917. £ s. d. 8,866 2 6 Interest rocouping the Consolidated Fund in respeot of Debentures issued £ s. d. £ s. d. 8,866 2 6 V Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Investment Aooount 48,521 6 7 60,000 0 0 19,842 19 1 100,000 0 0 119,842 19 1 108,521 6 7 Totals £117,387 9 1 £128,709 1 7 [or the Year endei 31st March, 1918, compared with the Financii .1 Year ended 31s March, 1917. Name of Estate. Acquirement of Estates, and Expenses incidental thereto, — Airedale Albury Allanholm Annan Aorangi Ardgowan Ardlussa Argyll Ashley Gorge Ashwick .. .. .. ... Avonel Avenel Extonsion Aviemore Awanui (Johnston, Mrs. S. and Miss A. B., and Riddiford, J. M.) Aylesbury Balachraggan Barnego Bartholomew .. .. Bealo Settlement (Beale, Mrs. M. E. H.) Beaumont Bellamy (Mundell, J.) Bickorstafio Blairlogie (Morrison, R. D. M.) Blind River .. .. ... Purchase-money. Incidental Expenses. Total. £ s. d. 50 2 11 79 11 3 24 0 11 113 14 5 26 0 0 54 4 4 11 1 8 168 4 4 6 7 2 61 2 7 37 9 6 42 5 5 0 6 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 16 10 9 77 15 3 20 12 10 126 6 8 101 13 1 19 6 7 19 15 5 163 15 10 4 7 8 58 0 5 32 6 4 26 18 6 0 2 3 £ s. d. 16 10 9 77 15 3 20 12 10 126 6 8 101 13 1 19 6 7 19 15 5 163 15 10 4 7 8 58 0 5 32 0 4 26 18 6 0 2 3 £ s. d. 19 18 0 71 13 9 46 12 3 2 18 11 51,237 11 10 148 4 6 19 18 0 86 16 10 15 9 4 5 10 8 51,385 16 4 19 18 0 86 16 10 15 9 4 5 10 8 135 12 11 12 5 3 60 16 6 58 1 6 9,550 0 0 19 7 6 135 12 11 8 7 10 136 19 6 60 0 8 *3 9 6 12 5 3 57 7 0 58 1 6 9,550 0 0 19 7 6 19" 7 7 1,040 9 8 Carriod forward 60,926 14 3 1,090 12 2 62,017 6 5