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Surplus for the Year 1920-21. The surplus for the year amounted to £6,132,232, made up as follows : — £ £ Revenue .. ... .. 34,260,962 Expenditure .. .. .. 28,128,730 6,132,232 Add accumulated surplus at the end of the financial year 1919-20 .. .. .. 17,538,977 Total • .. .. .. 23,671,209 Deduct transfers to other accounts — £ Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. 13,330,000 Discharged Soldiers Settlement (Depreciation Fund) .. .. 50,000 Eeserve Fund, London .. .. 1,200,000 Public Works Fund .. .. 500,000 15,080,000 Balance at 31st March, 1921 .. .. £8,591,209 The balance is made up as follows : — £ Cash.. .. .. .. .. .. 4,920,294 Imprests in the Dominion and advances on account of other Governments .. .. .. 185,189 Imprests in London .. .. .. .. 632,236 Investments .. .. .. .. .. 2,853,490 Total .. .. .. £8,591,209 Public Works Fund. The expenditure upon public works amounted to £3.141,197, or £1,120,044 over the expenditure of the year 1919-20. Statement showing the Position of the Public Works Fund as at the 31st March, 1921. £ Balance brought forward on Ist April, 1920 .. .. .. 219,502 Receipts, — Loan-money — Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), section 29 (aid to £ public works) .. .. .. .. 200,000 Finance Act, 1919, section 5 .. .. .. 750,000 Finance Act, 1920, section 15 (public works) . . 1,940,000 Transfer from Consolidated Fund (section 33, Appro-. priation Act, 1920) .. .. .. .. 500,000 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. 21,184 3,411,184 Expenditure— 3,630,686 Under appropriation .. .. .. .. 3,140,574 Other expenditure . . .. 439 Charges and expenses of raising loans .. .. 184 3,141,197 Balance at 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. £489,489* * Note. —The balance on 31st March, 1921, is made up as follows : — £ Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. .'. .. 180,911 Imprests in the hands of officers of the Government .. .. .. 308,578 £489,489