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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1922-192 3.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1923, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1922.

1921-1922. RECEIPTS, 19221923. £ s. d. 4,920,293 18 8 Balanoe at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Publio Aooount Imprests outstanding — In the hands of Officers of the Government In London On aooount of Imperial Pensions .. On account of other Governments Investment Account £ s. d. 4,824,954 11 2 £ a. d. 39,691 14 1 632,235 19 0 20,006 18 8 125,490 1 2 2,853,490 0 0 02,967 13 8 284,261 5 10 7,531,300 19 2 2,359,183 8 0 8,591,208 11 7 5,095,485 14 9 3,444,501 7 11 2,748,480 11 2 1,637,816 9 3 0,002,986 17 3 458,898 1 7 6,083,235 17 8 140,548 3 8 51,848 16 9 1,251,802 18 11 22,135 9 11 18,203 18 2 49,946 6 10 68,389 12 0 Ordinary Revenue, — £ s. d. Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,082,293 7 5 Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. 3,581,290 15 9 Postal and Telegraph Revenue .. .. .. 2,705,029 11 8 Land-tax.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,541,502 0 2 Inoome-tax .. .. .. .. .. 3,831,931 12 11 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. (112,127 10 2 Railways .. .. .. .. .. 0,719,864 1 8 Registration and other Fees .. .. .. 179,033 9 11 Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,578 14 2 Interest on Public Monoys .. .. .. 1,802,967 8 7 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, Seotion 70 .. .. 22,574 10 4 Rents of Buildings .. .. .. .. 20,346 6 1 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 89,822 15 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 98,133 19 3 17,680,233 5 10 26,732,495 8 8 200,096 10 0 Territorial Revenue 192,186 5 7 102,481 4 8 National Endowment Revenue 95,156 11 3 Departmental Reoeipts,— £ s. d. Printing and Stationery Department .. .. 225,358 5 5 Justice Department .. .. .. .. 168,722 0 (I Patent Office .. .. .. .. .. 8,809 13 3 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. 8:1,413 18 9 Native Department .. .. .. .. 9,000 0 0 490,333 17 5 51,730 9 4 88,865 15 3 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of Previous Years Unauthorized 69,270 14 11 28,127,007 5 1 27,579,442 17 10 1,288 19 5 Sinking Funds set free,— New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts, 1903, 1905, 1907, and 1910 Temporary transfer to the Public Works Fund General Purposes Account in terms of Section 50 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910, now restored to the Consolidated Fund 500,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 955,452 19 10 Proceeds of Treasury Bills issued .. .. .. .. 250,000 0 0 154,000 0 0 Repayment by Southland Eloctric-power Board of Advanoes mado in terms of Section 44 of tho Finance Aot, 1920.. * Carried forward 35,800,809 17 0 38,328,957 15 11