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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1922-1923.

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

1921-1922. RECEIPTS. 1922-1923. £ a. d. 180,910 13 7 Balanoe at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account Imprests outstanding— In the hands of Officers of the Government In London £ a. d. 26,346 1 3 £ s. d. 1,395 7 9 307,182 15 0 10,175 19 2 393,160 9 2 429,682 9 7 489,488 16 10 Temporary transfer from the Consolidated Fund in terms of Seotion 56 of the Publio Revenues Act, 1910.. 500,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 Temporary Advances obtained on the Security of Reserve Fund Securities.. 300,000 0 0 Transfer from Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account in terms of Seotion 5, Subsection (1), of the Finanoe Act, 1922 1,000,000 0 0 1,963,550 0 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1921 — New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 193,5/1945 — Amount received in respect of £2,800,000 authorized (part of £5,000,000 5-per-cent. Stock Loan) Interest on overdue instalments .. 5-per-cent. Insoribed Stook issued in respeot of Amount required to cover Expenses of raising £2,800,000 .. .. Premium 5-per-cent. Inscribed Stock issued in respeot of Amount required to cover Stamp Duty on Transfers (includes £20 5s. 5d. to cover Expenses of raising Loan; Premiums Debentures issued New Zealand Insoribed Stook Act, 1917 — Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1921 — Inscribed Stook issued Finance Aot, 1921, Seotion 10— New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1930/1951— Amount received in respect of £2,250,000 Loan authorized (part of £5,000,000 Publio Works Loan) 6-per-cent. Inscribed Stock created to oover Expenses of raising £2,250,000 .. Debentures issued Finanoe Aot, 1920, Seotion 15 (Publio Works)— Debentures issued 2,800,000 0 0 64 5 2 53,623 1 11 268 2 4 5,007 3 0 136 10 5 9,700 0 0 191,740 0 0 34,090 0 0 2,250,000 0 0 173,111 10 11 250,000 0 0 560,000 0 0 2,902,889 2 10 5,388,401 10 11 11,408 19 8 207 6 0 Recoveries on aooount of Expenditure of Previous Years Unauthorized 9,044 19 3 11,081 11 9 20,126 11 0 11,616 5 8 Speoial Reoeipts in connection with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust Aocount 1,582 11 11 1,741 13 11 200,000 0 0 Proooeds of Treasury Bills ,591,089 5 4 Totals £5,154,439 17 4