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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1923-1924.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1924, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

1922-1923. RECEIPTS. 1923-1924. £ s. d. 26,346 1 3 Balance at beginning of Year, — CaBh in the Publio Aooount Imprests outstanding— In the hands of Officers of the Government In London Investment Acoount £ s. d. 10,859 7 7 £ s. d. 10,175 19 2 393,160 9 2 92,266 19 2 108,427 11 11 230,000 0 0 441,553 18 8 429,682 9 7 Transfer from Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Acoount) in terms of Section 11 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 1,000,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 Temporary transfer from the Consolidated Fund in terms of Section 56 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910.. 300,000 0 0 Temporary Advances obtained on the Security of Reserve Fund Securities.. 1,000,000 0 0 Transfer from Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Aooount in terms of Section 5, Subsection (1), of the Finanoe Act, 1922 •. 2,800,000 0 0 64 5 2 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act, 1922— New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1933/1943— Amount received in respect of £3,000,000 authorized (part of £4,000,000 4-per-cent. Stock Loan) Interest on overdue Instalments Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1921— New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/1945— 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 respect of Amount required to cover Expenses of raising £2,800,000 .. .. .. Premium 5-per-cent. Inscribed Stook issued in respeot of Amount required to cover Scamp Duty on Transfers Premiums Debentures issued .. .. .. .. .. Now Zealand Insoribed Stook Act, 1917 — Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1921 — Inscribed Stock issued 3,000,000 0 0 37 8 11 53,623 1 11 268 2 4 5,007 3 0 136 10 5 9,700 0 0 1,612 17 11 34,090 0 0 2,902,889 2 10 3,001,650 6 10 9,044 19 3 11,081 11 9 Recoveries on acoount of Expenditure of previous Years Unauthorized 9,142 7 7 9,142 7 7 20,126 11 0 Special Receipts in oonneotion with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust Aocount 1,680 15 1 1,741 13 11 • Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1913, Seotion 34, — Prooeeds of Treasury Bills issued in anticipation of Loans 1,000,000 0 0 Totals £5,454,027 8 2 £5,154,439 17 4 j