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Table C. —Statement of the Moneys received into and paid out op the Land fob Settlements Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Land for Settlements Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ a. d. Balance at beginning of year.. .. .. 146,799 4 1 Purchase-money .. .. .. .. 153,181 12 6 Receipts under sec. 208, Land Act, 1924 .. 187 3 2 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 39,753 18 4 Rents, &c. .. .. .. .. 347,232 6 1 Land-for-settlement expenses .. .. 7,591 7 7 Sales of — £ s. d. Expenditure under sec. 20, Discharged Soldiers Crown lands . . .. 70,328 0 3 Settlement Act, .1925, in respect of sundry adSettlement lands .. .. 54,091 17 1 vances added to capital value of settlement 124,419 17 4 land .. .. .. .. .. 6,910 0 0 Interest on sales of — Expenditure under sec. 3 (4), Land Laws AmendCrown lands .. .. 13,918 18 5 ment Act, 1912, in respect of settlement Settlement lands .. .. 27,124 4 3 lands proclaimed ordinary Crown land or — 41,043 2 8 national-endowment land for disposal under Sale of part Selwyn Settlement to State Forest Land Act .. .. .. .. 14,299 76 Account.. .. .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 Expenditure under sec. 83 (3) of Land Act, 1924 Recoveries on account of settlements .. .. 1,297 1 6 (payment in respect of value of improvements) 780 0 0 Recoveries on account of expenses incidental to Expenditure under sec. 20 (3) of Land Act, 1924 estates .. .. .. .. 43,526 1 7 (payment in respect of land obtained for Value of land taken over for workers' dwellings.. 10,715 2 10 Government works, now deemed to be settleInterest on value of land taken over for workers' ment land) .. .. .. .. 1,130 13 0 dwellings .. .. .. .. 31,255 6 8 Interest under sec. 208 (8) of Land Act RecoupInterest on securities held by Investment Ac- ments of interest under Finance Act, 1919, count .. .. .. .. .. 4,843 12 0 sec. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 372,299 4 6 Inscribed stock issued to cover stamp duty on Recoupments of management charges of consolitransfers ■ .. .. .. .. 58 4 5 dated stock .. .. .. .. 26 8 9 Land for Settlement Act, 1908, sees. 82, 42— Recoupment to Ordinary Revenue Account of amount charged thereto for reduction of funded debt .. .. .. .. 411 19 8 Sinking fund— £ s. d. State Advances Act, 1913 .. 16,237 0 0 Finance Act, 1919 .. 11,762 9 6 27,999 9 6 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of securities .. .. 150,800 0 0 Amount transferred to Land for Settlements Account (opening up Crown lands), sec. 63, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. 15,000 0 0 Charges and expenses of raising loans .. .. 130 0 0 Balance at end of year £ s. d. Cash in Public Account .. 1,731 13 0 Imprests outstanding in the Dominion .. .. 1,671 1 11 Investment Account .. 57,500 0 0 60,902 14 11 £851,377 2 4 £851,377 2 4 Land for Settlement Account (Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account). Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. .. 33,198 17 8 Purchase-money .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Receipts from settlements— £ s. d. Incidental expenses .. .. .. .. 27,306 3 9 Bents . . . . . . 64,361 411 Vote—Land for settlement of discharged soldiers Sales .. .. .. 1,298 15 2 expenses .. .. .. .. .. 6,356 5 3 Interest on sales . . . . 270 16 7 Expenditure under sec. 83, Land Act, 1924, in — 65,930 16 8 respect of advances from Discharged Soldiers Recoveries on account on settlements .. . . 27 16 2 Settlement Act added to capital value of Receipts incidental to estates .. .. .. 24,322 110 settlement land .. .. .. .. 800 0 0 Receipts from settlement lands proclaimed Crown Recoupment of interest under sec. 4, Finance lands under sec. 3 (4), Land Laws Amendment Act, 1919.. . . .. . . . . 90,000 0 0 Act, 1922. . . . . . . . . . 14,299 7 6 Sinking fund —See. 4, Finance Act, 1919 . . 5,741 8 1 Interest on securities held by Investment Account 256 8 9 Balance— £ s. d. Cash in Public Account .. 6,571 0 4 Imprests outstanding .. 1,060 11 2 7,631 11 6 £138,035 8 7 £138,035 8 7 Land for Settlement Account (Opening up Crown Lands). Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. .. 2,174 1 5 Annual appropriation—Vote, Roads to open up Revenue received under sec. 63, Land Laws land for settlement .. .. .. 23,143 19 0 Amendment Act, 1913 19,447 16 8 Recoupment of interest under sec. 4, Finance Act, Amount set aside from Lands for Settlement 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 8,145 19 4 Account under sec. 63, Land Laws Amendment Sinking fund .. . . . . . . 1,149 7 0 Act, 1913, and sec. 42, Appropriation Act, 1918 15,000 0 0 Balance —Cash in Public Account .. .. 4,182 12 9 £36,621 18 1 £36,621 18 1 Examined and found correct.' —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.