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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 19 2 4-1925.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1925, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

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1923-1924. RECEIPTS. 1924-1925. £ 8. d. Balanoe at beginning of Year.— £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,235,107 6 6 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,727,746 5 4 ' Imprests outstanding - 97,258 0 7 In the hands of Offioers of the Government .. .. .. .. 32,010 14 6 01,805 12 9 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120,620 7 S 1 212 918 14 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,074,336 10 8 1 4,954,713 17 9 5,637,089 13 10 Ordinary Revenue, — £ s. d. 7,238,215 5 2 Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,569,388 13 11 3,343.781 9 8 Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. 3,240,331 10 1 2,6<81,240 7 6 PoBtal and Telegraph Revenue .. .. .. 2,706,882 1 8 1,426,462 11 0 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,335,250 11 4 3781 531 13 5 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 3,386,051 13 8 '632,093 16 9 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. 650,384 2 9 6,954,468 18 2 Railways .. .. .. .. .. 7,105,106 5 2 215 321 1 8 Registration and other Fees .. .. .. 189,346 8 0 '90,934 11 3 Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 105,060 8 7 645 891 17 2 Interest on Public Moneys .. .. 1,188,120 6 8 09 qr.i /j n Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, Section 76 .. .. 22,200 17 8 26'081 1 1 Rents of Buildings .. .. .. .. 23,265 19 3 47' 100 8 1 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 48,668 10 11 T) 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 231,534 0 8 ui.ioi u 1 27,801,591 10 4 27,227,436 14 0 222,377 19 2 Territorial Revenue.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 211,749 7 0 27,449,814 13 2 28,013,340 17 4 Departmental Receipts,— £ s. d. 174 810 12 11 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. .. 223,894 6 6 186'983 9 4 Justice Department .. .. .. .. .. 185,604 0 6 93 8 6 Patent Office 94 325 16 11 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. .. 100,622 16 0 8 616 8 10 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. 8,876 17 6 j 518,998 0 6 464,829 16 6 £ s. d. 44,964 2 2 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. 34,511 2 1 Recoveries on account of Unauthorized Expenditure of Previous 762 0 7 Years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76,150 5 6 110,661 7 7 45,726 2 9 28,643,000 5 5 Credits in reduction, — Permanent Appropriations— Civil List .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 0 10 Debt Services — £ s. d. Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,026,138 5 8 Amortization of Debt— Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 48,615 19 10 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for reduction of Funded Debt .. .. .. .. .. 411 19 8 —— 2,075,166 5 2 Under special Acts of the Legislature— Finance Act, 1921-22, Section 13 (Transfers to Advances £ s. d. to other Governments Account) .. .. .. 59,597 10 2 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. .. .. .. 2,554 17 10 Pensions Act, 1913 (Widows Pensions) .. .. .. 234 4 2 Pensions Act, 1913 (Old-age Pensions) .. .. .. 1,153 13 11 Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908, Section 49, and Amendments (Public Service) .. .. 58,194 0 8 War Pensions Act, 1915 .. .. .. .. 2,301 2 7 Miscellaneous special Acts .. .. .. .. 17,123 6 9 141,158 16 1 2,216,344 2 1 33,597,460 6 3 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,814,058 5 3 Note.—In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 22, Appropriation Act, 1923) and other credits in reduction of expenditure are shown as receipts, and are not deducted from the expenditure as formerly. For the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 71.