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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1924-1925.

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—continued.

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1923 1924. RECEIPTS. 1924--1925, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 33,597,460 6 3 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,814,058 5 3 Credits-in-Aid, — Vote—Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,495 12 1 „ Treasury Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 44,071 0 6 „ Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. .. .. 2,996 0 5 ,, Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,318 16 7 „ National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. 15 14 10 „ Working Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 819,722 18 7 „ Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 596,199 1 11 „ Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,691 17 0 ] „ Government Domains .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 18 0 ,, Maintenance and Improvement of Roads .. .. .. .. 1,980 7 5 ,, Maintenance of Irrigation-works .. .. .. .. .. 1,416 1 10 „ Native Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,538 11 6 ,, Department of External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 1,040 6 0 „ Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 875 2 7 „ Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. .. .. 64,484 5 11 ,, Department of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,655 1 4 ,, Supreme and Magistrates'Courts .. .. .. .. .. 10,760 14 0 „ Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,118 7 8 „ Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. .. .. 948 5 10 ,, Police Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,711 3 0 „ Pensions Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 123,085 12 1 ,, Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,015 6 4 „ Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 51,976 4 0 „ Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,234 16 5 „ Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. 2,028 16 9 „ Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 123,806 13 3 ,, Department of Health .. .. .. . .. .. 111,656 13 0 „ Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,716 19 5 „ Defence Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,670 7 3 „ Customs Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,632 3 4 „ Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,294 17 1 ,, Department of Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,557 2 11 „ Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. 107,107 4 0 „ Scenery Preservation .. .. .. .. .. .. 060 ,, Valuation Department .. .. .. .. .. 3,769 19 7 „ Electoral Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 10 9 „ Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 104,794 7 11 ,, Tourist Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 262 1 1 „ Education Department .. .. .. ... .. .. 265,336 8 7 2,678,030 16 9 Credits in reduction — Unauthorized expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 6,234 13 5 I j 2,684,265 10 2 Temporary transfer to Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account in terms of Seotion 56 50,000 0 0 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910, now restored to the Consolidated Fund Fimmce Act, 1923, Section 7, Subsection (3), — Amount transferred in 1922-23 to Loans Redemption Acoount for redemption of Debentures as under, now recovered from Native Land Settlement Acoount— 1,500 0 0 Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905 21,100 0 0 Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 22,600 0 0 I Public Revenue's Act, 1910, Section 39,— 2,250,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,300,000 0 0 .. Peceipts under Scotion 39 of the Finance Act, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. 300 10 11 i5,920,060 6 3 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,798,624 6 4 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. If or the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 71.