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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 924-1 9215 .

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the

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ORDINARY REVENUE _ . 1923-1924. RECEIPTS, 1924-1925. £ s <1 £ s. d. £ s. d. 35,020,060 6 3 \ Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. j .. 40,798,624 6 4 I Repayment of advance made to Otago University under Finance Act, 1921-22, Section 36 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 j Finance Aot, 1923, Section 9, Subsection (3)— Balance of Scenery Preservation Account transferred .. .. .. .. .. 3,144 8 5 Amount unclaimed on New Zealand Government Bonds matured .. .. .. 200 0 0 j i . j 1 £35,920,060 6 3 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. j£40,805,968 14 9 STATE COAL- £ 4. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. I 13,524 5 2 Gash in the Public Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,639 4 1 Imprests outstanding— 6,820 7 5 In the hands of Officers of the Government .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 i 10,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 I ! ! 36,739 4 1 I 30,344 12 7 j Credits-in-Aid— Vote —State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 2,163 6 3 5'J4 0 0 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. .. 85 4 0 i 298,837 11 7 Rents, Royalties, Sale of Coal, Coke, Wood, Ac. .. .. .. .. .. ! 264,501 12 2 | 607 17 11 Interest on Securities held by Investment Account .. . „ .. .. .. ; 974 4 11 ' £330,384 2 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j £304,463 11 5 STATE COAL-MINES £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 406 16 6 24,980 (J 0 Investment Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,000 0 0 35,406 16 C 1,322 16 6 Interest on Securities held by Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,709 15 8 Finance Aot, 1921-22, Section 17, — 9,104 0 0 Transfer from State Coal-mines Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,552 0 0 £35,406 16 6 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £41,668 12 2 SCENERY PRESERVATION - | ■ - : : | £ «. d. Balance at beginning of Year,— £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,139 19 0 Cash in the Publio Aocount .. .. .. .. .. 3,144 8 5 48 10 9 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. 2,175 18 4 Rents £6,364 8 I Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,144 8 5 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 deduoted from the expenditure as formerly. For the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 71.