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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1924-1925

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

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NAURU AND OCEAN | ' | ' i 1923-1924. RECEIPTS. 1924-1925. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — j £ s. d. £ e. d. 10,077 9 0 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 754 3 7 Imprests outstanding— 317 1 1 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. , Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 0 0 — 40,754 3 7 16,394 10 1 61,981 3 2 Proceeds of Sale of Phosphates * ■ Contributions by the British Phosphate Commission towards Interest and Sinking J 35,849 1 1 Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..I .. 35,848 11 2 382 11 6 Interest on Securities held by Investment Account .. .. j 2,280 5 0 ! £114,607 5 10 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j £78,882 19 9 * The trading operations of the Nauru and Ocean Islands Account NAURU AND OCEAN ISLANDS £ a. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. 57 5 5 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,170 0 0 7,227 5 5 : 48 19 6 Interest on Securities held by Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 463 3 1 j 7,178 5 11 Transfer from Nauru and Ocean Islands Account .. .. .. 5,848 11 2 I £7,227 5 5 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £13,538 19 8 ACCOUNTS OF £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ S. d. £ s. d. | 9,279 12 1 Cash in the Public Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,471 13 10 | Revenue received for Local Bodies, — 206 10 0 Fees, Fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 141 10 0 Endowments of Land, &c... .. .. .. .. 18 3 4 19,126 8 11 Goldfields Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,291 19 4 ll',S45 3 10 Gold Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,641 18 11 25,093 11 7 31,178 2 9 Receipts from Mining Districts Land-occupation Licenses .. .. .. •• 801 14 4 Counties Separate Account, — 58 3 0 Revenue of Counties in which the Counties Act, 1908, is not in full operation .. —— Public Revenues Act, 1910, Section 131,— Advance Accounts— 170 0 3 Amount repaid by Local Bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 431 19 11 £40,685 18 1 TotalB .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £40,798 19 8: Note.—In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 22, Appropriation Act, 1923) and other credits in reduction of expenditure are shown fis 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,