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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1924-19 25.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS 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. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ a. d. 10,859 7 7 Cash in the Public Aoeount .. .. .. .. .. .. 589,417 1 4 Imprests outstanding— 92,266 19 2 In the hands of Officers of the Government .. .. .. .. 20,721 17 10 108,427 1111 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 127,884 9 1 230,000 0 0 Investment Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 150,000 0 0 —— 888,023 8 3 441,553 18 8 Credits-in-aid, — Vote—Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. .. .. 59,498 0 8 Railway-construction .. .. .. .. .. .. 110,270 8 2 „ Additions to Open Lines .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,177 7 10 „ General .. .. .. .. .. .'. .. .. 108 3 9 Courthouses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 14 3 Prison Buildings and Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 127 0 9 „ Police-stations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 191 5 0 Postal and Telegraph.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 998 4 9 „ Agricultural .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,005 0 0 Mental-hospital Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 14 9 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Timber-supply, Sawmills, &c... .. .. .. .. .. 42,028 13 10 Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. .. .. .. 9,664 18 1 „ Lighthouses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 17 6 „ Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. .. .. 3,169 9 8 „ Department of Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 177,566 11 8 Roads, &o. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,255 7 7 Roads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 233 0 0 Telegraph Extension.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 115,695 10 7 „ Contingent Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 12 3 Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 231 14 7 „ Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. .. .. .. 1,002 11 2 Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 101,487 19 0 648,012 5 10 Credits in reduction— Unauthorized Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 896 10 8 648,908 16 6 9,142 7 7 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. .. j () Special Receipts in oonneotion with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and 1,680 15 1 Akaroa Railway Trust Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Transfer from Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) in terms of Section 14 1,000,000 0 0 of theAppropriation Act, 1923 Transfer from Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) in terms of Section 17 of the Appropriation Act, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j qqq qqq q q New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1922— New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1944— 4J-per-cent. Stock issued in respect of amount required to cover charges and expenses of raising £3,000,000 (part of £4,000,000 4-per-cent. Stock Loan, 1923) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 324,019 16 2 4J per-cent. Stook issued in respeot of amount required to cover Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stook, 1944 .. .. .. 831 14 4 Finance Act, 1923, Seotion 2 (Public Works) — New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1944 — 4J-per-cent. Stock issued in respect of £3,000,000 authorized (part of £5,000,000 Stock Loan, 1924) .. .. .. .. 3,000,000 0 0 4J per-cent. Stook issued in respect of amount required to cover charges and expenses of raising £3,000,000.. .. .. .. .. .. 214,348 19 4 Interest on overdue instalments.. .. .. .. .. .. 11 13 9 4J-per-cent. Stock issued in respeot of amount required to cover Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stook, 1944 .. .. .. 8,250 16 5 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1922 — New Zealand Consolidated Stook, 1933/1943— Amount received in respect of £3,000,000 authorized (part of £4,000,000 4-per-3,000,000 0 0 cent. Stook Loan) 37 8 11 Interest on overdue Instalments Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1921— New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/1945 —- 5-per-cent. Inscribed Stock issued in respeot of Amount required to cover Stamp 1,612 17 11 Duty on Transfers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,310 3 10 3,548,773 3 10 3,001,650 6 10 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1913, Section 34, — 1,000,000 0 0 Prooeeds of Treasury Bills issued in anticipation of Loans £5,454,027 8 2 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £6,128,157 10 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 deducted from the expenditure as formerly. For the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 71.