19

B.—l [PT. I],

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 924-1925.

for the Year ended 31st March, 1925, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

4—B. 1 [Pt. I].

GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNT. 1923-1924. 1924-1925 Vpt EXPENDITURE. ViO-VUb. net. Gross. £ s. d. Finance Act, 1921-22, Section 13, — J £ s. d. £ s. d ! Transfer to Consolidated Fund in terms of Subsection (4) .. .. .. .. 59,597 10 2 Payments on behalf of other Governments— 508 11 0 Bechuanaland .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 547 9 5 53 1 3 British Guiana .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 5 8 116 0 5 Canadian Government .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 18 9 319 9 7 Ceylon .. .. .. .. .. .. 455 13 10 1,630 18 0 Cook Islands .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. 2,101 9 5 24,904 11 3 Commonwealth Government .. .. .. . .. .. 26,247 16 11 349 3 4 East Africa Protectorate .. .. .. .. .. .. 474 3 4 174 0 0 Falkland Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 12 8 1,922 4 9 Federated Malay States .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,471 5 5 420 11 5 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 265 12 6 123 11 9 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 12 8 3,083 16 3 Imperial Government .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,169 4 8 151,400 5 5 Imperial Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 208,823 13 6 593 18 5 Mauritius .. .. .. . . . . . .. 707 15 7 528 9 3 Nigeria .. .. .. .. .. .. -1,260 8 1 92 17 10 Niue .. .. .. 276 13 8 333 6 8 Nyassaland .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .. 162 10 0 553 8 0 Straits Settlements .. . . . . .. .. .. .. 182 5 10 131 4 10 St. Helena 85 11 6 Trinidad .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 140 14 0 364 6 11 Union Government of South Africa .. .. .. .. .. 337 0 7 277,972 6 6 187,749 7 10 Balance at end of Year, — 25,363 4 4 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. ., .. .. Imprests outstanding— 39,852 13 10 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 437 7 8 437 7 8 65,215 18 2 1252,965 6 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £338,007 4 4 ACTS ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Balanoe at end of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 875,000 0 0 Investment Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 875,000 0 0 £875,000 0 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £875,000 0 0 — I — ACCOUNT. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure under the Land Laws Amendment Aot, 1922, Section 19, — 1,481 19 7 Administration Expenses recouped to the Consolidated Fund.. .. .. .. 415 17 6 Expenditure under the Land Aot, 1924, Section 21, — Administration Expenses reoouped to the Consolidated Fund.. .. .. .. 456 11 2 Recoupments under the Finance Act, 1919, Section 4, — 8,866 2 6 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,866 2 6 461 10 8 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 451 7 10 9 317 10 4 9,327 13 2 75 13 Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stock .. .. .. .. 3 10 Balanoe at end of Year, — 5,778 0 11 Cash in the Public Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,309 19 10 202,640 0 0 Investment Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 214,640 0 0 223,949 19 10 208,418 0 11 £219,302 14 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £234,142 19 10 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.