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Table G. —Statement of the Moneys received into and paid out op the Land fob Settlements Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1926. La'id for Settlements Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year . . .. 60,902 14 11 Purchase-money .. .. .. .. 68,869 14 4 Receipts under sec. 208, Land Act, 1924 .. 1,248 14 0 Incidental expenses ... .. .. 32,059 6 0 Rents, &c. .. .. .. .. 364,009 0 5 Land-for-settlement expenses .. .. 3,152 7 3 Sales of— £ s. d. Expenditure under see. 20 (4), Discharged Crown lands .. .. 76,011 13 10 Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923 Settlement lands .. .. 83,244 3 11 (payment to Discharged Soldiers Settlement 159,255 17 9 Account in respect of amount added to capital Interest on sales of— value of land) .. .. .. .. 15,503 18 6 Crown lands .. .. 1,446 12 8 Interest under sec. 208 (8), Land Act, 1924: Settlement lands .. .. 23,634 13 2 Recoupments of interest under Finance Act, 25,081 5 10 1919, sec. 4 .. .. .. .. 355,251 16 1 Recoveries on account of settlements .. .. 187 10 3 Expenditure under sec. 20 (3) of Land Act, 1924 Recoveries on account of expenses incidental to (payment in respect of land obtained for Gosettlements .. .. .. .. 24,628 18 8 I vernment works, now deemed to be settlement Value of land taken over for workers'dwellings 3,195 0 0 land) .. .. .. .. .. 850 0 0 Interest on securities held by Investment Account 4,088 4 0 Recoupments of management charges of conAdjustment of entry, 1924-25 re charges and ex- solidated stock .. .. .. .. 323 3 6 penses of raising loans .. .. .. 56 15 1 Land for Settlements Act, 1908, sees. 82, 42: Recoupment to Ordinary Revenue Account of amount charged thereto for reduction of j funded debt .. .. .. .. 657 4 1 ; Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of securities .. .. .. 22,575 0 0 I Amount transferred to Land for Settlements \ Account (opening up Crown lands), sec. 63, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and Appropriation Act, 1918, sec. 42 .. ... 10,000 0 0 Charges and expenses of raising loans .. .. 25 13 10 Land Act, 1924, sec. 139: "Thirds" and " fourths " paid to local bodies' Deposit Accounts .. .. .. .. .. 218 0 9 j Balance at end of year — £ s. d. Cash in Public Account .. 679 15 1 Imprests outstanding in the Dominion .. .. 5,488 1 6 Investment Account .. 127,000 0 0 133,167 16 7 £642,654 0 11 £642,654 0 11 Land for Settlements Account (Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account). Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. .. 7,631 11 6 Incidental expenses .. .. .. .. 13,871 17 8 Receipts from settlements — £ s. d. Vote —Land for settlement of discharged soldiers' Rents .. .. .. 75,548 2 5 expenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,450 8 1 Sales .. .. .. 4,305 12 4 Expenditure under sec. 20 (4), Discharged Soldiers' Interest on sales .. .. 547 11 0 Settlement Amendment Act, 1923, in respect of > — 80,401 5 9 advances from Discharged Soldiers Settlement Recoveries on account of settlements .. .. 4 0 0 Account added to capital value of settlement Receipts incidental to settlements .. .. 4,279 10 2 land .. .. .. .. .. 6,408 9 9 Interest on securities held by Investment Account 687 10 7 Balance— £ s. d. Cash in Public Account .. 20,414 14 8 Imprests outstanding .. 858 7 10 Investment Account .. 50,000 0 0 71,273 2 6 £93,003 18 0 £93,003 18 0 Land for Settlements Account (Opening up Crown Lands). Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. .. 4,182 12 9 Annual appropriation .. .. .. 17,193 10 10 Revenue received under sec. 63, Land Laws Recoupment of interest under sec. 4, Finance Amendment Act, 1913, and sec. 47, Land for Act, 1919.. .. .. .. .. 8,145 19 4 Settlements Act, 1925 .. .. .. 17,746 10 6 Balance —Cash in Public Account .. .. 6,602 11 0 Amount set aside from Land for Settlements Account under sec. 63, Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and Appropriation Act, 1918 .. 10,000 0 0 Recoveries .. .. .. .. .. 12 17 11 £31,942 1 2 £31,942 1 2 Examined and found correct. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.