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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 19 2 5-1926.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1926, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

1924-1925. RECEIPTS. 1925-1926. £ s. d. Balanoe at beginning of Year, — £ 9. d. £ s. d. 1,727,746 5 4 Cash in the Publio Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,113,219 4 4 Imprests outstanding — 32,010 14 6 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,255 4 4 120,620 7 3 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 271,395 16 7 3 074 336 10 8 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,732,935 11 3 4,150,805 16 6 4,954,713 17 9 Ordinary Revenue, — £ s. d. 7,569,388 13 11 Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,383,876 16 2 3,240,331 10 1 Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. 3,359,867 12 4 2',706',882 1 8 Postal and Telegraph Revenue .. .. .. 3,077,734 17 7 1,335,250 11 4 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,266,659 0 3 3 386 051 13 8 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 3,368,516 4 1 '650,384 2 9 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. 629,557 18 11 7,105,106 5 2 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 189 346 8 0 Registration and other Fees .. .. .. 195,681 5 6 10 5', 060 8 7 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 106.695 13 2 1 188'120 6 8 Interest on Publio Moneys .. .. 605,060 11 9 Interest on Railway Capital Liability .. .. 1,913,310 14 9 Interest on the Public Debt Redemption Fund .. 897,756 8 11 2? 900 17 8 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, Section 76 .. .. 19,961 8 9 261 1<) 9 Rents of Buildings .. .. .. .. 23,570 18 4 dx'in 11 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 56,733 18 3 9%i' Vtd n x Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 48,998 7 7 iJ1 ' 534 0 6 23,953,981 16 4 27,801,591 10 4 211,749 7 0 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 202,429 7 1 28,013,340 17 4 24,156,411 3 5 Departmental Receipts,— £ s. d. 223,894 6 6 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. .. 228,674 13 10 185,604 0 6 Justice Department .. .. .. .. 172,022 12 9 Patent Office 100,622 16 0 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. .. 108,690 16 3 8,876 17 6 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. 9,321 8 1 518,709 10 11 518,998 0 6 £ s. d. 34,511 2 1 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. 48,406 7 7 Recoveries on account of Unauthorized Expenditure of Previous 76,150 5 6 Years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,235 7 10 50,641 15 5 110,661 7 7 24,725,762 9 9 Credits in reduction, — Permanent Appropriations— 19 0 10 Civil List — Debt Services — £ s. d. 2,026,138 5 8 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,054,482 9 9* Amortization of Debt— 48,615 19 10 Sinking Fund Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for reduction of 411 19 8 Funded Debt .. .. .. .. .. 657 4 1 2,055,139 13 10 2,075,166 5 2 ■ - Under special Acts of the Legislature— Finance Act, 1921-22, Section 13 (Transfers to Advances £ s. d. 59,597 10 2 to other Governments Account) .. .. .. 10,168 2 3 Finance Act, 1925 (Section 48), British and South Seas Exhibition .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 2,554 17 10 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. .. .. .. 2,498 14 3 234 4 2 Pensions Act, 1913 (Widows Pensions) .. .. .. 4 6 8 1,153 13 11 Pensions Act, 1913 (Old-age Pensions) .. Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908, 58,194 0 8 Section 49, and Amendments (Public Service) .. .. 60,851 6 10 - 2,301 2 7 War Pensions Act, 1915 .. .. .. .. 4 18 4 17,123 6 9 Miscellaneous special Acts .. .. .. ... 4,140 12 2 87,668 0 6 141,158 16 1 — 2,142,807 14 4 ?5,814,058 5 3 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. 31,019,376 0 7 * See adjustment of £1,712 14s. id. erroneously recouped in 1921-22 as per contra. 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 prior to 1924-25. For the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 69.