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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1925-1926.

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—continued.

1924-1925. RECEIPTS. 1926-1926, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 35,814,058 5 3 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,019,376 0 7 Credits-in-Aid, — 8,495 12 1 Vote—Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. .. . 3,235 8 0 44,071 0 6 „ Treasury Department .. .. .. .. .. •• 5,328 11 9 2,996 0 5 „ Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. .. .. 3,500 17 6 7,318 16 7 „ Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,419 9 1 15 14 10 „ National Provident and Friendly Societies Department . . .. 15 8 3 819,722 18 7 „ Working Railways 596,199 1 11 „ Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. .. .. •• 643,558 10 10 70,691 17 0 „ Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82,280 18 0 5 18 0 „ Government and other Domains .. .. .. .. .. 29 4 7 1,980 7 5 „ Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. .. .. .. 2,700 4 2 1,416 1 10 „ Maintenance of Irrigation-works, &c... .. .. .. .. 49 7 0 9,538 11 6 „ Native Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,416 17 0 1,040 6 0 „ Department of External Affairs .. .. .. . • • ■ 980 17 9 875 2 7 „ Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,716 3 7 64,484 5 11 „ Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. .. .. 39,755 4 10 1,655 1 4 „ Department of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,157 1 7 10,760 14 0 „ Supreme and Magistrates'Courts 68,118 7 8 „ Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 79,099 6 8 948 5 10 „ Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,464 17 1 5,711 3 0 „ Police Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,264 9 3 123,085 12 1 „ Pensions Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,268 16 9 1,015 6 4 „ Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,160 9 9 51,976 4 0 „ Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 55,031 0 3 19,234 16 5 ,, Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,209 3 0 2,028 16 9 n Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. 2,299 2 2 123,806 13 3 „ Mental Hospitals Department .. .. .. .. .. 128,259 5 10 111,656 13 0 J( Department of Health .. .. .. . .. .. 94,026 6 7 26,716 19 5 „ Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,442 4 11 13,670 7 3 n Defence Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,394 8 3 1,632 3 4 Customs Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,300 15 3 4,294 17 1 () Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,578 5 9 1,557 2 11 ,, Department of Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,161 9 7 107,107 4 0 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. 114,139 9 3 0 6 0 Scenery Preservation .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 3,769 19 7 ,, Valuation Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,787 10 11 39 10 9 n Electoral Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,946 1 5 104,794 7 11 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 95,892 9 11 262 11 )( Department of Tom ist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. 839 18 11 ! 265,336 8 7 ,, Education Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 240,490 3 8 2,678,030 16 9 1,730,204 19 1 Credits in reduction— 6,234 13 5 Unauthorized expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,179 18 10 1,754,384 17 11 2,684,265 10 2 Reparation-moneys received from Germany .. .. .. .. .. .. 186,227 1 4 ■ ■ Temporary transfer to Publio Works Fund in terms of Seotion 56 of the Publio Revenues Act, 1910, now restored to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 125,000 0 0 Public Revenues Act, 1910, Section 39, — 2,300,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,250,000 0 0 Finance Act, 1925, Section 11, — Balance of New Zealand Consols Account transferred.. .. .. .. 475,991 14 0 300 10 11 Receipts under Seotion 39 of the Finance Act, 1924 (Stipendiary Magistrates' Pensions) .. 857 17 9 40,798,624 6 4 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,811,837 11 7 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 09.