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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1'925-1 92 6.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the

ORDINARY REVENUE 1924-1925, RECEIPTS. 1925-1926. . . £ a. d. £ s . d. £ s. d. 40,798,624 6 4 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,811,837 11 7 .U 5 g:v,:- . 7 . .. - ' Repayment of advance made to Otago University under Finance Act, 1921-22, 4,000 0 0 Section 36 Finance Aot, 1923, Section 9, Subsection (3) — 3,144 8 5 Balance of Soenery Preservation Account transferred .. 200 0 0 Amount unolaimed on New Zealand Government Bonds matured 140,805,968 14 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £34,811,837 11 7 STATE COAL- £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 16,639 4 1 Cash in the Public Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,214 11 5 Imprests outstanding— 100 0 0 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 760 0 0 20,000 0 0 Investment Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 . 22,074 11 5 36,739 4 1 Credits-in-Aid— 2,163 6 3 Vote—State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,395 5 4 85 4 0 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. . . .. 222 17 9 264,501 12 2 Rents, Royalties, Sale of Coal, Coke, Wood, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 234,711 18 8 974 4 11 Interest on Securities held by Investment Aocount .. .. .. .. .. 754 18 11 £304,463 11 5 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £259,159 12 1 STATE COAL-MINES £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 406 16 6 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 188 12 2 35,000 0 0 Investment Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,480 0 0 ——— 41,668 12 2 35,406 16 6 1,709 15 8 Interest on Securities held by Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,977 19 1 Finance Aot, 1921-22, Section 17, — 4,552 0 0 Transfer from State Coal-mines Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,552 0 5 £41,668 12 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £48,198 11 8 SCENERY PRESERVATION £ I. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,144 8 5 Cash in the Publio Aocount " - - ■ . ' i: [ ; . . Si, £3,144 8 5 Totals Nots.—In those acoounts the credits-in-aid (section 22, Appropriation Act, 1923) ajid other credits in reduction of expenditure are shown 'is rocoipts, and are not deduoted from the expenditure as prior to 1924-25. For the purposes of oomparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 69.