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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 925-1 926.

Year ended 31st March, 1926, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1925—continued

A C C O U N T—continued. 1924-1925. EXPENDITURE. 1925-1926. Gross. Grow. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 34,351,939 10 8 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,131,828 17 4 Charges and Expanses of redemptions,— New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908 — Finance Act, 1918, Section 10 (War Expenses) .. .. .. .. 2 8 0 Finance Act 1918 (No. 2), Part IV, (War Expenses) ,. .. .. 1 11 6 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 203 19 6 Publio Revenues Act, 1910, Section 39, — 2,300,000 0 0 Treasury Bills redeemed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,250,000 0 0 Adjustment of Amount erroneously oredited to Scenery Preservation Account in 3,223 7 7 previous Years Adjustment of Amount erroneously oredited in Financial Year 1921-22, — Credits in reduction— Interest New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908— Native Land Amendment Aot, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,712 14 4 Balanoe at end of Year, — 1,113,219 4 4 Cash in the Public Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,343,167 17 10 Imprests outstanding— 33,255 4 4 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65,723 3 9 271,395 16 7 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 160,626 13 7 2,732,935 11 3 Investment Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,858,574 5 3 4,428,092 0 5 4,150,805 16 6 £40,805,968 14 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £34,811,837 11 7 MINES ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 268,084 8 1 Vote—State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .; 226,775 17 4 Unauthorized expenditure— 500 0 0 Services not provided for : 226,775 17 4 268,584 8 1 9,251 19 2 Recoupment of Interest under the Finance Act, 1919, Seotion 4 .. .. .. .. 9,251 19 2 0 12 9 Recoupment of Management Chargss of Consolidated Stock .. .. 7 17 7 Amortisation of Debt, —■ Finance Act, 1921-22, Seotion 17— 4,552 0 0 Transfer to State Coal-mines Sinking Fund Aecount .. .. .. .. 4,552 0 5 Balance at end of Year, — 11,214 11 5 Cash in the Publio Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,071 17 7 Imprests outstanding— 100 0 0 In the Dominion 760 0 0 In London 10,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,500 0 0 18,571 17 7 22,074 11 5 £304,463 11 5 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £259,159 12 1 SINKING FUND ACCOUNT. I _ : : : . £ s. d. Balance at end of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 188 12 2 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 318 11 8 41,480 0 0 Investment Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47,880 0 0 — 48,198 11 8 41,668 12 2 £41,668 12 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £48,198 11 8 ACCOUNT.* £ s. d. Finance Aot, 1923, Section 9, Subsection (3), — £ s. d. £ s. d. Transfer of Balanoe of Scenery Preservation Acoount to Consolidated Fund, 3,144 8 5 Ordinary Revenue Acoount £3,144 8 5 Totals * Now merged in Ordinary .Revenue Account. 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.