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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 1925-1926

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

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ISLANDS ACCOUNT. 192 r 4 " 1925 - EXPENDITURE. 1925-1926. Gross. Gross. . . _ £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— I £ s. d. £ a. d. 1,317 18 1 Vote —Nauru and Ocean Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. 508 12 3 30,000 0 0 Recoupment of Interest under the Finance Act, 1919, Section 4 .. .. .. i .. 30,000 0 0 Amortization of Debt, — 5,848 11 2 ! Transfer to Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. | .. 5 g4g n g Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for Redemption and Cancellation, in terms of Section 24 of the Finance Act, 1921-22, of Securities as under, — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— Finance Act, 1920, Section 15 (Nauru and Ocean Islands).. .. .. j .. 40 000 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 1,716 10 6 Cash in the Publio Account .. .. .. .. .. 3,125 11 6 40,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. * — 3,125 11 6 41,716 10 6 £78,882 19 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £79,482 14 11 SINKING FUND ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Sinking Funds set free, — £ s. d. £ s. d. Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for Redemption and Cancellation, in terms of Section 24 of the Finance Act, 1921-22, of Securities as underNew Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — Finance Aot, 1920, Section 15 (Nauru and Ocean Islands).. .. .. .. 20,150 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 288 19 8 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 15 3 13,250 0 0 Investment Account 18 15 3 13,538 19 8 £13,538 19 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £20,16S 15 3 LOCAL BODIES. I I £ s. d. Revenue paid over to Local Bodies, &c., — £ s. d. £ s. d. 201 7 4 Fees, Fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 201 15 0 31 2 2 Endowments of Land, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 14 7 15,825 4 10 Goldfields Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,096 11 4 13,754 18 1 Gold Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,416 19 4 ; 21,744 0 3 29,812 12 5 Receipts from Mining Districts Land-occupation Licenses paid over to Local Bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 801 14 4 Advance Aocounts,— 424 11 6 Payments on behalf of Looal Bodies .. .. .-. .. .. .. 10 6 2 * Balanoe at end of Year, — 10,561 15 9 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,463 17 3 £40,798 19 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £33,019 18 0 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.