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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1925-19 26.

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

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ACCOUNT —continued. 1924-1925. i 1925-1926. Gross. ! EXPENDITURE. Gross , | I £ s. d. £ s- d. £ s. d. 3,854,576 4 9 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. •• 1,762,061 6 8 Balance at end of Year, — 2,361 10 11 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,487 17 9 Imprests outstanding— 166 13 4 In the Dominion 14,429 0 8 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,682 4 11 Investment Accounts— £ s. d. 262,350 0 0 Various Deposit Accounts .. .. .. .. 118,330 0 0 24,170 0 0 Distribution of Wool Profits Account 56,790 0 0 German Currency .. .. .. .. .. 56,790 0 0 28,000 0 0 Miscellaneous (Belgian Relief Fund) .. .. .. 28,000 0 0 1,600 0 0 New Zealand University Endowment, Westland .. .. 1,900 0 0 26,000 0 0 Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. .. 131,000 0 0 Rotorua College and Grammar School Account .. .. 4,700 0 0 I,290 0 0 Samoan Loan Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. 4,730 0 0 345,450 0 0 417,157 4 11 353,620 2 8 £4,271,733 9 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,115,681 9 4 ?ear ended 31st Maboh, 1926, compared with the Year ended 31st Maboh, 1925. ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriations,— £ s. d. £ s. d. 186,990 16 11 Vote —Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 203,393 16 3 1,246,076 18 4 „ Railway-construction .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,328,169 9 11 746,099 14 7 Additions to Open Lines .. .. .. .. .. .. 851,216 0 2 30,898 18 3 , General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,568 2 3 5,368 10 2 „ Courthouses .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 7,215 14 6 25,406 8 9 n Prison Buildings and Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,905 17 1 18,743 19 11 w Polioe-stations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,594 8 10 66,915 12 11 , Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. . 90,063 4 0 7,246 15 6 n Agricultural .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,934 1 6 68,567 0 11 n Mental-hospital Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 78,386 7 0 28,244 10 0 „ Hospitals and Charitable Institutions .. .. .. .. 32,501 10 6 21,491 5 5 „ Timber-supply, Sawmills, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 10,435 2 8 II,480 0 7 n Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. .. .. .. 48,001 14 6 2,852 8 9 h Lighthouses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,692 7 10 0 7 , Harbour-works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,717 0 4 15,512 11 n Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. .. .. 43,813 12 0 foo'io? i? " Department of Immigration .. .. .. .. .. 288,573 5 8 11 11 Roads, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5/9,362 3 3 2,988 2 10 „ Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,934 0 0 1,072,989 13 2 Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 1,045,014 8 0 5,000 0 0 n Motor Transport Services .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,994 0 4 27,288 4 0 Contingent Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. 89,763 3 11 34,404 1 4 m Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,102 11 1 iL " Irrigation. Water-supjrly, and Drainage .. .. .. .. 58,795 1 8 89,258 10 ,! u Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. ., .. 91,054 10 8 4,779,388 9 6 5,020,201 13 11 Unauthorized Expenditure,— 959 17 5 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51,263 9 7 — 5,071,465 3 6 4,780,348 6 11 - - ■ 4,780,348 6 11 Carriedjiorward .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,071,465 3 6 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.