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GOVERNMENT STORES MARINE INSURANCE FUND. (Established under Section 134 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926.) Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Insurable Pr9mium Dr. Imports. (ss-Per Cent.). C r. £ 8. d. To Premiums paid to Departments— £ £s. d. By Excess of claims over income, 31st March, 1926 2,528 13 0 Agriculture .. .. .. 3,132 7 16 7 Claims paid to Departments— £ s. d. Customs .. ~ .. 227 Oil 4 Education .. . . . . 10 19 6 Defence .. .. .. 88,235 220 11 10 Health .. .. .. 61 2 2 Education .. .. .. 10,469 26 3 6 Mental Hospitals .. .. 32 10 0 Health .. .. .. 12 ,971 32 8 4 Mines .. .. .. 13 16 0 Industries and Commerce . . 42 0 2 1 Naval Defence .. . . 141 1 2 Internal Affairs .. .. 7,776 19 6 9 Post and Telegraph .. .. 1,821 19 6 Lands and Survey .. .. 542 1 7 0 Printing and Stationer}' .. 2,104 9 0 Lands and Survey (Land . r in- Public Works . . .. 976 11 9 age Branch) .. .. 7,605 19 0 3 Railways .. .. .. 3,185 18 5 Marine .. .. .. 947 2 7 5 8,348 7 6 Mental Hospitals .. .. 14,314 35 16 3 Mines '.. .. .. 3,653 9 0 1 1 Naval Defence .. .. 163,508 408 15 0 J Police .. .. .. 1,875 4 13 9 Post and Telegraph .. .. 244,339 610 17 1 Printing and Stationery .. 73,537 183 16 11 Public Works .. .. 312,112 779 14 11 i Railways .. .. .. 830,456 2,076 210 Tourist and Health Resorts .. 806 2 0 3 1,776,546 4,440 12 2 Premiums due but not paid .. .. 0 2 10 Public Trust Office —Interest at Common Fund rate on balance at credit .. .. .. .. 59 8 2 Treasury—Contributions in terms of section 134 (7), Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. 2,562 11 4 Claims due but not paid, 31st £ s. d. March, 1926 .. .. .. 4,023 13 6 Less claims due but not paid, 31st March, 1927 .. .. .. 965 15 0 3,057 18 6 Excess of claims over income .. .. 756 8 0 £10,877 1 0 £10,877 1 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st Mabch, 1927. Liabilities. £ s. d. I Assets. £ s. d. Claims due but not paid .. .. .. .. 965 15 0 Amount invested in the Common Fund of the Public Trust Office (earning interest at 4f per cent.) .. 209 2 10 ! Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. ..042 Excess of claims over income .. .. .. 756 8 0 I £965 15 0 I £965 15 0 __ | _ Notes. —(1) Premiums are paid in arrear, and amounts due for the period Ist January to 31st March, 1927, have not been included. (2) Included in the amounts under the heading " Insurable value of imports" are the undermentioned exports: Industries and Commerce, £42 ; Marine, £5 ; Naval Defence, £27,976. 21st September, 1927. A. D. Park, F.1.A.N.Z., Accountant to the Treasury. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes. —Gr. P. 0. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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