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Table C. —Statement of the Moneys received into and paid out of the Land foe Settlements Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Land for Settlements Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 133,167 16 7 Purchase-money .. .. .. .. 88,030 11 9 Receipts under Land Act, 1924, see. 208 .. 212 9 0 Incidental expenses .. .. .. 76,692 11 5 Rents, &c. .. .. .. .. 357,322 2 2 Land-for-settlement expenses, including " UnSales of— £ s. d. authorized" (£45) .. .. .. 3,172 17 4 Crown lands .. .. 46,503 8 1 Debentures redeemed .. .. .. 19,500 0 0 Settlement lands . . .. 53,506 4 7 Expenditure under sec. 20 (4), Discharged 100,009 12 8 Soldiers Act, 1923 (payment to Discharged Interest on sales of — Soldiers Settlement Account in respect of Crown lands .. .. 657 6 8 amount added to the capital value of land) .. 370 0 0 Settlement lands .. .. 24,032 17 1 Interest under sec. 208, Land Act, 1924 .. 203 18 4 — 24,690 3 9 Expenditure under sec. 20 (3), Land Act, 1924 Recoveries on account of settlements .. .. 2,042 19 0 (payment in respect of land obtained for GoRecoveries on account of expenses incidental to vernment works, now deemed to be settlement estates .. .. .. .. .. 11,250 0 1 land) .. .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Interest on securities held by Investment Account 5,096 010 Land for Settlements Act, 1925, sec. 45 (1) (b) Debentures issued —New Loans Act, 1908, Land and (3) —Recoupment to Ordinary Revenue for Settlements Act, 1925, sec. 44 .. .. 100,000 0 0 Account of amount charged thereto for reducAmounts received under Land for Settlements tion of funded debt .. .. .. 465 16 8 Act, 1925, in respect of settlement land con- Charges and expenses of raising loans . . .. 258 2 6 verted into ordinary Crown land or national- Land Act, 1924, sec. 139 —" Thirds " and endowment land .. .. .. .. 1,353 12 0 "fourths" paid to Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts .. .. .. .. .. 97 18 1 Expenditure, sec. 83 (3), Land Act, 1924 (payment in respect of improvements) .. .. 38 0 0 Recoupment of management charges of consolidated stock .. .. .. .. 322 19 10 Recoupment of stamp duty on transfers of consolidated stock .. .. .. .. 6 8 3 Amount appropriated from sale and in payment for settlement land converted into ordinary Crown land . . .. .. .. 250 0 0 Amount paid in respect of Crown lands proclaimed land-for-settlement lands .. .. .. 307 15 0 Expenses in connection with the acquirement of land under Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1925, sec. 18 (1) (6) .. .. .. .. 2,304 10 I Interest recouped to Consolidated Fund .. 357,630 11 6 Interest on sales of Crown land under Land Laws Amendment Act, 1926 .. .. .. 22,000 0 0 Balance at end of year — £ s. d. Cash in Public Account .. 21,515 2 4 Imprests outstanding in the Dominion .. .. 837 13 0 Investment Account .. 141,100 0 0 163,452 15 4 £735,144 16 1 £735,144 16 1 Land for Settlements Account (Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account). Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. Balance at beginning of year .. .. .. 71,273 2 6 Expenditure under Land for Settlements Act, 1925, Sec. 45. Receipts from settlements— £ s. d. £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. 70,899 5 0 Acquirement of estates .. .. 600 0 0 Sales .. .. .. 3,567 10 3 Expenses incidental to estates .. .. 7,532 18 9 Interest on sales .. .. 430 9 II Expenditure under sec. 20 (4), Discharged Soldiers' 74,897 5 2 Settlement Amendment Act, 1923, in respect of Receipts incidental to settlements .. .. 895 17 8 advances from Discharged Soldiers Settlement Interest on securities held by Investment Account 1,797 12 11 Account .. .. .. .. .. 54 0 0 Interest received on temporary transfers to other Temporary transfers to other accounts .. .. 20,000 0 0 accounts under Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. 87 13 4 Annual appropriation: Vote—Land for Settlement Amounts received for settlement land converted to of Discharged Soldiers Expenses .. .. 2,658 1 1 ordinary Crown lands or national-endowment Balance at end of year— £ s. d. land .. .. .. .. .. 54 0 0 Cash in Public Account .. 23,273 11 6 Acquirement of estates (credits in reduction) .. 112 19 9 Investment account .. 95,000 0 0 118,273 11 6 £149,118 11 4 £149,118 11 4 Land for Settlements Account (Opening up Grown Lands Account). Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. .. 6,602 11 0 Annual appropriation (sec. 4) .. .. .. 13,968 19 7 Recoveries .. .. .. .. .. 354 Balance—Cash in the Public Account .. .. 9,060 311 Receipts under sec. 47, Land for Settlements Act, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. 15,168 11 7 Credits in aid of opening up land for settlement .. 1,254 15 7 £23,029 3 6 £23,029 3 6 I hereby certify that the Statement of Receijts ard Payments have heen duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.