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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-1927.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1927, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1926—continued.

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I 1925-1926. RECEIPTS. 1926-1927. £ «. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 28,876,598 6 3 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,371,198 10 5 Credits in reduction, — Permanent Appropriations— Debt Services — £ s. d. 2,054,482 9 9 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,143,860 14 7 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for reduction of 657 4 1 Funded Debt Repayment of Funded Debt .. .. .. .. 465 16 8 2,147,326 11 3 2,055,139 13 10 — Under special Acts of the Legislature— Finance Act, 1921-22, Section 13 (Transfers to Advances £ s. d. 10,168 2 3 to other Governments Account) Finance Act, 1925 (Section 48), British and South Seas 10,000 0 0 Exhibition Native Trustee Act, 1920, Section 17— Advance to Native Trustee's Account repaid .. .. 10,000 0 0 4 0 8 Pensions Act, 1913 (Widows Pensions) .. 2,498 14 3 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. .. .. .. 2,047 1 7 Pensions Act, 1926 (Miner's Phthisis) .. .. .. 435 2 1 4 18 4 War Pensions Act, 1915 Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908, 60,851 6 10 i Section 49, and Amendments (Public Service).. .. 35,496 14 5 Finance Act, 1925 (Section 27) — Increased Benefits for Widows and Children of Deceased j Contributors .. .. .. .. .. 6,081 11 7 \ Samoa Act, 1921, Section 364 (4), (Cost of purchase of Samoan Treasury Notes recovered from Samoan Treasury) 15,000 0 0 4,140 12 2 Miscellaneous special Acts .. .. .. . , 6,672 0 5 i 75,732 10 1 87,668 0 6 2,223,059 1 4 Credits-in-Aid, — 3,235 8 0 Vote —Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,343 16 11 5,328 11 9 „ Treasury Department .. .. .. .. .. 4,368 0 10 3,500 17 ' 6 „ Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. .. .. 2,276 12 10 16,419 9 1 „ Stamp Duties Department ... .. .. .. .. .. 12,138, 6 4 15 8 3 „ National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. 12 12 10 643,558 10 10 „ Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 673,472 3 7 82,280 18 0 „ Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87,814 5 4 29 4 7 „ Government and other Domains .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 2,700 4 2 ,, Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. .. •• .. 2,957 4 2 49 7 0 „ Maintenance of Irrigation-works, &c. .. .. .. .. 0 12 9 9,416 17 0 ,, Native Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,581 11 1 980 17 9 „ Department of External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 406 4 9 12,716 3 7 „ Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .12,267 0 10 39,755 4 10 „ Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. .. .. 3,918 2 5 12,157 17 „ Department of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,836 15 6 79,099 6 8 „ Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,915 1 5 1,464 17 1 „ Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. .. .. 836 10 11 6,264 9 3 „ Police Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,284 15 10 3,268 16 9 „ Pensions Department .. .. .. .. .. 2,743 5 1 1.160 9 9 „ Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,919 19 8 55,031 0 3 „ Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. 67,623 3 10 20,209 3 0 „ Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,770 4 3 2.299 2 2 „ Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. 3,289 1 4 128,259 5 10 ,, Mental Hospitals Department .. .. .. .. 130,194 18 4 94,026 6 7 „ Department of Health .. .. .. .. .. .. 104,226 1 5 14,442 4 11 „ Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,873 0 7 21,391 8 3 ,, Defence Department .. ... .. .. .. .. 31,812 5 5 2.300 15 3 ,, Customs Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,383 9 7 6,578 5 9 „ Marine Department .. ., .. .. .. .. 7,850 2 7 1.161 9 7 „ Department of Labour .. ... .. .. .. .. 1,457 5 7 114,139 9 3 „ Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. 120,507 7 4 5 0 0 „ Scenery Preservation .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 13 9 7,787 10 11 „ Valuation Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,482 6 11 1,946 1 5 ,, Electoral Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 230 11 11 95,892 9 11 „ Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 92,295 12 0 839 18 11 „ Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. •• 1,979 15 0 240,490 3 8 „ Education Department' .. .. .. .. .. .. 245,193 3 1 .. „ Department of Soientifie and Industrial Research .. .. .. 14 1 1,730,204 W 1 1,790,390 10 1 kl,0ty,3f6 0 7 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,790,390 10 1 31,594,257 11 9 ' Note.—In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 51, Public Revenues Act, 1926) 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 t)j.e net expenditure will be found on page 81.