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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-192 7

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the

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NAURU AND OCEAN 1925-1926. RECEIPTS, 1926-1927. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ b. d. 1,716 10 6 Gash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,125 11 6 40,000 0 0 Investment Account 3,126 11 6 41,716 10 6 Contributions by the British Phosphate Commission towards Interest and Sinking 35,848 11 2 Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 35,848 11 2 1,917 13 3 Interest on Securities held by Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 632 6 4 £79,482 14 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £39,606 9 0 NAURU AND OCEAN ISLANDS £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ b. d. 288 19 8 Cash in the Public Acoouut .. .. .. .. .. 18 15 3 13,250 0 0 Investment Account ___! 18 15 3 13,538 19 8 781 4 5 Interest on Securities held by Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 420 18 10 5 848 11 2 Transfer from Nauru and Ocean Islands Account .. .. .. .. .. 8,023 16 11 £20,168 15 3 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ®1 ACCOUNTS OF £ s. d. I Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ a. d. 10,561 15 9 \ Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,463 17 3 I ■ Revenue received for Local Bodies, — 170 10 0 Fees, Fines, &c. .. .. .. • ■ .. .. .. .. 121 10 0 171 8 5 i Endowments of Land, &e... .. .. . .. .. .. 87 10 3 14 735 17 1 i Goldfields Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,364 5 9 ?'?77 14 7 Gold Dutr .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,488 0 3 ' ' 23,061 6 3 22,395 10 1 Public Revenues Act, 1910, Section 131, — Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 146, — Advanoe Accounts — 62 12 2 Amount repaid by Local Bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. 321 19 8 £33,019 18 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £33,847 3 2 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 the net expenditure will be found on page 81.