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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 926- 1 927

Year ended 31st March, 1927, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1926—continued.

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ACCOUNT —continued. 1925-1926. 1926-1927. Gross. 1 EXPENDITURE. Gross. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,762,061 6 8 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. j .. 1,451,157 19 4 Balanoe at end of Year, — 1,487 17 9 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,125 3 0 Imprests outstanding— 6,682 ill In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 8,241 7 0 Investment Accounts— £ s. d. 118,330 0 0 Deposits Account (General) .. .. .. .. 97,030 0 0 ] 56,790 0 0 German Currency .. .. .. .. .. 41,790 0 oj 28.000 0 0 Miscellaneous (Belgian Relief Fund) .. .. 28,000 0 0 1,900 0 0 New Zealand University Endowment, Westland .. .. 1,900 0 0 131,000 0 0 Receiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. .. 136,000 0 0 4,700 0 0 Rotorua College and Grammar School Account .. .. 4,700 0 0 4,730 0 0 Samoan Loan Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. 4,780 0 0 — 314,200 0 0 353,620 2 8 ! 3 54 )566 i 0 o £2,115,681 9 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,805,724 9 4 FUND. ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriations, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 203,393 16 3 Vote —Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 223,536 3 5 1,328,169 9 11 „ Railway-construction .. .. .. .. ,, .. 1,181,919 1 6 | 851,216 0 2 Additions to Open Lines .. .. .. .. .. .. 386,940 19 5 29,568 2 3 „ General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120,419 14 10 7,215 14 6 „ Courthouses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,260 15 4 24,905 17 1 „ Prison Buildings and Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,974 0 1 j 16,594 8 10 „ Police-stations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,410 12 4 90,063 4 0 , Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. . 87,148 3 10 7,934 1 6 „ Agricultural .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,165 12 7 78,386 7 0 „ Mental Hospital Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,661 8 0 | 32,501 10 6 „ Health and Hospital Institutions .. .. .. .. .. 29,091 7 3 10,435 2 8 „ Timber-supply, Sawmills, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 20,961 8 4 48.001 14 6 „ Acquisition and Operation of Quarries .. .. .. .. 48,442 15 11 5,692 7 10 „ Lighthouses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,759 3 8 3,717 0 4 . Harbour-works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,483 19 10 43,813 12 0 „ Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. .. .. 32,629 11 0 288,573 5 8 , Department of Immigration .. .. .. .. .. 401,274 8 2 579,362 3 3 „ Roads, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 612,695 16 9 3,934 0 0 „ Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. .. 2,230 2 0 1,045,014 8 0 „ Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. 662,642 13 1 j 4,994 0 4 „ Motor Transport Services 89,763 3 11 „ Contingent Defence .. .. .. .. .. 34,220 8 7 77,102 11 1 „ Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 57,244 17 10 58,795 1 8 „ Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. .. .. .. 59,451 18 4 j 91,054 10 8 „ Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. .. 54,407 2 5 „ Transfer to Main Highways Account —Construction Fund .. .. 400,000 0 0 J 5,020,201 13 11 4,539,972 4 6 Unauthorized Expenditure— 51,263 9 7 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,601 14 6 4,542,573 19 0 5,071,465 3 6 5,071,465 3 6 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. . , 4,542,573 19 0 Note. —In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 51, Public Revenues Act, 1926) and other credits in reduction of expenditure are jhown 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.