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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 9 26-1 927.

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

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SUPPLY ACCOUNT. 1925-1926. EXPENDITURE. 1926-1927. Gross. Gross. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. 982,120 4 3 Vote—Development of Water-power .. .. .. •• 1,158,329 0 8 Unauthorized Expenditure,— 40 16 2 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 11 10 1,158,374 12 6 982,161 0 5 Finance Act, 1919, Section 4, — Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, — 218,727 18 0 i Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 275,079 13 7 369 16 1 Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stock .. .. .. •• 397 7 11 Finance Act, 1926, Section 23 (4), —- Recoupment of Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/45— Bleotric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 .. .. .. .. .. • • 128 2 7 Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/45, — 213 18 8 Electric-power Works Loan Aot, 1919 Amortization of Debt, — State Supply of Electrical Energy Aot, 1917, Section 12— Transfer to Electrio Supply Sinking Fund Account — 4,748 3 5 Horahora Scheme .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,342 0 0 Lake Coleridge Scheme .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,906 15 11 — 20,24H 15 11 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, Seotion 5 (1) (6), — Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1919— Temporary Advance from Bank of England on Memorandum of Security repaid .. 110,000 0 0 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1913, Section 34, — Treasury Bills redeemed from Proceeds of Loan .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 0 0 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans, — New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908— 42,007 14 0 Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 42,307 8 10 532 12 8 Finance Act, 1920, Section 15 (Electric-power Works) .. .. .. 115 6 0 Scamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/45 — 23 9 4 Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 I | 42,422 14 10 42,563 16 0 Adjustment of Amount erroneously credited in 1922/23, — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/45 — Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 — 3 12 7 Premiums .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Balance at end of Year, — I 2,350 6 8 Cash in the Publio Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 44,866 5 8 Imprests outstanding— 2,145 7 0 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. >. .. .. 200 43,616 0 9 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 79,322 4 9 j 90,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .= .. .. 150,000 0 0 —- 274,190 10 5 138,111 14 5 £1,386,899 19 7 Totals .. ., .. .. .. .. .. £1,930,841 17 9 SINKING FUND ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Balance at end of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 15 1 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 13 0 17.390 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,640 0 0 38,662 13 0 17.391 5 1 £17,391 5 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £38,662 13 0 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.