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CONSTRUCTION FUND. 1925-1926. EXPENDITURE. 1926-1927. Gross. Gross. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. 396,415 9 2 Vote —Main Highways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 604,570 7 5 I New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, —- Charges and Expenses of raising Loans— 42,007 14 0 Main Highways Aot, 1922 Amount transferred from Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account) in 50,000 0 0 anticipation of appropriation of £200,000, now refunded Balance at end of Year, — 10,466 4 0 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. . .. 62,321 2 9 Imprests outstanding—15,990 IS 9 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,238 7 9 3,646 18 9 In London .. 90,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 70,559 10 6 120,104 1 6 £608,527 4 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. •• £675,129 17 11 * ACCOUNT. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. Advances under Subseotion (6) (b) of Section 4 of the Mining Amendment Aot, 1913 •. 109 1 8 Administration Expenses under Subseotion (6) (e) of Section 4 of the Mining Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j 120 Mining Act, 1926, Section 383 (6) (6), — Advances for the development of mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,226 16 0 Balance at end o£ Year, — 2,646 0 5 Cash in the Public Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,612 4 8 10,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,000 0 0 13,612 4 8 12,646 0 5 £12,646 0 5 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £18,949 4 4 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.