B. —1 [PT. I]

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-1928.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1928, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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. 1926-1927. RECEIPTS. 1927-1928. . . £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,343,167 17 10 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,807,285 6 2 Imprests outstanding— 65,723 3 9 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,421 8 5 160,626 13 7 InLondon .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 128,169 12 2 1,858,574 5 3 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,693,589 11 1 3,681,465 17 10 4,428,092 0 5 Ordinary Revenue, — £ s. d. 8,252,574 15 0 Customs .. .. .. .. .. 7,942,588 18 10 Motor-vehicles—Duties, Licenses, &c. .. .. 369,117 11 9 3,379,016 0 7 Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. 3,504,366 18 11 3,226,558 2 3 Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. 3,323,259 10 10 1,229,067 7 6 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 1,154,479 3 11 3,422,215 15 5 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 3,273,729 3 2 621,812 14 5 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. 609,623 19 1 199,143 19 8 Registration and other Fees .. .. .. 200,259 5 10 110,834 3 2 Marine.. .. .. .. .. .. 112,502 0 2 601,220 0 5 Interest on Public Moneys .. .. .. 698,056 16 8 2,043,433 0 4 Interest on Railway Capital Liability .. .. 2,130,866 17 10 863,941 15 5 Interest on the Public Debt Redemption Fund .. 878,408 7 7 13,938 12 7 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, Section 76 .. .. 10,158 8 10 26,816 2 8 Rents of Buildings .. .. .. .. 32,178 5 7 63,101 14 11 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 66,963 15 4 58,121 6 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 41,938 15 2 24,348,497 19 6 U,1U,795 10 11 202,186 8 10 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200,914 9 7 Z4,313,981 19 9 24,549,412 9 1 Departmental Receipts,— £ s. d. 270,479 4 11 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. .. 245,395 11 1 190,601 5 6 Justice Department .. .. .. .. .. 213,770 2 2 106,970 19 1 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. 93,473 17 9 8,148 16 7 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. 8,160 18 2 Land and Inoome Tax Department .. .. .. 2 15 0 560,803 4 2 576,200 6 1 £ s. d. 52,924 4 2 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. 13,676 15 1 Recoveries on account of Unauthorised Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 8 8 13,764 3 9 25,123,979 17 0 29,371,198 10 5 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,805,445 14 10 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 74.