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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 9 27-1928.

ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT —continued.

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1926-1927. 1927-1928. Gross. EXPENDITURE. £ 8. d. £ S. d. £ s. d. 16,488,003 17 0 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 17,508,985 14 4 Annual Appropriations,— 96,535 11 8 Vote —Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. .. .. 103,493 16 1 2,467 7 7' „ Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. .. .. 12,603 2 5 38,954 2 11 „ Treasury Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,622 17 6 57,738 0 7 ,, Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. .. .. 60,383 1 3 113,404 1 7 „ Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 119,415 1 7 23,802 4 1 ,, National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. 25,103 16 0 3,016,909 17 10 „ Post and Telegraph Working Expenses .. .. .. .. 2,974,838 8 6 201,057 17 8 „ Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 168,938 16 0 6,884 2 6 „ Government and other Domains .. .. .. .. .. 6,043 14 8 103,167 17 8 ,, Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. .. .. .. 113,738 19 0 8,088 3 1 \ ,, Maintenance of Irrigation-works, &c. .. .. .. .. 17,617 19 1 38,985 18 6 ,, Native Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 39,324 4 8 31,387 18 0 i „ . Department of Externa] Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 35,920 13 7 I 50,323 4 2 „ Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63,839 11 3 52,698 6 8 „ Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. .. .. 35,944 2 6 149,318 9 2 „ Department of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 145,917 9 7 148,766 8 8 „ Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 161,199 2 1 6,529 5 1 „ Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,685 2 3 417,790 9 6 „ Police Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 424,844 17 5 175,946 18 6 ,, Pensions Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 172,514 15 8 46,703 16 3 ,, Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,771 0 11 470,477 13 3 „ Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 419,563 5 9 48,576 10 0 ,, Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 51,928 2 8 10,314 3 9 „ Public Service Commissioner's Office.. .. .. .. .. 6,581 1 0 233,204 11 7 ,, Printing and Stationery Department.. .. .. .. .. 226,296 14 1 405,320 1 4 „ Mental Hospitals Department .. .. .. .. .. 409,622 11 11 355,226 14 2 „ Department of Health .. .. .. .. .. .. 351,630 5 3 559,896 9 10 „ Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 520,337 15 9 525,084 18 8 „ Defence Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 507,503 16 11 172,878 6 1 „ Customs Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 179,384 3 0 133,667 4 1 „ Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 124,053 16 11 57,183 0 8 ,, Department of Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. 58,530 18 9 289,870 8 8 ,, Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. 306,701 2 4 3,891 8 3 „ Scenery Preservation .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,599 10 10 j 58,489 2 8 „ Valuation Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 63,356 2 11 10,530 1 3 „ Electoral Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,806 12 7 414,365 10 8 „ Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 462,397 0 1 j 78,357 11 0 ,, Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. 77,504 4 9 3,224,790 11 0 „ Education Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,254,531 14 4 3,048 5 3 „ Department of Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. 48,842 6 2 11,842,722 13 10 11,849,931 18 0 Unauthorized Expenditure,— 31,509 19 11 Services not provided for.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,290 7 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 59, — 11,135 16 9 Emergency Expenditure Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,677 15 7 " 111,883,900 0 7 11,885,368 10 6 Appropriation Act, 1926, Section 17, — Transfer to the Bank of New Zealand Shares Account in terms of above Act, being J 58,593 15 0 instalments payable for purchase of C Long-term Mortgage Shares .. .. 117,187 10 0 Finance Act, 1926, Section 8, — Transfer to Bank of New Zealand Shares Account, representing amount of £750,000 750,000 0 0 Preference B Shares held at 1st April, 1926 (at cost) .. .. .. j 29,181,966 2 6 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. (29,510,073 4 11 I I 1 Note.—In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 51. Public Revenues Act, 1926) and other credits in reduction of expenditure are shown is 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.