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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-1928.

GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT —continued.

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19 r 26 " 27 - EXPENDITURE. 1927 " 1928 - Gross. i Gross. __} ; ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. 4,542,573 19 0 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. | 4,115,655 7 6 - Lake Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust Account, — Expenditure under Land Act, 1924, Section 383 (2) — HI 4 7 Administration Expenses .. .. .. .. .. 120 911 Expenditure under Ellesmere Lands Drainage Act, 1905, Section 6 (1) — 439 5 0 Subsidy to Ellesmere Lands Drainage Board .. .. .. .. 439 5 0 ' 559 H 11 520 9 7 155,372 18 0 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans, — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1921 (Redemptions).. .. 3 4 6 I Finance Act, 1920, Section 15 (Public Works), (Redemptions) .. .. 1,258 2 6 Finance Act, 1921, Section 10 (Public Works), (Redemptions) .. .. 34 11 6 Finance Act, 1926, Section 2 (Public Works) .. .. .. .. 99,001 4 11 — 100,297 3 5 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1913, Section 34, — 200,000 0 0 Treasury Bills redeemed from Proceeds of Loan New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, Section 5 (1) (b),— Finance Act, 1925, Section 2 (Public Works) — 400,000 0 0 Temporary Advance from Bank of England on Memorandum of Security repaid Balance at end of Year, — 222,820 4 10 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 668,314 3 2 Imprests outstanding— 14,454 7 2 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,462 6 9 57,112 7 7 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,026 17 8 Investment Account — 545,000 0 0 Securities beld .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 623,000 0 0 1,328,803 7 7* 839,386 19 7 £6,137,854 6 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,545,315 13 5 * For explanatory statement see page 73. Note. —In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 51, Public 1 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.