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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 927-1928.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1928, compared with the year ended 31st March, 1927—continued.

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1826-1927. RECEIPTS. 1927-1928. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ a. d. £ s. d. 19,455 19 4 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,666 7 10 Imprests outstanding— 2,253 16 4 In London .. 1,666 7 10 21,709 15 8 Credits in reduction of Expenditure under Section 17 of the Waihou and Ohinemuri .. 7,277 10 9 2,818 14 1 Rivers Improvement Act, 1910 Receipts under Section 17 (4) (c) Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910,— 691 10 7 Rents, Royalties, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 338 1 2 i Contributions under the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910, Sections 17 and 18, and Amendment Act, 1912,— 1,438 3 6 Gold-mining Companies .. .. .. .. .. .. 101010 1,133 6 2 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,291 4 0 971 13 9 Gold Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,324 19 0 — 3 626 13 10 3,543 3 5 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 192 13 9 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910, and Finance Act, 1924, Section 6 — 20,000 0 0 Debentures issued .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,000 0 0 Waihou and Ohinemnri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910. and Finance Act, 1926, Section 7 — Debentures issued .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 85,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — 25,000 0 0 Temporary transfers from other Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. 93,000 0 0 , f ' I £73,763 3 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £191,101 7 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 74.