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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 19 2 7-1928.

Year ended 31st March, 1928, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNT. 1926-1927. 1927-1928. Gross. EXPENDITURE. Gross _ £ s. d. Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 137, —- £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments on behalf of other Governments— I Barbados .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 212 10 0 51 17 1 British Guiana . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 86 8 7 198 3 2 Canadian Government .. .. .. .. .. .. 463 6 11 625 19 11 Ceylon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 971 0 9 7,441 7 1 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,692 17 0 26,295 18 1 Commonwealth Government .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,310 19 9 126 13 4 East Africa Protectorate Falkland Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 2,459 8 7 Federated Malay States .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,529 16 9 242 14 0 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 299 16 1 136 13 9 Gold Coast .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 781 18 11 Gilbert and Ellice Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 15 0 281 19 2 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 241 11 3 67,406 12 0 Imperial Government .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,997 19 11 164,399 19 2 Imperial Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 227,728 8 2 Johore .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 17 8 160 1 3 Kenya .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 0 7 30 19 7 Mauritius .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 13 0 110 Newfoundland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1106 New South Wales .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 65 15 0 1,065 2 0 Nigeria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,040 4 6 205 12 9 Niue Island .. .. . . . . . . .. .. .. 624 9 8 Northern Rhodesia .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 524 19 8 Nyassaland Protectorate .. .. .. .. .. .. 689 0 0 117 8 6 Palestine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 174 13 8 8 6 0 Queensland 6 14 3 Sarawak 16 0 3 Southern Rhodesia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 16 9 44 6 0 Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 6 0 56 14 0 Trinidad .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 18 11 30 12 2 Uganda .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 6 2 373 14 4 Union Government of South Africa .. .. .. .. .. j 297 8 10 241 15 7 Victoria .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 169 13 0 Zanzibar .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 50 0 0 — i 326,441 0 0 272,195 6 0 Balance at end of Year, — 30,370 3 0 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,984 19 11 Imprests outstanding— 19,206 11 6 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,581 9 4 — 46,566 9 3 49,636 14 6 £321,832 0 6 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £373,007 9 3 ACTS ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Finance Act, 1926, Section 8, — £ s. d. £ s. d. Transfer to Bank of New Zealand Shares Account representing Amount of Shares held at 1st April, 1926 (at cost) —- 500,000 0 0 £500,000 Preference " A " Shares (at cost) 375,000 0 0 £625,000 Preference " B " Shares (at cost) 875,000 0 0 £875,000 0 0 Totals 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.