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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-19 28.

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

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RELIEF ACCOUNT. 1926-1927. EXPENDITURE. 1927-1928. Gross. Gross. £ s. d. Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 136 (3),— £ s. d. £ s. d. 71 14 0 Advances for Flood Relief .. ., .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 907 10 S Advances for Fire Relief In aid of Works of Production— 110 Advances to Moutere Hills Orchardists .. .. .. .. .. 156 1 11 0 Advances to Ferngrove Sawmilling Company 18 3 2 Assistance to Cider Manufacturers .. .. .. .. .. 19 0 1 — : 120 5 7 999 19 8 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, — 1,785 0 0 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. 2,700 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 5,962 16 1 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,537 7 2 Investment Account—■ 20,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 —— 29,537 7 2* 25,962 16 1 £28,747 15 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £32,357 12 9 * For explanatory statement see page 73. SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Expenditure under Section 5 of the Hauraki Plains Act, 1908, and Section 93 £ s. d. £ s. d. of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering 50,082 4 8 Act, 1916 Expenditure under Section 5 (2) of the Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1922 6,682 9 6 (Maintenance of Completed Works) Expenditure under Section 5 (3) of the Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1922 (Re4 0 5 coupment of Rates to the Consolidated Fund) .. .. ,. .. .. J ., Expenditure under Section 4 (2) of the Finance Act, 1924 (Payment for Lands set 147 2 0 apart under the Hauraki Plains Act, 1908) .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. | Hauraki Plains Act, 1926, — Section 10 (1) (c), Cost of constructing and carrying on Works .. .. 38,078 19 8 Section 10 (1) (d), Cost of Acquisition of Land and Compensation for Works on Private Lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 359 10 0 Section 10 (1) (e), Maintenance of Works .. .. .. .. .. 7,486 17 9 Section 10 (1) (/), Expenses of Administration .. .. .. .. 1,100 3 8 Section 10 (2), Recoupment of Rates to Consolidated Fund ,. .. ,. 13 2 11 — 1 47,038 14 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, — Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. [ .. 8,000 0 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — 38 7 1 Interest paid on temporary transfers from other Accounts .. .. . . 587 19 0 Temporary transfers from other Accounts repaid .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 25,587 19 0 I Balance at end of Year,— 12,359 2 10 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. 10,395 9 4* £69,313 6 6 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. j £91,022 2 4 * For explanatory statement see page 73. 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.