B. —1 [PT. I].

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-19 28.

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

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FUND ACCOUNT. 1926-1927. 1927-1928. Gross. I EXPENDITURE. Gross> I s. d. Expenditure under Section 188 of the Land Transfer Act, 1915, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 5 5 0 Claims admitted and paid from the Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 Expenditure under Section 190 (4) of the Land Transfer Act, 1915, — Costs incurred by the Registrar-General .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 7 0 Expenditure under Section 18 of the Finance Act, 1924, — Expenses of carrying into effect the provisions of the Land Transfer (Compulsory 3,000 0 0 Registration of Titles) Act, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 4,652 2 9 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 16 2 Investment Account—■ 76,400 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,600 0 0 — 82,400 16 2* SI,052 2 9 £84,057 7 9 Totals .. £85,640 3 2 * For explanatory statement see page 73. ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,127 17 4 Vote—Land for Settlements Expenses .. .. .. .. .. 3,569 16 3 Unauthorized Expenditure,— 45 0 0 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 3 10 3,594 0 1 3,172 17 4 Expenditure under the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, Section 45, — 88,030 11 9 Acquirement of Estates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,552 1 10 76,692 11 5 Expenses incidental to Estates .. .. .. .. .. .. 113,495 0 8 136,047 2 6 164,723 3 2 Expenditure under Section 8 (2) of the Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910, — Acquisition of Land for Settlement .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 13 2 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927, Section 20, —- Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923 — Amounts recouped to Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account in respect of Amount added to the Capital Value of Land—• 370 0 0 Section 20 (4) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,284 6 9 Section 20 (5) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 165 0 0 32,449 6 9 Land Act, 1924,— Expenditure under — Section 20 (3), Payment in respect of Land obtained for Government Works 40 0 0 now deemed to be Settlement Land .. .. .. .. .. 3,707113 38 0 0 Section 83 (3), Payment in respect of Value of Improvements .. .. 1,505 0 0 — 5,212 11 3 78 0 0 — —- Land Act, 1924, Section 139,— 97 18 1 " Thirds " and " Fourths " paid over to Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts .. .. 113 9 11 203 18 4 Interest under Section 208 (8) of the Land Act, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. 247 1 5 Land for Settlements Act, 1925, — Expenditure under Section 49 (4) —Amount appropriated from Sale of Crown 250 0 0 Lands in Payment for Settlement Land converted into Ordinary Crown Land.. .. 228 16 1 Land for Settlements Act, 1925,— Expenditure under Section 105—Payment in respect of Crown Lands proclaimed 307 15 0 Land for Settlement Lands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 13 6 Expenditure under the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies' Empowering Act, 1925, Section 18 (1) (6), — 2,304 10 1 Expenses in connection with the acquirement of land .. .. .. .. 9 5 0 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1926, Section 13, — Interest on Amount paid into Land for Settlements Account as Capital 22,000 0 0 Proceeds from Sales of Crown Lands .. .. .. .. .. .. j 33,803 19 4 | Te Wera Farm Account, — Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,412 3 1 Finance Act, 1926, Section 23 (4), — Recoupment of Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1944— New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 — 6 8 3 Land for Settlements Branch .. .. .. .. ..j .. j 638 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, —■ 357,630 11 6 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. 357,449 8 4 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, Section 26, — 322 19 10 Recoupment of Management Charges of New Zealand Consolidated Stock .. .. 1,297 15 9 551,468 1 7 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. i 589,021 9 10 __ : __ 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 ths net expenditure will be shown on page 74.