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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-1928.

NATIVE LAND SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT —continued.

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I9 p 6 1 ® 27 ' EXPENDITURE. 1927-1928. Gross. Gross. I T £ *• d. j £ s. d. £ s. <1. 98,761 18 1 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. [ 126,325 14 2 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1927, Section 20,— Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923, Section 20 (4) — Amounts recouped to the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Acoount in respect of Amount added to Capital Value of Land .. .. .. .. .. 5,889 10 6 * Land Act, 1924, Section 139, — 5,153 3 9 " Thirds " and " Fourths " paid over to Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts .. .. j 4,444 18 9 Land Act, 1924, Section 83 (3), — | 11,438 5 11 Payment for Value of Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. ] Expenditure under Section 49 (2 and 3), Land for Settlements Act, 1925,— Amount transferred in respect of Settlement Land converted into ordinary Crown 1,103 12 0 Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 808 0 0 Finance Act, 1926, Section 23 (4), — Recoupment of Stamp Duty on transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/45— 64 1 2 Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. . . .. 85 18 5 Recoupment of Stamp Duty on transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1944 — 56 8 3 Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 54 7 6 140 5 11 120 9 5 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, Section 26, — 108 15 1 Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stock .. .. .. .. 434 11 5 Amortization of Debt, — Debentures redeemed at Maturity— New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — Finance Act, 1927, Section 6— Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 (due 1st October, 1927) .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Adjustment of entries erroneously credited, 1925-26, — Section 274, Native Land Act, 1909, Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1923, Section 16, Subsection (5) — 73 18 3 Principal 109 13 3 Interest 183 11 6 Adjustment of entries incorrectly shown in 1906-07, — Repayments by Maori Land Boards of Advances under Section 274 of the Native Land Act, 1909 — 503 14 11 Principal 744 11 4 Interest 1,248 6 3 Balance at end of Year, — 21,895 9 2 \ Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. j 8,086 8 9 Imprests outstanding— 2 0 0 In the Dominion .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 232 19 9 Investment Account — 92,500 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 64,000 0 0 72,319 8 6* 114,397 9 2 £232,515 11 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. . • .. £211,662 9 3 * For explanatory statement see page 73 Note.— In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 5!. 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.