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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-1928.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the SEPARATE ACCOUNTS for the

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STATE ADVANCES 1926-1927. | RECEIPTS 1927-1928. £ 8. d.\ £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,693,623 15 3 j Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 892,381 5 0 Amounts received from the State Advances Office to cover Charges and Expenses of raising Loans, — State Advances Act, 1913— 420 1 0 Advances to Settlers Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 18 6 420 1 0 : Advances to Workers Branch .. .. .. ... .. .. 989 4 10 — i 1,065 3 4 840 2 0 \ j Rural Advances Act, 1926, — | Bonds issued .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 515,093 10 0 U, 694,463 17 3 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,408,539 18 4 STATE COAL- £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,071 17 7 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. J 9,404 4 4 17,500 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,300 0 0 " " " ■" 1 — 33,704 4 4 18,571 17 7 Credits-in-aid, — 1,468 19 9 Vote —State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,732 3 11 562 1 11 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. .. 595 8 8 300,598 9 7 Rents, Royalties, Sale of Coal, Coke, Wood, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 316,255 7 8 ' Housing Loans, — Repayments of Principal and Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 375 6 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — Interest received on Temporary Transfers to other Accounts .. .. .. .. 209 6 4 879 3 7 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,342 15 8 £322,080 12 5 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £354,214 12 7 STATE COAL-MINES £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 318 11 8 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,565 6 10 47,880 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,540 0 0 55,105 6 10 48,198 11 8 Coal-mines Act, 1925, Section 185, — 4,552 0 5 Transfer from State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,552 0 5 2,354 14 9 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. 2,681 0 1 £55,105 6 10 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £62,338 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.