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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-1928.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the SEPARATE ACCOUNTS for the Year ended 31st March, 1928, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1927—continued.

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i ; ~~ 1926-1927. RECEIPTS. 1927-1928. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — . £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,358 3 11 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,994 1 1 Imprests outstanding— 2 19 10 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 166 1 8 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,480 0 0 125,500 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 127,861 3 9 23,640 2 9 Credits-in-aid, — 1,227 14 11 Vote—State Forest Service .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 1,535 13 7 Credits-in-reduction, — Unauthorized Expenditure— 152 7 5 Services not provided for 109 13 8 Recoveries on Account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. .. 89 10 7 14,609 10 5 Receipts from Nurseries and Plantations .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,519 18 2 74,900 19 2 Receipts from Indigenous Forests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,296 13 4 5,406 8 10 Miscellaneous Receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,550 11 7 Forests Act, 1921-22, Section 39, — 27,270 19 0 Receipts from National Endowment Indigenous Forests .. .. .. .. 21,054 17 10 Forests Amendment Act, 1926, Sections 6 and 7, — Deduction for Administration Expenses in respect of lands administered by the 275 17 5 State Forests Service .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,052 19 0 Finance Act, 1925, Section 43, Subsection 7, — 52 1 6 Revenue received in respect of Akatarawa Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Finance Act, 1925, Section 43, Subsection 8, — Amount recovered in respect of Administration Expenses of Akatarawa Reserve—■ 105 19 0 Wellington City Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 947 1 17 0 Eastbourne Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 033 7 5 11 Lower Hutt Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 12 8 9 9 6 Petone Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 16 6 1 17 0 Upper Hutt Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. 4 13 7 Hutt County Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j 082 ; 11 5 2 131 2 0 Finance Act, 1925, Section 43, Subsection 4, — Contributions received from Local Authorities in respect of the purchase of the Akatarawa Reserve— 75 17 10 Eastbourne Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j ' 4,551 6 10 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 1,224 4 5 Finance Act, 1927, Section 3 (1), — Advance from Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j 45,000 0 0 I New Zealand Loans Act, 1908,— New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917— Forests Act, 1921-22, and Finance Act, 1926, Section 6— Inscribed Stock issued .. .. .. .. .. .. 115,000 0 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — 5,000 0 0 Temporary transfers from other Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 0 0 £261,625 2 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £358,000 16 5 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.