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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-1928.

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

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1926-1927. RECEIPTS. 1927-1928. I £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 12,430 6 0 Cash in the Public Account .. ... .. .. .. .. 4,388 0 5 Imprests outstanding— 72 0 0 In the Dominion I — 4,388 0 5 12,502 6 0 Credits in reduction of Expenditure under Section 4 of the Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and Section 95 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies 416 11 9 Empowering Act, 1916 .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 655 8 5 I Receipts under Section 4 (5) of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1926, — Proceeds from Sale, Letting, or other disposal of National-endowment Lands in ; the Waihi Drainage Area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 567 19 11 Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, Section 8, — 15 11 8 " Thirds" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 4 9 1,060 16 3 Miscellaneous Receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,813 17 4 Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, Section 5, — Special Rate for Interest and Sinking Fond Kaitaia Drainage Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,796 9 9 Waihi Drainage Area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 461 10 0 4,257 19 9 Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1926, Section 3, — General Rate for Administration and Maintenance — Kaitaia Drainage Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.162 8 5 Waihi Drainage Area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 661 2 0 [ 1,823 10 5 268 8 9 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 125 16 3 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and Appropriation Act, 1918, Section 46- — 25,000 0 0 Debentures issued .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 0 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — 15,000 0 0 Temporary Transfers from other Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. 69,000 0 0 £54,263 11 5 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £142,638 17 3 Note. —In these accounts the eredits-in-aid (section 51, Ptfblic 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.