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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-1928.

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

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ACCOUNT. 1926-27. 1927-28 r„„« EXPENDITURE. Gross. Gross. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ a. d. 19,981 5 0 Vote—Westport Harbour .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,694 16 3 Unauthorized Expenditure,— 1,166 3 1 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. 297 13 2 , 41,992 9 5 21,147 8 1 Westport Harbour Amendment Act, 1926, Section 4 (1), — Interest on Advances from Consolidated Fund in terms of Section 5a (2) of the 11,757 6 7 Westport Harbour Act, 1920 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,878 13 3 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, and Westport Harbour Amendment Act, 1926, Section 3,— 16,000 0 0 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 129,478 13 5 3,000 0 0 Sinking Fund recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 28,911 15 2 158,390 8 7 19,000 0 0 Balance at end of Year,— 15,807 4 8 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,448 14 1) Investment Account — 66,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. 56,000 0 0 57,448 14 11* 81,807 4 8 £133,711 19 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £263,710 6 2 * For explanatory statement see page 73. WAYS ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. 7,109,684 18 11 Vote—Working Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,388,249 3 5 Unauthorized Expenditure,— 12 2 6 Services not provided for 7,388,249 3 5 7,109,697 1 5 Government Railways Act, 1926, Section 38 (1) (a), — 2,043,433 0 4 Interest on capital money expended on Railways (on account) .. .. .. 2,130,866 17 10 Balance at end of Year, — 309,795 0 4 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 193,200 19 11 Imprests outstanding— 820 6 1 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 641 0 6 53,898 16 2 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,588 10 1 Investment Account— 500,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 395,000 0 0 . — 642,430 10 6* 864,514 2 7 £10,017,644 4 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £10,161,546 11 9 * For explanatory statement see page 73. 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.