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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1927-1928.

SUMMARY of CERTIFIED STATEMENTS of LIABILITIES as on 31st March, 1928, as rendered by respective Departments in terms of Section 46 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926. CONSOLIDATED FUND, ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. Civil List:— Permanent Charges. £ s. d. Native purposes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 335 7 6 Under special Acts : — £ s. d. Appropriation Act, 1926, Section 15 .. .. ... 566 17 4 Civil List Act, 1920, Section 17 .. .. . . .. 2 10 9 Defence Act, 1909 .. .. .. . . .. 15 1 6 Education Act, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. 3,147 15 10 Family Allowances Act, 1926 .. .. . . .. 118 10 9 National Provident Fund Act, 1926, Section 42 (2) .. 4,308 0 0 National Provident F'und Act, 1926, Section 70 .. .. 672 0 0 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914 .. .. 4,260 0 0 Pensions Act, 1926 — £ s. d. Old-age Pensions .. .. . . .. 167 2 6 Widows' Pensions .. .. .. .. 199 6 8 Military Pensions .. . . .. .. 32 13 4 Miners' Pensions . . . . . . .. 31 19 2 Pensions for the Blind . . . . . . 117 6 442 9 2 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908 .. .. .. 1,832 1 2 Stock Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. 1,616 16 3 War Pensions Act, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 455 6 10 17,437 9 7 Refunds of Revenue :— Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. .. 2,121 11 10 Registration and other Fees — Births, Deaths, and Marriages . . .. 112 6 By-laws Act, 1910 .. .. . . . . 10 0 0 Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908 . . 0 15 0 12 7 6 Territorial Revenue .. .. . . . . . . 913 16 7 Miscellaneous Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 4100 3,052 5 11 Votes, Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,296 15 10 Prime Minister's Department .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 128 13 3 Treasury Department .. .. . . . . . . . . 1,398 15 6 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. .. .. 1,685 13 3 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. .. * .. 12,861 2 8 Stamp Duties Department . . . . .. .. . . .. . . 307 15 3 Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 89,229 14 6 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,595 7 3 Government and other Domains .. .. .. .. .. . . 82 4 7 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,981 10 5 Maintenance of Irrigation-works, &c. .. .. .. . . . . 1,529 8 5 Native Department .. .. . . . . . . .. . . .. 848 4 4 Department of External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,336 15 11 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,191 10 5 Department of Industries and Commerce . . .. .. . . . . 92 16 2 Department of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,068 0 3 Prisons Department .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 8,396 10 9 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 13 5 Police Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,744 16 5 Mines Department .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 3, 961 3 5 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 22, 923 2 3 Audit Department .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 364 14 8 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. . . .. .. .. 87 11 11 Printing and Stationery Department .. . . .. .. .. 9, 063 7 4 Mental Hospitals Department .. .. . . .. .. .. 9,105 5 2 Department of Health .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,055 0 2 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,973 0 0 Defence Department .. .. .. .. .. .: .. 22, 568 8 6 Customs Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,961 9 5 Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,118 210 Department of Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,417 0 8 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. 5, 024 4 1 Scenery Preservation .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 17 19 0 Valuation Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,414 7 4 Electoral Department .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 450 18 8 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,346 19 2 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. .. 5,592 12 6 Department of Education .. . . .. .. .. . . 41,455 6 8 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research . . . . . . . . 696 10 9 Unauthorized Expenditure—Department of Labour . . . . . . . . 418 12 8 Imprest Supply Act, 1927, Section 4 .. .. .. .. .. 843 3 10 Total, Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. ..£387,476 12 7

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