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Gross Amount Net Amount Act. charged to Ilecoveries. charged to Ordinary Revenue. | Ordinary -Revenue. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 2,402,286 12 10 21,468 17 7 2,380,817 15 3 New Zealand University Act, 1908:— Section 30—Annual grant to the University of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 3,845 0 0 .. 3,845 0 0 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914: — Section 16 —University National Scholarships .. .. 2,426 4 3 Section 28 —University Bursaries .. .. .. 13,294 13 6 Section 31—Annual grants— £ s. d. Auckland University College .. .. 6,600 0 0* Victoria University College .. .. 6,600 0 0* Canterbury College .. .. .. 3,600 0 0* University of Otago ... .. 8,200 0 0* — 25,000 0 0 .. 40,720 17 9 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1919 :— Section 4—Annual grants for workers' extension lectures— Auckland University College .. .. .. 500 0 0 Victoria University College .. .. .. 500 0 0 Canterbury College .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 University of Otago .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 .. 2,000 0 0 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1926, Section 21 :— Subsidies on voluntary contributions— Auckland University College .. .. .. 5,790 10 4 Victoria University College .. .. .. 994 13 5 Canterbury College .. .. .. .. 835 11 6 University of Otago .. .. .. .. 6,778 11 11 University of New Zealand .. .. ... 3,018 10 9 .. 17,417 17 11 Pensions Act, 1926 :— Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. .. 968,927 18 5 Widows'pensions .. .. .. .. .. 302,765 15 5 Miners' pensions .. .. .. .. .. 45,083 0 0 Less Gold duty collected under section 455, Mining Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,614 9 4 Military pensions, Maori War .. .. .. 16,377 9 7 Pensions for the blind .. .. .. .. 12,249 6 2 1,342,789 0 3 Police Offences Amendment Act, 1924 :— Section 3, — Pines paid to Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals .. .. .. .. .. 96 6 0 .. 96 6 0 Public Revenue Act, 1926 (Section 6): — Salary, Controller and Auditor-General (Campbell, G. P. C.), 1 April, 1927, to 31 March, 1928 .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 .. 1,300 0 0 Public RevenuesJAct, 1926 : — Section 133, — Annual contribution to fund for reinstating public buildings destroyed by fire .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 .. 10,000 0 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926 :— Section 30 — Deposits credited to Consolidated Pund as unclaimed now paid to claimants .. .. .. .. 514 17 8 Section 134 (7),— Payment to the Government Stores Marine Insurance Fund, to meet deficiency in the Pund .. .. 4,683 15 2 Section 140 (2),— Interest on minimum monthly balance of Canteen Regimental Trust Board for year ended 28 February, 1927 .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 19 10 .. 5,210 12 8 Carried forward .. .. .. 3,828,280 16 9 24,083 6 11 3,804,197 9 10 * Subject to the Public Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1U21-Z2, Section 10.