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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1928-1929.

Year ended 31st March, 1929, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1928 —continued.

ACCOUNT. 1927-1928. j EXPENDITURE 19 f" 1929 - Gross. Gross. £ 3. d. Transfer of balance, — £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance of Conversion Account as at 31st March, 1929, representing amounts raised to cover charges and expenses of conversions, now transferred to Loans Redemption Account to meet charges and expenses of conversions of 4-per-cent. Stock, 1929 .. .. .• •• ■• •• •• •• • • 31 5 2 Balance at end of Year, — 31 5 2 Cash in the Public Aooount £31 5 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. • • . • £31 5 2 j — ISLANDS ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 505 0 0 Vote —Nauru and Ocean Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 505 0 0 — Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, — 26,694 12 2 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. 26,106 00 Amortization of Debt,— 9,153 19 0 Transfer to Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. 9,742 11 2 Balance at end of Year,— 244 15 9 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 11 11 Investment Account— 3,200 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 3,200 0 0 —I 3,283 11 ll*i 3,444 15 9 | | £39,798 6 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £39,637 3 1 * For explanatory statement see page 73. SINKING FUND ACCOUNT. _____ £ s. d. Debentures redeemed and cancelled in terms of Section 24 of the Finance Act 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1921-22,— 9,430 0 0 Finance Act, 1920, Section 15 (Nauru and Ocean Islands) .. Balance at end of Year, — 7 10 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. | 21 10 5 j Investment Account — 100 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. •• .. •• 10,000 0 0 10,021 10 5* 107 1 0 I £9,537 1 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. •• £10,021 10 5 * For explanatory statement see page 73. LOCAL BODIES. £ s. d. Revenue paid over to Local Bodies and other disbursements, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 97 10 0 Fees, Fines, &c. .. ■ ■ • • • • • ■ • ■ • • 234 10 0 983 10 9 Endowments of Land. &e. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,130 18 1 23,727 16 7 Goldfields Revenue .. .. .. .. •• •• 20,637 1 8 8,380 1 9 Gold Duty .. .. .. .. •• ■■ •• •• 8,372 14 6 — 33,375 4 3 33,188 19 1 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 146, — 206 8 9 Advance Accounts—Payments on behalf of Local Bodies .. .. .. .. 62 19 0 Balance at end of Year, — 8,457 12 11 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. •• 7,349 4 7 £41,853 0 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. •• -• £40,787 7 10 j