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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. 1928-1929. Gross. EXPENDITURE. Gross . £ a. d. Expenditure under Section 38 of the Finance Act, 1922, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 239 12 3 Payment of Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 212 12 6 Balance at end of Year,— , Oil Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 067 £239 13 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £212 19 1 • .. ASSISTANCE TRUST ACCOUNT. i £ s. d. Expenditure under Section 6 (a) of the Hunter Gift for the Settlement of Discharged £ s. d. £ s. d. 36 1 0 Soldiers Act, 1921 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 11 5 Land Act, 1924, Section 139, —• 103 7 4 " Thirds " and " Fourths " paid to Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts .. .. .. 113 11 7 Balance at end of Year,— 428 16 11 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,242 7 9 Investment Account — 4,050 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,050 0 0 5,292 7 9*| 4,478 16 11 £4,618 5 3 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,444 10 9 , ! * For explanatory statement see page 73. SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Hutt Valley Lands Settlement Act, 1925, Section 11, — £ s. d. £ s. d. Subsection (2) (a), Repayment of Moneys expended for Acquisition and Preparation of Hutt Valley Lands— 95,366 11 5 Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 98,500 0 0 11,660 0 0 Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account 98,500 0 0 107,026 11 5 Balance at end of Year,— 23,833 7 10 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 616 9 I £130,859 19 3 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £99,116 9 1 ACCOUNT. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,476 10 3 Expenditure under Section 4 of the Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914 .. .. 1,613 16 11 j • ' Finance Act, 1926, Section 20, — 4,200 0 0 Repayment of Advance made by Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 800 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 71 16 10 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,335 11 7* £5,748 7 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,749 8 6 * For explanatory statement see page 73.