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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1938-1939.

GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT.

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YEAR Tear ended 31st March, ended 31st March, 1939 1938. EXPENDITURE. * Set ' Gross. Credits. Net. £ s. d. Annual Appropriations,—• £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 186,954 13 6 Vote —Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. 547,367 16 6 331,351 8 11 2X6,016 7 7 1,120,217 13 8 „ Railway-construction .. .. .. .. 1,299,134 5 2 64,488 0 2 1,234,646 5 0 1,292,772 3 10 „ Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines.. 2,653,040 10 2 89,604 3 3 2,563,436 6 .11 687,702 6 8' „ Public Buildings .. .. .. .. 1,481,431 19 9 55,804 14 10 1,425,627 4 11 546,846 6 4 „ Education Buildings .. .. .. .. 727,077 14 8 66,411 5 0 660,666 9 8 „ Lighthouses and Harbour-works .. .. .. 37,899 19 5 4,049 18 11 33,850 0 6 8,260 3 9 ,, Lighthouses 3,417 4 7 „ Harbour-works .. 23,159 0 9 „ Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. 24,953 2 9 401 9 7 24,551 13 2 1,126,756 17 10 „ Roads, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,455,193 11 5 164,355 11 9 1,290,837 19 8 312,260 12 0 „ Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. 872,645 18 5 296,702 6 9 575,943 11 8 147,435 19 6 „ Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 241,935 13 5 106,959 0 6 134,976 12 11 71,659 4 10 „ Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. .. 283,733 10 0 119,252 10 1 164,480 19 11 19,401 14 1 „ Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. .. 24,930 19 8 19,606 16 2 5,324 3 6 310,664 15 11 „ Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. .. 526,397 7 5 181,713 4 1 344,684 3 4 254,827 4 4 „ Native Land Settlement .. .. .. .. 1,166,103 10 3 672,408 2 7 493,695 7 8 4,565 0 7 „ Dairy Industry Loans i 6,116,901 2 2 Total, Annual Appropriations .. .. 11,341,845 19 0 2,173,108 12 7 9,168,737 6 5 Unauthorized Expenditure— 1,128 10 6 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 571 10 8 496 16 6 74 14 2 6,118,029 12 8 11,342,417 9 8 2,173,605 9 1 9,168,812 0 7 Expenditure under Ellesmere Lands Drainage Act, 1905, Section 6(1) — 234 13 4 Subsidy to Ellesmere Lands Drainage Board 234 13 4 Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1936, Section 32, — Part purchase-price of Flock House Estate by issue of Government Stock .. .. .. .. .. 94,050 0 0 .. 94,050 0 0 230 12 1 Expenses of the Purchase of Elock House Estate .. .. 174 14 6 .. 174 14 6 94,224 14 6 .. 94,224 14 6 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — 550,000 0 0 Temporary transfers from other Accounts repaid .. Balances at end of Year, — 65,915 13 10 Cash* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 441,069 14 0 71,099 18 7 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 168,959 10 5 — 610,029 4 5 137,015 12 5 Investment Account — 16,845 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,845 0 0 £6,822,355 10 6 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £9,901,910 19 6 * This includes Public Account Cash Balance Investments, which it is not possible to allocato to the individual accounts.