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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1939-1940.

GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT.

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Year | Year ended 31st March, ENDED 81ST MARCH, i 1940 1939. | EXPENDITURE. Net * Gross. ! Credits. Net. £ s. d. Annual Appropriations,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 216,016 7 7 Vote—Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. 602,282 1 8 454,821 6 7 147,460 15 1 1,234,646 5 0 „ Railway-construction .. .. .. .. 1,253,868 1 7 75,092 1 10 1,178,775 19 9 2,563,436 6 11 „ Railways Improvements and Additions .. .. 3,048,686 15 1 62,046 19 0 2,986,639 16 1 1,425,627 4 11 „ Public Buildings .. .. .. .. 966,077 8 0 14,983 11 0 951,093 17 0 660,666 9 8 ,, Education Buildings .. .; .. .. 851,726 3 6 7,600 1 0 844,126 2 6 33,850 0 6 „ Lighthouses and Harbour-works .. .. .. 23,776 16 4 1,258 2 2 22,518 14 2 24,551 13 2 „ Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. 26,169 16 0 1,278 1 5 24,891 14 7 1,290,837 19 8 „ Roads, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,169,850 17 7 45,260 14 5 1,124,590 3 2 575,943 11 8 „ Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. 693,569 2 2 276,790 12 5 416,778 9 9 134,976 12 11 „ Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 194,347 9 5 21,822 2 7 172,525 6 10 164,480 19 11 ,, Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. .. 444,837 17 0 28,400 10 9 416,437 6 3 5,324 3 6 „ Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. .. 19,073 0 4 16,376 16 7 2,696 3 9 344,684 3 4 „ Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. .. 613,241 18 9 166,543 14 2 446,698 4 7 493,695 7 8 „ Native Land Settlement .. .. .. .. 1,052,777 11 8 694,958 2 7 357,819 9 1 9,168,737 6 5 Total, Annual Appropriations .. .. 10,960,284 19 1 1,867,232 16 6 9,093,052 2 7 Unauthorized Expenditure— 74 14 2 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. I 5,664 5 6 687 17 11 4,976 7 7 9,168,812 0 7 10,965,949 4 7 1,867,920 14 5 9,098,028 10 2 N.Z. Loans Act, 1932, Section 61, — Charges and expenses of raising loans: New issues .. 137,609 2 9 .. 137,609 2 9 Finance Act, 1932 (No. 2), Section 6, — Transfer to Land for Settlements Account of value of land now subject to the Hauraki Plains Act, 1926 .. .. 400 .. 400 Transfer to Land for Settlements Account: Sales and Capital Receipts : Land Act, 1924, Section 20— Adjusting value of Crown lands interests disposed of under Small Farms (Relief of Unemployment) Act, 1932-33 .. 60 0 0 .. 60 0 0 In respect of portion of Government Buildings, Tauranga, handod over .. .. .. .. .. 2,746 19 11 .. 2,746 19 11 2,810 19 11 .. 2,810 19 11 Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1936, Section 32, — Part purchase-price of Flock House Estate by issue of 94,050 0 0 Government Stook 174 14 6 Expenses of the Purchase of Flock House Estate 94,224 14 6 Balances at end of Year, — 441,069 14 0 Cash* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 787,802 12 10 168,959 10 5 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 246,926 17 2 1,034,729 10 0 610,029 4 5 Investment Account —- 28,845 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. 254,261 13 4 £9,901,910 19 6 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £10,527,439 16 2 * This includes Public Account Cash Balance Investments, which it 1s not possible to allocate to the individual accounts.