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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1940-1941.

Year ended 31st March, 1941, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1940 —continued.

B. C. Ashwin, Secretary to the Treasury. A. R. F. Mackay, M.Com. (N.Z.), Ph.D. (Lond.), Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasury, Wellington, 10th June, 1941. The foregoing accounts have been examined and found correct. Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. 12th June, 1941. Note.—-This certificate is given subject to the final audit of certain vouchers which, owing to the post-audit system provided for by the Public Revenues Act, 1926, cannot be completely audited before the date at which the abstract is required by the Act to be certified.

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WAYS ACCOUNT. ended 81st March, EXPENDITURE Vkak ®1st Maboh, 1940. 1941. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— ' £ s.d. £ s.d. £ s.d. 8,029,976 12 3 Vote—Working Railways .. .. .. 9,959,968 1 7 1,297,805 14 l' 8,662,162 7 6 Unauthorized Expenditure— 1,368 17 0 Services not provided for 8,031,345 9 3 9,959,968 1 7 1,297,805 14 1 8,662,162 7 6 1,189,031 6 1 Interest on Capital Moneys expended on Railways (on account).. 1,694,643 10 10 .. 1,694,643 10 10 I 8,000 0 0 Subsidy to Railways Employees'Sick Benefit Fund .. .. 8,000 0 0 .. 8,000 0 0 Balances at end of Year, — 930,385 15 2 Cash* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 485,905 8 1 13,270 9 9 Imprests outstanding .. .. ., .. .. 56,066 19 1 541,972 7 2 943,656 4 11 Investment Account— Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. 750,000 0 0 Securities held on behalf of Railways Employees' Sick 50,898 10 8 Benefit Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 39,365 9 9 789,365 9 9 £10,222,931 10 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £11,696,143 15 3 INVESTMENT ACCOUNT. r £ s. d. Balances at end of Year, — £ s _ t j_ Dr. 1,250,000 0 0 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Dr. 820,000 0 0 Investment Account— 1,250,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 820,000 0 0 Totals | ■ * This includes Public Account Cash Balance Investments which it is not possible to allocate to the individual accounts.