B.—l [PT. I].

Year ended 31st March, 1942, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1941 —continued.

B. C. Ashwin, Secretary to the Treasury. A. R. P. Mackay, M.Com. (N.Z.), Ph.D. (Lond.), Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasury, Wellington, 9th June, 1942. The foregoing accounts have been examined and found correct. Cybii G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Note.—This certificate is given subject to the final audit of many 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. Ykak ended 81st Makoh, ybae 1942. ended 31st March, EXPENDITURE. ; 1Q41 Gross. Credits. Net. £ s. d. Armual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. 8,662,162 7 6 Vote —Working Railways .. .. .. .. 10,411,233 1 7 1,013,079 5 5 9,398,153 16 2 Unauthorized Expenditure— Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 .. 120 0 0 8,662,162 7 6 10,411,353 1 7 1,013,079 5 5 9,398,273 16 2 1,694,643 10 10 Interest on Capital Moneys expended on Railways (on account).. .. .. 1,820,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 Subsidy to Railways Employees' Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. .. 8,000 0 0 Balances at end of Year, — 485,905 8 1 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 258,878 14 7 56,066 19 1 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 43,352 3 3 302,230 17 10 541,972 7 2 Investment Account— 750,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,150,000 0 0 Securities held on behalf of Railways Employees' Sick 39,365 9 9 Benefit Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,537 10 4 1,178,537 10 4 789,365 9 9 £11,696,143 15 3 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £12,707,042 4 4 C ~ ~ ' " " " INVESTMENT ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Balances at end of Year, — £ s. d. Dr. 820,000 0 0 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Or 100,000 0 0 Investment Account— 820,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 Totals " _ I - — ——_ TREASURY Note. —The cash balances shown in the foregoing Accounts include Public Account cash balance investments which it is not possible to allocate to the individual accounts.