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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 190 2-190 3

1901-1902. RECEIPTS. 1902 1903. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. 7,991 6 5 42,845 4 5 181,679 7 3 232,515 18 1 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,544 11 3 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,592 0 4 405,922 16 5 48,136 11 7 454,059 8 0 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Acts, — Loan of £1,000,000 of 3-per-cent. Stock issued in London under the Act of 1901 .. .. .. .. .. £1,000,000 0 0 Lessjamount brought to charge in previous year .. 812,666 13 4 812,666 13 4 Instalments in respect of £1,000,000 Loan of 3-per-cent. Stock issued in London under the Act of 1902 Proceeds of sale of 4-per-cent. Debentures issued under the Act of 1902 (Colonial issue) Amount received from Conversion Account for repayment of advance made on security of short-dated Debentures (as per contra) .. Interest on overdue instalments, Loan of 1901 Proceeds of sale of £500,000 4-per-cent. Debentures issued under the Aot of 1900 (London issue) Proceeds of sale of £500,000 4 per-cent. Debentures issued under the Act of 1900 (Colonial issue) Proceeds of sale of £250,000 4-per-cent. Debentures issued under the Act of 1901 (Colonial issue) Temporary advances on seourity of short-dated Debentures 187,333 6 8 260,000 0 0 750,000 0 0 165,000 0 0 10 6 500,000 0 0 500,513 19 2 250,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 1,362,334 7 2 2,263,180 12 6 Amount transferred from the Consolidated Fund in terms of section 17 of " The Appropriation Act, 1902 " .. 500,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 1,615 12 2 Special Receipts in connection with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust • 1,616 4 7 Totals j£2,997,312 2 9 '£2,018,009 19 9