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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1903-1904.

1902-1903. RECEIPTS. 1903-' 904. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 405,922 16 5 5,544 11 3 42,592 0 4 454,059 8 0 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Colony .. .. .. .. .. .. £16,467 7 11 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,756 4 -2 287,342 2 0 51,223 12 1 338,565 14 1 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Acts, — Loan of £1,000,000 of 3-per-oent. Stook issued in London under the Act of 1902 .. .. .. .. .. £1,000,000 0 0 Less amount brought to charge in previous year .. 260,000 0 0 260,000 0 0 Proceeds of sale of £500,000 4-per-oent. Debentures issued under the Act of 1903 (Colonial issue) .. Proceeas of sale of part secona issue £500,000 4-per-oent. Debentures unaer the Act of 1903 (Colonial issue) Proceeas of sale of £465,000 4-per-cent. Debentures issuea in Lonaon for the purpose of renewing like amount maturing April, 1903 Interest on overdue instalments, Loan of 1902 Premium on £2,000 at 1 per cent. Balance of £1,000,000 Loan 3-per-cent. Stock issued in London under the Act of 1901 Proceeds of sale of 4-per-cent. Debentures issued under the Aot of 1902 (Colonial issue) Amount received from Conversion Account for repayment of advanoe made on security of short-dated Debentures (as per contra) 740,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 83,950 0 0 10 6 465,000 0 0 28 3 0 10 0 187,333 6 8 750,000 0 0 165,000 0 0 1,362,334 7 2 1,788,979 3 0 The Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Acts, 1902-1903— Debentures created 150,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 Amount transferred from the Consoliaatea Fund in terms of section 17 of " The Appropriation Act, 1903 " .. 350,000 0 0 1,616 4 7 Special Receipts in connection with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 1,635 3 1 Totals £2,018,009 19 9 £2,629,180 0 2

1902-1903. RECEIPTS. 1903-1904. Amount reoeived for purohase of £53,476 3-per-oent. Debentures under " The Paeroa-Waihi Railway Aot, 1903 " .. Total £ s. d. £ s. d. 50,000 0 0 £50,000 0 0