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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1907-1908.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS

1906-1907. RECEIPTS. 1907-1908. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year,— Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. £ s. d. 12,939 0 2 171,952 7 7 Receipts, including Instalments, Interest, Sinking Fund, &o. 338,679 2 7 50,000 0 0 "The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1906," — Proceeds of Debentures issued 310,000 0 0 90,365 10 8 Amounts transferred from the Government Advances to Settlers Acoount to the Public Account Totals £661,618 2 9 £312,317 18 3 STA 1 'EMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the GOVERNMENT .DVANCES 'O worker; £ s. <i. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year,— Cash in the Public Account 15,543 8 8 6i 17 e Receipts, including instalments, interest, &o. .. 1,110 7 1 20,000 0 0 "The Government Advances to Workers Act, 1906," — Proceeds of Debentures issued 90,000 0 0 Totals £20,061 17 6 £106,653 15 9 STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the LOANS TO LOCAL BODIE £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 779 12 2 4 0 0 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in hands of Officers of the Government— In the Dominion 397 0 8 397 0 8 783 12 2 " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901,"— Proceeds of Debentures issued 185,000 0 0 180,000 0 0 " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886" — Debentures due 1st September, 1907, renewed under " The New Zealand Loans Act, 1904 " 250,300 0 0 Repayments under sections 61 and 70 of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901," — Counties — Clifton Clutha Kiwitea Stratford Wairarapa South 178 11 7 71 12 3 321 7 8 30 3 2 91 7 7 117 4 9 Road Boards — Manganui 324 5 1 144 7 7 613 2 9 Boroughs— Whangarei 152 5 9 818 2 3 Carried forward 181,396 14 11 436,515 2 11