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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1915-1916.

the Year ended 31st March, 1916, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1915.

1914-1915. EXPENDITURE. 1915 1916. 1914-1915. £ a. d. 257,250 0 0 £ s. d. Amount ... i> £ s. d. £ s. d Scrip and Debentures converted into 4-per-oent. converted. KfttB ireiuiuni. Inscribed Stock, 1943-63 issue,— £ £ £ Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot, 257,250 0 0 1914 .. .. .. .. ... 5,000 105 250 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1,571,616 0 0 1913 New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Aot, 1909-10 — 77,164 0 0 Advanoes to Settlers 1,571,616 0 0 77,164 0 0 1,906,080 0 0 1,906,030 0 0 5,000 250 5,250 0 0 [ 5,250 0 0 33,152 4 6 528 17 8 89 1 5 132 11 2 Expenses Acoount, — 33,152 4 6 Stamp Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 297 5 0 528 17 8 Rent and Office Exponsos .. .. .. .. .. .. 501 17 1 89 1 5 Brokerage and Commission 132 11 2 Disoount.. ; 799 2 1 33,902 14 9 33,902 14 9 Balanoe at end of Year, - 8,232 8 5 Cash in the Public Aocount .. .. .. .. .. 6,482 8 5 Advances in the hands of Stock Agents 1,114 8 10 Cash .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 2,065 6 9 9,346 17 3 8,547 15 2 £1,949,279 12 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £14,596 17 3 8,232 8 5 1,114 8 10 9,346 17 3 £1,949,279 12 0 V EXPENSES ACCOUNT for the Year onded 31st March, 1916, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st Mauch, 1915. 2XPENSES 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. Expenditure under Seotion 8 of the Public Revenues Amendment Aot, 1914 (War 2,151,835 15 10 Purposes) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,712,892 5 6 £ s. d. 2,151,835 15 10 Expenditure under Seotion 6 of the Public Revenues Amendmont Act, 1915 (Relief Purposes) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72,500 0 0 Tbe Publio Revenues Amendment Aot, 1915 (No. 2), Seotion 6— Remittances to Soldiers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,534 13 0 Remittances from Soldiers.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,787 2 8 8,821 15 8 Pay Warrants Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,344 10 0 The New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908, — The Public Revenuos Amondment Act, 1915 (No. 2). Section 9— The Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, Section 8— Charges and Expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105,263 3 2 The Public Revenues Amondment Act 1915 (Section 5)— Charges and Expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,242 11 11 Temporary transfer from the Consolidated Fund under Section 2 of tho Impiost Supply Aot, 1915, now restored .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 225,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 Appropriation Act, 1914, Section 25 .. 20,000 0 0 The Public Revenues Act, 1910, Section 56, — 60,000 0 0 Temporary Transfor to the Public Works Fund The Publio Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, Section 8, — 400,000 o 0 Treasury Bills redeemed .. 700,000 0 0 Advances ropaid .. 1,100,000 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 4,563 13 0 Cash in the Publio Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 199,159 13 6 43,611 18 9 Imprests in the hands of officers of the Government .. .. .. .. 336,645 18 3 239,126 0 2 InLondoai .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 515,831 3 9 I 1,051,636 15 6 287,301 11 11 199,159 13 6 336,645 18 3 515,831 3 9 £3,609,137 7 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. <;7,214,201 1 9 1:7,214,201 1 9