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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONVERSION ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1916, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1915.

1914-1915. EXPENDITURE. 1915 1916. £ s. d. 257,250 0 0 Scrip and Debentures converted into 4-per-cent. converted. ate - um ' Inscribed Stock, 1943-63 issue,— £ £ j £ Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act, 1914 .. .. •• .. .. 5,000 105 250 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1913 New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Aot, 1909-10 — Advances to Settlers •5,000 .. 250 5,250 0 0 5,250 0 0 Amount converted. £ Kate. £ Premium. £ £ s. . d. £ s. d d. 5,000 105 250 1,571,616 0 0 77,164 0 0 1,906,030 0 0 •5,000 250 5,250 0 0 } 0 5,250 0 0 33,152 4 6 528 17 8 89 1 5 132 11 2 Expensos Aocount, — Stamp Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. • • .'. 297 5 0 Rent and Office Expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 501 17 1 Brokerage and Commission Disoount.. 799 2 1 297 5 0 501 17 1 5 0 1 1 799 2 1 33,902 14 9 8,232 8 5 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,482 8 5 Advances in the hands of Stock Agents— Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,005 6 9 8.547 15 2 1 5 5 9 8,547 15 2 6,482 8 5 1,114 8 10 2,065 0 9 9,346 17 3 a,047 LO •/, Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. •• £14,596 17 3 £1,949,279 12 0 £14,596 17 3 lCCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1916, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1915. IXPENSES l £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 10 Expenditure under Seotion 8 of the Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 (War Purposes) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 5,712,892 5 8 Expenditure under Soctiou 6 of the Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Relief Purposes) .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• .. 72,500 0 0 The Public Revenues Amendment A'it, 1915 (No. 2), Section 6 — Remittances to Soldiers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1, 584 13 0 Remittances from Soldiers.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,787 2 8 3,321 15 8 Pay Warrants Aooount .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 19,344 10 0 The Now Zealand Loans Aot, 1908,— The Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), Section 9— The Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, Section 8— Charges and Expenses .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 105,263 3 2 The Public Revenues Amendment Act 1915 (Section 5) — Charges and Expenses .. .. .. .. •■ •• .. 24,242 11 11 Temporary transfer from the Consolidated Fund under Section 2 of the Imprest Supply Aot, 1915, now restored .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 225,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 Appropriation Act, 1914, Seotion 25 .. The Publio Revenues Act, 1910, Section 56, — Temporary Transfer to the Public Works Fund 50,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 700,000 0 0 The Publio Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, Section 8, — Treasury Bills redeemed .. Advanoes repaid 1,100,000 0 0 4,563 13 0 43,611 18 9 239,126 0 2 Balanoe at end of Year, — Cash in tho Publio Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. 199,159 13 6 Imprests in the hands of officers of the Government .. .. .. .. 336,645 18 3 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 515,831 3 9 199,159 13 6 336,645 18 3 515,831 3 9 1,051,636 15 6 287,301 11 11 £3,609,137 7 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £7,214,201 1 9 £7,214,201 1 9