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B.—l [Pt. I],

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1923-1924.

for the Year ended 31st March, 1924, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1923 — continued.

1922-1923. EXPENDITURE. 1923-1924. £ s. d. 85,410 6 7 Annual Appropriation,— Vote —State Forest Service £ s. d. £ s. d. 96,044 1 9 26 12 5 3,855 8 4 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans, — New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908— Finance Act, 1916, Section 50, and Finance Aot, 1920, Section 16 Forests Act, 1921-22 Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/1945 — Forests Aot, 1921-22 365 19 2 115 4 1 4,247 19 11 Recoupments under the Finance Act, 1919, Section 4, — Interest Amortization of Debt— Sinking Fund 115 4 1 19,701 2 1 23,171 11 2 24,084 13 6 935 18 2 913 2 4 20,637 0 3 23 6 3 Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stook 63 10 2 Unauthorized Expenditure,— Services not provided for .. 2,260 3 4 235 0 0 Adjustment of Entries wrongly shown in 1922-23 Accounts, — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — Finance Act, 1916, Section 50, and Finance Act, 1920, Section 16 (State Forests) — Debentures issued New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/1945— Amount received in respect of £200,000 authorized (part of £5,000,000 5-per-cent. Stock Loan) Interest on overdue Instalments 5-per-cent. Inscribed Stock issued in respect of Amount required to cover Expenses of raising £200,000) Premium 5-per-cent. Inscribed Stock issued in respect of Amount required to cover Stamp Duty on Transfers (includes £1 9s. to cover Expenses of raising Loan) Premium 10,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 4 11 10 3,830 4 6 19 3 0 357 13 1 9 15 0 10,532 6 4 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Aooount .. .. .. ..... Imprests outstanding— In the Dominion In London Investment Aocount 214,221 7 5 10,913 16 10 1,781 0 8 632 0 0 166,843 19 1 144,700 0 0 155,613 16 10 179,789 6 1 Totals £290,342 19 1 £492,402 17 1 LOAN ACCOU1 T. £ s. d. Amounts paid over to the State Advances Office on account of Loan raised, — Advances to Settlers Branch Advances to Workers Branch £ s. d. 1,309,000 0 0 1,300,000 0 0 £ s. d. 2,600,000 0 0 •• Totals £2,600,000 0 0 DRAINAGE ACCOUNT. £ s. d. 47,661 10 5 Expenditure under Section 4 of the Swamp Drainage Aot, 1915, and Seotion 95 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Publio Bodies Empowering Aot, 1916 £ s. d. £ s. d. 45,326 2 8 3 12 6 1,643 2 10 12 2 6 Expenditure under Section 2 of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1922, — Administration Expenses Improvement of Crown Lands Recoupment to Consolidated Fund 272 13 4 3,041 18 0 80 5 2 3,394 16 6 1,658 17 10 10,268 16 0 Recoupment of Interest under the Finanoe Act, 1919, Section 4 .. 12,299 5 5 Balanoe at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account 5,859 17 8 3,713 19 8 £66,880 2 3 £63,303 3 11 Totals 9—B. [FT. I].