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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 924-1 925.

Year ended 31st March, 1925, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1924 —continued.

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ACCOUNT —continved. 1923-1924. EXPENDITURE. 192 n 4 " 1925 - Net. Gross. I I q £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 28,715,346 8 6 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 84,3-51,939 10 8 Publio Revenues Act, 1910, Section 39, — 2,250,000 0 0 Treasury Bills redeemed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,300,000 0 0 Adjustment of amount erroneously oredited to Scenery Preservation Account in previous years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,223 1 7 Balance at end of Year, — 1,727,746 5 4 Cash in the Publio Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,113,219 4 4 Imprests outstanding— 32,010 14 6 In the hands of Officers of the Government .. .. .. .. 33,255 4 4 120,620 7 3 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 271,395 16 7 3,074,336 10 8 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,732,935 11 3 — 4,150,805 16 6 4,954,713 17 9 £35,920,060 6 3 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £40,805,968 14 9 MINES ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ a. d. 275,272 18 7 Vote—State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 268,084 8 1 Unauthorized—Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 268,584 8 1 9,251 19 2 Recoupment of Interest under the Finance Act, 1919, Seotion 4 .. .. .. .. 9,25119 2 16 0 3 Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stock .. .. .. .. 0 12 9 Amortization of Debt, — Finance Act, 1921-22, Section 17— 9,104 0 0 Transfer to State Coal-mines Sinking Fund Aooount .. .. .. .. 4,552 0 0 Balanoe at end of Year, — 16,639 4 1 Cash in the Publio Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,214 11 5 Imprests outstanding— Iqq 0 0 In the hands of Officers of the Government .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 760 0 0 20 000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 ' 22,074 11 5 36,739 4 1 £330,384 2 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £304,463 11 5 SINKING FUND ACCOUNT. £ a. d. Balance at end of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 406 16 6 Cash in the Public Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 188 12 2 35,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,480 0 0 " 41,668 12 2 35,406 16 6 £35,406 16 6 ToUls .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £41,668 12 2 ACCOUNT. £ e. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ a. d. 3,119 19 8 Vote—Soenery-preservation .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Unauthorized—Services not provided for 3 219 19 8 Finance Act, 1923, Section 9, Subsection (3), — ■ Transfer of balance of Scenery Preservation Acoount to Consolidated Fund, Ordinary Revenue Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,144 8 5 Balanoe at end of Year, — 3,144 8 5 Cash in the Publio Aooount £6,364 8 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,144 8 5 " . i Note. —In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 22, Appropriation Act, 1923) and other credits in reduction of expenditure are shown as receipts, and are not deducted from the expenditure as formerly. For the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 71.