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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1924-1925.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1925, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1924—continued.

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! I : V ■ I 1923-1924. RECEIPTS. 1924 1925. £ s. d. Balanoe at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. i s. d. 70,510 16 4 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 57,539 8 8 Imprests outstanding— 25,424 19 9 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78,729 8 11 26,973 16 8 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,332 14 1 Investment Aocounts— £ s. d. 233,000 0 0 Various Deposit Aocounts.. .. .. .. .. 331,500 0 0 Distribution of Wool Profits Account .. .. .. 24,170 0 0 56,790 0 0 German Currency.. .. .. .. .. .. 56,790 0 0 30,680 0 0 Miscellaneous (Belgian Relief Fund) .. .. .. 30,680 0 0 1,600 0 0 New Zealand University Endowment, Westland .. .. 1,600 0 0 Rotorua College and Grammar School Acoount .. .. 1,900 0 0 Samoan Loan Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. 1,420 0 0 448,060 0 0 444,979 12 9 600,661 11 8 Lodgments,— 3,255 13 4 Admiralty Prize-money Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,791 0 0 7,988 4 4 Canteen and Regimental Trust Board .. .. .. .. .. 12,297 1 10 50 0 0 Coal-mines Amendment Aot, 1922, Section 23 .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 6,609 11 3 Dairy-produce Export Control Aot, 1923 .. .. .. .. .. 56,363 12 0 Deposits on Contraots .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,107 2 10 1,012 12 2 Distribution of Wool Profits .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,208 10 0 Eduoation Reserves Amendment Aot, 1914— Primary-education Endowments— 115,004 6 5 Seotion 2 (Rents) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116,099 2 6 10 0 6 Seotion 3 (Sales) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 652 14 11 Secondary-eduoation EndowmentsSection 2 (Rents) — £ s. d. 1,791 7 5 Auokland Provincial District.. .. .. .. 1,765 17 7 1,263 5 10 Taranaki Provincial District .. .. .. .. 1,162 1 0 2,756 4 2 Wellington Provincial District .. .. .. 2,351 13 0 1,978 8 6 Hawke's Bay Provincial District .. .. .. 2,036 14 5 418 2 7 Nelson Provincial Distriot .. .. .. .. 413 12 2 94 1 0 Marlborough Provincial Distriot .. .. .. 94 2 0 157 17 6 Westland Provincial District .. .. .. 523 7 2 1,105 9 1 Otago Provincial Distriot .. .. .. .. 1,214 4 9 9,561 12 1 Seotion 3 (Sales) — Auckland Provinoial Distriot .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 59,818 13 10 Emigrants .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,262 4 3 Fisheries Act, 1908.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 059 50 0 0 General Assembly Library .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 2,686 1 0 German Currenoy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,534 1 0 97 4 10 Gold Duty Suspense .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,728 11 11 Hauraki Plains Drains Deposit Acoount .. .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 851 16 1 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Aot, 1909 .. .. .. 376 1 5 Immigration Restriction Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,790 0 0 6 12 9 Imperial Government Scheelite-supply .. .. .. .. .. 35 12 8 76 13 6 Imperial Government Wool-supply .. .. .. .. .. .. 97 8 9 1,629 5 6 Land Aot, 1908—Mining Distriots Land Occupation .. .. .. .. 1,644 6 10 2,897 2 6 Loans Stamp Duty Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,080 17 6 27,596 4 11 Meat-export Control Act, 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,735 0 5 783,131 19 1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 232,984 2 1 25,060 3 5 Money-order Settlement .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,060 17 6 National Health Insurance Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 15 1 611 1 7 Naval Remittances Aocount .. .. .. .. .. 6,391 10 2 39 10 0 Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 18 4 75 0 0 New Zealand University Endowment, Westland .. .. .. .. 82 9 6 320 0 0 North Island Experimental Dairy School .. .. . ., .. 245 0 0 7,327 3 4 OposBum Fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,073 1 10 Payments through the High Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. 1,332,052 5 4 Post Offioe Savings-bank Deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. 99,009 14 3 67 9 10 Public Trust Office Remittance 106,717 13 10 Purchase of Wheat Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,213,078 19 6 Receipts by the High Commissioner for payment in"New Zealand .. .. 307,078 9 3 Remittances to Immigrants.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,546 9 1 30,000 0 0 Receiver-General's Deposit Account.. .. .. .. .. .. 26,000 0 0 2,891 8 11 Rotorua College and Grammar School Aocount .. .. .. .. 1,662 7 1 1,455 8 10 Samoan Loan Sinking Fund Acoount .. .. .. .. .. 1,614 11 6 94,738 2 11 Samoan Treasury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73,703 15 1 Stipendiary Magistrates Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. 133 15 9 678 2 11 Taranaki Scholarships Endowment .. .. .. .. .. .. 816 12 4 Tauranga Eduoational Endowment Reserves Act, 1896 .. .. .. 372 2 2 72 8 0 Thermal Springs Districts Act, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 128 19 3 287 9 10 Trentham Canteen Funds .. Trustee Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 199 6 4 Unclaimed Earnings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 579 4 8 Unemployment Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 0 3 Unpresented Cheques .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 403 5 0 3,671,071 18 0 1,292,678 1 6 £1,737,657 14 3 Totals .. £4,271,733 9 8 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.