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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 192 4-1925.

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

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RELIEF ACCOUNT. 1923-1924 1924-1925. 1 *46 iaz*. EXPENDITURE. - . Net. ; Gross. £ s. d. Expenditure under Seotion 20 (8) of the Finance Act, 1922,— £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,890 0 0 Advances for Flood Relief .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,320 0 0 78 0 0 Advances for Fire Relief .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. 200 9 2 In aid of Works of Production— 49 4 0 Advances to Orchardists 500 0 0 Advances to Ferngrove Sawmilling Company 500 o o Advances to Murchison Lime Company Advance to Nelson Farmers'Union Lime Company .. .. 3,500 0 0 Assistance to Cider Manufacturers .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 0 0 U. 14,520 9 2 7,017 4 0 Recoupments under the Finance Aot, 1919, Section 4, — 3,000 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 136 12 11 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 133 12 11 3,133 12 11 3,136 12 11 Balanoe at end of Year, — 4,097 0 5 Cash in the Publio Acoount.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,169 0 9 23,500 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 0 — 18,169 0 9 27,597 0 5 £37,750 17 4 Totals .. £35,823 2 10 SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Expenditure under Section 5 of the Hauraki Plains Aot, 1908, and Seotion 93 £ s. d. £ s. d. of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Publio Bodies Empowering 79,033 19 5 Aot, 1916 .. .. .. * .. 67,490 8 9 " ~~ ' ~~ Expenditure under the Hauraki Plains Amendment Aot, 1922, Section 5 (2), (Main8,955 9 2 tenance of completed Works) .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,227 18 1 Expenditure under the Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1922, Seotion 5 (3), (Re156 9 7 coupment of Rates to the Consolidated Fund) .. .. .. .. .. 33 19 7 Expenditure under Section 4 (2) of the Finance Act, 1924 (Payment for Lands set apart under the Hauraki Plains Act, 1908) .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 \ Recoupments under the Finance Act, 1919, Seotion 4, — 20,491 7 3 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,743 15 0 874 10 10 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 997 17 5 2,741 12 5 21,365 18 1 Balanoe at end of Year,— 1,694 12 7 Cash in the Public Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 5,906 15 1 j £111,206 8 10 Totals .. .. .. £87,420 13 11 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.