B. —1 [PT. I].

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 924-1 9 25.

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

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(Discharged Soldiers Settlement Aoeount). 1923-1924. 1924-1925. Net. EXPENDITURE. Gross . £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,—- £ 8. d. £ s. d. 2,480 4 5 Vote—Land for Settlement of Discharged Soldiers: Expenses .. .. .. 6,377 2 10 Expenditure under the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, Section 82, — 707 18 3 Acquirement of Estates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 15,221 7 3 Expenses incidental to Estates .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,306 3 9 27,506 3 9 15,929 5 6 Expenditure under Section 83 of the Land Act, 1924 (Transfer to Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account in rcspect of value of improvements) .. .. .. 800 0 0 Recoupments under the Finance Act, 1919, Section 4, — Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,000 0 0 5,870 8 11 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,741 8 I 95,741 8 1 Balance at end of Year,— 32,282 3 8 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,571 0 4 Imprests outstanding— 916 14 0 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,060 11 2 — 7,631 11 6 33,198 17 8 £57,478 16 6 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £138,056 6 2 (Opening up Grown Lands for Settlement). £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,—r £ s. d. £ s. d. 49,1S"> 13 0 Vote —Opening up Land for Settlements .. . .. .. .. .. 23,169 5 11 Recoupments under the Finance Aot, 1919, Section 4, — 8,063 9 4 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,145 19 4 1,102 6 2 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,149 7 0 9,295 6 4 9,165 15 6 Balance at end of Year, — 1,776 11 4 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,182 12 9 Imprests outstanding— 397 10 1 In the Dominion 4,182 12 9 2,174 1 5 £60,525 9 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £36,647 5 0 WORKERS' DWELLINGS ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Recoupments under the Finance Act, 1919, Section 4, — £ a. d. £ s. d. 178 17 6 Interest .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 90 14 1 7 4 10 Sinking Fund 90 14 1 186 2 4 Balance at end of Year, — 90 14 1 Cash in the Public Account £276 16 5 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £90 14 1 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.