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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-19 27.

for the Year ended 31st March, 1927, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1926—continued.

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ACCOUNT. 1925-1926. EXPENDITURE. 1926-1927. Gross. ! Gross. ! ; J £ s. d. Expenditure under Section 38 of the Finance Act, 1922, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 242 10 11 Payment of Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 239 13 11 £242 10 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £239 13 11 ASSISTANCE TRUST ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Expenditure under Section 6 (a) of the Hunter Gift for the Settlement of Discharged £ s. d. £ s. d. 33 3 7 Soldiers Act, 1921 .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. 32 14 2 Land Act, 1924, Section 139, — 93 17 7 " Thirds " and " Fourths " paid to Local Bodies'Deposit Accounts .. .. .. 94 17 7 Balance at end of Year, — 334 5 11 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 684 8 11 2,750 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,050 0 0 3,734 8 11 3,084 5 11 £3,211 7 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,862 0 8 SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT £ s. d. Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40,— £ s. d. £ s. d. Temporary transfers to other Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,170 11 5 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £32,170 11 5 ACCOUNT. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 14,587 0 1 Expenditure under Section 4 of the Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914 .. .. 3,186 2 0 Finance Act, 1926, Section 20, — Repayment of Advance made from Ordinary Revenue Acoount .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 3,441 18 5 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,365 2 6 £18,029 4 6 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £10,551 4 6 Note.—In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 51, Public Revenues Act, 1926) and other credits in reduction of expenditure are shown as receipts, and are not deducted from the expenditure as prior to 1924-25. For the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 81.