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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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FUND ACCOUNT. 1925-1926. 1926-1927. Gross. EXPENDITURE. Gross £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure under Section 188 of the Land Transfer Act, 1915, — 60 0 0 ' Claims admitted and paid from the Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 Expenditure under Section 202 of the Land Transfer Act, 1915,— 60 13 3 \ Expenses of proceedings paid from the Fund I Expenditure under Section 18 of the Finance Act, 1924, — Expenses of carrying into effect the provisions of the Land Transfer (Compulsory 10,000 0 0 Registration of Titles) Aot, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 3,000 0 0 Balance at end of Year,— 2,359 9 9 | Cash in the Public Acoount.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,652 2 9 78,400 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76,400 0 0 < —i 81,052 2 9 SO,759 9 9 £.90,880 3 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £84,057 7 9 ACCOUNT. — . . . j . £ a. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. j 3,152 7 3 Vote —Land for Settlements Expenses . .. .. .. .. 3,127 17 4 Unauthorized Expenditure— Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 45 0 0 j — 3,172 17 4 j Expenditure under the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, Section 45, — 68,869 14 4 Acquirement of Estates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88,030 11 9 32,059 6 0 Expenses incidental to Estates .. .. .. .. .. .. 76,692 11 5 j 164,723 3 2 100,929 0 4 Expenditure under Section 20 (4) of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923 (Payment to Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account in respect of 15,503 18 6 amount added to the Capital Value of Land) .. .. .. .. .. 370 0 0 Expenditure under Section 83 (3) of the Land Act, 1924 (Payment in respect of Value of Improvements) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i 38 0 0 Expenditure under Section 20 (3) of the Land Aot, 1924 (Payment in respect of Land 850 0 0 obtained for Government Works, now deemed to be Settlement Land) .. .. .. 40 0 0 Land Act, 1924, Seotion 139, — 218 0 9 " Thirds " and " Fourths " paid over to Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts .. .. .. 97 18 1 186 17 2 Interest under Section 208 (8) of the Land Act, 1924 .. .. .. . . .. 203 18 4 Land for Settlements Act, 1925, Section 105, —• Amount paid in respect of Crown Lands proclaimed Land for Settlements Lands .. .. 307 15 0 Expenditure under Section 49 (4), Land for Settlements Act, 1925, — Amount appropriated from sales of Crown Land in payment for settlement land converted into ordinary Crown Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Expenditure under the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies' Empowering Act, 1925, Section 18 (1) (b), — Expenses in connection with the acquirement of land .. .. .. .. .. 2,304 10 1 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1926, Section 13, — Interest oil Proceeds from Sales of Crown Lands .. .. .. .. .. 22,000 0 0 Finance Act, 1926, Section 23 (4) — Recoupment of Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1944 — New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 — Land for Settlements Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 683 Finance Act, 1919, Section 4,— Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, — 355,064 18 11 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. •• I •• I 357,630 11 6 323 3 6 Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stock .. .. .. .. 322 19 10 476,228 6 5 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 551,468 1 7 ■ I 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 th<» net expenditure will be shown on page 81.