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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-1927.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of SEPARATE ACCOUNTS for the

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LOANS REDEMPTION 1925-1926. RECEIPTS. 1926-1927. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. 31,442,577 3 11 Brought forward .. .. .. . .. 7,080,134 17 0 Portion of amount advanced to the High Commissioner for Redemption of Debentures at maturity, now utilized for Redemptions,— 3,000 0 0 Westport Harbour Act, 1920, Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884 Adjustment of amount wrongly debited during Year 1925-26, —• Securities redeemed and cancelled in terms of Section 24 of the Finance Act, 1921-22— New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1929.. .. .. .. .. .. 31 5 2 Adjustment of amount wrongly debited during Financial Year 1925-26, — Securities redeemed and cancelled in terms of Section 24 of the Finance Act, 1921-22— New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1940 (nominal amount —Nil) .. .. .. 271 10 11 £31,445,577 3 11 Totals .. . . . .. . £7,080,437 19 1 | j MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT £ s. d. Balanoe at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 51,547 7 5 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,608 13 5 Imprests outstanding— 2,826 0 0 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 016 527,000 0 0 Investment Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 652,000 0 0 654,608 14 11 581,373 7 5 Credits-in-Aid, — 5,227 17 6 Vote—Maintenance of Main Highways .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,061 5 6 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. .. 28 12 0 Main Highways Act, 1922, Section 14, — 35,000 0 0 Amounts transferred from the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 35,000 0 0 228,711 13 6 Customs duty on tires .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 190,574 16 7 86,680 17 10 Fees and fines under Section 24 of the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924 .. .. 395,797 5 1 Interest on moneys expended on purchase of plant supplied to Local Bodies .. 20 0 0 621,392 1 8 350,392 11 4 20,199 1 9 Interest on Securities held by Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 30,572 5 6 5,839 18 0 Interest on Securities held by Construction Fund Investment Account .. .. .. 4,022 3 6 £963,032 16 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,332,685 3 1 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.