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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-1927.

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

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ACCOUNT—continued. 1925-1926. EXPENDITURE. 1926-1927. Gross. Gross. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 31,426,794 10 7 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,080,198 16 11 Adjustment of amount wrongly credited in the Financial Year 1922-23, — 5-per-cent. Inscribed Stock issued in respect of amount required to cover Stamp Duty on transfers— New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935-45— War Purposes Loan Act, 1917— 3 12 7 Premiums Adjustment of entries wrongly shown in 1924-25 Accounts,— Charges and expenses of raising loans— New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10— 56 15 1 Land for Settlements Branch 10 16 3 Advances to Settlers Branch 202 14 0 Advances to Workers Branch.. 270 5 4 Balance at end of Year, — 18,508 15 5 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. 239 3 2 £31,445,577 3 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £7,080,437 19 1 REVENUE FUND. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 287,193 6 6 Vote —Maintenance of Main Highways .. .. .. .. .. .. 551,490 15 9 Expenditure under Section 20 of the Finance Act, 1925, — 1,400 0 0 Subsection (1), Payment to Inglewood County Council 1,807 0 0 Subsection (2) (a), Payments to Taranaki, Hawera, and Eltham County Councils .. 1,807 0 0 3,523 14 7 Subsection (2) (6), Payment to Taranaki County Council — 1,807 0 0 6,730 14 7 Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stock on account of Construction Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 11 7 Finance Act, 1919, Section 4, — Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, —• 14,500 0 0 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,209 7 10 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans, — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — Main Highways Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 210 0 6 Balance at end of Year, — 2,608 13 5 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. 98,532 8 3 Imprests outstanding— In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 19 2 0 16 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,448 0 0 652,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 652,900 0 0 — 752,939 7 5 654,608 14 11 £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 purpose of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 81.