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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-1927.

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

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LOAN ACCOUNT —continued. 1925-1926. EXPENDITURE. 1926-1927. Gross. Gross. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ a. il. 4,570,177 7 7 Brought forward .. .. .. •• •• •• 4,692,082 12 3 Balance at end of Year,-*-Cash in the Public Account— £ s. d. 138,845 1 5 Advances to Settlers Branch .. .. .. 2,241 5 0 12,628 IS 10 Advances to Workers Branoh .. .. .. .. .. I Investment Account— j 2,241 5 0 2,019,215 0 0 Advances to Settlers Branch .. .. .. .. 140 0 0 j 122,000 0 0 Advances to Workers Branch .. 140 0 0 2,292,688 15 3 2,381 5 0 £6,862,866 2 10 Totals .. .. .. .. .. . j .. £4,694,463 17 3 MINES ACCOUNT. I £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— I £ s. d. £ s. d. 226,775 17 4 Vote—State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 274,529 11 0 Unauthorized Expenditure— Services not provided for .. .. .. .. • ■ .. 110 0 0 * 274,639 11 0 226,775 17 4 ; Finance Act, 1919, Section 4, — Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, — 9,251 19 2 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. 9,176 19 2 7 17 7 Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stook .. .. .. .. 7 17 6 Amortization of Debt, — Finance Act, 1921-22, Seotion 17 — 4,552 0 5 Transfer to State Coal-mines Sinking Fund Account Coal-mines Aot, 1925, Section 185 — Transfer to State Coal-mines Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. 4,552 0 5 , 4,552 0 5 Balance at end of Year, — 1,071 17 7 Cash in the Public Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,404 4 4 17,500 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. '.. 24,300 0 0 33,704 4 4 18,571 17 7 £259,159 12 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £322,080 12 5 SINKING FUND ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Balance at end of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 318 11 8 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,565 6 10 47,880 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,540 0 0 55,105 6 10 48,198 11 8 £48,198 11 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £55,105 6 10 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.