B.—l IPT. 11.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-1927.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of SEPARATE ACCOUNTS for the STATE FORESTS

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1925-1926. RECEIPTS. 1926-1927. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,399 10 10 Cash in the Public Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,358 3 11 Imprests outstanding — In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 165,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. 125,500 0 0 127,861 3 9 169,399 10 10 Credits-in-aid,— 1,513 16 9 Vote—State Forest Service .. .. .. .. .. 1,227 14 11 Credits in reduction, — Unauthorized Expenditure— 30 16 8 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 152 7 5 200 17 5 Recoveries on aeoount of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. 109 13 8 13,391 1 10 Receipts from Nurseries and Plantations .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,609 10 5 111,053 6 0 Reoeipts from Indigenous Forests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74,-900 19 2 Forests Act, 1921-22, Section 39, — 29,859 11 9 Receipts from National Endowment Indigenous Forests .. .. 27,270 19 0 4,608 18 2 Miscellaneous Receipts .. .. ■. .. ■■ .. 5,406 8 10 Forests Amendment Act, 1926, Sections 6 and 7, — Deduction for Administration Expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 275 17 5 Finance Act, 1925, Section 43, Subsection 7, — Revenue received in respect of Akatarawa Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 52 1 6 Finance Act, 1925, Section 43, Subsection 8, — Amount recovered in respect of administration expenses of Akatarawa ReserveWellington City Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 19 0 Eastbourne Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 17 0 Lower Hutt Borough Council . . .. .. .. . • .. 7 5 11 Petone Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 996 Upper Hutt Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 1170 Hutt County Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 13 7 131 2 0 Finance Act, 1925, Section 43, Subsection 4, — Contributions received from Local Authorities in respect of the purchase of the Akatarawa Reserve — 4,343 12 7 Wellington City Council 98 6 10 Lower Hutt Borough Council 388 7 8 Petone Borough Council 151 15 8 Upper Hutt Borough Council 191 19 2 Hutt County Council Eastbourne Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 17 10 75 17 10 5,174 1 11 7,178 110 Interest on Securities held by Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 4,551 6 10 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Seotion 40, — Temporary transfers from other Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 £342,410 3 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £261,625 2 9 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.