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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-1927.

SUMMARY of CERTIFIED STATEMENTS of LIABILITIES as on 31st March, 1927, as rendered by respective Departments in terms of Section 46 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926. CONSOLIDATED FUND, ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. Permanent Charges. Civil List:— £ s - d. Native purposes .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 337 6 3 TJnder special Acts: — £ s - d. Civil List Act, 1920 .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Education Act, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. 2,977 1 0 Finance Act, 1920, Section 43 (Grant to Canterbury College).. 390 7 6 Magistrates' Court Amendment Act, 1926 .. .. .. 150 0 0 National Provident Fund Act, 1926 .. .. .. 5,194 0 0 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914 .. .. 3,607 0 0 Pensions Act, 1926 — £ s. d. Old-age Pensions .. .. .. .. 177 18 9 Widows' Pensions .. .. .. .. 393 7 6 Military Pensions .. .. .. .. 20 8 4 Miners' Phthisis .. .. .. .. 18 19 2 610 13 9 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908 .. .. .. 2,358 3 9 Stock Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 2,083 15 6 War Pensions Act, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 591 7 1 18,037 8 7 Refunds of Revenue :— Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. 5,421 6 8 Registration and other Fees: Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925 .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 30 2 0 5,453 8 8 Votes. Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,751 1 3 Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 1 8 Treasury Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1, 448 10 7 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,374 10 8 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,789 9 4 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. .. .. 1,612 18 1 Post and Telegraph Working-expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. 61,876 6 3 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15. 133 4 5 Government and other Domains .. .. .. .. .. .. 368 13 3 Maintenance and Repairs to Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,467 18 7 Maintenance of Irrigation-works, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 331 7 6 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 192 8 1 Department of External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 2 11 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,252 17 11 Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. .. .. .. 501 3 3 Department of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,109 4 2 Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,072 13 7 Crown Law Office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 2 8 Police Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,420 13 3 Pensions Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 7 2 Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,697 15 9 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 49, 129 16 9 Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 371 12 2 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 12 9 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,338 15 6 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,682 711 Department of Health .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,682 17 11 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,450 14 2 Defence Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,361 17 9 Customs Department.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,064 15 0 Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,455 1 2 Department of Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,151 14 11 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. 3,332 5 0 Scenery Preservation.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 140 6 7 Valuation Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,931 7 8 Electoral Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 370 11 6 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,934 310 Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. .. 5,701 15 10 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. .. 284 13 11 Education Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,827 18 5 Unauthorized Expenditure—Customs Department .. .. .. .. 152 17 5 Emergency Expenditure Account—Public Works Department .. .. .. 2,498 16 1 Total, Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. ... ..£335,353 16 1

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