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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-192 7.

DISBURSEMENTS and RECOVERIES under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY —ctd.

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Gross Amount Net Amount Act. | charged to Recoveries. charged to Ordinary Revenue. Ordinary Revenue. £ s. d. £ s. d, £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. ... 1,894,791 4 4 20,111 12 8 1,845,211 2 3 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 —continued: — Section 26 —continued — Less —continued— Amounts recovered from—continued— £ s. d. Brought forward .. 825 15 4 Native Land Settlement Account 108 15 1 State Coal-mines Account .. 7 17 6 State Forests Account .. .. 31 17 3 State Advances Department— Settlers Branch .. .. 999 0 9 Workers Branch .. .. 519 11 10 Local Authorities Branch .. 151 14 0 Swamp Land Drainage Account .. 7 12 8 .. 2,652 4 5 26,816 5 0 Section 52—Fee for auditing accounts of the .Public Debts Sinking Funds for year ended 31st March, 1926 .. 2 2 () . - 2 2 0 New Zealand University Act, 1908 : — Section 30 —Annual grant to the University of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 3,845 0 0* .. 3,845 0 0 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914:— Section 16 —University National Scholarships .. .. 2,973 0 6 Section 28—University Bursaries .. .. .. 11,353 19 6 Section 31 —Annual grants— £ s. d. Auckland University College.. .. 6,600 0 0* Victoria University College .. .. 6,600 0 0* Canterbury College . .. .. 3,600 0 0* University of Otago .. .. 8,200 0 0* 25,000 0 0 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1919:— .. 39,327 0 0 Section 4— Annual grants for workers' extension lectures— Auckland University College .. .. .. 500 0 0 Victoria University College .. .. .. 500 0 0 Canterbury College .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 University of Otago .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 .. 2,000 0 0 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914, Section 33, and New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1926, Section 21 : — Subsidies on voluntary contributions— Auckland University College .. .. .. 3,944 8 10 Victoria University College .. .. .. 724 6 0 Canterbury College .. .. .. .. 3,535119 University of Otago .. .. .. .. 6,415 17 9 — .. 14,620 4 4 Orchard-tax Act, 1916 :— Section 4, —- Payment to New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation (Limited) in respect of tax collected .. .. ], 800 0 0 .. 1,800 0 0 Pensions Act, 1913 :— Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. .. 611,386 3 1 Military pensions, Maori War .. .. .. 13,321 13 5 Widows'pensions .. .. .. .. .. 200,548 2 11 825,255 19 5 Pensions Act, 1926 :— Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. .. 329,962 5 9 Military pensions, Maori War .. ., .. 6,124 0 9 Widows'pensions .. .. .. .. .. 100,532 1 1 Miners' pensionsf .. .. .. .. .. 14,201 0 10 Less Gold duty collected under section 455, Mining Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. . .. 435 2 1 450,819 8 5 Pensions Amendment Act, 1924: — .. 1,275,640 5 9 Pensions for the blind .. .. .. .. 6,851 1 3 Pensions Act, 1926 :— Pensions for the blind .. .. .. .. 3,452 8 5 .. 10,303 9 8 Carried forward .. .. .. .3,242,764 8 2 23,198 19 2 3,219,565 9 0 * Subject to the Public Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1921-22, Section 10. t NOTE. —See also under Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915.