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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 19 2 6-19 27,

PUBLIC WORKS FUND.—GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT. DETAIL STATEMENT of RECOVERIES on Account of EXPENDITURE of PREVIOUS YEARS, for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1927.

STATEMENT of IMPRESTS of the PUBLIC WORKS FUND (GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT) OUTSTANDING as at the 31st March, 1927, showing the SERVICES for which they were issued.

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£ s. d. £ s. d. [ £ s. d. Public Works Department :— ■ Contribution towards coat of Wanganui River Bridge .. 510 0 0 Forfeited deposits on account of contracts (refunded from Receiver-General's Deposit Account) . . .. 199 16 3 Instalments in respect of mortgage, Oturei .. .. 534 17 10 Instalment for cost of protective works Inter-Wanganui River Board .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Instalment for cost of protective works, Hokitika Borough 203 17 0 Instalment on mortgage for cost of road, Hauraki Pastoral Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 19 11 Proportion of allocation of general " departmental" administration expenditure in accordance with Cabinet decision for the year 1925-26—■ Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Account 1,332 0 0 Electric-supply Account .. .. .. .. 26,240 0 0 Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account 8,334 0 0 Repayment of advances in respect of village-homestead settlement lands .. .. .. .. .. 127 10 0 Repayment of loan, Gore Borough Council .. .. 200 14 11 Refund of rent overcollected on stacking-site, Otaio .. 13 17 2 Refund of unpaid balance of cost of private siding, Waikiekie 186 17 5 Transfer of stores, &c., at valuation to other accounts .. 16,287 6 1 Sale of —■ Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 3,883 3 2 Horses .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 5 0 Motor cars, cycles, &c. .. .. .. . . 189 8 6 Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,837 10 0 Plant .. .. . • . • . • • • 1,445 0 0 Surplus and obsolete stores .. . . .. 768 2 3 Typewriters .. .. . . .. . . 24 17 6 — — 68,433 3 6 Defence Department :—• Sale of —■ Buildings .. .. .. .. . . .528 0 0 Roof-trusses .. .. . . .. . . 125 0 0 Surplus and o bsolete stores .. . . .. 10 0 11 Recovery of cost of erecting sheds at Trentham and Featherston .. .. .. .. .. 88 0 0 — ____ 751 0 11 Railway Department : —- Value of rolling-stock and machinery written-off and charged to Renewals Fund .. .. .. .. 77,749 00 ————— 146,933 4 5 ;

Fcjbliu Wobks Fund , General Purposes Account, — £ a. d. Vote —Railway-construction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,679 1 (I —Additions to open Lines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,884 11 1 —Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. .. .. ■. 323 15 5 —Department of Immigration .. .. .. .. . ■ 44,186 0 0 —Roads, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . •• 2,534 12 4 —Telegraph Extension .. . .. .. .. .. .. 9,958 14 11 £71,566 14 9