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NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAlLWAYS—continued, WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT. Statement op Cash Receipts and Payments eor the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Receipts from Consolidated Fund By Wages and vouchers .. .. 6,556,447 6 1 under subsection 1 (a) (b) of Refunds to Harbour Boards, shipsection 4of Government Railways ping companies, and other carriers 289,994 4 9 Amendment Act, 1925.. .. 475,337 16 8 Interest on capital .. .. 1,913,310 14 9 Revenue receipts .. .. 8,162,941 9 6 Investments .. .. .. 175,000 0 0 "Credits in aid" (Working Rail- Balance as per general balanceways expenditure) .. .. 574,793 8 1 sheet .. .. .. 623,150 7 3 Receipts from Consolidated Fund under subsection 1 (d) of section 4 of Government Railways Amendment Act, 1925 .. .. 344,829 18 7 £9,557,902 12 10 £9,557,902 12 10 RENEWALS AND EQUALIZATION FUNDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926. Slips, Floods, and Accidents Equalization Fund. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Rolling-stock .. .. .. 7,300 0 0 By Contributions debited to workingBalance .. .. .. .. 24,205 0 0 expenses .. .. .. 31,505 0 0 £31,505 0 0 £31,505 0 0 Workers' Compensation Fund. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Accident payments .. .. 37,857 4 4 By Premiums debited to working-expenses 43,173 11 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 5,316 7 2 £43,173 11 6 £43,173 11 6 Fire Insurance Fund. jExpenditure. Income. To Fire losses on— £ s. d. £ s. d. Operating buildings .. .. 560 14 6 By Premiums debited to working-expenses 9,664 0 0 Dwellings .. .. .. 1,82711 3 Goods in transit .. .. 60 8 8 Upkeep Railway fire brigades and fire appliances .. .. .. 2,431 16 9 Balance .. .. .. .. 4,783 8 10 £9,664 0 0 j £9,664 0 0 General Renewals Fund. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Relaying of track .. .. 191,918 4 9 By Contributions debited to workingBridges, buildings, &c. .. .. 9,142 8 5 | expenses .. .. .. 553,890 15 4 Signals, interlocking, &c. .. .. 3,478 2 3 Rolling-stock .. .. .. 58,425 19 11 Locomotive workshops and plant .. 9,690 18 10 Dwellings .. .. .. 399 2 2 Balance .. .. .. 280,835 19 0 j £553,890 15 4 £553,890 15 4 Betterments Fund. Expenditure. £ s d. Income. £ s d To Way, works, buildings, and structures 17,711 7 1 By Contributions debited to workingSignals, &c. .. .. .. 582 14 8 expenses .. .. 39,718 1 0 Rolling-stock .. .. .. 15,495 13 3 Appropriation from net revenue .. 58,000 0 0 Refreshment service .. .. 3,534 3 5 Advertising service .. .. 394 2 7 Balance .. .. .. .. 60,000 0 0 £97,718 1 0 £97,718 1 0

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