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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, L 927-1928.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1928, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1927—continued.

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1926-1927. RECEIPTS. 1927-28. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 29,371,198 10 5 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,805,445 14 10 Credits in reduction, — Permanent Appropriations-— Debt Services — £ s. d. 2,143,860 14 7 Interest .. .. .. .. .. ..2,556,429 9 2 3,000 0 0 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. 7,452 6 8 465 16 8 Repayment of Funded Debt .. .. .. .. 489 5 10 ; 2,564,371 1 8 2,147,326 11 3 Under special Acts of the Legislature— 25 0 0 I Education Act, 1914—Subsidies .. .. .. 11 18 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, Section 26— 2,652 4 5 Management Charges of Consolidated Stock .. .. 13,116 13 4 Native Trustee Act, 1920, Section 17 — 10,000 0 0 Advance to Native Trustee's Account repaid .. 2,047 1 7 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 435 2 1 Pensions Act, 1926 (Miners'Pensions) .. .. .. 2,614 9 4 Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908, 35,496 14 5 Section 49, and Amendments (Public Service).. .. 153 3 3 Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927, Section 50 .. 38,912 0 3 Finance Act, 1925 (Section 27) — Increased Benefits for Widows and Children of Deceased 6,081 11 7 Contributors .. .. .. .. .. 4,445 14 9 Samoa Act, 1921, Section 364 (4), (Cost of purchase of 15,000 0 0 ; Samoan Treasury Notes recovered from Samoan Treasury) 3,994 16 0 \ Miscellaneous special Acts .. .. .. .. 5,982 4 1 1 65,236 3 0 75,732 10 1 j — 2,629,607 4 8 Credits-in-Aid, — 7,343 16 11 Vote—Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,856 18 8 „ Prime Minister's Department .. .. .. .. .. 313 4,368 0 10 „ Treasury Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,757 12 4 2,276 12 10 ,, Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 3 12,138 6 4 „ Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,124 8 1 12 12 10 „ National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. 311 16 5 673,472 3 7 „ Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 677,780 18 6 87,814 5 4 ,, Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84,228 8 1 25 0 0 ,, Government and other Domains .. .. .. .. .. 36 3 1 2,957 4 2 „ Maintenance and repairs to Roads .. .. .. .. .. 2,037 13 4 0 12 9 ,, Maintenance of Irrigation-works, &c. .. .. .. .. 354 8 1 10,581 11 1 ,, Native Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,040 13 0 406 4 9 „ Department of External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 454 12 1 12,267 0 10 „ Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,886 4 6 3.918 2 5 ,, Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. .. .. 2,625 15 4 13,836 15 6 „ Department of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,272 15 3 70,915 15 ,, Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 66,979 7 9 836 10 11 „ Crown Law Office • .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,303 19 9 7,284 15 10 | „ Police Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,869 12 7 2,743 5 1 ,, Pensions Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,236 12 4 1.919 19 8 „ Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,473 13 9 67,623 3 10 „ Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 69,846 14 3 22,770 4 3 ,, Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,010 19 9 3,289 1 4 „ Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. 218 14 2 130,194 18 4 ,, Mental Hospitals Department .. .. .. .. .. 134,805 2 0 104,226 1 5 „ Department of Health .. .. .. .. .. 104,986 14 8 32,873 0 7 „ Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,507 14 7 31,812 5 5 ,, Defence Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,744 17 11 2,383 9 7 „ Customs Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,360 19 2 7,850 2 7 ,, Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,975 12 8 1,457 5 7 „ Department of Labour .. .. .. .. .. ..I 2,050 8 0 120,507 7 4 \ „ Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. j 120,179 2 1 102 13 9 I ,, Scenery Preservation .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 5 2 10,482 6 11 ! „ Valuation Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,745 14 0 230 11 11 ,, Electoral Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 10 6 92,295 12 0 ,, Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 96,787 6 3 1,979 15 0 „ Department of Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. 633 10 6 245,193 3 1 ,, Education Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 254,916 11 9 1 4 1 „ Department of Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. 4,019 4 7 1,790,390 10 1 31,594,257 11 9 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. 1,807,025 16 5 31,435,052 19 6 Note.— [n these accounts thecredits-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 74.