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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1 927-1928.

Year ended 31st March, 1928, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1927—continued.

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ACCOUNT—continued. 1926-1927. 1927-1928. Gross. EXPENDITURE. Gross . £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,451,157 19 4 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 941,074 18 3 Balance at end of Year, — 32,125 3 0 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,178 9 1 Imprests outstanding 8,241 7 0 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,898 12 0 Investment Accounts— Securities held—■ £ s. d. 97,030 0 0 Deposits Account (General) .. .. .. .. 81,430 0 0 41,790 0 0 German Currency .. .. .. .. .. 41,790 0 0 28,000 0 0 Miscellaneous (Belgian Belief Fund) .. .. .. 1,900 0 0 New Zealand University Endowment, Westland .. 1,900 0 0 136,000 0 0 Beceiver-General's Deposit Account .. .. .. 121,000 0 0 4,700 0 0 Botorua College and Grammar School Account .. 4,780 0 0 : Samoan Loan Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. 6,798 8 0 — 252,918 8 0 354,566 10 0 275,995 9 1* £1,805,724 9 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,217,070 7 4 * For explanatory statement see page 73. for the Year ended 31st March, 1928, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1927, ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriations,— £ s. d. £ s. d. 223,536 3 5 Vote —Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 237,502 7 1 1,181,919 16 ,, Bailway-construction .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,016,696 6 10 386,940 19 5 ,, Additions to Open Lines .. .. .. .. .. .. 401,948 15 0 120,419 14 10 „ General .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,828 7 3 1,260 15 4 ,, Courthouses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,532 10 2 23,974 0 1 „ Prison Buildings and Works .. .. .. .. .. 23,621 12 9 7,410 12 4 ,, Police-stations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,589 6 487,148 3 10 „ Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,319 7 5 4,165 12 7 „ Agricultural .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,862 12 7 68,661 8 0 ,, Mental Hospital Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 51,305 12 7 29,091 7 3 „ Health and Hospital Institutions .. .. .. .. .. 27,533 12 3 20,961 8 4 ,, Timber-supply and Sawmills, &c., for Public Works Department .. 16,937 0 10 48,442 15 11 „ Acquisition and Operation of Quarries for Public Works Department .. 25,276 2 8 5,759 3 8 „ Lighthouses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,090 9 8 13,483 19 10 „ Harbour-works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,085 1 3 32,629 11 0 ,, Development of Tourist Besorts .. .. .. .. .. 36,838 7 1 401,274 8 2 ,, Department of Immigration .. .. .. .. .. 177,617 9 4. 612,695 16 9 „ Boads, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 768.335 18 4 2,230 2 0 ,, Boads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,354 5 8 ,, Boads to give access to Outlying Districts .. .. .. . . 37,882 8 9 662,642 13 1 ,, Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. .. .. 684,546 10 5 34,220 8 7 „ Contingent Defence .. . .. .. .. 40,127 18 7 57,244 17 10 „ Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 76,908 3 6 59,451 18 4 „ Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. .. .. .. 54,997 3 3 54,407 2 5 „ Plant, Material, and Stores .. .. .. .. .. 73,226 0 5 400,000 0 0 „ Transfer to Main Highways Account —Construction Fund .. .. 200,000 0 0 4,539,972 4 6 4,114,963 10 0 Unauthorized Expenditure,— 2,601 14 6 Services not provided for.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 691 17 6 4,115,655 7 6 4,542,573 19 0 I | 4.542,573 19 0 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. [ 4,115,655 7 6 I I __ . . ' J Note. —In these accounts the oredits-in-aid (section 51, Public Bevenues 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.