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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1928-1929.

MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT REVENUE FUND.

1927-1928. 1928-1929. Gross. EXPENDITURE. Gross . I 1 ; £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. 601,824 15 9 Vote—Maintenance of Main Highways .. .. .. .. .. 1,001,032 9 llf Unauthorized Expenditure,— Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. 9,705 3 0 1,010,737 12 11 Expenditure under Section 20 of the Finance Act, 1925, — 1,807 0 0 Subsection (2) (a), Payments to Taranaki, Hawera, and Eltham County Councils .. 1,807 0 0 Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), Section 33, —- Payment to Wellington City Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,068 10 9 Expenditure under the Main Highways Amendment Act, 1926, Section 2, — 1,750 0 0 Advances to Local Authorities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,850 0 0 Main Highways Act, 1922, Section 15 (2), — I 300,000 0 0 Amount transferred to Construction Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 350,000 0 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, Section 26, — Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stock on account of 327 0 2 Construction Fund Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, — 28,929 11 10 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — Interest paid on temporary transfers to Construction Fund from other Accounts .. 32 17 6 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans, — 250 0 0 Main Highways Act, 1922 I Finance Act, 1928, Section 5 (1), —• Charges and expenses of raising Loans — Main Highways Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. 0 15 0 Balance at end of Year, — 377,859 4 10 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 208,970 7 4 Imprests outstanding— 2,126 15 3 in the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,732 15 6 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 18 8 Investment Account— 242,900 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 307,900 0 0 521,604 1 6* 622,886 0 1 £1,557,774 7 10 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. £1,903,100 17 8 * For explanatory statement see page 73. f Includes £59,948 transferred to Loans Redemption Account for redemption of Main Highways loans, not yet applied and included in the balance of Loans Redemption Account at 31st March, 1929.