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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 192 8-1 929.

Year ended 31st March, 1929, compared with the year ended 31st March, 1928—continued.

REPAYMENT ACCOUNT. 1927-1928. ■ 1928-1929. Gross. J EXPENDITURE. Gross _ . £ s. d. Securities redeemed and cancelled in terms of Section 13 of the Repayment of the £ s. d. £ s. d. 998,187 16 2 j Public Debt Act, 1925, — Nominal value. — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— £ s. d. New Zealand 4-per-cent. Consolidated Stock, 1929 .. 502,500 0 0 498,370 18 8 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. 196,000 0 0 190,000 0 0 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 .. .. .. .. 347,500 0 0 347,500 0 0 j 1,041,870 18 8 £1,046,000 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 187 11 10 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,325 17 2 I ) 1 £998,375 8 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. ... .. £1,047,196 15 10 AUTHORIZATION ACT 1914 ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Expenditure under Section 5 of the Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 167,277 16 11 New stations, station-yards, and terminal facilities .. .. .. .. 236,644 13 6 8,634 4 8 Duplications .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,680 10 3 1,217 9 3 Grade easements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,113 11 0 5,628 3 1 New engine-depot and approach-lines at Auckland .. .. .. .. 27,614 1 2 185,100 2 4 New line, Auckland to Westfield .. .. .. .. .. .. 125,951 19 11 7,930 1 5 Bridge-strengthening .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,725 10 2 427,730 6 0 375,787 17 8 Expenditure under Section 7 of the Finance Act, 1924, — 963 10 9 Paeroa railway-station rearrangement .. .. .. .. .. 3 8 3 54,411 0 2 Palmerston North railway deviation .. .. .. .. .. 128,022 12 4 54,527 10 3 Tawa Plat railway deviation .. .. .. .. .. .. 275,551 1!) 9 11,999 10 7 Pelichet Bay railway deviation .. .. .. - - • • • ■ ■ 755 9 6 53,137 3 8 Hutt Valley railway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,049 19 0 9,810 12 3 Elimination of level-crossings .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,004 2 1 —— 435,387 10 11 184,849 7 8 560,637 5 4 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 863,117 16 11