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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 19 2 8-1929

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

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AUTHORIZATION ACT 1914 ACCOUNT—continued. 1927-1928. EXPENDITURE. 1928-1929. Gross. Gross. £ s. d. » £ s. d. £ s. d. 560,637 5 4 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 863,117 16 11 Expenditure under Section 10 of the Finance Act, 1925, — 23,225 6 0 .Rearrangement of or alterations and additions to stations .. .. .. 5,826 7 4 10,707 7 4 Deviation and duplication of Railway: Ravensbourne-Burfce's .. .. 11,045 18 4 37,021 4 11 New Depot for locomotives at Elmer Lane .. .. .. .. .. 18,014 11 10 13,360 17 8 Electric lighting of stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,141 3 3 43,564 14 1 Marshalling-ya.rds for Christchurch at Middleton .. .. .. .. 2,746 14 9 58,692 6 5 Telephones, telegraphs, and signalling, interlocking and safety appliances .. 36,984 17 0 26,600 7 6 Workshops and equipment of locomotive branch .. .. .. .. 9,459 14 4 New workshops at Otahuhu and Petone, and alterations and additions to 687,847 3 11 workshops at Addington and Hillside .. .. .. .. .. 904,018 10 0 3,187 12 9 Miscellaneous works —Auckland to Morningside deviation .. .. .. 14 8 6 — 1,000,252 5 4 904,207 0 7 4,900 8 6 Expenditure under Section 3 of the Finance Act, 1926, — Electrification of line from Lyttelton to Middleton .. .. .. .. .. 91,440 4 8 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans, —• New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — j 45,507 14 2 Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1926, Section 3 Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), Section 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,916 9 6 — 81,916 9 6 45,507 14 2 Balance at end of Year,— 90,966 18 8 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,119,538 4 6 Imprests outstanding— 1,731 5 11 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,834 18 1 9,821 3 9 In London .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 2,742 9 0 Investment Account— 574,250 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,700 0 0 1,174,815 11 7* 676,769 8 4 £2,192,02116 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,211,542 8 0 * For explanatory statement see page 73. DRAINAGE ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Expenditure under Section 7 of the Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 15,270 12 8 Administration Expenses, and Construction and Carrying-on of Works .. .. .. 17,854 1 7 Expenditure under Section 8 (2) of the Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910, — 2 7 10 Acquisition of Land for Drainage Works .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,506 0 0 Finance Act, 1925, Section 22 (1), — Refund of Rates .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 967 Appropriation Act, 1924, Section 14 (2) (b), — Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), Section 11— 667 19 2 Refund of Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 402 12 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, —- 5,010 0 0 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. 3,050 0 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — Temporary transfers from other Accounts repaid .. .. .. .. .. 8,000 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 3,807 13 0 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,411 9 11 Investment Account — 2,000 0 0 Securities held .. .. •• •• .. .. .. •• 6,411 9 11* 5,807 13 0 £26,758 12 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £37,233 10 1 * For explanatory statement see page 73.