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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1930-1931

MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT REVENUE FUND.

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year ybar ended 31st march, ended 3ist March, 1931. 1930. EXPENDITURE. Net. Gross. Credits. Net £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ a. d. £ s. d. £ 3. d. 1,224,554 16 1 Vote—Maintenance of Main Highways .. .. 1,163,049 8 7 71,687 8 4 1,091,362 0 3f Main Highways Act, 1922, Section 15 (2),— 750,000 0 0 Amount transferred to Construction Fund .... .. .. 300,000 0 0 Finance Act, 1925, Section 20 (2) (a),— 1,807 0 0 Payments to Taranaki, Hawera, and Eltham County Councils .. .. 1,807 0 (1 Expenditure under the Main Highways Amendment Act, 1926, Section 2, — 18,215 0 0 Advances to Local Authorities .. .. .. .. .. ., 19,003 3 11 Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), Section 33,— 24,128 10 9 Payment to Wellington City Council .. .. .. .. .. 22,339 10 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40,— Interest paid on Temporary Transfers to Construction Fund 2,186 6 0 from other Accounts .. Appropriation Act, 1926, Section 13, — Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of cost of exchange on Cash remitted to London for investment .. .. .. .. 956 11 5 Finance Act, 1930, Section 36,— Interest paid to Consolidated Fund on £1,226,000 appropriated out of Public Works Fund and paid into Main Highways Account Construction Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 61,300 0 0 Finance Act, 1930,— £ s. d. Section 37 (1) —Subsidies under Appropriation Act, 1916, Section 9 .. .. 95,173 14 6 Section 37 (3) —Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of Subsidies paid to Local Authorities under Appropriation Act, 1916, Section 9 .. .. .. .. 94,192 19 11 Section 37 (1) —Subsidies under Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, Section 72 .. 7,717 13 10 Section 37 (3) —Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of Subsidies to Borough and City Councils under Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, Section 72 .. .. 22,231 3 7 .. .. 219,315 1110 795 10 7 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans, — Finance Act, 1928, Section 5 (1)— Main Highways Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,410 10 11 Ralance at end of Year, — 119,089 5 7 Cash.. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. 223,571 11 1! Imprests outstanding— 862 16 0 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,314 7 1 0 1111 In London Investment Account — 15,900 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. 115,000 0 (I 136,452 13 6 339,885 19 0* £2,158,139 16 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,057,380 7 I * For explanatory statement, see page 03. t Includes £44,180 transferred to Loans Redemption Account tor redemption of Main Highways loans, lint not yet applied, and included in the balance of Loans Redemption Account at 31st March, 1931. ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Mining Act, 1926, Section 383 (6) (6),— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 63 8 10 Advances for Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. 14,022 12. 3 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139,— 250 0 0 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 800 0 0 Appropriation Act, 1926, Section 13, — Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of cost of exchange on Cash remitted to London for investment .. .. .. .. 59 11 6 Balance at end of Year, — 723 13 4 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 362 6 11 Investment Account— 14,000 0 0 Securities held . 362 6 11* 14,723 13 4 £15.037 2 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £15,244 10 8 • l''nr explanatory statement, sec page 88,