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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1931-1932.

Year ended 31st March, 1932, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1931—continued.

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ACCOUNT. Y EAE Year ended 31st March, ended 31 st March, 1932. 1931. EXPENDITURE. Net. Gross. Credits. Net. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 37,215 0 4 Vote—Westport Harbour .. .. .. .. 20,376 11 6 80 2 10 20,296 8 8 Unauthorized Expenditure, — Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 265 3 5 63 15 0 201 8 5 37 215 o 4 20,641 14 11 143 17 10 20,497 17 1 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, and Westport Harbour Amendment Act, 1926, Section 3, — 17,440 0 3 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. •• 8,620 11 9 5 3 Sinking Fund recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. •• 4,644 15 1 21,895 5 6 13,265 6 10 Appropriation Act, 1926, Section 13, — Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of cost of exchange on 39 13 8 Cash remitted to London for investment Westport Harbour Amendment Act, 1926, Section 4 (1), — Interest on Advances from Consolidated Fund in terms of 4,228 13 3 Section 5a (2) of the Westport Harbour Act, 1920 .. .. •• 4,323 10 11 Balance at end of Year, — 1,755 16 1 Cash .. .. .. . • •• •• •• 477 13 0 Imprests outstanding— 2 1 10 In the Dominion 0 15 0 In London .. 477 13 0 1,758 12 11 £65,137 5 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. •• £38,564 7 10 WAYS ACCOUNT. . . j— " — — £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 6,222,159 19 6 Vote —Working Railways .. .. •• •• 5,767,859 17 10 691,985 4 9 5,075,874 13 1 Government Railways Amendment Act, 1926, Section 38 (1) (a), — 685,000 0 0 Interest on Capital Moneys expended on Railways (on account) .. .. 841,720 2 9 Government Railways Amendment Act, 1928, Section 5 (1), — Subsidy to Railways Employees'Sick Benefit Fund .. .. j 8,000 0 0 ■ Government Railways Amendment Act, 1926, Section 38, — 100,000 0 0 Repayment of Advances from Consolidated Fund .. Appropriation Act, 1926, Section 13, — Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of cost of exchange on Cash 865 6 0 remitted to London for investment .. .. .. | - — Balance at end of Year,— 479,688 7 2 Cash .. .. .. .. •• •• 199,705 19 3 Imprests outstanding— 9 0 7 In the Dominion 7,580 11 3 In London .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 3,076 11 4 Investment Account — Securities held .. .. •. • • • • • • 600,000 0 0 Securities held on behalf of Railways Employees' Sick 9,185 8 0 Benefit Fund .. .. .. .. •• •• 14,180 3 6 816,962 14 1* 496,463 7 0 £7,504,488 12 6 Totals .. .. •• •• •• •• £6,742,557 9 11 * For explanatory statement, see page 56.