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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 193 6-1937.

DISBURSEMENTS and RECOVERIES under SPECIAL ACTS of the LEGISLATURE—continued. Other Services—continued.

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Gross Amount Net Amount , . charged to Recoveries charged to Act. Ordinary Revenue , recoveries. Ordinary Revenue Account. | Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 419,979 12 7 419 > 979 12 7 HIGHWAYS. Tire-tax, Fees, and Fines transferred to Main Highways Account. Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2): — Section 24 (1), — Transfer to Main Highways Account as under — £ s. d. i Tire-tax .. .. •• 138,894 8 10 Motor-vehicles fees, fines, &e. .. 493,626 5 4 — 632,520 14 2 — .. 632,520 14 2 Tax on Motor-spirits transferred to Main Highways Account. Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927, Section 9 (1) (a) :■ — Allocation of residue after deduction of expenses,*— 92 per cent, of residue for period 1 April, 1936, to Ml March 1937 •• •• 1,697,942 3 0 31 JVlarcn, Lvot .. 1,697,942 3 0 Tax on Motor-spirits paid to Boroughs. Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927 : — Section 9 (1) (6), — Allocation of residue after deduction of expenses,* Residue paid to Borough Councils— 8 per cent, for period 1 January, 1936, to 31 December, 1936 .. .. .. 153,976 2 3 — .. 153,976 2 ô Motor-vehicles : Mileage-tax and Penalties. Mileage-tax and Penalties transferred to Main Highways Account. Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927, Section 9 (1) (a), and Motor-vehicles Amendment Act, 1934-35 :— Section 4 (6) (a), Electrically-propelled £ s. d. motor-vehicles .. .. .. 2,485 10 8 Section 4 (6) (6), Other motor-vehicles 804 14 3 — 3,290 4 11 Mileage-tax and Penalties paid to Boroughs. Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927, Section 9 (1) (b), and ! Motor-vehicles Amendment Act, 1934-35: — Section 4 (6) (a), Electrically-propelled £ s. d. motor-vehicles .. .. • • 235 1 7 Section 4 (6) (6), Other motor-vehicles 53 15 11 w 288 17 6 3,579 2 5 .. 3,579 2 5 Expenses of collecting and making Refunds. \ Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2): — Section 24 (3), — Transfer to the credit of Vote, Customs, in respect of the expenses incidental to the collection of tire-tax .. 828 9 8 Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927 : —• Section 7, —• Expenses of collecting tax on motorspirits paid to the credit of Vote, Customs for the period 1 March, £ 8. d. 1936, to 31 December, 1936 .. 16,685 17 3 Expenses of refunding tax on motorspirits paid to the Post Office for the period 1 January, 1936, to 31 December, 1936 .. .. 3,910 9 6 20,596 6 9 21,424 16 5 .. 21,424 16 5 TOTAL, Highways 2,509,442 18 3 .. 2,509,442 18 3 (juried forward ~ ~ 2,929,422 10 10 .. 2,929,422 10 10 • No deduction has been made in respect of any expenses incidental to the allocation of the residue.