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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1937-1938.

GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT.

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Year Year ended 31st March, ended 31st March, 1938. 1937. EXPENDITURE. Net. Gross. Credits. Net. , — ; — £ s. d. Annual Appropriations, — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 137,748 7 7 Vote —Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. 447,351 10 9 260,596 17 3 186,954 13 6 586,981 19 6 „ Railway-construction .. .. .. •• 1,202,138 1 0 81,920 7 4 1,120,217 13 8 432,111 15 4 „ Railways Improvements and Additions to Open Lines.. 1,561,843 16 3 269,071 12 5 1,292,772 3 10 386,025 2 8 „ Public Buildings .. .. .. .. 780,832 11 4 93,130 4 8 687,702 6 8 268,884 9 3 ,, Education Buildings .. .. .. •• 554,758 17 5 7,912 11 1 546,846 6 4 629 18 11 „ Lighthouses .. .. •• 8,264 16 9 4 13 0 8,260 3 9 668 18 9 „ Harbour-works .. .. ■■ •• 11,267 4 7 7,850 0 0 3,417 4 7 16,789 7 9 „ Development of Tourist Resorts .. .. .. 23,534 7 8 375 6 11 23,159 0 9 913,719 16 9 „ Roads, &c 1,297,780 17 10 171,024 0 0 1,126,756 17 10 232,512 8 10 „ Telegraph Extension .. .. •• 531,512 6 11 219,251 14 11 312,260 12 0 62,672 11 4 ,, Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 282,815 18 4 135,379 18 10 147,435 19 6 11,061 10 0 ,, Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. .. 174,961 7 5 103,302 2 7 71,659 4 10 24,964 19 0 „ Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. .. 30,202 16 1 10,801 2 0 19,401 14 1 92,016 6 8 „ Settlement of Unemployed Workers .. .. 460,264 17 1 149,600 1 2 310,664 15 11 112,318 14 8 ,, Native Land Settlement .. .. .. .. 814,135 8 8 559,308 4 4 254,827 4 4 30,509 11 10 ,, Dairy Industry Loans .. .. .. .. 4,565 0 7 .. 4,565 0 7 ! 3,309,615 18 10 Total, Annual Appropriations .. .. 8,186,429 18 8 2,069,528 16 6 6,116,901 2 2 Unauthorized Expenditure— 21 0 0 Services not provided for .. .. •• •• 1,699 4 3 570 13 9 1,128 10 6 3,309,636 18 10 8,188,129 2 11 2,070,099 10 3 6,118,029 12 8 Lake Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust Account,— Expenditure under Land Act, 1924, Section 383 (2) — 43 15 II Administration Expenses Expenditure under Ellesmere Lands Drainage Act, 1905, Section 6 (1) — 439 5 0 Subsidy to Ellesmere Lands Drainage Board .. .. 234 13 4 ■. 234 13 4 483 0 11 234 13 4 234 13 4 Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1936, Section 32, — Part purchase-price of Flock House Estate by issue of 40,000 0 0 Government Stock .. 20,032 0 0 Part purchase-price of Flock House Estate Expenses of the Purchase of Flock House Estate .. .. 230 12 1 .. 230 12 1 60,032 0 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — Temporary transfers from other Accounts repaid .. .. .. •• 550,000 0 0 Balances at end of Year,— j 2,013,888 14 9 Cash* .. .. .. •• •• . • •• 65,915 13 10 28,792 3 7 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. •• •• •• 71,099 18 7 I 137,015 12 5 I 2,042,680 18 4 Investment Account—75,345 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. •• •• 16,845 0 0 (£5,488,177 18 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. •• £6,822,355 10 6 * This includes Public Account Cash Balance Investments, which it is not possible to allocate to the individual accounts.