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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1937-19 38.

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

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Gross Amount Net Amount Act charged to Hwnverlei charged to Act - Ordinary Revenue recoveries. . Ordinary Revenue Account. ' Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. i £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 431,178 13 1 .. i 431,178 13 1 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. Tire-tax .. .. .. 158,526 7 2 Motor-vehicles fees, fines, &c. .. 563,.'557 18 5 . J 721,884 5 7 .. 72 J, 884 5 7 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, 1937, to 31 March, 1938 .. .. .. .. 1,918,485 17 9 .. 1,918,485 17 9 Tax on Motor-spirits paid to Boroughs. Motob-si'ikits Taxation Act, 1927 : — Section 9 (1) (&),— Allocation of residue after deduction of expenses,* — Residue paid to Borough Councils — 8 per cent, for period 1 January, 1937, to 31 December, 1937 .. .. .. .. 103,370 1 6 .. 163,370 ! (i 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 .. .. .. 787 8 0 Section4 (6) (b), Other motor-vehicles 5,374 5 1 6,161 13 1 Mileage-tax and Penalties paid to Boroughs. Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927, Section 9 (1) (6), asd Motor-vehicles Amendment Act, 1934-35 : — Section 4 (6) (a), Electrically-propelled £ s. d. motor-vehicles .. .. .. Ill 1 9 Section 4 (6) (b), Other motor-vehicles 346 5 4 457 7 1 6,619 0 2 .. 6,619 0 2 Expenses of collecting and making Refunds. I-'inanoe 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 .. 1,401 9 11 Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927 : — Section 7, — Expenses of collecting tax on motorspirits paid to the credit of Vote, Customs for the period 1 January, £ s. <[. 1937, to 31 December, 1937 .. 19,580 12 4 Expenses of refunding tax on motorspirits paid to the Post Office for the period 1 January, 1937, to 31 December, 1937 .. .. 3,836 0 1 23,416 12 5 24,818 2 4 .. 24,818 2 4 Total, Highways .. .. .. 2,835,177 7 4 .. 2,835,177 7 4 I Carried forward .. .. .. 3,266,356 0 5 .. 3,266,356 0 5 * No deduction has been made in respect of any expenses incidental to the allocation of the residue.