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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1943-1 944 STATEMENT of INTEREST on the PUBLIC DEBT REDEMPTION FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1944

Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1925, Section 12 (a) — Interest earned by the capital moneys of the Public Debt Redemption Fund held by —■ £ s. d. Public Trustee .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 284,673 6 11 State Advances Office .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 109,687 10 0 £394,360 16 11

STATEMENT of INTEREST on OTHER PUBLIC MONEYS for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1944

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£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on otheb Public Moneys :■ — On investments made in respect of the— Deposits Account .. .. .. .. .. 47,618 1 6 Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. 71,633 18 5 Bank of New Zealand Shares Account: Dividends transferred to Ordinary Revenue Account in terms of section 8 (3), Finance Act, l'J26 — Dividend on 500,000 £1 preference A shares .. 43,750 0 0 Final dividend on 1,375,000 £1 preference B shares 25,000 0 0 for year ended 31st March, 1943 Interim dividend on 1,375,000 £1 preference B shares for year ended 31st March, 1944 .. .. 18,750 0 0 Half-yearly dividend on 234,375 £1 C long-term mortgage shares to 31st March, 1943 .. .. 6,152 6 10 Half-yearly dividend on 234,375 £1 C long-term mortgage shares to 30th September, 1943 .. 6,152 6 10 — 99,804 13 8 National Development Loans Account .. .. .. 7,109 11 5 Public Account Cash Balance Investment Account .. .. 8,302 7 8 Public Works Account .. .. .. .. .. 24,371 9 8 War Expenses Account .. .. .. .. .. 23,191 19 7 282,032 1 11 On £1,226,000 appropriated out of Public Works Account and paid to Main Highways Account in terms of paragraph (b), section 16, Main Highways Act, 1922 — Finance Act, 1930, section 36 .. . . .. .. .. Dr. 12,260 0 0 On amount due from the Public Works Account in terms of section 38 (3), Native Land Amendment Act, 1936, on account of Native Land Development (on account) .. .. 82,851 0 7 On loan of £400,000 to the Rural Intermediate Credit Board, year ended 30th June, 1943 .. .. .. .. 12,000 0 0 On loans to earthquake sufferers in terms of section 49, Hawke's Bay Earthquake Act, 1931 • ■ . . .. .. 140 5 6 On loans to local bodies under Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,686 14 9 On loans to Samoan Treasury in terms of section 33, Samoa Act, 1921 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,531 1 2 On loan to Taieri River Trust in terms of section 3, Taieri River Improvement Amendment Act, 1939 .. .. .. 2,550 0 0 On loans under section 26, Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act, 1934 .. ...... .. .. 1,435 10 2 On £464,075 15s. 2d. net profits of the Cheviot Estate Account in terms of section 19 (4) of the Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,135 13 7 On valu'e of Crown lands declared to be subject to the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, and former Land for Settlements Acts—-Land Laws Amendment Act, , 1929, section 47— , 1942-43 .. .. .. .. .. 8,477 12 ~0 1943-44 .. .. .. .. .. 8,477 12 0 16,955 4 0 On miscellaneous advances— For Native Land Settlement Account —Survey liens .. .. 870 9 6 From Vote " Agriculture," to various agricultural associations .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 14 7 To Cook Islands Fruit Account .. .. . . .. 084 16 4 To Eastbourne Borough Council for drainage works . . .. 194 2 8 To George Scurr and Co., Ltd. .. .. .. .. 4 3 1 To Gabriel's Gully Blue Spur Gold-mining Co., Ltd. . . .. 48 0 0 Jubilee Co-operative Party .. .. .. .. 7 16 0 Mossbank Coal-mining Co. .. .. .. .. 14 0 11 Sylvia Mines Consolidated, Ltd. . . .. .. .. 25 2 2 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 18,818 9 3 449,102 7 8