B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS—continued

(а) Main Highways Account closed as at 31st March, 1947. Estimate of expenditure for 1947-48 is now provided for in annual appropriation under vote, " Highways Maintenance." (б) Section 17 of the Finance Act (No. 2), 1935, provides that the Minister of Finance may refund to every racing club totalizator-tax up to £5OO received from that club, equal to per cent, of the gross totalizator-takings during the year. £ (c) Government Railway Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. 74,000 Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,000 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98,000 £200,000

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UNDER SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE OTHFIR, RPTCflTAT, Af!TS 1947-48. 1946-47. Estimated. Expended. HIGHWAYS Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), (Section 24), and Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927 (Sections 6-10) — Transfers to Main Highways Account Payments to boroughs, &c. £ (a) 209,000 £ 2,322,000 176,000 £ 2,758,128 197,483 209,000 2,498,000 2,955,611 ADVANCES TO OTHER GOVERNMENTS Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), (Section 7) Cr. 54,112 WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT War Expenses Act, 1939, Section 2 (4) (e) — Transfer to War Expenses Account 3,000,000 MISCELLANEOUS Appropriation Act, 1925 (Section 15) — Payments to Imperial War Graves Commission Appropriation Act, 1926 (Section 15) — Travelling-expenses of His Excellency the GovernorGeneral and staff in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920 Bank of New Zealand Act, 1945 (Section 7) — Costs, charges, and expenses of acquiring Bank of New Zealand shares Bank of New Zealand Act, 1945 (Section 9) — Additional dividend payable to ordinary and " D " long term mortgage shareholders Finance Act, 1930 (Section 53 (4) ) and Finance Act (No. 2), 1931 (Section 25 (2) (b) ) — Land assurance claims admitted and paid through errors in definitions of boundaries Finance Act (No. 3), 1934 (Section 8) — Interest on income-tax paid in advance Finance Act (No. 2), 1935 (Section 17) — Refunds to racing clubs of proportion of totalizator duty Finance Act, 1940 (Section 11 (1) ) — Honoraria of members of War Cabinet and War Administration Finance Act (No. 2), 1942 (Section 3) — Additional annual subsidies to Superannuation Funds .. 15,000 3,000 32,500 42,500 (6) 55,000 (c) 200,000 12,054 7,000 46,700 52,000 200,000 13,391 2,503 12,584 6,800 4 44,556 54,893 836 200,000