IMPREST SUPPLY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2549, 25 August 1915, Page 4

IMPREST SUPPLY

, SCHEDULES OF THE BILL. Tho first Imprest Supply Bill brought down since the formation of the National Cabinet was before tho House yesterday. There was general laughter and hearty applause from all parts of the House when the Prime Minister (Mr. Massey) and! the Finance Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) walked up to Mr. Speaker from their bench and banded to him the Bill. Following are the schedules of the Bill:— FIRST SCHEDULE. £ Tho Consolidated Fund .. 650,000 The Public Works Fund 200,000 The Aid to Water-power Works Account 10,000 The Irrigation and Watersupply—Account 4,000 Tho National Endowment Account 3,000 The Landi for Settlements Ac-. count '2,000 Tho Land l for Settlements Ac-. count —, ■ Opening up Grown Lands for. Settlement Account ....j 5,000 The State Forests Account 3,000 Tho State Coal-mines Account. 25,000 Tho Scenery Preservation Account '•••• 1,000 The Wellington-Hutt Railway, and Road Improvement Account 200 The Railways Improvements Account -2,000 Tho Railways Improvement Authorisation Act, 1914, Account 30,000 The Native Land Settlement Account ' 300 The Waihou and Ohinemuri ■ Rivers Improvement Account 2,000 £937,500 SECOND SCHEDULE. i£ The Government Insurance Account •. 7,000 The Government Accident Insurance Account 1,000 The State Fire Insurance Account ;....' 2,600 The Public Trust Office Account 3,100 The Stat® Advances .Account — . Advances to. Settlers Branch Account 2,000 : Advances to Workers Branch. Account ;• 200 'Advances to Local Authorities! Branch ; 100 £16,000