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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1899-1900

1898-99. RECEIPTS, 1899-1900. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 17,408 19 10 18,595 2 11 15,488 4 9 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,794 6 9 16,509 13 0 22,552 6 7 70,856 6 4 51,492 7 6 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Acts, 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899,— Proceeds of Debentures issued under the Acts of 1896 and 1897 Balance of Loan of £500,000, issued under the Act of 1898 Temporary advances on security of short-dated debentures, issued under the Act of 1899 Interest on overdue instalments 10,000 0 0 105,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 395,000 0 0 945,000*13 3 350,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 0 13 3 465,000 0 0 Debentures issued under "The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892," renewed under section 15 of " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1899 " 125,000 0 0 • 425,000 0 0 Amount transferred from the Consolidated Fund in terms of section 17 of "The Appropriation Act, 1899 " .. 450,000 0 0 1,740 8 11 Special Receipts in connection with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 1,693 18 5 365 0 5 225 8 1 Recoveries, — In respect of Debentures issued under "The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882" In respect of Expenditure charged in previous years (purchase of Native Lands) 347 0 5 347 0 5 590 8 6 42,943 10 8 416 7 0 Sinking Funds released under "The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," in respect of— " The Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 " " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 " .. .. .. .. 74 9 8 74 9 8 43,359 17 8 £987,183 2 7 Totals £1,592,972 8 1