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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS

19O4-19O5. RECEIPTS. 19O5-19O6. £ s. d. £, s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. J Balance at beginning of Year, — 320,790 8 4 Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 833,041 5 1 Advances in the hands of Offioers of the Government— 22,891 9 7 In the Colony .. .. .. .. .. .. £4,128 2 8 12,545 6 10 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,506 0 5 37,575 2 5 Investment Account 320,790 8 4 22,891 9 7 12,545 6 10 37,575 2 5 .— 28,629 3 1 393,802 7 2 Qno QAO "7 o : SGI,670 8 2 393,802 7 2 I The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1899,— Provision for repayment of £300,000 advances— 100,000 0 0 i 3J-per-cent. Stock created .. .. .. .. .. .. j 200,000 0 0 ! 4-per-cent. Debentures sold .. .. .. .. .. .. | 100,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 i i . 300.000 0 0 300,000 0 0 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900,— Provision for debentures due 1st April, 1905, £250,000— Debentures issued in renewal .. .. .. .. .. .. 149,000 0 0 Debentures sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j 101,000 0 0 Premium received on sale of debentures .. .. .. .. .. I 510 0 0 Provision for debentures due 1st April, 1904, £500,000— 203,500 0 0 i Temporary advances against issue of debentures .. .. ., .. < 301,000 0 0 I Debentures sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. [ 204,500 0 0 Debentures issued in renewal .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 709,000 0 0 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901,— Provision for Debentures due 1st December, 1904, £250,000— 70.100 0 0 ! Debentures sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 179,600 0 0 : Debentures renewed .. .. .. .. .. .. Provision for Debentures due 1st December, 1905, £15,000 — Debentures sold.. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. | 15,000 0 0 250,510 0 0 i 9AQ 7nn r> r> 249,700 0 0 15,300 0 0 249,700 o o The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1903,— In respeot of issue of £1,000,000 authorised— 1,000,000 0 0 Debentures issued 583,950 0 0 Brought to charge in previous year .. .. .. .. I 416,050 0 0 416,050 0 0 717,063 0 0 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1904,— 717,063 0 0 Instalments received in respect of £750,000 Loan, 4 per oent., issued in London.. 32,937 0 0 Temporary advances on security of short-dated debentures issued in anticipation 200,000 0 0, of loan.. .. .. Interest on overdue instalments .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 12 11 200,000 0 0 32,983 12 11 917.063 0 0 ! 917,063 0 0 31 1 , UOO U U I The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1905, £1,000,000 authorised— i Proceeds of debentures and scrip issued .. .. .. .. .. 817,913 12 6 817,913 12 6 The New Zealand Loans Act, 1904,— 3$-per-cent. Inscribed Stock oreated to cover expenses of raising £1,000,000 Loan 22.83S 0 0 22,833 0 0 1,633 6 7 Special Receipts in connection with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and 1,633 6 7 Akaroa Railway Trust .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. 1,631 19 7 Amount transferred from the Consolidated Fund in terms of section 13 of " The 600,000 0 0 Appropriation Act, 1905" .. 600,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 Amount transferred from North Island Main Trunk Loan Application Act Deposit 10,000 0 0 Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Recovery on account of expenditure of previous year— Contribution towards cost of combined road and railway bridge over the Mataura River on the Riversdale-Switzers Railway.. 1,000 0 0 63,597,248 13 9 Totals 3,597,248 13 9 £2,503,842 13 2