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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS

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1906-19Q7. RECEIPTS. 1907-1908. £ s. d. 428,019 6 2 11,647 16 8 44,631 11 3 8,000 0 0 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in Publio Aocount Advances in the hands of Offioers of the Government — In the Dominion In London Investment Acoount £ s. d. 323,071 0 0 15,265 0 9 21,063 18 2 £ s. d. 359,399 18 11 492,298 14 1 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1900,— Provision for debentures matured 1st May, 1907 — Debentures sold Debentures renewed under " The New Zealand Loans Aot, 1904 " 500 0 0 3,000 0 0 3,500 0 0 The Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1902,— Debentures issued for redemption of debentures matured 1st December, 1906 .. 200 0 0 943,600 0 0 4,890 0 0 The Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act, 1906,— Proceeds of scrip and debentures issuedj(balance £1,000,000 loan) Premium reoeived 56,400 0 0 1,920 0 0 58,320 0 0 948,490 0 0 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1907, — Proceeds of sorip and debentures issued (on aooount £1,000,000 loan) Premium reoeived.. 808,200 0 0 11,594 0 0 819,794 0 0 Special Receipts in connection with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 1,640 6 1 1,559 11 10 Revenue transferred from the Consolidated Fund in aid of Publio Works 800,000 0 0 775,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892,— Debentures matured 31st October, 1906, renewed under " The New Zealand Loans Aot, 1904" .. .. .. .. - .. 1,000 0 0 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901,— Debentures matured 1st December, 1906, renewed under " The New Zealand Loans Act, 1904 " The Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1902,— Provision for Debentures matured 1st December, 1906— Debentures renewed under "The New Zealand Loans Aot, 1904" .. Debentures sold.. Premium received on sale and renewal of debentures 657,700 0 0 10,000 0 0 1,704 0 0 669,404 0 0 182,086 7 6 9,240 9 0 The Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act, 1905, — Prooeeds of debentures and sorip issued (balance £1,000,000 loan) Premium reoeived 191,326 16 6 Totals £3,204,079 2 5 £2,042,854 5 0