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1915-1916. RECEIPTS. 1916 1917. £ s. d. 4,503 13 0 43,011 18 9 239,126 0 2 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Aocount .. .. .. .. .. Imprests in the hands of officers of the Government .. .. .. in London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. J £ s. d. 199,159 13 0 336,645 18 3 515,831 3 9 £ s. d. 287,301 11 11 1,051,636 15 6 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, and Amendment Act, 1915, and Finanoe Act, 1916, Seotion 37, — Finanoe Act, 1916, Seotion 35— Amount received on aocount of £16,000,000 Loan 10,122,050 0 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908.— Finanoe Act, 1916 (Seotion 35)— Memorandum of Security issued to Imperial Government in respect of War Advanoes (part of £16,000,000 Loan) 4,500,000 0 0 6,030,000 0 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Publio Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Section 5) — Amount received on account of £10,000,000 Loan Securities issued to cover Expenses of raising £800,000 (part of £10,000,000 Loan) formerly advanced on security of Reserve Fund Securities .. Securities issued to cover Expenses of raising £2,400,000 (part of £10,000,000 Loan) 3,970,000 0 0 20,839 19 5 24,242 8 5 ,054,242 8 5 Publio Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 6), — Amount received for Remittances to Soldiers Remittances received from Soldiers 3,990.839 19 5 13,512 1 10 2,702 0 10 77,682 15 11 6,564 17 6 84,247 13 5 16,214 2 8 Contributions, &c, reooived towards War Expenses Fund 5,405 0 2 6,779 15 7 New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908, — Memorandum of Security issued at i_ per cent, in respect of War Advances in replacement of 3_ per cent, security cancelled owing to conversions as per contra — Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Section 5) — Publio Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 2) Treasury Bills issued at 3_ per cent, and 4_ per cent, in respeot of War Advances in replacement of Treasury Bills at 3_ per cent, cancelled owing to conversions as per contra — Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 9) ; Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 (Seotion 8) .. Charges and Expenses, being amounts representing discount on War Advances now reduced owing to conversion by Imperial Government of 80 per cent, of loan repayable at the rate of £100 for every £95 advanoed, into loan repayable at the rate of £100 for every £99 advanced— Public Revenues Amendment Aot, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 9) ; Public Revenues Amendment Aot, 1914 (Seotion 8) Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Section 5), and Publio Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Seotion 2) 303,030 6 2 0 2,007,410 19 0 37,852 4 2 50,611 7 5 12,759 3 3 19,400 0 0 Pay-warrants Account 225,000 0 0 Temporary transfer from the Consolidated Fund under Section 2 of the Imprest Supply Aot, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • 500,000 0 0 Advanoe on the security of Reserve Fund Securities 105,203 3 2 New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908, — Public Revenues Amondment Aot, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 9); Publio Revonues Amendment Act, 1914 (Seotion 8) — Securities issued to cover Expenses of raising £2,000,000 Loan £7,214,201 1 9 Totals £22 175,232 1 1