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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1917-19 18.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT

1916-1917. RECEIPTS. 19171918. £ s. d. 199,159 13 6 336,645 18 3 515,831 3 9 Balanoe at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Imprests in the hands of Officers of the Government.. In London Investment Account .. .. £ s. a. 1,327,473 12 9 312,287 13 2 644,541 14 8 2,273,459 2 2 £ s. a. 4,562,762 2 9 1,051,636 15 6 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, and Amendment Act, 1915, — War Purposes Loan Act, 1917, and War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 (No. 2) — £ 4J-por-cent. War Bonds iBi-ued on account of £28,000,000 Loan 4,497,200 Advance by Imperial Government on Security of Memorandum of Security (part of £28,000,000 Loan) .. .. .. 4,830,000 9,327,200 0 0 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917, — 4J-per-eent. Inscribed Stock issued on account of £28,000,000 "Loan .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,310,075 4J per-cent. Inscribed Stock issued on account of £28,000,000 Loan (Death Duties) .. .. .. .. .. 829,525 7,139,600 0 0 Finance Act, 1917, Section 68, — 5-per-cent. War Bonas issuea on account of £28,000,000 Loan 1,542,500 0 0 18,009,300 0 0 New Zealana Loans Act, 1908, — Finance Act, 1916 (Section 35) — Amount receivea on account of £16,000,000 Loan Amount received on account of £16.000,000 Loan under New Zealand Loans Amendment Act, 1915, and Finance Act, 1916 (Section 37) 1,120,000 0 0 1,432,500 0 0 0,122,050 0 0 312,500 0 0 0,122,050 0 0 New Zealand Loans Acts, 1908 and 1915, and Amendments, — Finance Aots, 1916, and Appropriation Act, 1917 (Seotion 27) — 4J-per-oent. War Bonos issued on acoount of £16,000,000 Loan 17,900 0 0 77,682 15 11 6,564 17 6 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 6), — Amount received for Remittances to Soldiers Remittances received from feoiaiers 132,244 2 6 7,258 8 5 139,502 10 11 84,247 13 5 Contributions, &c, receivea towara.s War Expenses Funa 5,405 0 2 1,157 4 0 mm New Zealana Loans Act, 1908, — Finanoe Act, 1916 (Section 35)— Memoranaum of Security issued to Imperial Government in respect of War Advances (part of £16,000,000 Loan) 4,500,000 0 0 3,970,000 0 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Publio Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Section 5) — Amount received on aocount 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 20,839 19 5 3,990,839 19 5 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Memorandum of Security issued at 4J per cent, in respect of War Advances in replacement of 3J per cent, security cancelled owing to conversions aB per contra — Public Revonucs Amendment Act, 1915 (Section 5) — Puolio Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 2) 303,030 6 2 Treasury Bills issued at 3J per cent, and 4J per cent, in respect of War Advances in nplacement of Treasury Bills at per cent, cancelled owing to conversions as per contra— Publio Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 9), and Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 (Section 8) .. 2,067,410 19 0 Charges and Expenses, being amounts representing discount on War Aavances now reiiueea owing to conversion by Imperial Government of 80 per cent. of loan repayable at the rate of £100 fur every £95 advanced, into loan repayable at the rate of £100 for every £99 adva"cea— Public Revenues Amendim-nt Ant, 1915 (No. 2), (Seotion 9), and Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 (Section 8) Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Section 5), and Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), (Section 2) 37,852 4 2 12,759 3 3 50,611 7 5 Totals £24,163,121 17 8 !22 175,232 1