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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1917-1918.

ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1918, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1917.

1916-1917. EXPENDITURE. 1917-1918. £ s. a 18,207 19 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 16,572 13 11 Expenditure unaer the Aot Annual Appropriation,— Vote 124—Rangitaiki Land Drainage Expenses 4,659 17 2 0 17 6 New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908, — Charges and Expenses— Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Aot, 1913, and Finance Act, 1917 (Section 81) .. Rangitaiki Land-drainage Amendment Acts, 1913 and 1914 .. 0 14 0 0 3 6 0 10 6 0 17 6 Temporary transfer from the Consolidated Fund in terms of Seotion 56 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910, now restored 7,500 0 0 3,356 0 5 Interest recouping the Consolidated Fund in respect of Debentures issued Rangitaiki Lana Drainage Amenament Act, 1913 (Section 0), — Rate Account: Refund of Rates collected 110 13 6 Balance at end of Year, — OaBh in the Publio Account .. .. .. ■ .. 4,269 16 2 1,175 17 9 £22,851 8 8 Totals £33,003 1 3 .913 ACCOU 'T for the Year ended 31st March, 1918, oompared with the Financial Year endi id 31st March, 19: .7. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 875,000 0 0 Balance at ena of Year, — Investment Account 875,000 0 0 Totals £875,000 0 0 £875,000 0 0 lor the Year endei 31st March, 1918, oompared with the Financial Year enaea 31st March, 1917. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 800,000 0 0 Balanoe at end of Year, — Investment Aooount 800,000 0 0 £800,000 0 0 Totals £800,000 0 0 ■ CCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1918, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1917. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 106 14 0 475,885 0 0 Balanoe at end of Year, — Cash in Deposit Account .. Investment Account 6 14 0 475,985 0 0 475,991 14 0 £475,991 14 0 Totals £475,991 14 0