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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1917-1918.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS of the SINKING

RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. THE WAR LOANS SINKING FUND :— Balance on 1st April, 1917 103,507 3 9 Amount due to Sinking Fund under sootion 5 of the Public Revenues Amendment Aot, 1915 (No. 2), on £26,725,534 3s. 7d. 267,255 0 0 Interest on Investments £375,733 15 11 4,971 12 2 THE LOCAL BODIES' LOANS ACT, 1908:- # Balance on 1st April, 1917 799,600 12 0 Interest on Investments 35,182 8 7 £834,783 0 7 THE WAR AND DEFENCE LOANS SINKING FUNDS ACCOUNT :— Balance on 1st April, 1917 192,690 12 7 Interest on Investments .. 8,478 8 0 £201,169 0 7 THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT SINKING FUND :— 428,267 16 11 Balance on 1st April, 1917 Contribution to Sinking Fund at 4 per cent, on £1,795,167 17s. lid., one year to 31st Maroh, 1917 71,807 0 0 Interest on Investments 19,146 4 7 £519,221 1 6