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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1918-1919.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS FUND for the

1917-1918. RECEIPTS. ■ 1918 1918-1919. 1919. ■ £ 8. d Balanoe at beginning of Year, — £ 315,912 12 7 Cash in the Publio Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 181,372 Imprests outstanding— 8,142 16 8 In the hands of Officers of the Government .. .. .. .. 114,167 2,469 6 11 InLondon 200,000 0 0 Investment Account 521,524 16 2 £ s. d. 181,372 10 0 s. d. £ s. d. 10 0 7 4 295,539 17 4 £ 8. d. 114,1.67 7 4 295,539 17 4 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), Seotion 29 (Aid to Public Works)— Debentures issued 360,000 0 0 360,000 0 0 Finanoe Aot, 1917, Section 77 — 125,000 0 0 Debentures issued 725,000 0 0 725,000 0 0 Finanoe Act, 1916, Section 49 — 700,000 0 0l Debentures issued Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1914 — 45,100 0 0 Debentures issued 43,492 5 3 Reooveries on aocount of Expenditure of previous Years 43,492 5 3 11,992 14 4 11,992 14 4 Special Receipts in oonneotion with the Elleamere and Forsyth Reclamation and 1,594 15 2 Akaroa Railway Trust Account 1,586 IS 4 1,580 18 4 1,594 15 2 1,436,711 16 7 Totals £1,394,119 10 0 1,436,711 16 7 £1,394,119 10 0 THE RAILWAYS £ s. d. 29,883 12 2 IMPROVEMENT £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ 29,883 12 2 Cash in the Publio Account s. d. £ s. d 13,163 6 6 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914— 95,000 0 0 Debentures issued 95,000 0 0 70,000 0 0 £124,883 12 2 £124,883 12 2 Totals £83,163 6 6