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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1918-1919.

BUSH-FIRE RELIEF ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1919.

1917-1918. EXPENDITURE. 1918 1919. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure under Seotion 33 of the Appropriation Act, 1918 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,370 14 5 Imprests outstanding— In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,679 7 7 Totals £ s. d. 51,949 18 0 23,050 2 0 £75,000 0 0 _ i Eor the Year endei 31st March, 1919, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1918. £ s. d. I £ s. d. Expenditure under Seotion 8 of the Public Revenues Amendment Aot, 1914 (War Purposos) £ s. d. £ s. d. 12,168,799 8 2 14,397,054 2 1 Expenditure under Section 0 of the Public Revenues Amendment Aot, 1915 (Relief Purposes) 35,201 0 0 11,492 14 8 Expenditure under Section 11 of the Repatriation Act, 1918 (Repatriation Purposes) . 8,640 11 9 4,830,000 0 0 Refund to War Offiae on acoount of maintenance o£ New Zealand troops in field I 6,600,000 0 0 Lisa Paymaster's advances for January, February, and March, 1917, at £65,000 per month, not deducted from the sum of £4,500,000 paid to War Office for maintenance of troops in Maroh, 1917 6,600,000 0 0 - 6,600,000 0 0 195,000 0 0 4,635,000 0 0 120,058 18 5 4,753 11 6 Publio Revenues Amendmont Aot, 1915 (No. 2), Soction 6, — Remittances to Soldiers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105,924 15 0 Remittances from Soldiors.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,956 17 2 105,924 15 0 13,956 17 2 119,881 12 2 124,812 9 11 Pay-warrants Aocount I 2 10 0 3 0 0 184 2 0 0 16 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Charges and Expenses of raising Loans — Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915, Section 5— Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), Seotion 2 ,. .. 163,668 8 5 Finance Act, 1918, and New Zoaland Loans Amendment Aot, 1915 .. .. 292 12 6 Finance Aot, 1916, and New Zealand Loans Ame dmont Act, 1915 .. .. 236,842 2 1 Finanoe Act, 1916, Section 35 Financo Act, 1916, and Appropriation Act, 1917 (Section 27), and New Zealand Loans Amendment Act, 1915 .. War Purposos Loan Act, 1917, and New Zealand Loans Amendmont Aot, 1915 30,114 3 3 163,668 8 5 292 12 6 236,842 2 1 0 10 6 73,426 10 9 30,114 3 3 430,917 6 3 73,611 19 3 2,062,309 19 4 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 739,250 1'.) 8 ImpreBts outstanding— In the hands of Officers of the Government .. .. .. .. 75,176 12 3 In London .'. a<H<< •• •• ■• ■■ ■• •■ 1,820,180 14 4 Investment Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,345,217 11 11 739,250 19 8 545,360 3 4 1,320,677 19 8 3,221,054 3 4 75,176 12 3 1,820,180 14 4 5,345,217 11 11 7,979,825 18 2 7,149,402 5 8 Totals i24,163,121 17 8 £29,571,523 0 11