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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1919-1920.

ADVANCES ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1920, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1919.

G. F. C. Campbell, Examined and found correct. Secretary to the Treasury. E. J. Collins, J. J. Esson, Controller and Auditor-General. Accountant bo the Treasury.

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1918-1919. EXPENDITURE. 1919-1920. 14,490 0 0 Advanoes under the Fruit-preserving Industry Acts, 1913 and 1914 £ 8. d. 14,490 0 0 £ 8. d. £ s. d. 20,250 0 0 Recoupment of Interest under Finance Act, 1919, Section 4 1,500 0 0 Balanoe at end of Year— 4,082 19 4 Cash in the Publio Aocount 4,082 19 4 384 1 11 £18,572 19 4 Totals .. £18,572 19 4 £22,134 1 11 .CCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1920, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st :arch, 1919. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s, d. Annual Appropriation —■ Vote 70—Expenses of Management.. 20,000 0 0 572,802 17 11 Advances made under Sections (i and 9 of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915 572,802 17 11 7,818,164 13 3 10,307 18 2 Expenditure under Section 9 of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915 10,307 18 2 29,400 5 1 Recoupment of Interest under Finance Act, 1919, Section 4 30,000 0 0 Public Revonues Aot, 1910, Section 110, — Refund, by issue of Debentures, of advances made on the security of the Reserve Fund Securities, as per contra 800,000 0 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act, 1919, Section 3 (Discharged Soldiers Settlement) — Charges and Expenses of raising Loans — Exchange on Remittance from London 3,015 6 6 Balanoe at end of Year, — 179,306 3 0 Cash in the Publio Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 676,100 1' Imprests outstanding— 40,460 19 9 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 299,153 i lie nan 9 o 179,306 3 0 676,100 17 8 975,254 6 9 40,460 19 9 299,153 9 1 219,767 2 9 £802,877 18 10 Totals .. 219,767 2 9 £802,877 18 10 £9,675,834 11 7 ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1920, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st Maroh, 1919. £ b. d. 82,500 0 0 Advances made under Seotion 30 of the Finance Aot, 1918 (No. 2) £ s. d. £ b. d. 23,700 0 0 Recoupment of Interest under Finance Aot, 1919, Seotion 4 4,941 11 1 Balanoe at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Aooount 10,550 0 0 £82,500 0 0 Totals £39,191 11 1