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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1923-1924.

Year ended 31st March, 1924, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1923—continued.

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ANDS ACCOUNT. 1922-1923. EXPENDITURE. 1923-1924. £ a. d. j Annual Appropriation,— 154,814 12 2 ; Vote—Nauru and Ocean Islands £ a. d. £ s. d. 36,674 16 4 30,000 0 0 Recoupment of Interest under the Finanoe Act, 1919, Section 4 .. 30,000 0 0 Amortization of Debt, — Transfer to Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund Account .. 7,178 5 11 ! Balance at end of Year, — 16,077 9 0 Cash in the Publio Account Imprests outstanding— 317 11 In the Dominion Investment Account 754 3 7 40,754 3 7 40,000 0 0 16,394 10 1 £201,209 2 3 Totals . i £114,607 5 10 SINKING FUND ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Acoount Investment Acoount £ s. d. 57 5 5 7,170 0 0 £ s. d. 7,227 5 5 Totals £7,227 5 5 LOCAL BOC DIES. £ a. d. 3,388 5 11 22 8 2 13,767 4 10 7,660 18 4 Revenue paid over to Looal Bodies, &c, — Fees, Fines, &o. Endowments of Land, &o. Goldfields Revenue Gold Duty £ s. d. 746 3 4 89 4 11 17,874 16 2 7,334 11 3 £ a. d. 24,838 17 3 26,044 15 8 92 9 .8 Counties Separate Aocount, — Amount distributed amongst Local Bodies where the Counties Act, 1908, is not in full operation 75 17 4 463 4 6 Advanoe Aooounts, — Payments on behalf of Local BodieB .. .. .... .... 93 11 3 9,279 12 1 Balanoe at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Aooount 14,471 13 10 Totals £34,674 3 6 £40,685 18 1