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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1923-1924.

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

ACCOUNT. 1922-1923. EXPENDITURE. 1923-1924. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 12,372 18 10 Expenditure under Section 17 of the Land Laws Amendment Aot, 1912 .. .. .. 8,741 19 9 Land Aot, 1908, Section 263, — 95,156 11 3 Transfer to Consolidated Fund New Zealand Universities Amendment Act, 1914, Section 32, — National Endowment residue —Payments to Universities .. .. .. •• 11,112 10 0 Land Act, 1908, Section 264, and Land Laws Amendment Act, 1917, Section 7,— National Endowment residue—Amount applied for Education purposes.. .. .. 66,675 0 6 Land Act, 1908, Section 265, —- National Endowment residue —Amount applied for payment of Old-age Pensions .. .. 33,337 10 3 Balance at end of Year,— 29,356 15 1 Cash in the Public Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,663 3 0 82,000 0 0 Investment Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,000 0 0 124,663 3 0 111,356 15 1 £218,886 5 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £244,530 3 6 TRUST ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Balanoe at end of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,399 15 6 Cash in the Publio Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,006 16 9 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,000 0 0 10,006 16 9 £1,399 15 6 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £10,006 16 9 SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,156 10 8 Vote—Native-land Purchase Expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,727 6 0 % 121 3 0 Recoupment of Management ChargeB of Consolidated Stock .. .. .. .. 157 9 9 Expenditure under the Aot, — 53,061 4 3 Lands Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,365 19 8 177,278 9 5 Native Department ..« .. .. .. .. .. .. 207,974 19 6 245,340 19 2 230,339 13 8 2,407 0 4 Expenditure under Seotion 19 (1) of Land Laws Amendment Act, 1922 .. .. .. 2,941 10 7 Finance Aot, 1923, Section 7, Subseotion (3), — Recoupment to Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Aocount) of Amount applied in 1922-23 to redeem Debentures at maturity— Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 21,100 0 0 Maori Land Settlement Aot, 1905.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 — 22,600 0 0 New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908,— Native Land Amendment Act, 1913— 4,819 5 3 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans 37 10 0 Charges and Expenses of Redemptions .. .. .. .. .. 163 11 3 457 8 11 Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/1945 .. 144 0 2 Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905 — Charges and Expenses of Redemptions .. .. .. .. .. 100 308 11 5 5,314 4 2 Recoupments under the Finance Act, 1919, Seotion 4,— 125,02117 2 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 133,640 16 8 Amortization of Debt— 9,154 8 5 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,989 13 1 139,630 9 9 134,176 5 7 Balanoe at end of Year, — 9,720 3 1 Cash in the Publio Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,118 12 1 Imprests outstanding— ■ 489 8 6 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 12 4 20,000 0 0 Investment Aocount 29,150 4 5 30,209 11 7 £407,724 9 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £445,856 11 1