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

RELIEF ACCOUNT.* 1922-1923. EXPENDITURE. 1923-1924. £ a. d. Expenditure under Section 33 of the Appropriation Aot, 1918 (Waimarino Bush-fire £ s. d. £ a. d. 39 1 9 Relief) .. .. .. .. Recoupments under the Finance Act, 1919, Seotion 4, — 1,500 0 0 Interest .. Finance Act, 1922, Section 20 (1), — 40,243 1 1 Transfer of Balance to General Purposes Relief Account .. £41,782 2 10 Totals .. .. .... .. •• •• •• ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s - d ' ie<fnjo 9 s' 166,798 17 1 Vote—War Expenses .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• ioa,u4j a Unauthorized Expenditure,— Servioes not provided for .. .. .. •• •• •• J,uoi Amortization of Debt, — Transfers to Loans Redemption Aooount for redemption of SecuritiesWar Purposes Loan Act, 1917, Section 5, Subseotion (3) — 69 650 0 0 Death-duty Stock matured .. .. •• •• •• •• 18,800 0 0 Finance Aot, 1918, Seotion 15, Subseotion (3), (War Expenses)— 17,950 0 0 Death-duty Stock matured .. .. .. •• •• •• 6,000 0 0 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 — 115,000 0 0 Debentures matured Finanoe Act, 1918, Section 10— Debentures matured .. .. .. •• •• •• 93,140 O ,, KQ .n a n 115,940 0 0 202,600 0 0 Amortization of Debt, — Transfer to Loans Redemption Aocount for redemption and cancellation, in terms of Section 24 of the Finanoe Aot, 1921-22, of Securities as underNew Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — „„„ „„„ „ „ 99,217 17 6 Finance Act, 1916, Section 35 (War Expenses), (nominal value, £1,239,100).. 1,288,780 0 0 123 *566 10 0 War Purposes Loan Aot, 1917 (nominal value, £299,700) .. .. .. 298,301 5,000 0 0 Finanoe Act, 1918, Section 10 (War Expenses) .. .. .. War Purposes Loan Aot, 1917, and Finanoe Aot, 1917, Section b8 (nominal 16,344 *5 0 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), Part IV (War Expenses), (nominal value, £33,800) 32,873 15 0 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Aot, 1917— 17,404 5 0 Finanoe Aot, 1916, Seotion 35 (War Expenses), (nominal value, £57,800) .. 55,880 0 0 252 432 7 9 War Purposes Loan Aot, 1917 (nominal value, £338,400) .. . • ado, o-jb War Purposes Loan Aot, 1917, and Finance Act, 1917, Seotion 68 (nominal 316,228 10 0 Finance Aot°i918, Section 10 (War Expenses), (nominal value, £127,800).. 126,334 5 0 z,Uoo,Ulo A o 831,345 0 3 Publio Revenues Amendment Aot, 1915 (No. 2), Seotion 6,— 171 2 1 Remittances to Soldiers .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 11 o i n « 1,352 7 10 Remittances from Soldiers .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 997 7 1 1,523 9 11 New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908, — Charges and Expenses of raising Loans — 10 2 0 Finanoe Act, 1918 (No. 2), Part IV (War Expenses) .. .. .. 44 1 0 Finance Act, 1916, Seotion 35 (War Expenses), (Redemptions) .. .. 4 1A b 2 10 11 Publio Revenues Amendment Aot., 1914, Section 8 (War Expenses) 12 14 9 Public Revenues Amendment Aot, 1915, Section 5 (War Expenses) .. 12 14 9 Finance Act, 1916, Seotion 35 (War Expenses) .. .. .. •• " 20 4 9 War Purposes Loan Aot, 1917 231 7 9 War Purposes Loan Aot, 1917 (Redemptions) .. .. •• •• •• 17 16 7 Finanoe Act, 1918, Section 10 (War Expenses) .. .• •• lou 1 048 11 6 307 11 6 Balanoe at end of Year, — „ . 9,719 4 10 Cash in the Publio Aooount .. .. .. •• •• •• o»,na Imprests outstanding— ' n m n 3,809 16 2 In the hands of Officers of the Government .. •• •• •• 2 0 4 191781 4 3 In London 87 760 10 8 2,475,663 0 10 Investment Account .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 145 881 4 5 2,508,973 6 1 £3,711,548 4 10 Totals 1 ♦ Now included in General Purposes Relief Aocount.