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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1923-1924

SUMMARY of CERTIFIED STATEMENTS of LIABILITIES as on 31st March, 1924, as rendered by respective Departments. CONSOLIDATED FUND, ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. Permanent Charges. Civil List: — £ s - d. Native purposes .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 185 8 10 Under special Act--:— £ s. d. Education Act, 1914 .. .. .. .. 1,857 4 1 Finance Act, 1920, Section 43 (Grant to Canterbury College) .. 390 7 6 Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act, 1920 .. . . 63 15 0 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. .. .. .. 22 15 0 National Provident Fund Act, 1910, and Finance Act, 1916 .. 5,830 0 0 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914 .. .. 1,448 11 6 Pensions Act, 1913 — £ s. d. Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. 308 18 4 Widows' pensions . .. .. .. 208 6 8 Military Pensions .. .. .. .. 16 6 8 533 11 8 Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908 ... .. .. .. 1,523 10 3 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908 .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Stock Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,253 10 0 War Pensions Act, 1915 . . .. .. .. .. 2,199 19 6 16,423 4 6 Votes. Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 349 5 0 Treasury Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 919 13 4 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,590 0 1 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 712 14 8 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. . . .. .. 522 0 0 Working Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 263,254 0 0 Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 114,961 0 0 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,593 0 0 Government Domains .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 0 0 Maintenance and Improvement of Roads .. .. .. .. .. 4,478 0 0 Maintenance of Irrigation-works .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,170 0 0 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 8 3 Department of External Affairs .. . . . . .. .. . . 25 0 0 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 979 0 0 Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. .. .. .. 40,735 18 10 Department of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,740 12 7 Supreme and Magistrates' Courts .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,027 2 5 Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,101 15 11 Police Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,374 8 9 Pensions Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 12 6 Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 868 1 3 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,009 16 5 Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 260 10 11 Public Service Commissioner's Office . . .. . . .. .. . . 184 14 8 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,033 10 5 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,176 13 9 Department of Health .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,793 12 2 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,786 10 5 Defence Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,927 18 5 Customs Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,150 10 11 Marine Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,876 7 1 Department of Labour .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 961 4 11 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. 2,685 16 4 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,873 16 11 Electoral .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 3 7 Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,344 6 3 Tourist .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,74-9 12 5 Education Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,199 17 2 Total Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. ..£564,487 9 8