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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 192 3-1924.

DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY—continued.

£ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d 850,524 8 11 Brought forward The National Provident Fund Aot, 1910 :— Section 25, — Subsidy The National Provident Fund Act, 1910, and Pinanoe Act, 1916,— Maternity allowances (section 78) Maternity allowances for friendly societies (section 67) Subsidy on total contributions from approved friendly societies for tho year ended 31 December, 1923 (section 75) 32,185 18 6 6,984 0 0 34,000 0 0 1,050 11 11 The New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874:— 25 per cent, of amount derived from land sales, rents, &c, to 31 Deoember, 1923 .. .. 74,220 10 4,831 17 The New Zealand Institute Act, 1908, and Amendment Act, 1920: — Grant for the year 1923-24 1,000 0 The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908: — The New Zealand Consolidated Stock, — Amount paid Bank of England for year ended 31 October, 1923, for management Refund by Bank of England of charges representing overpayments during the period from October, 1913, to October, 1922 Less amount reoovered from— £ s. d. Cheviot Estate Account .. .. 75 1 3 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Aocount 78 13 11 Electric Supply Acoount .. .. 738 6 8 Land for Settlements Aocount .. 629 14 3 Native Land Settlement Acoount .. 157 9 9 State Coal-mines Aocount .. .. 16 0 3 State Forests Acoount .. .. 63 10 2 16,293 7 6 23,747 11 10 1,758 16 3 18,052 3 9 The Publio Debts Sinking Funds,— Pee for auditing account for year 5,695 8 1 2 2 0 The New Zealand University Act, 1908 :— Grant for the'year 1923-24 .. 5,697 10 1 3,845 0 0 The New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914, and Amendment Act, 1919 (Sections 3 and 4): — University National Scholarships University Bursaries National Research Scholarships Grants, — Auckland University College Victoria University College Canterbury College University of Otago University Colleges— Subsidies Grant to Workers Extension Lectures 6,600 0 0 6,600 0 0 3,600 0 0 8,200 0 0 2,978 3 3 10,338 8 10 247 15 6 25,000 0 0 11,657 9 9 2,000 0 0 The Orchard-tax Act, 1916: — Seotion 4, — Advance to New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation, Limited 52,221 17 4 1,893 4 0 The Pensions Act, 1913: — Old-age Pensions, — Pensions paid for the year 1923-24 Military Pensions (Maori War), — Pensions paid for the year 1923-24 Widows' Pensions, — Pensions paid for the year 1923-24 I 732,054 3 6 30,325 14 11 202,364 5 11 The Public Revenues Act, 1910 (Section 6), and Appropriation Act, 1920, (Section 15):— Salary— Controller and Auditor-General — Campbell, G. P. C, salary, 1 April, 1923, to 31 Mar., 1924 .. Seotion 29, — Deposits refunded Section 90, — Refund of amounts paid over by Publio Trustee 964,744 4 4 1,170 0 0 26 3 5 64 15 10 1,260 19 3 The Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1912 :— Seoion 5, — Annual contribution for reinstating publio buildings destroyed by fire 10,000 0 0 Carried forward 1,970,23911 6