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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1924-1925. SUMMARY of CERTIFIED STATEMENTS of LIABILITIES as on 31st March 1925, as rendered by respective Departments. CONSOLIDATED FUND, ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT. Permanent Charges. Civil List: — £ s - d. Native purposes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 160 14 11 Under special Acts : — £ s. d. Education Act, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. 586 14 8 Finance Act, 1919, Section 14 (Police Pensions) .. .. 9 3 4 Finance Act, 1920, Section 43 (Grant to Canterbury College) .. 390 7 6 Land Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. . . 6 18 9 Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act, 1920. . Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. .. .. . . 26 10 10 National Provident Fund Act, 1910, and Finance Act, 1916 .. 4,316 0 0 New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914 .. .. 3,826 3 6 Pensions Act, 1913 — £ s. d. Old-age Pensions .. .. .. . - 144 6 8 Widows' Pensions .. .. .. .. 119 8 4 Military Pensions .. ... .. .. 28 11 8 292 6 8 Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908 .. .. .. 3,400 0 0 Stock Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,885 0 0 Victoria College Act, 1905.. .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 War Pensions Act, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 468 2 3 Refunds of Revenue'—• Registration and other Fees : Industrial and Arbitration Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0 Miscellaneous Revenue .. .. .. .. 10 0 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 35 17 6 16,244 6 0 Votes. Legislative Departments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 751 12 10 Treasury Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 943 4 7 Land and Income Tax Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,227 8 7 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,457 1] 7 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department .. .. .. .. 873 11 5 Working Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 332,985 0 0 Post and Telegraph Working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 104,383 0 0 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,818 3 9 Government Domains .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 6 2 Maintenance and Improvement of Roads . .. .. .. .. 1,820 15 2 Maintenance of Irrigation-works .. .. .. . . .. .. 135 16 6 Native Department . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 303 17 7 Department of External Affairs .. .. .. .. . . .. 20 19 9 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 771 0 0 Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. .. .. .. 1,147 5 9 Department of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,238 16 4 Supreme and Magistrates' Courts .. .. .. .. .. .. 955 5 3 Prisons Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,899 11 3 Police Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,272 8 2 Pensions Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 872 Mines Department .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 2,086 15 0 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,986 16 3 Audit Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 380 10 0 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,008 14 8 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,448 0 4 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 7,668 10 8 Department of Health .. .. .. .. .. .. 4, 605 0 4 Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,852 0 0 Defence Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9, 606 15 0 Customs Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,272 3 9 Marine Department .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,585 910 Department of Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 2,200 1 6 Department of Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,970 13. 5 Scenery Preservation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 6 2 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 1,245 14 8 Electoral .. . . .. .. .. ■ • • ■ • • . . 31 15 11 Department of Agriculture ... .. .. .. .. .. 8,230 2 5 Tourist .. .. .. .. • • • • • • ■ • 1,800 13 5 Education Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,414 3 2 Total, Ordinary Revenue Account ~ ~ ..£604,017 9 3

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