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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1924-1925.

DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY—continued.

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£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. j .. .. 1,192,416 17 5 The New Plymouth Harbour Boabd Endowment Aot, 1874:— 25 per cent, of amount derived from land sales, rents, &o., to 31 December, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,260 11 2 The New Zealand Institute Act, 1908, Section 10, and Amendment Act, 1920: — Grant for year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908: — The New Zealand Consolidated Stook, — Amount paid Bank o£ England for year ended 31 October, 1924, for management .. .. .. .. .. 24,602 11 1 Less— Refund by Bank of England of charges representing overpayments during the period from October, 1913, to October, 1924.. .. .. .. .. .. 7,000 0 0 Amounts recovered from— £ s. d. Cheviot Estate Acoount .. .. 3 10 Discharged Soldiers Settlemont Aocount 3 3 11 Eleotric Supply Aooount .. .. 29 19 8 Land for Settlements Aocount .. 26 8 9 Native Land Settlement Aooount .. 6 6 5 State Coal-mines Acoount .. .. 0 12 9 State Forests Acoount .. .. 2 11 7 State Advances Department— Settlers Branch .. .. .. 1,539 9 0 Workers Branoh .. .. .. 454 18 7 j Local Authorities Branch.. .. 320 15 3 2,387 6 U 9,387 6 11 The Publio Debts Sinking Funds, — 15,215 4 2 Fee for auditing aocount for year .. .. .. .. .. 220 15,217 6 2 The New Zealand University Act, 1908 :— Seotion 30, — Grant for year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,845 0 0 The New Zealand Univebsity Amendment Act, 1914, and Amendment Act, 1919 (Sections 3 and 4) University National Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. 3,095 6 3 University Bursaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,000 1 0 Grants, — Auckland University College .. .. .. .. 6,600 0 0 Victoria University College .. .. .. .. 6,600 0 0 Canterbury College .. .. .. .. .. 3,600 0 0 University of Otago .. .. .. .. .. 8,200 0 0 University Colleges— 25,000 0 0 Subsidies .. .. .. .. •• •• .. 17,039 10 11 Grant for workers extension leotures .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 58,134 18 2 The Orchard-tax Act, 1916:— Seotion 4, — Advanoe to New Zealand Fruitgrowers'Federation, Limited .. .. j 1,900 0 0 The Pensions Act, 1913 Old-age Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 767,791 17 3 Military Pensions (Maori War) .. .. .. .. .. 26,835 14 4 Widows'Pensions .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 235,958 15 5 j j 1,030,586 7 0 The Pensions Amendment Act, 1924: — Pensions for the Blind .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,035 12 6 The Public Revenues Act, 1910 (Section 6), and Appropriation Act, 1920, (Section 15): — Salary— Controller and Auditor-General — Campbell, G.F. C., salary, 1 April, 1924, to 31 Mar., 1925 .. .. 1,170 0 0 j Seotion 29, — Deposits refunded .. .. .. .. .. .. 153 12 10 Seotion 90, — Refund of amounts paid over by Publio Trustee .. .. .. 102 5 0 1,425 17 10 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,310,822 10 3