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GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT —continued.

1924-1925. EXPENDITURE. 19 f- 1926 " Gross. Gross. £ s. d. £ s, i £ s. d. 4,780,348 6 11 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,071,465 3 6 Lake Ellesmere and Akaroa Railway Trust Account, — Expenditure under Section 383, Subsection (2), Land Aot, 1924 .. .. 43 8 2 Expenditure under Section 6, Subsection (1) o! the Ellesmere Land Drainag" 439 5 0 Act, 1905 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 439 5 0 — 482 13 2 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans, — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — 200 0 0 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1903 (Redemptions) .. .. 50 0 0 15,893 19 5 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1922 .. .. .. 84,265 8 1 g00 0 0 Finance Act, 1920, Section 15 (Public Works), (Redemptions) .. .. 900 0 0 200 0 0 Finance Aot, 1921, Section 10 (Public Works), (Redemptions) .. .. 50 0 0 215,004 6 4 Finance Act, 1923, Section 2 (Publio Works) .. .. .. .. 84,015 8 1 ' ,, Finance Act, 1924, Section 2 (Publio Works) .. .. .. .. 127,768 13 4 _ — 297,049 9 6 232,098 5 9 Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stook, 1935/1945 — 1,158 9 5 Aid to Public Works and Land Setclement Act, 1921 .. .. .. 131 7 11 Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1944 — 794 5 10 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1922 7,879 10 8 Finance Act, 1923, Section 2 —__1 131 7 ii 9,832 5 11 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1913, Section 34— 500,000 0 0 Treasury Bills redeemed from Proceeds of Loan .. .. .. .. .. 500 000 0 0 Publio Revenues Act, 1910, Secmon b, — Temporary Transfer from Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) repaid .. 125,000 0 0 Transfer to Main Highways Account, Construction Fund, in terms of Seotion 15 (2) 226,000 0 0 of the Finance Act, 1923 Adjustment of Amount incorrectly oredited in Financial Year 1922-23, — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/45 — Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act, 1921— Premiums .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 6 5 Balance at end of Year, — 163,989 11 5 Cash in the Publio Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 366,331 4 7 Imprests outstanding— 33,195 9 2 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36,027 3 8 182,254 6 3 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65,062.13 1 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. . .. 59,000 0 0 526,421 1 4 379,439 6 10 16,128,157 10 5 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £6,520,570 1 10 Note. —In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 22, Appropriation Act, 1923) and other credits in reduction of expenditure are shown as receipts, and are not deducted from the expenditure as prior to 1924-25. For the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 69.