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NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAlLWAYS —continued. Statement of Cash Receipts and Payments—Working Railways Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ ,s. d. To Balance brought forward .. 623,150 7 3 By Wages and vouchers .. .. 7,109,697 1 5 Investments realized .. .. 175,000 0 0 Refunds to Harbour Boards, shipRevenue receipts .. .. 8,045,310 4 0 ping companies, and other carriers 252,201 13 0 "Credits in aid" (Working Rail- Interest on capital .. .. 2,043,433 0 4 ways expenditure) .. .. 982,015 15 2 Investments .. .. .. 500,000 0 0 Receipts from Consolidated Fund Balance as per general balanceunder subsection 1 (b) of section 37 sheet .. .. .. 364,514 2 7 of Government Railways Act, 1926 (Subsidy—Branch lines and isolated sections) .. .. 429,068 2 7 Interest on investments .. .. 15,301 8 4 £10,269,845 17 4 £10,269,845 17 4 Reconciliation Statement. £ s. d. Credit balance in Working Railways Account as per Treasury figures .. 309,795 0 4 Add Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,719 2 3 Credit balance as per above statement .. .. .. .. £364,514 2 7 RENEWALS, DEPRECIATION, AND EQUALIZATION FUNDS. Slips, Floods, and Accidents Equalization Fund. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Repairs to bridges, slips, and washouts 33,093 13 5 By Balance from previous year .. 24,205 0 0 Claims for accidents .. .. 2,800 0 0 Contributions debited to workingBalance .. .. .. .. 9,826 6 7 expenses .. .. .. 21,515 0 0 £45,720 0 0 £45,720 0 0 Workers' Compensation Fund. Expenditure. £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Accident payments .. .. 34,809 15 3 By Balance from previous year .. 5,316 7 2 Balance .. .. .. .. 14,975 8 9 Premiums debited to working-expenses 44,468 16 10 £49,785 4 0 £49,785 4 0 Fire Insurance Fund. Expenditure. Income. To Fire losses on— £ s. d. £ s. d. Operating buildings .. .. 772 9 8 By Balance from previous year .. 4,783 810 Dwellings .. .. .. 843 13 4 Premiums debited to working-expenses 10,840 13 2 Upkeep Railway fire brigades and fire appliances .. .. .. 3,564 6 4 Balance .. .. .. 10,443 12 8 £15,624 2 0 £15,624 2 0 General Renewals and Depreciation Fund. Expenditure. . £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Relaying of track .. .. 63,437 13 11 By Balance from previous year .. 280,835 19 0 Bridges, buildings, &c. .. .. 19,586 15 0 Contributions debited to working-Rolling-stock .. .. .. 121,956 711 expenses .. .. .. 572,437 0 0 Locomotive workshops and plant .. 10,429 0 1 Dwellings . . .. .. 1,124 12 10 Balance.. .. .. .. 636,738 9 3 £853,272 19 0 £853,272 19 0 Betterments Fund. Expenditure. ' £ s. d. Income. £ s. d. To Way, works, buildings, and structures 25,867 18 10 By Balance from previous year .. 60,000 0 0 Signals, &c. .. .. .. 3,905 13 11 Contributions debited to working-Rolling-stock .. .. .. 16,527 -1 6 expenses .. .. .. 4,778 5 8 Refreshment service .. .. 4,321 15 9 Advertising service .. .. 456 9 11 Balance.. .. .. .. 13,699 5 9 £64,778 5 8 £64,778 5 8

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