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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-1927.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1927, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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1925-1926. RECEIPTS. 1926-1927. £ s. d Balanoe at beginning of Year, — s - d. a. d. 1,113,219 4 4 Gash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. •• •• 2,343,167 17 10 Imprests outstanding — 33,255 4 4 In the Dominion 65,723 8 9 271,395 16 7 In London .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 160.086 i8 7 >,732,935 11 3 Investment Account .. .. .. .. •• •• •• i,oo»,o<i 0 d j t oog Q g 1,150,805 16 6 Ordinary Revenue, — £ s - 8,383,876 16 2 Customs .1 .. .. .. .• •• 8,252,574 15 0 3,359,867 12 4 Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. 3,379,016 0 7 3,077,734 17 7 Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. 3,226,558 2 3 1,266,659 0 3 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,229,067 7 6 3,368,516 4 1 Income-tax .. .. .. .. •• 3,422,215 15 5 '629',557 18 11 Beer Duty .. .. .. , •• 621,812 14 5 195,681 5 6 Registration and other Pees .. .. .. 199,143 19 8 106,695 13 2 ■ Marine .. .. .. .. •• •• 110,834 3 2 605,060 11 9 Interest on Public Moneys .. .. 601,220 0 5 1 913,310 14 9 Interest on Railway Capital Liability .. .. 2,043,433 0 4 '897'756 8 11 Interest on the Publio Debt Redemption Fund .. 863,941 15 5 19,961 8 9 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, Section 76 .. .. 13,938 12 7 23,570 18 4 Rents of Buildings .. .. .. .. 26,816 2 8 56 733 18 3 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 63,101 14 11 48'998 7 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 58,121 6 7 — 24,111,795 10 11 23,953,981 16 4 202,429 7 1 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 202', 186 8 10 24,156,411 3 5 ' 24,313,981 19 9 Departmental Receipts,— £ s. d. 228,674 13 10 Printing and Stationery Department .. .. .. 270,479 4 11 172,022 12 9 Justice Department .. .. .. .. .. 190,601 5 6 108,690 16 3 Stamp Duties Department .. .. .. .. .. 106,970 19 1 9,321 8 1 Native Department .. .. .. .. .. 8,148 16 7 576,200 6 1 518,709 10 11 £ s. d. 48,406 7 7 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. 52,924 4 2 Recoveries on account of Unauthorized Expenditure of Previous 2,235 7 10 Years 52 g24 4 2 50,641 15 5 ' 24,943,106 10 0 28,876,568 6 3 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,371,198 10 5 Note. —In these accounts thecredits-in-aid (section 51, Public Revenues Act, 1926) 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 81.