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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 192 6-1927.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS FUND for the Year ended the 31st March, 1927, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1926—continued.

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1924-1925. RECEIPTS. 1925-1926. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. <3. f s. d. 273 4 8 Cash in the Publio Aooount .. .. •• 19,455 19 4 Imprests outstanding— In London .. .. .. .. .. •• 2,253 16 4 " 21,709 15 8 273 4 8 Credits in reduction of expenditure under Section 17 of the Waihou and Ohinemuri | j 1,296 19 (i Rivers Improvement Act, 1910 .. .. .. .. ■■ •• •• i Receipts under Section 17 (4) (c) Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Ait, Rents, Royalties, &e. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• • • 691. 10 7 ; . Contributions under the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910, Sections 17 and 18, and Amendment Act, 1912, — 2,002 13 2 Gold-mining Companies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Mj® ® 82 11 4 Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. '07,10 0 1,123 16 8 Gold Duty 971 13 9 3 543 3 5 3,209 1 2 ' New Zealand Loans Act, 1908,— Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910, and Finance Act, 1922, Section 16— 14,000 0 0 Debentures issued Waihou and Ohinemuri R'vers Improvement Aot, 1910, and Finance Act, 1924, Section 6 — 55,000 0 0 Debentures issued .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 69,000 0 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — j Temporary transfers from other Accounts .. .. .. .. .. _ 25,000 0 0 I ' I £73,779 5 4 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £73,763 8 9 Note.—In these accounts the credits-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.