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Year ended 31st March, 1927, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1926—continued.

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BELIEF ACCOUNT. 1925-1926. EXPENDITURE. 1926-1927. Gross. Gross. £ s. d. Finance Act, 1921-22, Section 20 (3), — £ s. d. £ s d Public Revenues Act, 1926, Seotion 136 (3),— 2,892 13 6 Advances for Flood Relief .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 14 0 Advances for Fire Relief .. .. .. .. .. .. .. g07 io 6 In aid of Works of Production— 10 17 0 Advances to Orchardists (Moutere Hills) .. .. .. .. .. 110 Advance to Ferngrove Sawmilling Company .. ,, .. .. 1 11 0 18 13 6 Assistance to Cider Manufacturers .. .. .. .. .. 18 3 2 — 999 19 8 2,922 4 0 ' Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, — Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. , _ Q _ • • 1 j/ oS U 0 Balanoe at end of year,— 6,313 15 11 Cash in the Publio Account.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,962 16 1 15,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 000 0 0 21,313 15 11 25,962 16 1 £24,235 19 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £28 747 15 9 = I = SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Expenditure under Section 5 of the Hauraki Plains Act, 1908, and Seotion 93 £ s. d. £ s. d. of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Publio Bodies Empowering 66,945 7 6 Aot, 1916.. .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. 50,082 4 8 Expenditure under the Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1922, Section 5 (2), (Main8,178 13 3 tenance of Completed Works) .. .. .. .. .. .. __ 6,682 9 6 Expenditure under the Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1922, Section 5 (3), (Re2 10 5 coupment of Bates to the Consolidated Fund) .. .. .. .. .. 405 Expenditure under Section 4 (2) of the Finance Act, 1924 (Payment for Lands se t 395 0 0 apart under the Hauraki Plains Act, 1908) .. .. .. .. .. .. 147 2 0 Public Bevenues Act, 1926, Section 40, —- Interest paid on temporary transfers from other Accounts .. .. ., .. 38 7 1 Balance at end of Year,— 33,433 17 2 Cash in the Publio Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,359 2 10 Imprests outstanding— 71 19 10 In the Dominion ... .. — 12,359 2 10 33,505 17 0 £109,027 8 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £69,313 6 6 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.