B. —1 [PT. I].

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-1927

for the Year ended 31st March, 1927, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 192 6—continued.

41

ACCOUNT- continued. 1925-1926. 1926-1927. Gross. EXPENDITURE. Gross £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 476,228 6 5 Brought forward .. .. . .. .. .. 551,468 1 7 Land for Settlements Act, 1925, Sections 45 (1 b) and (3), — Recoupment to Ordinary Revenue Account of amount charged thereto for Reduction 657 4 1 of Funded Debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 465 16 8 Amortization of Debt.— Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for Redemption of Debentures as under— 16,800 0 0 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 5,775 0 0 Land for Settlements Act, 190S, and Finance Act, 1915, Section 106 22,575 0 0 Debentures redeemed at Maturity,— Land for Settlements Act, 1925, Section 45 (1 b) — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — Land for Settlements Act, 1908 (matured 1st May, 1926) .. .. .. 9,500 0 0 Land for Settlements Act, 1908, Finance Act, 1915, Section 106 (matured 1st May, 1926) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 19,500 0 0 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, Section 63, and Appropriation Act, 1918, Section 42, — Amount transferred to Land for Settlements Account (Opening up Crown Lands for 10,000 0 0 Settlement Account) Charges and Expenses of raising Loans, — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — 5 16 0 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 (Renewals) .. Land for Settlements Act, 1908 (Redemptions) .. .. .. .. 258 2 6 258 2 6 Stamp Duty on Transfer of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1944— New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements 19 17 10 Branch) Balance at end of Year.— 679 15 1 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,515 2 4 Imprests outstanding— 5,488 1 6 In the Dominion.. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 837 13 0 127,000 0 0 Investment Account .. — .. .. .. .. 141,100 0 0 163,452 15 4 133,167 16 7 £642,654 0 11 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £735,144 16 1 (Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account). £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,—• £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,450 8 1 Vote —Land for Settlement of Discharged Soldiers: Expenses .. .. .. 2,658 1 1 Expenditure under the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, Section 45, — Acquirement of Estates . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 13,871 17 8 Expenses incidental to Estates .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,532 18 9 [ 8,132 18 9 ' - Expenditure under Section 20 (4) of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923,— Payment to Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account in respect of Amount added 6,408 9 9 to Capital Value of Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i 54 0 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — Temporary transfers to other Accounts .. .. .. .. ... .. j 20,000 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 20,414 14 8 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,273 11 6 Imprests outstanding— 858 7 10 In the Dominion 50,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 95,000 0 0 : ! 118,273 11 6 71,273 2 6 £93,003 18 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. . £149,118 11 4 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 expenditure as prior to 1924-25. For the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 81.