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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1926-1927.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

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MAIN HIGHWAYS ACCOUNT 1925-1926. RECEIPTS. 1926-1927. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 545 15 3 Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,466 4 0J Imprests outstanding— In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,990 18 9? In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,646 18 9 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,000 0 0" 120,104 1 6 Credits-in-Aid— 15,966 16 1 Vote—Main Highways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,921 8 1 6 19 4 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. .. .. .. 104 8 4 Main Highways Act, 1922, Section 16, Subsection 1(6), — Amount transferred from Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account) .. .. 400,000 0 0 Amount transferred from Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account) in antici50,000 0 0 pation of appropriation of £200,000 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, —■ Main Highways Act, 1922—New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1945— Stock issued in respect of £500,000 authorized (part of £7,000,000 4|-per-cent. 500,000 0 0 Stock Loan) Stock issued in respect of amount required to cover Charges and Expenses 42,004 10 10 of raising £500,000 3 3 2 Interest on overdue instalments Debentures issued .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 100.000 0 0 542,007 14 0 £608,527 4 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £675,129 17 11 MINING ADVANCES £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 11,856 15 7 Cash in the Public Acoount .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,646 0 5 Investment Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 12,646 0 5 Mining Act, 1926, Seotion 383, Subsection 5 — Repayment of Advances .. .. .. .. .. .. ., 5,666 16 0 Interest on Advances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 264 6 5 !_ 5,931 2 5 Mining Amendment Act, 1913, Section 4, Subsection 5, — 619 19 7 Repayment of Advances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 169 5 3 Interest on Advances .. .. .. .. .. .. Dr. 0 1 11 14 18 1 789 4 10 Interest on Securities held by Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 357 3 5 £12,646 0 5 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £18,949 4 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 the expenditure as prior to 1924-25. For the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 81.