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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 19 2 6-1927.

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

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ACCOUNT. 1925-1926. EXPENDITURE. 1926-1927. Gross. Gross. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— £ s. d. £ s. d. 18,559 2 11 Vote—Westport Harbour .. .. .. .. •• •• 19,981 5 0 Unauthorized Expenditure,— 10 19 6 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 1,166 3 1 18,570 2 5 Westport Harbour Amendmeut Act, 1926, Section 4 (1), — Interest on Advances from Consolidated Fund in terms of Section 5a (2) of the Westport Harbour Act, 1920 .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 11,757 6 7 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, and Westport Harbour Amendment Act, 1926, Section 3, — Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 16,000 0 0 Sinking Fund recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. •• 3,000 0 Amortization of Debt, — Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for redemption and cancellation, in terms of Section 24 of the Finance Act, 1921-22, of Securities as under— New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— 23,707 1 8 Westport Harbour Act, 1920, and Appropriation Act, 1919, Section 32 .. •• Balance at end of Year, — 21,520 16 9 Cash in the Publio Account .. .. •• •• •• 1®'™' f „ 48,500 0 0 Investment Acoount .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 66,000 0 0 70,020 16 9 • £112,298 0 10 Totals .. .. .. •• •• •• •• WA.YS ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— I £ s. d. £ s. d. 6,555,591 1 1 Vote—Working Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. . 7,109,684 18 11 Unauthorized Expenditure,— 856 5 0 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. . 12 2 6 7,109,697 1 5 6,556,447 6 1 Government Railways Amendment Act, 1925, Section 5 (1) (a), — Government Railways Act, 1926, Seotion 38 (1) (a), — 1,913,310 14 9 Interest on capital money expended on Railways .. .. .. . .. 2,043,433 0 4 Balance at end of Year, — 614,528 13 4 Cash in the Public Acoount .. .. .. . ■ •• • 309,795 0 4 Imprests outstanding— 20 4 4 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. • • • 820 6 1 8,601 9 7 In London .. .. . •• •• • 53,898 16 2 175,000 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. •• • 500,000 0 0 __J 864,514 2 7 798,150 7 3 £9,267,908 8 1 Totals .. .. .. .. •• •• £10,017,644 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.