B. 1 [PT. I].

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 19 2 9-1 930.

Year ended 31st March, 1930, compared with the year ended 31st March, 1929—continued.

9—B. 1 [P-c. I].

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AUTHORIZATION ACT 1914 ACCOUNT—continued. 1928-1929. EXPENDITURE. j 1929-1930. Gross. I Gross. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 863,117 16 11 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 789,404 15 3 Expenditure under Section 10 of the Finance Act, 1925, — 5, 826 7 4 Rearrangement of or alterations and additions to stations .. .. .. 2,2863 9 11,045 18 4 Deviation and duplication of Railway: Ravensbourne-Burke's .. .. 13,862 14 9 18,014 11 10 New Depot for locomotives at Elmer Lane .. .. .. .. .. 468 0 6 12,141 3 3 Electric lighting of stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,037 17 3 2,746 14 9 Marshalling-yards for Christchurch at Middleton .. .. .. .. 10,866 18 10 36,984 17 0 Telephones, telegraphs, and signalling, interlocking and safety appliances .. 41,517 16 3 9,459 14 4 Workshops and equipment of locomotive branch .. .. .. .. 10,699 4 7 ; New workshops at Otahuliu and Petone, and alterations and additions to 904,018 10 0 workshops at Addington and Hillside .. .. .. .. .. 374,812 19 2 Miscellaneous works — Yards at Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,080 10 0 Otahuhu buildings and store facilities .. .. .. .. .. 4211 Petone buildings and store facilities .. .. .. .. .. 2,659 13 9 Addington buildings and store facilities .. .. .. .. . . 106 17 6 Elmer Lane buildings and store facilities.. .. .. .. .. 98 2 9 Hillside buildings and store facilities ., .. .. .. .. 389 7 8 14 8 6 Auckland to Morningside deviation 474,890 9 8 1,000,252 5 4 Expenditure under Section 3 of the Finance Act, 1926, — 91,440 4 8 Electrification of line from Lyttelton to Middleton .. .. .. .. 36,918 6 4 Charges and Expenses of raising Loans, — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), 81,916 9 6 Section 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116,862 18 10 Balance at end of Year, — 1,119,538 4 6 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 169,265 14 4 Imprests outstanding— 1,834 18 1 In the Dominion 2,742 9 0 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,891 2 6 Investment Account — 50,700 0 0 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 155,000 0 0 • 327,156 16 10* 1,174,815 11 7 £3,211,542 8 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,745,233 6 11 * For explanatory statement see page 73. DRAINAGE ACCOUNT £ s. d. Expenditure under Section 7 of the Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910, — £ s. d. I £ s. d. 17,854 1 7 Administration Expenses, and Construction and Carrying-on of Works .. .. .. ! 12,798 14 3 i Expenditure under Section 8 (2) of the Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910, — 1,506 0 0 Acquisition of Land for Drainage Works .. .. .. .. .'. j Finance Act, 1925, Section 22 (1), — 9 6 7. Refund of Rates Appropriation Act, 1924, Section 14 (2) (b), — Finance Act, 1927 (No. 2), Section 11— 402 12 0 Refund of Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 514 6 7 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 139, — 3,050 0 0 Interest recouped to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. •• 1,370 0 0 Public Revenues Act, 1926, Section 40, — 8,000 0 0 Temporary transfers from other Accounts repaid .. .. .. .. 12,000 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 6,411 9 11 Cash •• 2,418 4 2* £37,233 10 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. -■ £29,101 5 0 * For explanatory statement see page 73.