B.—l [BT. ll].

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Gross Amount Net Amount . 4 charged to Recoveries „ charged to Act. Ordinary Revenue Recoveries. Ordinary Revenue Account. Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. •• 7,534,538 12 7 270,413 14 1 7,264,124 18 6 OTHER SPECIAL ACTS—continued. Brought forward .. .. .. 23,925 15 3 937 1 3 22,988 14 0 Miscellaneous. Hawke's Bay Earthquake Aot, 1931 : — Section 58, — Grants and special Government services in connection with the Hawke's Bay earthquake — Special Government services .. .. • • 594 13 2 .. 594 13 Clearing Napier streets .. .. .. •• 2,663 7 1 ,|? „ I i Clearing Hastings and Wairoa streets .. .. 582 4 11 186 17 6 395 7 5 Railage of stock from Hawke's Bay .. • • 1,432 8 4 .. 1,432 8 4 Loan to Napier Borough Council for the erection of community retail shops (balance of £10,000) .. 5,000 0 0 2,892 10 11 2,107 J Loan to Hastings Borough Council for the erection of community retail shops .. •• •• 2,000 0 0 581 18 5 1,418 1 7 Special grant for relief of distress at Napier .. 1,000 0 0 .. 1,000 0 0 Special grant for relief of distress at Wairoa .. 0 3 0 .. 0 3 0 Grant to Richardson and Co., Ltd., for services in connection with rescue and other work at Napier following the earthquake .. .. • • 300 0 0 .. 300 0 0 13,572 16 6 6,075 10 0 7,497 6 6 Appropriation Act, 1926 :— Exchange on remittances to and from London .. 44 2 10 .. 44 2 10 Section 15, — Travelling-expenses of His Excellency the GovernorGeneral and staff in excess of amount provided under the Civil List Act, 1920 .. .. •• 1,421 6 4 1 14 6 1,419 11 10* Finance Act, 1930, Section 53 (4), and Finance Act, 1931 (No. 2), Section 25 (2) (b) : — Land assurance claims admitted and paid in connection i with losses sustained through errors in the definitions of boundaries 242 13 8 .. 242 13 8 Hauraki Plains Act, 1926 : — Rates on unoccupied Crown lands subject to above Act 247 111 .. 247 1 11 Land Act, 1924 :— Administration expenses, of national-endowment land 3,581 5 7 .. 3,581 5 7 Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1922, Section 27, and Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1923, Section 13 :— Eighth annual payment to Arawa District Trust Board for the benefit of the Arawa Tribe .. .. •• 6,000 0 0 .. 6,000 0 0 Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1926 : — Section 15 (1),— Fifth annual payment to Tuwharetoa Trust Board tor benefit of Tuwharetoa Tribe in connection with Lake Taupo claims 3,000 0 0 .. 3,000 0 0 Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1928 :— Section 23 (2), — Recoupment to Native Land Settlement Account ot balance of loan written off in respect of Motatau No. 2 Block— £ s. d. Principal .. •• •• 3,610 1 0 Interest • • • • inte 4,140 3 7 .. 4,140 3 7 Carried forward .. •• •• 56,175 5 8 7,014 5 9 49,160 19 11 Carried forward ~ ~ Tk534,538 12 7 270,413 14 1 7,264,124 18 6 i 1 _ I * See also £2,145 16s. 8d. under Civil List, Part I (B.-l [Pt. I]).