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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1931-193 2.

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RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. ADVANCES OFFICE SINKING FUND In respect of Funds with the Superintendent,— Advances to Settlers Branch—• Accumulation held on 31st March, 1931 .. .. .. .. .. 1,736,600 12 1 Appropriation of profits in terms of section 20 of the State Advances Amendment Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,278 3 9 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83,809 0 9 1,822,687 16 7 Advances to Workers Branch— Accumulation held on 31st March, 1931 .. .. .. .. .. 78,561 18 5 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,792 17 11 82,364 16 4 Local Authorities Branch — Accumulation held on 31st March, 1931 .. .. .. .. .. 167,651 17 8 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,088 2 8 175,740 0 4 STATE COAL-MINES SINKING FUND Accumulation held on 31st March, 1931, — In State Coal-mines Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. 7,738 13 0 Transfer from State Coal-mines Account, Finance Act, 1928, section 22, — Subsection (1) —2 per cent, of amount of Loans raised to 31st March, 1932, less amount redeemed otherwise than from the Sinking Fund .. 4,552 0 5 Subsection (3) —4 per cent, of amount redeemed to 31st March, 1931 .. 3,128 14 2 Subsection (3) —4 per cent, of amount redeemed from Sinking Fund during the current year from the date of redemption .. .. .. 205 1 0 7,885 15 7 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 16 11 15,690 5 6 NAURU AND OCEAN ISLANDS SINKING FUND Accumulation held on 31st March, 1931, — In Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. 48 17 6 Transfer from Nauru and Ocean Islands Account .. .. .. .. 11,597 19 1 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 7 10 11,665 4 5 SAMOAN LOAN SINKING FUND Accumulation held on 31st March, 1931, — In Deposits Account, Samoan Loan Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. 18,739 11 3 Contribution by Samoan Treasury .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,707 17 8 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 944 14 7 22,392 3 6 ELECTRIC SUPPLY SINKING FUND Accumulation held on 31st March, 1931, — In Electric Supply Sinking Fund Account — Horahora Scheme .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,423 0 4 Lake Coleridge Scheme .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,231 17 3 42,654 17 7 Transfer from Electric Supply Account in accordance with section 12 of State Supply of Electrical Energy Act, 1917, —■ Lake Coleridge Scheme .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,162 16 5 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,341 1 10 62,158 15 10 WESTPORT HARBOUR LOANS SINKING FUND Finance Act, 1928, section 13, — Accumulated funds as at 31st March, 1931 .. .. .. .. .. 261,676 3 11 Subsection (4) {a) —Contribution for the financial year 1931-32 .. .. 7,000 0 0 Subsection (4) (c) —Contribution at the rate of 4J per cent, per annum in respect of Sinking Funds used during the year to redeem debentures, from the date of payment .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 16 8 Subsection 4 (d) —Contribution at the rate of 4£ per cent, per annum in respect of Sinking Funds used to 31st March, 1931, to redeem debentures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 776 5 0 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,880 10 8 283,452 16 3