B.—l [PT. I

Year ended 31st March, 1944, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1943—continued

E. L. Greensmith, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury. C. J. Atkin, Accountant to the Treasury.

The Treasury, Wellington, 29th May, 1944.

The foregoing accounts have been examined and found correct.

Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. 31st May, 1944.

Audit Office Notes (1) This certificate is given subject to the final audit of many vouchers which, under the post-audit system provided for by the Public Revenues Act, 1926, cannot be completely audited before the date at which the abstract is required by the Act to be oeiUhed. m Material and stores furnished to tho Dominion by the United States of America under lend-lease have been incorporated m the accounts 'it tho figure of £32,478,234 13s. Id. This amount is shown on the receipts side of War Expenses Account as Reciprocal Ud Lcnd-Lelse " and, less proceeds of certain sales of these materials and stores, is included in the expenditure shown m the account against Army Air, and Civil subdivisions, in this connection it is desirable to remark that (a) no relative payments have been made to or cash received from the United States Government; (ft) values have been based partly on estimate.

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WAYS ACCOUNT j Y BAR ENDED 81BT MARCH, 1944. Y ni |? i k ended 31st March, EXPENDITURE ~—i j 1943. Gross. Credits. Net. £ a. d. Annual Appropriation,— , . s / d A 9 ft ''l I I 18 10,200,232 2 1 Vote-Working Railways .. .. ... •• U ' * ® ' oa'Y™ in a 18 k 354 10 4 ,, Railways Improvements and Additions to Opon Lines 47,546 9 o -8,170 9 19,37o Unauthorized Expenditure— „ Services not provided for °> 000 0 0 ,A osn Kaa i« k 14,429,493 14 2 2,085,548 16 10 11,743,944 17 4 10,250,586 12 o ? 2,562,303 12 11 Interest on Capital Moneys expended on Railways (oh account).. •• 2,690,682 18 7 8,000 0 0 Subsidy to Railways Employees'Sick Benefit Fund .. .. Balances at end of Year, — ■ 1,372,574 9 10 Cash 18 10 65,772 13 1 Imprests outstanding .. ' 997,359 10 11 1,438,347 2 II investment Account — n . 1,400,000 0 0 Securities held .. •• •• •• Securities held on behalf of Railways Employees bick r 13,250 17 8 Benefit Fund .. .. •• •• •• •• >_ 1-2,008,597 8 0 1,413,250 17 8 V — £17,448,584 15 4 £15,672,488 5 11_ Xotals •• •• " " ' INVESTMENT ACCOUNT £ g £ s. d. BalftncGS at ©rid of Yoftr, 000 0 0 Dr. 1,180,000 0 0 Cash .. Investment Account- 000 () (J 1,180,000 0 0 Securities held Totals .. .. • • • • • • • • '' j "' Treasury Note. —The cash balances shown In the foregoing Accounts include Public Account cash balance Investments which it is not possible to allocate to the individual accounts.