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The appended table summarizes the position in connection with surcharges issued:-^-

(g) DETAILED AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS DISPENSED WITH Section 72 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, authorizes the Controller and Auditor-General, with the consent of the Minister, to dispense with a detailed audit of any accounts in circumstances which render a detailed audit unnecessary. The Minister was not asked to make any new exercise of his power under this section during the year. {h) GENERAL INFORMATION It is mentioned on page 2 of this report that the public accounts received from the Treasury will be published as 8.-l [Pt. I] — This statement will include details of the Civil List Act, 1920, presented in terms of section 65 of the Constitution Act, 1852, and shown previously as a separate statement. m The following additional statements will in due course complete parliamentary paper 8.-l [Pt. I] The statement of the appropriation accounts required by section 86, Public Revenues Act, 1926: The statement of the Unauthorized Expenditure Account required by section 58, Public Revenues Act, 1926: Statement of the Public Debt of New Zealand and summary of the transactions thereof: The Statement of Advances by the Reserve Bank to the Government by way of overdraft: The Statement of Loans guaranteed by the Government.

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Department. Number of Surcharges. Upon Appeal. Total amount of Surcharges issued. Confirmed. Waived. Marine Ministry of Supply Navy Public'Works .. .. Railways Scientific and Industrial Research \ 1 1 1 1 2 1 £ s. d. LOO 5 0 0 (No appeal 10 0 £ s. d. 15 1 5 31 13 lodged) 23 1 0 10 0 0 4 10 0 £ s. d. 16 1 5 36 1 3 301 10 0 24 1 0 10 0 0 4 10 0 7 ' 7 0 0 83 13 8 392 3 8