May 28.]\n\nTHE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.\n\n1609\n\nACCOUNTS for the Quarters ended 31st MARCH, 1925 and 1924, respectively—continued.\n\nACCOUNT.\n\n| QUARTER | EXPENDITURE. | QUARTER ENDED 31ST MARCH, | \n| --- | --- | --- | \n| ENDED 31ST MARCH, | | 1925. | \n| 1924. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | \n| NET. | Annual Appropriation,— | .. | 5,720 13 2 | \n| £ s. d. | Vote—Land for Settlements Expenses.. | .. | .. | \n| 645 3 2 | Expenditure under the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, Section 82,— | | \n| .. | Acquisition of Estates.. | .. | 39,719 1 3 | \n| 5,051 15 8 | Expenses incidental to Estates.. | .. | 20,776 6 11 | \n| .. | 60,495 8 2 | .. | \n| .. | Expenditure under Section 20 (4) of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923.. | .. | 5,810 0 0 | \n| .. | Expenditure under the Land Act, 1924—Section 20, Subsection 3(Payment in respect of Land obtained for Government Works now deemed tobe Settlement Lands).. | 1,130 13 0 | \n| 77 17 8 | Section 83, Subsection 3 (payment in respect of value of improvements).. | 780 0 0 | 1,910 13 0 | \n| .. | Interest under Subsection (8) of Section 191 of the Land Act, 1908.. | .. | 7 14 6 | \n| 19,007 0 0 | Interest under Subsection (8) of Section 208 of the Land Act, 1924.. | .. | 64 4 9 | \n| Amortization of Debt,—State Advances Act, 1913—Sinking Fund under Section 26, Subsection (6) (b).. | .. | 16,237 0 0 | \n| Recoupments under the Finance Act, 1919, Section 4,—Interest.. | 111,571 11 3 | \n| 105,388 0 11 | Sinking Fund.. | 11,762 9 6 | 123,334 0 9 | \n| 11,715 5 3 | 117,103 6 2 | Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stock.. | .. | 26 8 9 | \n| Amortization of Debt,—Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for redemption and cancellation, in terms of Section 24 of the Finance Act, 1921–22, of Debentures as under—New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—Land for Settlements Act, 1908.. | 100,000 0 0 | \n| 10,300 0 0 | Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for Redemption of Debentures as under—New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch).. | .. | 40,000 0 0 | \n| 1,250 0 0 | Land for Settlements Act, 1908, Sections 42 and 82.. | .. | 10,800 0 0 | \n| .. | Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 | .. | .. | \n| 11,550 0 0 | Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, Section 63, and Appropriation Act, 1918, Section 42,—Amount transferred to Land for Settlements Account (Opening up Crown Lands for Settlement Account).. | .. | 5,000 0 0 | \n| 10,000 0 0 | Charges and expenses of raising loans,—New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909 and 1910—Land for Settlements Branch (redemptions).. | 59 10 5 | \n| Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1944—New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909–10—Land for Settlements Branch | 57 14 7 | 117 5 0 | \n| Amount credited to “Receipts on account of Capital Value of Land under the Land Act, 1908, Section 191,” in previous years, now transferred to Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account.. | .. | .. | \n| 1,190 0 0 | Balance at end of Quarter,—Cash in the Public Account | .. | 1,731 13 0 | \n| 42,508 8 8 | Imprests outstanding—In the Dominion | .. | 1,671 1 11 | \n| 4,290 15 5 | Investment Account | .. | 57,500 0 0 | 60,902 14 11 | \n| 100,000 0 0 | 146,799 4 1 | Totals | .. | £430,426 3 0 | \n| £312,054 1 0 | .. | .. | \n\nNOTE.—In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 22, Appropriation Act, 1923) and other credits in reduction of expenditure are shown as receipts, and are not deducted from the expenditure as formerly. For the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 1639.\n\nD\n