May 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1437
Year ended 31st MARCH, 1926, compared with the Year ended 31st MARCH, 1925—continued.
ACCOUNT.
| 1924-1925. | EXPENDITURE. | 1925-1926. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gross. | | Gross. |
| £ s. d. | Annual Appropriation,– | £ s. d. |
| 116,257 12 5 | Vote—State Forest Service | 166,020 11 6 |
| 4,206 5 0 | Unauthorized Expenditure,– | 30 16 8 |
| | Services not provided for .. | |
| 120,463 17 5 | | 166,051 8 2 |
| 23,157 6 7 | Recoupments under the Finance Act, 1919, Section 4,– | 28,003 16 7 |
| 893 0 10 | Interest .. | |
| 24,050 7 5 | Sinking Fund .. | |
| 2 11 7 | Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stock | 31 17 6 |
| 12,611 11 7 | Forests Act, 1921–22, Section 39 (2),–Transfer to National Endowment Account .. | 9,740 12 2 |
| 100,000 0 0 | Finance Act, 1924, Section 16 (2),–Transfer to Land for Settlements Account for purchase of part of Selwyn Settlement | |
| 459 8 6 | Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1924,Section 62 (transfer to Deposits Account for payment to the Native Owners) | |
| | Finance Act, 1925, Section 43, Subsection (3)–Purchase of Akatarawa Reserve | 10,624 16 9 |
| | Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/45,–Forests Act, 1921–22 | 85 11 6 |
| 82 14 11 | Charges and Expenses of raising Loans,–New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/45—Forests Act, 1921–22 | 9 7 9 |
| 28,504 11 4 | Receipts from National Endowment Indigenous Forests received prior to 31stMarch, 1924, and credited to Rents, Royalties, &c., now transferred to separateheading | |
| | Adjustment of Amount incorrectly shown in 1924–25 Accounts,—New Zealand Loans Act, 1908—New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1935/45—Forests Act, 1921–22Premiums | 1 9 0 |
| 4,399 10 10 | Balance at end of Year,–Cash in the Public Account | 2,358 3 11 |
| | Imprests outstanding–In the Dominion | 2 19 10 |
| 165,000 0 0 | Investment Account | 125,500 0 0 |
| 169,399 10 10 | | 127,861 3 9 |
| £455,574 13 7 | Totals | £342,410 3 2 |
DRAINAGE ACCOUNT.
| £ s. d. | Expenditure under Section 4 of the Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and Section 95 of theReserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1916 | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 45,203 6 6 | .. | .. | 47,623 14 11 |
| 115 9 11 | Expenditure under Section 2 of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1922,–Administration Expenses | 5 2 7 | 5 2 7 |
| 1,058 4 0 | Improvement of Crown Lands | .. | |
| 1,173 13 11 | Recoupment of Interest under the Finance Act, 1919, Section 4 … | .. | 9,378 18 9 |
| 16,195 10 11 | Recoupment of Management Charges of Consolidated Stock | .. | 5 15 11 |
| | Stamp Duty on Transfers of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, 1944,–Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and Appropriation Act, 1918, Section 46 | .. | 43 15 0 |
| | New Zealand Loans Act, 1908,–Charges and Expenses of raising loans—Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and Appropriation Act, 1918, Section 46 | .. | |
| 1,376 19 2 | Balance at end of Year,–Cash in the Public Account | .. | 12,430 6 0 |
| 7,865 17 3 | Imprests outstanding–In the Dominion | .. | 72 0 0 |
| | Investment Account | .. | |
| 25,000 0 0 | | .. | 12,502 6 0 |
| 32,865 17 3 | | | |
| £96,815 7 9 | Totals | .. | £69,559 13 2 |
NOTE.—In these accounts the credits-in-aid (section 22, Appropriation Act, 1923) and other credits in reduction of expenditure are shownas receipts, and are not deducted from the expenditure as prior to 1924–25.For the purposes of comparison a summary showing the net expenditure will be found on page 1443.
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