15 FEB. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 237

FUND

NINE MONTHS PAYMENTS NINE MONTHS ENDED 31 DEC.
ENDED 31 DEC. 1954
1953
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. National Roads Act 1953, section 29— 2,279,928 0 10
.. Highways Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,038,544 1 5
.. Highways Construction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,362,474 6 4
.. Payments to Local Authorities .. .. .. .. .. 227,108 11 10
.. Administration and general expenses
7,928,055 0 0
.. Balance at end of nine months—
.. Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,164,892 15 0
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £13,092,947 15 5

ACCOUNT

£ s. d. Annual Appropriations— £ s. d. £ s. d.
1,195,742 3 8 Vote—
7,481,671 0 3 Railway Construction.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 895,197 1 0
1,113,450 8 3 Housing Construction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,390,408 0 4
3,999,041 7 1 Public Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 804,646 18 10
399,951 19 7 Education Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,532,180 7 3
228,232 12 4 Roads, etc. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 368,896 13 7
475,570 5 9 Soil Conservation and Rivers Control .. .. .. 285,858 2 1
1,706,485 5 1 Irrigation, Water-supply, and Drainage .. .. .. 241,327 15 8
1,097,125 10 10 Highways Construction .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
754,706 2 10 Forest Development .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 956,628 12 11
Murupara Development .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,950,137 2 5
18,451,976 15 8 15,408,280 14 1

              Balances at end of nine months—

829,429 4 10 Cash
1,504,561 11 10 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 655,504 11 10
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,415,714 15 7
2,333,990 16 8 2,071,219 7 6
£20,785,967 12 4 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £17,479,500 1 6

*Expenditure now met from National Roads Fund.

FUND

£ s. d. Balances at end of nine months— £ s. d. £ s. d.
3,870 18 9 Cash
2,706,000 0 0 Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,444 6 5
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,813,000 0 0
2,709,670 18 9 2,817,444 6 5

£2,709,670 18 9 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,817,444 6 5

SECURITY FUND

£ s. d. Annual Appropriations— £ s. d. £ s. d.
894,848 10 10 Vote—
8,021,793 16 10 Administration Expenses and Emergency Benefits .. .. 1,077,031 17 0
Medical, Hospital, etc., Benefits .. .. .. .. .. 9,317,939 19 9
8,916,642 6 8 10,395,021 16 9

              Social Security Act 1938, section 106 (1)—

12,494,696 9 7 Monetary benefits—
922,455 4 6 Age .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,749,978 16 6
1,425,438 16 11 Invalids .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,068,435 10 9
918,804 12 10 Widows .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,749,294 7 4
11,781,413 5 2 Sickness .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 871,057 2 3
77,010 10 0 Family .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,084,100 13 10
17,684 13 3 Miners .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86,491 10 0
4,299 19 1 Orphans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,556 14 2
4,131,213 18 9 Unemployment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,877 11 7
Universal superannuation .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,628,922 18 1
81,423,017 10 1 35,260,715 4 0

3,642 1 2 Payments under other special Acts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,097 12 7

1,010,869 17 6 Balances at end of nine months—
5,371,246 8 6 Cash
Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,512,432 2 1
6,382,116 6 0 5,456,381 4 1
£46,725,418 3 11 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £53,628,548 0 0