Grant and appropriation of $4,179,180,000 out of Consolidated Revenue Account

Grant and appropriation of $1,156,493,000 out of Works and Trading Account

Grant and appropriation of $451,164,000 out of accounts outside the Public Account

Indemnity as to unauthorised expenditure of $41,226,255

Authority to write off losses of public money and public stores amounting to $2,711,755

Authority to transfer $640,000,000 from National Development Loans Account to other accounts

FIRST SCHEDULE Appropriations Out of Consolidated Revenue Account for the Year 1977–78

SECOND SCHEDULE Appropriations Out of Works and Trading Account for the Year 1977–78

THIRD SCHEDULE Appropriations Out of Accounts Outside the Public Account for the Year 1977–78

FOURTH SCHEDULE Unauthorised Expenditure Statement for the Year 1976–77

SUMMARY

FIFTH SCHEDULE Amounts Written Off (for details see B. 7 [Pt. 1])

SIXTH SCHEDULE Transfers Authorised From National Development Loans Account for the Year 1977–78

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Appropriation Act 1977

Public Act		1977 No 100
Date of assent		9 December 1977

	Title
1	Short Title
2	Grant and appropriation of $4,179,180,000 out of Consolidated Revenue Account
3	Grant and appropriation of $1,156,493,000 out of Works and Trading Account
4	Grant and appropriation of $451,164,000 out of accounts outside the Public Account
5	Indemnity as to unauthorised expenditure of $41,226,255
6	Authority to write off losses of public money and public stores amounting to $2,711,755
7	Authority to transfer $640,000,000 from National Development Loans Account to other accounts
	FIRST SCHEDULE Appropriations Out of Consolidated Revenue Account for the Year 1977–78
	SECOND SCHEDULE Appropriations Out of Works and Trading Account for the Year 1977–78
	THIRD SCHEDULE Appropriations Out of Accounts Outside the Public Account for the Year 1977–78
	FOURTH SCHEDULE Unauthorised Expenditure Statement for the Year 1976–77
	SUMMARY
	FIFTH SCHEDULE Amounts Written Off (for details see B. 7 [Pt. 1])
	SIXTH SCHEDULE Transfers Authorised From National Development Loans Account for the Year 1977–78
	Administrative information

An Act to appropriate and apply certain sums of money out of the Consolidated Revenue Account and other accounts to the services of the year ending with the 31st day of March 1978, and to appropriate the supplies granted in this year

MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN—We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the House of Representatives of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this year, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sums hereinafter mentioned, and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted: And be it enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1 Short Title

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 1977.

(2)

This Act relates to the year ending with the 31st day of March 1978 (hereinafter referred to as this year).

2 Grant and appropriation of $4,179,180,000 out of Consolidated Revenue Account

(1)

The Minister of Finance may issue and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Account, towards making good the supplies granted to Her Majesty for the services of this year, any sums which, together with the sums that have been issued and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Account during this year under section 49 of the Public Revenues Act 1953 and the Imprest Supply Acts passed during this year, do not exceed the sum of $4,179,180,000.

(2)

The sums hereinbefore authorised to be applied, together with the fees collected by such public officers as are authorised to retain them instead of salary, are hereby appropriated for the services expressed in the several votes specified in the First Schedule to this Act.

3 Grant and appropriation of $1,156,493,000 out of Works and Trading Account

(1)

The Minister of Finance may issue and apply out of the Works and Trading Account, towards making good the supplies granted to Her Majesty for the services of this year, any sums which, together with the sums that have been issued and paid out of the Works and Trading Account during this year under section 49 of the Public Revenues Act 1953 and the Imprest Supply Acts passed during this year, do not exceed the sum of $1,156,493,000.

(2)

The sums hereinbefore authorised to be applied are hereby appropriated for the services expressed in the several votes specified in the Second Schedule to this Act.

4 Grant and appropriation of $451,164,000 out of accounts outside the Public Account

(1)

The Minister of Finance may issue and apply out of the accounts outside the Public Account mentioned in the Third Schedule to this Act, towards making good the supplies granted to Her Majesty for the services of this year, any sums which, together with the sums that have been issued and paid out of those accounts during this year under section 49 of the Public Revenues Act 1953 and the Imprest Supply Acts passed during this year, do not exceed the sum of $451,164,000.

(2)

The sums hereinbefore authorised to be applied are hereby appropriated for the services expressed in the several votes specified in the Third Schedule to this Act.

5 Indemnity as to unauthorised expenditure of $41,226,255

Whereas the Minister of Finance has, under the authority of sections 51 and 76 of the Public Revenues Act 1953, issued during the year that ended with the 31st day of March 1977, in excess of or without the appropriation of Parliament, the respective sums mentioned in the Fourth Schedule to this Act, out of the Consolidated Revenue Account and the other accounts mentioned in the said Schedule, amounting in the whole to the sum of $41,226,255, and has caused those sums to be applied to the several services mentioned in the said Fourth Schedule: Be it therefore enacted that the application of the said sums is hereby sanctioned.

6 Authority to write off losses of public money and public stores amounting to $2,711,755

Whereas the losses of public money and public stores specified in the Fifth Schedule to this Act have occurred, amounting in the whole to $2,711,755: Be it therefore enacted as follows:

(1)

The amounts specified in the said Fifth Schedule, being sums of public money and the value of public stores, are hereby written off.

(2)

No person, other than an accounting officer within the meaning of the Public Revenues Act 1953, shall be deemed to be discharged, by reason only of the fact that the said amounts are written off, from any liability in respect of any public money or public stores (other than debts remitted) to which this section applies.

7 Authority to transfer $640,000,000 from National Development Loans Account to other accounts

There may be transferred from the National Development Loans Account to the respective accounts mentioned in the Sixth Schedule to this Act any sums which, together with the sums that have been so transferred during this year under section 12 of the New Zealand Loans Act 1953 and the Imprest Supply Acts passed during this year, do not exceed in respect of any such account the appropriate amount specified in that Schedule and do not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $640,000,000.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE Appropriations Out of Consolidated Revenue Account for the Year 1977–78

Section 2(2)

Page No. B. 7 [Pt. 1]	Vote	SERVICE	Appropriation
			$(000)
18	1	Accident Compensation	28
19	2	Agriculture and Fisheries (Programmes I to IX)	181,405
31	3	Audit	2,775
34	4	Broadcasting	100
35	5	Commission for the Environment	445
38	6	Crown Law	660
41	7	Customs	10,480
48	8	Defence	252,650
66	9	Education (Programmes I to VI)	686,900
87	10	Energy Resources	2,630
90	11	Foreign Affairs (Programmes I to V)	81,350
103	12	Forest Service (Programmes I and II)	10,675
113	13	Government Printing Office	21,420
118	14	Health (Programmes I to IX)	801,470
132	15	Housing Corporation	53,010
134	16	Inland Revenue	27,405
140	17	Internal Affairs	41,150
153	18	Justice (Programmes I to VIII)	51,010
162	19	Labour	36,695
171	20	Lands and Survey (Programmes I to HI)	23,446
181	21	Legislative	4,405
185	22	Maori Affairs (Programmes I to IV)	10,077
193	23	Mines (Programme I)	911
199	24	Police (Programmes I and II)	70,840
211	25	Prime Minister’s Department	790
229	26	Rural Banking and Finance Corporation	7,900
230	27	Scientific and Industrial Research (Programme I)	35,040
237	28	Security Intelligence Service	1,110
238	29	Social Welfare	1,448,640
249	30	Stabilisation	89,950
253	31	State Services Commission (Programmes I to HI)	32,950
258	32	Statistics	8,000
263	33	Tourist and Publicity	12,615
271	34	Trade and Industry	24,550
282	35	Transport (Programmes I to V)	83,253
295	36	Treasury	6,335
300	37	Valuation	6,390
303	38	Works and Development (Programmes I to IV)	49,720
		TOTAL	4,179,180

SECOND SCHEDULE Appropriations Out of Works and Trading Account for the Year 1977–78

Section 3(2)

Page No. B. 7 [Pt. 1]	Vote	SERVICE	Appropriation
			$(000)
19	2	Agriculture and Fisheries (Programme X)	1,850
66	9	Education (Programme VII)	114,100
80	3	Electric Supply	357,620
90	11	Foreign Affairs (Programme VI)	1,000
103	12	Forest Service (Programmes III and IV)	108,625
118	14	Health (Programmes X and XI)	4,700
153	18	Justice (Programme IX)	7,600
171	20	Lands and Survey (Programme IV)	44,634
185	22	Maori Affairs (Programmes V and VI)	38,108
193	23	Mines (Programme II)	74,279
199	24	Police (Programme III)	3,000
218	40	Railways	339,360
230	27	Scientific and Industrial Research (Programme II)	2,050
253	31	State Services Commission (Programme IV)	6,250
282	35	Transport (Programme VI)	4,337
303	38	Works and Development (Programmes V to VIII)	48,980
		TOTAL	1,156,493

THIRD SCHEDULE Appropriations Out of Accounts Outside the Public Account for the Year 1977–78

Section 4

Page No. B. 7 [Pt. 1]	Vote	SERVICE	Appropriation
		EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE FUND	$(000)
64	41	Earthquake and War Damage	104
		GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE ACCOUNT
110	42	Government Life Insurance	5,410
		POST OFFICE ACCOUNT
204	43	Post Office	428,400
		PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S ACCOUNT
215	44	Public Trust Office	7,940
		STATE INSURANCE ACCOUNT
250	45	State Insurance Office	9,310
		TOTAL	451,164

FOURTH SCHEDULE Unauthorised Expenditure Statement for the Year 1976–77

Section 5

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE ACCOUNT For Services Not Provided For—	$	$	$
Department of Social Welfare— Reimbursement to the Accident Compensation Commission for excess expenditure of the supplementary fund for non-earners		7,721,339
Department of Trade and Industry— Subsidy towards liquidation of overdraft in Sugar Price Stabilisation Account at 31 March 1977	3,000,000
Subsidy to Wheat Board for estimated deficit in Board’s operating pool account at 31 March 1977	884,000	3,884,000
The Treasury— Wellington - Hutt Valley flood damage: Special relief grant	250,000
Interest subsidy on loan finance provided by National Provident Fund	107,000	357,000
		11,962,339
For Services in Excess of Votes— Vote—Accident Compensation	431
Vote—Customs	224,211
Vote—Foreign Affairs (Programmes I to V)	585,260
Vote—Inland Revenue	209,355
Vote—Internal Affairs	702,936
Vote—Police (Programmes I and II)	677,474
Vote—Rural Banking and Finance Corporation	22,029
Vote—Security Intelligence Service	15,971
Vote—Social Welfare	23,291,497	25,729,164

Total, Consolidated Revenue Account			37,691,503
Carried forward			37,691,503
Brought forward			37,691,503
WORKS AND TRADING ACCOUNT
For Services Not Provided For— Mines Department— State Coal Mines—Payments for Energy Resources Levy		283,580
For Services in Excess of Votes— Vote—Agriculture and Fisheries (Programme X)	334,349
Vote—Education (Programme VI)	2,332,511
Vote—Health (Programmes X and XI)	165,586
Vote—Scientific and Industrial Research (Programme II)	117,569
Vote—Works and Development (Programmes V to VIII)	299,130
Total, Works and Trading Account		3,249,145	3,532,725
NATIONAL ROADS FUND
Ex gratia payments in lieu of refunds of motor spirits duty, etc.		368
Entertainment expenses		1,290
Study awards, scholarships, and research		50
District Roads Council tours		319
Total, National Roads Fund			2,027
TOTAL			$41,226,255

SUMMARY

	Unauthorised Authority (Section 51(4) of the Public Revenues Act 1953, as substituted by Section 2(2) of the Public Revenues Amendment Act 1976)	Amount Expended
Unauthorised Expenditure For all services	$ 122,981,750	$ 41,226,255

FIFTH SCHEDULE Amounts Written Off (for details see B. 7 [Pt. 1])

Section 6

Department	Value of Stores, etc.	Cash
	$	$
Customs	87	11,952
Education	6,092	18,031
Government Life Insurance Office		202
Government Printing Office		955
Health	6,614	2,901
Housing Corporation		60,989
Inland Revenue	103	556,794
Internal Affairs	570	603
Justice	20,483	5,843
Labour	527	3,695
Lands and Survey	313,731	3,823
Maori Affairs	107,561	8,443
Mines	2,918	7,636
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries	12,157	5,724
Ministry of Defence	151,144	19,351
Ministry of Energy Resources		33,400
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	7,217	2,681
Ministry of Transport	73,942	18,137
Ministry of Works and Development	105,413	54,402
New Zealand Electricity	38,531	52,480
New Zealand Forest Service	79,085	18,611
Police	2,004	296
Post Office	56,724	489,422
Prime Minister’s Department	263
Railways	118,072	30,828
Scientific and Industrial Research	761	67
Social Welfare	2,264	193,849
State Insurance		83
State Services Commission	47	1,145
Statistics		85
Tourist and Publicity	364	285
Trade and Industry	20	1,541
Treasury		765
Valuation		42
Totals	1,106,694	1,605,061
TOTAL	$2,711,755

SIXTH SCHEDULE Transfers Authorised From National Development Loans Account for the Year 1977–78

Section 7

Account	Amount
	$(000)
The Post Office Account	20,000
The Housing Corporation of New Zealand Account	120,000
The Works and Trading Account	500,000
TOTAL	640,000

This Act is administered in the Treasury.

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