UNEXHAUSTED AUTHORITIES UNDER LOAN ACTS (STATEMENT OF) AS AT THE 31st JULY, 1923.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1923 Session I-II, B-04

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Session 11. 1923. NEW ZEALAND.

UNEXHAUSTED AUTHORITIES UNDER LOAN ACTS (STATEMENT OF) AS AT THE 31st JULY, 1923.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave

State Forests Account : — £ State Forests Act, 1908, section 7 .. .. .. .. 10,000 Finance Act, 1916, section 50 ; and Finance Act, 1920, section 16 .. .. 3,225 State Coal-mines Account : — Coal-mines Act, 1908 ; and Finance Act, 1916, section 51 .. .. .. 25,000 Coal-mines Act, 1908, section 114 ; and Finance Act, 1920, section 16 .. .. 30,000 Scenery Preservation Account : — Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, section 12 ; and Finance Act, 1921-22, section 23 .. 2,000 Public Works Fund: — Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1921 .. .. .. .. 920 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. 1,316,500 Wellington-Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Account:— Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts, 1903, 1905, 1907, and 1910 .. .. 3,320 Railways Improvements Account : — Government Railways Amendment Act, 1910 .. .. .. .. 55,470 Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, Account: —• Hailways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, section 4 ; and Finance Act, 1922, section 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,458,310 Waiiiou and Oiiini'lmiiiu Rivers Improvement Account: — Waihou and Ohineinuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910; and Finance Act, 1922, section 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 109,000 Electric Supply Account: — Aid to Water-power Works Act, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 31,000 Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 3,725,990 Finance Act, 1920, section 15 (electric-power works) .. .. .. .. 2,750,000 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account: — Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loan Act, 1920, section 2 .. .. .. 903,720 Education Loans Account :— Education Purposes Loan Act, 1919, section 2 .. .. .. .. 2,126,770 HauraKl Plains Settlement Account: — llauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913; and Kinance Act, 1922, section 17 .. 30,000 Kauri-gum Industry Account :— Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1911 ; and Appropriation Act, 1918, section 45 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil. Land fob Settlements Account: — Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, section 62; and Appropriation Act, 1918, section 42 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 750,0(10 (Of this amount not exceeding £250,000 per annum may be set aside for opening up Crown land for settlement.) Discharged Soldiers:— Xi nance Act, 1917, section 77 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 (This amount is available for Public Works General Purposes, unless used for Discharged Soldiers Employment Account.)

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Land for Settlement Account—Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account: — £ Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1916 .. .. .. .. 500,000 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act, 1919, section 4 .. .. .. 1,000,000 Loans to Employers for Workers' Dwellings Account : — Housing Act, 1919, section 46 .. .. .. .. .. .. 250,000 Mining Advances Account :— Mining Amendment Act, 1913 ; and Mining Amendment Act, 1919, section 17 .. 50,000 Native Land Settlement Account :— Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. .. 300,000 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account:— Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913, section 2 ; and Finance Act, 1921-22, section 23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,100 Samoan Loan Suspense Account ;—. Finance Act, 1921-22, section 26 .. ..'* ... .. 13,000 Swamp Land Drainage Account: — Swamp Drainage Act, 1915; and Appropriation Act, 1918, section 46 .. .. 130,000 War Expenses Account: — Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), Part IV .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,467 ,360 Naval Defence Act Account: — Naval Defence Act, 1909 (inoperative) .. .. .. .. .. 299,400 Waste Lands Development Account : — Land Laws Amendment Act, 1919 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 State Advances :— State Advances Act, 1913— £ £ Advances to Settlers Branch .. .. .. 1,500,000 Advances to Workers Branch .. .. .. 750,000 Advances to local authorities .. .. .. 1,000,000 3,250,000 Unexhausted Authorities of Accounts transferred to State Advances Office in Terms of State Advances Amendment Act, 1922: — Cold Storage Advances Account — Finance Act, 1918 (No; 2), section 30 .. .. 149,250 Fishing Industry Promotion Account— Fishing Industry Promotion Act, 1919, section 3 .. 25,000 Fruit-preserving Industry Advances Account — Fruit-preserving Industry Act, 1913; and Finance Act, 1917, section 80 .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 Housing Account— Housing Act, 1919, section 30 .. 750,000 Housing Act, 1919, section 43 .. 250,000 Housing Act, 1919, section 53 .. .. .. 1,000,000 5,464,250 27,814,335 Matn Highways Account—Construction Fund :— Main Highways Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000,000 Government Insurance Department :— Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. 23,000 State Fire Insurance. Department — State Fire Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. ..98,000 121,000 £30,935,335 J. Esson, Secretary to the Treasury. R. E. Hayes, Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasury, Wellington, 20th August, 1923.

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