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T J j.- PAGE Introduction ... ... ... ... j Eevenue ... ... ... ... ... y Consolidated Fund Bevenue for the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1914, compared with the Previous Year ... ... ... ii Compared with 1911-12 ... ... ... ... ... jy Expenditure ... ... ... ... jjj Expenditure, 1913-14, compared with 1912-13 ... ... ... i v Increases in Expenditure ... ... ... ... j v Besult of the Year's Operations ... ... ... ... ... v Public Works Fund ... ... ... ... v j Consolidated Fund... ... ... ... ... v j State Forests Account ... ... ... ... v j State Coal-mines Account ... ... ... ... v j Scenery Preservation Account ... ... ... ■ ... v jj Public Works Fund ... ... ... ... v j; Wellington-Hutt Eailway and Eoad Improvement Account ... .. vii Eailways Improvement Account ... ... ... v jj Waihou and Ohinemuri Eivers Improvement Account ... ... ... yjj The Aid to Water-power Works Account ... ... ... ... v y Irrigation and Water-supply Account ... .. ... .... ... v ;ji Land for Settlements Account ... ... ... ... v jy Native Land Settlement Account ... ... ... v jjj Opening up Crown Lands for Settlement Account ... ... ... vn 'i Hauraki Plains Settlement Account ... ... ... ... viii Eangitaiki Land Drainage Account ... ... ... j x State Advances Account .... ;_ ••"••• • • • IA The Public Debt ....... ... ;_ ■ ■ ■ • • • ... Iα Increase in our Indebtedness ... ... ... x Comparison of Loans ... ... ... ... x jj Allocation of £4,500,000 Loan ... ... ... ... ... x ii Loans falling due ... ... ... x jj Eedemption of Loans falling due ... ... ... x j;j Charges for Inscription and Management of Stock . ... ... X [ Y Post Office Savings-bank Investments ... ... ... ... x ; v Public Debt Extinction . ... ... ... xv Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... ... xv Public Service Eeform ... ... .. ... ... xv Treasury Eeforms ... ... ... ... ... xv Public Service Superannuation Fund ... ... ... ... xv ; Teachers' Superannuation Fund ... ... ... .. xv j Eailways Superannuation Fund ... ... ... ... xv jj State Advances Office ... .„ ... ... xv y Summary showing State of Branches... ... ... ... xv jjj Local Bodies' Loans Act ... ... ... ... ... xv jjj Post and Telegraph Department ... ... ... ... xv jjj Eailways ... ... ... ... ... ... x ; x Stamp Department ... ... ... ... x j x Land and Income-tax Department ... ... ... ... , x ; x Land-tax ... ... ... ... Y ,v • • • • • - AIA. Graduated Land-tax ... ... ... ... x j x Income-tax ... ... ... ... ... ... xx j Agriculture ... ... ... ... ... ... xx j