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CONTENTS. ABSTRACT OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS:— Receipts and Expenditure compared with Year 1917-1918, — Consolidated Fund— page Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 6 Treasury Bills Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 State Forests Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Scenery Preservation Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Naval Defence Act Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Accounts op Local Bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Deposit Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. '.. .. .. 12 Public Works Fund :— Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account .. .. .. .. 14 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Account .. • .. .. .. 16 Aid to Water-power Works Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Telegraph Extension Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Other Accounts :— Cheviot Estate Account .. .. .. ... .. ~ -.. .. 18 ' Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Native Land Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Land FOR Settlements Account (openino up Crown Lands for Settlement) .. .. 30 Conversion Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Waimarino Bush-fire Relief Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 War Expenses Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Hauraki Plains Settlement Account.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 National Endowment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Workers' Dwellings Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Mining Advances Account ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Ranoitaiki Land Drainage Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Bank of New Zealand Acts 1903 and 1913 Account .. .. .. .. .. 36 Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 New Zealand Consols Account - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Kauri-gum Industry Account.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Swamp Land Drainage Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Loans Redemption Account ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Fruit-preserving Industry Advances Account .. .. .. .. .. 42 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Cold Storage Advances Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Summary of Balances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 NET ISSUES COMPARED WITH THE SUMS VOTED UNDER APPROPRIATION ACT, 1918 .. 47 CIVIL LIST ACT, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT:— Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 SUMMARY OF CERTIFIED STATEMENTS OF LIABILITIES .. .. .. .. .. 62