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(1.) The Amount and Nature op Unexhausted Loan Authorities possessed by the Government as at the Ist December, 1921-— continued. Electric Supply Account — £ Aid to Water-power Works Act, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,000 Electric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 . . .. .. .. .. .. 4,442,490 Finance Act, 1920, section 15 (electric-power works) .. .. .. .. 2,753,930 Discharged Soldiers Employment Account: Local bodies-— Finance Act, 1917, section 77. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 Cold Storage Advances Account — Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), section 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. 149,250 War Expenses Account— Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), Part IV .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,534,060 Housing Account — Housing Act, 1919, section 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. 642,600 Housing Act, 1919, section 43 .. .. .. .. .. .'. 250,000 Loans to Employers for Workers' Dwellings Account — Housing Act, 1919, section 46 .. .. .. .. 249,175 Education Loans Account — Education Purposes Loan Act, 1919, section 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1,323,620 Fishing Industry Promotion Account — Fishing Industry Promotion Act, 1919, section 3 .. .. .. .. 20,915 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account — Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loan Act, 1920, section 2 .. .. .. 1,318,180 £8,338,550 2. (a.) The Charges and Expenses op raising Loans. Nil. 2. (b.) The Cost per Cent, op raising Loans. Nil. 2. (c.) Source prom which Loan obtained. Name of Act. Amount. Source obtained from. £ Lands Improvement and Native Land Acquisition Act, 1894 .. 341,000 Post Office. Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 .. .. .. S7o'noo f " Mining Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. 4,500 ~ Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. 250,000 Post and Telegraph Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. 200,000 Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915, section 5 .. .. 1,700,000 ~ Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914 .. j 24oV)00 Post Office £210 000 • State Advances, £30,000. Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Acts, 1913-14 .. .. 19,000 Post Office. Wellington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Act, 1908 .. .. 499,700 J. J. Esson, The Treasury, Wellington, 9th February, 1922. Secretary to the Treasury. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (450 copies), £2 15s.

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