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INDEX. PAGI Abolition of War-tax on Gable Messages .. .. .. .. .. .. x Accrued Sinking Funds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvi Accumulated Surpluses .. .. .'. .. .. .. .. .. iii Advances to Discharged Soldiers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiii Advances, State .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiv Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xvii Amusements-tax .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ■ '.. ix Assets . . .. .. ... .. .. .. .. . . . . xxvi Assistance towards Erection and Purchase of Dwellings .. .. .. .. xvi Balance-sheets: Departmental .. . . .. .. .. .. . • xxiii Balances on 31st March, 1924:— Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ii Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . vi Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxviii Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vii British Empire Exhibition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxii British War Loan Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iv Cable Messages, Abolition of War-tax on .. .. .. .. .. .. x Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxvii Consolidated Fund: — Estimated Expenditure, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxiii Estimated Revenue for 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxii Expenditure for 1923-24 compared with 1922-23 .. .. .. .. ii Result of Year's Operations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ii Revenue Decreases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i Revenue for 1923-24 compared with 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. i Revenue Increases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i Contribution to Naval Base . .. .. .. .. .. .. xi Cook and Niue Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xii Cost-of-living Bonus to Annuitants .. .. .. .. .. . . .. xx Credits in Aid of Expenditure, Control of .. .. .. .. .. xxii Customs :— Revenue, 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vii Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vii Estimated, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vii Death Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ix Debt, Subdivision of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxv Defence Department: — Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xi Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xi Repatriation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xii War Expenditure .. .. .. .. ..' .. .. .. xii Departmental Balance-sheets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxiii Department of Health .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxii Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. .. .. .. .. . • .. xiii District Treasury Offices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • xxix Dominion's Progress .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxi Dwellings, Assistance towards Erection and Purchase of .. .. .. .. XV] Economic Conference .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxx Economies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. iv Education Department:— Education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ x Teachers' Superannuation Fund.. .. .. .. .. .. .. xx Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... vi