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Table No. 17 — continued. Assets —continued. Indirectly Productive — £ Development of mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 882,975 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,689,075 Irrigation and water-supply .. .. .. .. .. .. 493,217 Lands improvement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 195,505 Roads (including roads on Crown lands) .. .. .. .. .. 16,001,855 Timber-supply, sawmills, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,706 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers improvement .. .. .. .. 380,695 £20,678,028 Total .. .. .. .. ..*£229,148,320 Advances made by Treasury : Schedule I. £ Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,481 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,000 Loans to employers for workers' dwellings .. .. .. .. .. 3,620 Loans to Local Bodies (annual interest receivable £85,000, capitalized at 4 per cent.) .. 2,125,000 Samoa (loan) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 95,000 Repatriation (advances outstanding 31st March, 1924) ... .. .. .. 579,674 Discharged soldiers settlement— £ Balance on mortgage .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,805,900 Securities acquired by the Crown and in course of realization .. .. 1,234,000 19,039,900 £21,964,675 Investments of Gash Balances of Public Account: Schedule 11. £ Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,074,337 State Forests Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144,700 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account) .. .. .. .. .. 150,000 Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account .. .. .. .. 821,000 Electric-supply Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,053,008 Cheviot Estate Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 202,640 General Purposes Relief Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,500 Education Loans Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,100 War Expenses Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87,760 Land Assurance Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 73,890 Main Highways Account Revenue Fund .. .. .. .. .. 237,000 Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 National Endowment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,000 National Endowment Trust Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,000 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. 68,500 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act 1920 Depreciation Fund Account .. 211,250 Nauru and Ocean Islands Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 £6,430,685 Sinking Funds accrued : Schedule 111. £ Public Debt Extinction Act, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,961,289 War loans (Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), section 6) .. .. .. .. 4,682,452 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 799,601 Naval Defence Act, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,017,144 War and defence loans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 192,691 New Zealand Loans Act, 1863 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,207 State advances debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,834,680 State Coal-mines Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,407 Westport Harbour loans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 303,230 State Advances Act, 1913, section 26 — Land for settlements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,117,328 Native-land settlement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,977 Local authorities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,497 Guaranteed mining advances .. .. .. .. .. .. 843 Samoan loan .. .. .. .. .. .. •■ .. .. 1,455 Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. 7,227 £12,974,028

* Stores and supplies on hand not inoluded in assets.