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Table No. 16. Statement showing the available Financial Resources of the various Public Accounts on the 31st March, 1924, as compared with the 31st March, 1925.

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[Note. —The term " liabilities " in these tables includes expenditure on public works for which contracts had been signed or material ordered on the 31st March, 1924.1 1924. 1925. Account. Balance Liabilities Balance Liabilities | JXStoto 31st March, 31st March, onK'ngLoan 31st March, 31st March, | J 1 "?,? 1924, 1924. 0n 1925. | 1925. j on ' I ' I I Consolidated Fund — £ £ £ £ £ £ Ordinary Revenue .. •• 4,954,714 564,487 .. 4,150,806 604,017 State Coal-mines .. .. •• 36,739 10,631 55,000 22,074 6,302 55,000 State Coal-mines Sinking Fund .. 35,407 .. .. 41,669 Nauru and Oeean Islands .. .. 40,754 .. .. 41,717 Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund 7,227 .. .. 13,539 Public Works Fund — General Purposes .. •• 888,023 939,692 5,000,920 379,439 1,080,703 4,000,920 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Tm- 1,661 1,522 64,000 273 2,496 164,000 provement Electric Supply .. •• •• 1,106,174 37,734 6,506,990 229,248 75,743 6,506,990 Electric Supply Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 12,109 Advances to Allied Governments .. 65,216 .. i .. 437 Bank of New Zealand Acts .. • • 875,000 .. j .. 875,000 Cheviot Estate 208,418 .. .. 223,950 Conversion. . •. • • • • ® >074 .. ; .. 6,074 Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. 237,974 .. j 885,620 178,011 .. 862,750 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act 212,644 .. j .. 271,735 1920 Depreciation Fund Education Loans 48,433 9,274 2,126,770 126,455 2,774 1,586,770 General Purposes Relief .. .. 27,597 .. .. 18,169 Hauraki Plains Settlement .. .. 1,695 2,741 40,000 5,907 2,099 70,000 Hunter's Soldiers Assistance Trust .. 2,086 .. .. 2,548 Kauri-gum Industry .. •• 6,968 45 .. 2,435 65 Land Assurance Fund .. . • 80,034 .. .. 86,699 Land for Settlement .. .. 146,799 49 500,000 60,903 1,096 500,000 Land for Settlements — Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. 33,199 136 1,500,000 7,632 456 1,500,000 Opening-up Crown Lands for Settlement 2,174 47 250,000 4,183 20 250,000 Loans to Employers for Workers' Dwel- 91 .. 250,000 .. .. 250,000 lings Main Highways— Revenue Fund 249,681 3 .. 581,373 15,047 Construction Fund .. .. •• 3,000,000 546 17,328 3,000,000 Mining Advances .. .. .. 11,855 .. 50,000 11,857 .. 50,000 National Endowment .. .. 124,663 .. .. 126,655 1,113 National Endowment Trust .. .. 10,007 .. .. 16,637 Native Land Settlement .. .. 29,150 1,611 500,000 158,012 1,008 500,000 Railways Improvement Authorization 831,476 22,529 1,458,310 577,601 45,992 1,458,310 Act, 1914 Rangitaiki Land Drainage .. 1,148 594 27,100 49,013 2,621 15,000 Reserve Fund .. .. .. 2,000,000 .. .. 2,000,000 State Forests .. .. .. 155,614 3,240 3,225 169,400 3,152 3,225 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. 5,860 3,233 150,000 32,866 864 150,000 War Expenses .. .. .. 145,881 182,409 4,467,360 8,480 .. 4,467,360 Westport Harbour .. .. .. 19,408 526 .. 55,315 464 New Zealand Consols .. .. 475,992 .. .. 475,992 State Advances .. .. .. 83,562 4,502 7,714,250 659,853 2,648 9,714,250 Additional Unexhausted Authorities for raising Loans. Hutt Railway and Road Improvement .. .. 3,320 .. .. 3,320 Acts, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1910 Government Railways Amendment Act, .. .. 55,470 .. .. 55,470 1910 Finance Act, 1917, sec. 77 (Discharged .. .. 1,000,000 .. .. 1,000,000 Soldiers Settlement) Finance Act, 1921-22, sec. 26 (Samoan .. .. 5,000 .. .. 5,000 Loan) Naval Defence Act, 1909 (inoperative).. .. .. 299,400 .. .. 299,400 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 (waste .. .. 1,000,000 .. .. 1,000,000 lands) Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. 23,000 .. .. 23,000 State Fire Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. .. 98,000 .. .. 98,000 Totals .. .. 13,169,398 1,785,005 37,033,735 11,684,612 1,866,008 37,588,765