8.—6.

Table No. 17. Receipts and Payments of Accounts, 1927-28, with Balances at 1st April, 1927, and 31st March, 1928.

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Balance, 31st March Balance, Credits « * 1928. Account. 1st April, Receipts (net). in Exnanditurp i 1927. Reduction. expenditure. In Cash. j nveatmenta _ Consolidated Fund — £ £ £ £ £ Ordinary revenue .. .. .. 3,681,466 25,399,980 4,447,981 130,227,195 1,984,431 1,317,801 Nauru and Ocean Islands .. .. 3,251 36,548 .. 36,354 245 3,200 Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund 164 9,373 .. 9,430 7 100 Accounts of Local Bodies .. .. 9,573 32,280 .. 33,395 8,458 Deposits .. .. .. .. 354,566 862,504 .. 941,074! 23,077 252,919 Public Works Fund— General Purposes .. .. .. 839,387 3,890,643 815,286 4,216,513 705,8031 623,000 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement .. .. .. .. 1,667 182,156 7,278 179,023 12,078 Electric Supply .. .. .. 274,190 1,582,070 28,933 1,812,493 72,700 Electric Supply Sinking Fund .. .. 38,663 37,053 .. .. 216 75,500 Advances to other Governments .. 49,637 323,371 .. 326,441 46,567 Bank of New Zealand Shares .. .. 1,683,594 351,953 .. 234,766 .. 1,800,781 Cheviot Estate .. .. . . 172,658 25,340 .. 6,608 710 190,680 Conversion .. .. .. .. 31 .. . . .. 31 Deteriorated Lands .. .. .. 4,722 22,878 .. 12,186 15,414 Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. .. 699,270 1,811,048 8,684 1,883,625 289,133 346,244 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act 1920 Depreciation Fund .. .. .. 355,967 65,534 .. 4,384 ! 20,242 396,870 Education Loans .. .. .. 56,162 535,000 11,721 545,169 17,714 40,005 General Purposes Relief .. .. 25,963 6,395 .. 2,821 4,537 ; 25,000 Hauraki Plains Settlement .. .. 12,359 72,548 6,115 80,627 10,395 Howard Estate .. .. .. j .. 240 .. 240 Hunter Soldiers' Assistance Trust .. j 3,734 884 .. 139 429 4,050 Hutt Valley Lands Settlement .. .. 27,171 103,689 .. 107,027 23,833 Kauri-gum Industry .. .. .. 2,365 3,280 103 5,676 72 Land Assurance Fund .. .. .. 81,052 4,588 .. 3,239 801 81,600 Land for Settlements .. .. .. 163,453 604,651 15,619 597,121 6,277 180,325 Land for Settlements (Discharged Soldiers Settlement) .. .. .. 118,274 101,402 1,147 168,933 6,890, 45,000 Land for Settlements (Opening-up Crown lands for Settlement).. .. .. 9,060 14,053 238 14,721 8,630! Loans Redemption .. .. .. 239 13,324,547 .. 13,292,773 32,013 Main Highways — Revenue Fund .. .. .. 752,939 774,955 29,880 934,888 379,986 242,900 Construction Fund , 70,559 550,009 60,813 608,810 72,571 Mining Advances .. .. ■■ I 13,612 2,007 .. 1,003 7,616; 7,000 National Endowment .. .. .. 129,312 149,148 .. 142,841 26.989 108,630 National Endowment Trust .. .. 1 25,139 8,562 .. 467 944 32,290 Native Land Settlement .. .. 114,397 96,696 569 139,343 8,319 64,000 Public Debt Repayment .. .. j 4,395 993,981 .. 998,188 188 Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914 . .. .. .. 402,655 1,695,257 94,110 1,515,253 102,519 574,250 Rangitaiki Land Drainage .. .. 14,839 10,576 1,344' 20,951 3,808 2,000 Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. 2,000,000 .. .. .. .. 2,000,000 State Advances Loan .. .. .. ] 2,381 1,406,159 .. 1,408,128 412 State Coal-mines .. .. .. 33,704 318,779 1,732 317,817 22,098 14,300 State Coal-mines Sinking Fund .. .. J 55,105 7,233 .. .. 5,313; 57,025 State Forests .. .. .. .. 23,640 332,825 1.536 320,217 17,784; 20,000 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. J 4,388 137,596 655 123,376 19,263 Westport Harbour .. .. .. 81,807 181,375 528 206,261 1,449 56,000 Working Railways .. .. .. 864,514 I 8,233,419 1,063,614 9,519,116 247,431 395,000 Public Account Cash Balance Investment.. j .. .. —2,275,OOOj 2,275,000 113,262,024 64,302,585 6,597,886 70,998,632 1,932,393 11,231,470