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PRELIMINARY STATE BALANCE-SHEET AS AT 31st MARCH, 1929. (Being Amalgamation of Departmental Balance-sheets, except Post Office Savings-bank, Public Trtjst Office, Government Insurance Department, and State Fire and Accident Insurance Office). Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ g. d. £ s. d. Public debt .. .. .. 264,191,982 11 4 Land (Crown, settlement, and endowment lands, reserves, &c.) .. .. .. 26,128,449 0 10 Rural Advances bonds .. .. 1,591,850 0 0 j Sites and buildings— Other capital .. .. .. 69.295,196 18 7 Departmental property .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,879,341 17 2 335,079,029 9 11 Post-offices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,354,885 14 8 Sundry creditors .. .. ■■ .. 2,372,757 16 0 Schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,824,658 11 1 Rents, wages, interest, and other 16,058,886 2 11 liabilities due and accrued .. .. 963,694 7 9 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61,717,131 1 9 Reserves (includes depreciation, bad State forests, land, and nurseries .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,898,702 17 2 debts, fire insurance, and general Hydro-electric schemes .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,289,111 12 11 reserves) .. .. ■■ 13,217,279 19 6 Telephone and telegraph systems and other Post Office assets .. .. . 10,508,964 9 10 Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 22,075,644 10 6 State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 284,942 19 3 Sinking funds of special accounts .. .. 367,293 11 3 Steamers, launches, and wharves .. .. .. .. .. 159,427 7 0 Suspense and deposit accounts .. .. 1,581,929 9 5 Sawmills and timber.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 415,642 16 1 Plant, machinery, and motor-vehicles .. .. . . .. .. 754,770 1 0 Stores, tools, furniture, and office appliances .. .. .. .. 2,981,374 16 3 Libraries and books .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 186,396 16 9 Live-stock, crops, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124,929 17 10 Sundry Defence assets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,128,439 17 11 Miscellaneous assets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 311,829 17 0 Investments— Loans and advances on mortgage .. .. .. .. .. 48,270, 946 3 2 Public Debt Redemption Fund investments and interest accrued .. 22,185,678 3 4 Bank of New Zealand shares and dividends due .. .. .. 2,255,989 11 8 Reserve Fund investments and interest due .. .. .. .. 1,956,362 18 8 Miscellaneous investments .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,030,630 12 6 Sundry investments of Treasury accounts .. .. .. .. 10,817,295 0 2 Nauru and Ocean Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. 565,040 0 0 90,081,942 9 6 Sundry debtors— Survey liens .. .. .. .. .. .. 283,024 16 11 Unpaid purchase-money of land and buildings .. . . .. 643, 167 9 0 Land and income tax .. .. .. .. .. 353,809 6 11 Freight outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 144,792 7 9 Stamp, death, and other duties outstanding .. .. .. .. 400,371 8 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,371,797 1 1 4,196,962 9 8 Interest, rents, &c., accrued and postponed, &c... .. .. .. .. 1,212,185 7 2 War expenditure . • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,593,897 7 1 Realization, loan charges, and general suspense accounts .. . . .. 1,242, 348 2 5 National Development Account— Advances for mining purposes .. .. .. .. .. 880,785 15 11 Lighthouses and marine works .. .. .. .. .. 1,756,352 7 10 Lands improvement .. .. .. .. .. .. 510,652 3 10 Roads and highways .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,574,669 6 6 Drainage schemes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,282,138 6 1 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,326,019 13 0 Loans to local bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,041,218 0 0 Irrigation •• .. .. .. .. .. 832,482 9 4 33,204,318 2 6 Profit and loss accounts of special accounts (net) .. .. .. .. 1,920,879 15 2 Cash and imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,256,095 16 4 £375,657,629 4 4 i £375,657,629 4 4 Treasury Note.—This represents the first compilation of a general balance-sheet for ail State activities within the Public Account or concerned in the public debt and affords a foundation for the stabilization of the complete future State Balance-sheet, which will be audited in common with the Departmental Balance-sheets. G. C. Rodda, E.R.A.N.Z., Accountant to the Treasury. ' A. D. Park, E.I.A.N.Z., F.R.A.N.Z., Secretary to the Treasury.

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