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Public debt—continued. page New loans raised .. .. .. .. .. . . 10 Reduction of external debt .. .. .. .. 12 Repayments .. .. .. , . .. .. . 11 Summary of operations .. .. .. .. . . 13 Public Trust Office .. . . .. .. .. 21 Public works .. .. .. .. ~ . . 7 Railway-construction .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Railways — Branch lines subsidy discontinued.. .. .. .. .. 24 Expenditure on capital works .. .. .. . . .. 7 Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Losses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Revenue and expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 24 Review of position .... . . .. .. .. .. 23 Rolling-stock, dwellings, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Special advance to enable working-expenses to be met .. .. 4 Redemption of debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Relief funds for earthquake distress .. .. .. .. .. 22 Reparations . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Research work .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Revenue— 1929 -30 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Decreases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Estimates for 1930-31 . . .. .. .. .. .. 35 From taxation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2, 35 Other than taxation .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Rivers-improvement .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Roads and highways.. . . .. .. .. .. .. 8, 26 Rural advances bonds .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Rural Intermediate Credit Board .. .. .. .. .. 6, 16 Schools, expenditure on .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Scientific and industrial research .. .. .. .. .. 17 Secondary industries .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Secondary-school buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 South Island Main Trunk railway-line . . .. .. .. .. 7 Spirituous liquors, increased duty on . . .. .. .. . . 32 Stamp and death duties, increase in . . .. .. .. .. 34 State Advances Office .. .. .. .. .. 14 Lending rates .. . . . . .. .. .. . . 15 Loans advanced . . . .. .. .. . , 15 Profits .. . . . . . . .. .. .. .. 15 Rural advances bonds . . . . .. .. .. .. 15 State coal-mines .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 22 State expenditure on unemployment relief .. .. .. . . 19 State Fire and Accident Insurance Office .. .. .. .. 21 State Forests Service .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 State superannuation funds .. . . .. .. .. 4, 23, 29 Stratford-Main Trunk railway-line .. .. .. .. .. 7 Subsidies on voluntary contributions and bequests to be restricted .. 29 Subsidies to — Hospital Boards, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4, 29 Local authorities for relief of unemployment .. .. 5, 6, 20 State superannuation funds, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 4, 29 Summary — Debt operations . . .. .. .. .. .. 13 Year's operations . . .. .. .. .. .. 5 Supplementary estimates . . .. .. .. .. .. 35