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SUMMARY. Consolidated Fund— Ordinary Revenue Account— £ Revenue .. .. .. .. .. ..25,349,861 Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. ..25,200,882 Surplus .. .. .. .. .. £148,979 £ Balance brought forward, Ist April, 1929 .. .. 2,453,541 . (id— £ Surplus, 1929-30 .. .. .. .. 148,979 Advance to Native Trustee repaid (net) .. 33,000 181,979 2,635,520 Less— Advances to Rural Intermediate Credit Board.. 162,000 Subsidies to local authorities for unemployment relief .. . . . . . . .. 111,728 Assistance towards restoration of public works damaged by earthquake .. .. 3,516 Charges and expenses of raising loans .. 1,939 279,183 Balance, 31st March, 1930 .. .. .. £2,356,337 This balance was made up as follows : — £ Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,510,239 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. 132,132 Investments .. .. .. .. .. 713,966 £2,356,337 Revenue apart from items earmarked for highways showed compara- £ tive increase over previous year of . . . . .. .. 1,482,972 Customs increase, including £310,000 from additional primage .. 942,794 Special land-tax produced . . . . . . .. .. 240,000 Remissions granted by " Hardship " Commission .. .. .. 118,000 Excess of income-tax over land-tax on farming incomes .. .. 47,500 Expenditure increases— Interest and debt repayment .. .. .. .. 586,501 Pensions and family allowances .. .. .. .. 92,364 Subsidies to Hospital Boards and local authorities .. .. 62,390 Petrol-tax and other earmarked revenues for highways . . .. 274,394 Subsidies to superannuation funds and National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. .. 176,832 Departmental votes .. .. .. .. .. 40,946