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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1937-193 8.

TABLE VIII—STATEMENT AS AT 31st MARCH, 1938, SHOWING ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC DEBT UNDER THE SEVERAL PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE MONEYS HAVE BEEN RAISED. £ Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 64,451,055 Hydro-electric Schemes .. .. .. .. .. 13,903,944 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. 14,310,551 Public Buildings, Schools, and Sites .. .. .. 14,997,782 Roads and Highways .. .. .. .. .. 31,982,220 Harbours and Lighthouses .. .. .. .. 2,104,465 State Forests .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,272,097 State Advances .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,326,514 Housing.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,458,945 Land Settlement and Improvement .. .. 24,757,828 Shares in Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 875,000 Shares in Reserve Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 1,626,288 Investment in State Advances Corporation .. .. .. 1,034,688 Share in Nauru and Ocean Island Phosphates .. .. 350,000 Development of Mining .. .. .. .. .. 987,219 Tourist Resorts .. .. .. .. .. ... 678,241 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,317,488 War and Defence .. .. .. .. .. 66,343,155 Revenue Deficiencies (prior to 1893) .. .. .. 2,178,836 Old Provincial Liabilities .. .. .. .. .. 878,739 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 212,426 Cash and Investments in hand .. .. .. .. 153,861 £290,201,342 Gr. C. Rodda, Secretary to the Treasury. B. C. Ashwin, Accountant to the Treasury.

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