INDEX.

t . * Page Pa ce Introductory .. .. .. .. i Trade with the Islands .. .. .. xi Finance of 1899-1900 .. .. .. iii Saa Francisco Mail-service.. .. .. xi The Public Works Fund .. .. .. iv Paoifio Cable .. .. .. x ii Land for Settlements Account .. iv Public Health .. .. x ij. Loans to Local Bodies Acoount .. iv Midland Railway .. .. .. x iij Land-tax and Income-tax .. .. .. v Old-age Pensions .. .. .. xiv The Publio Debt .. .. v Thermal Springs .. .. .. xiv Remission of Customs Duties .. .. v Back-Blocks and other Roade .. .. xv Reduction of Mortgage-tax.. ... .. vi Main Trunk Lines of Railways .. .. xv Penny Postage .. .. .. vi j Stratford-Kawakawa Junccion (Auckland Railway) xvi Financial Year 1900-1901 .. .. .. vii [ Land for Settlements .. .. .. xvi Estimated Results at the Close of the Current Rebate Rents, Crown Tenants .. .. xvii Year .. .. .. .. viii Proclamation of Rivers .. .. .. xviii Additional Funds .. .. .. viii Industries and Labour .. .. .. xviii Teachers' Salaries—lncreased Capitation .. ix I i Railways.- -Improvements and Additions to Open Technical Education .. .. ix Lines .. .. .. .. xviii New Markets in South Africa and Elsewhere .. ix Railway Concessions .. .. .. xix Harbour Defences, Defence Forces, and Volunteers x Our Boys at tbe Front .. .. .. xix Preferential Duties.—Reciprocity .. .. x Conclusion .. .. .. .. xix

APPENDIX.

TABLES TO ACCOMPANY THE STATEMENT. Page Table No. 1. —Abstbact op Receipts and Expendithbe op the Financial Yeah ended 31st Mabch, 1900 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Table No. 12.—Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual Receipts and Expenditube of the Consolidated Fund fob the Financial Yeab ended 31st Maech, 1900 .. 17 Table No. 3.—The Public Debt on 31st Mabch, 1900 .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Table No. i. —Statement of the Estimated Liabilities of the Consolidated Fund outstanding on 31st Mabch, fbom 1891 to 1900, inclusive .. .. .. .. .. 20 Table No. s.—Statement of the Estimated Liabilities of the Public Wobks Fund outstanding on 31st Mabch, fbom 1891 to 1900, inclusive .. .. .. .. .. 21 Table No. 6. —Statement showing the Total Ways and Means of the Public Wobks Fund and the Total Net Expenditube to 31st Mabch, 1900 .. .. .. .. 22 Table No. 7.—Estimated Expenditube of 1900-1 compabed with the Actual Expenditube of 1899-1900 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..23 Table No. B.—Estimated Revenue of 1900-1 compabed with the Actual Revenue of 1899-1900 .. 23 Table No. 9. —Statement showing the Amount chabged to " Unauthorised " in each Financial Year fbom Ist July, 1875, to 31st Mabch, 1900 .. .. .. .. ..24