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Table No. 10. Statement showing the financial position of the Dominion on the 31st March, 1916, as compared with the 31st March, 1915:— [Note. —The term " liabilities " in these tables includes expenditure on public works for which contracts had been signed or material ordered on the 31st March, 1916.] CONSOLIDATED FUND. £ Balance on 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 149,047 Liabilities on 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 336,696 Balance on 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. ..2,166,077 Liabilities on 31st March, 191(5 .. .. .. .. .. 295,763 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. £ Balance on 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 3,910 Liabilities on 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 287 Balance on 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. . . 3,209 Liabilities on 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. 153 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT. £ £ Balance on 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 25,636 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. 25,000 50,630 Liabilities on 31st March, 1915 .. .. . . Nil. Balance on 31st March. 1916 . . ... .. .. 34,960 Unexhausted authority for raising loan . . .. 25,000 59,961) Liabilities'on 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 10,000 SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT. £ £ Balance on 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 3,603 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. 16,000 19.603 Liabilities on 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 131 on 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 997 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. 16,000 16,997 Liabilities on 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. Nil. PUBLIC WORKS FUND. £ £ Balance on 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 695,762 Loan-money to receive .. .. .. .. 1,475,000 2,170,762 Liabilities on 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 1,094,961 Balance on 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 1,293,102 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. 545,100 1,838,202 Liabilities on 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 677,666 WELLINGTON-HUTT RAILWAY AND ROAD IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT. £ £ Balance on 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 1,791 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. 3,320 5,111 Liabilities on 31st March, 1915 .. .. .. .. 200 Balance on 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. 1,648 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. 3,320 4968 Liabilities on 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. Nil.

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