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Table No. 11. Statement showing the financial position of the Dominion on the 31st March, 1921, as compared with the 31st March, 1920:— [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, 1921.] CONSOLIDATED FUND. £ Balance on 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 17,538,976 Liabilities on 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 515,655 Balance on 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. 8,591,209 Liabilities on 31st March, 1921 .. ... .. .. 710,653 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. £ £ Balance on 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. 5,517 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. .. 130,000 —— 135,517 Liabilities on 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. Nil. Balance on 31st March, 1921 .. 9,537 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. .. 310,000 319,537 Liabilities on 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. 5,066 STATE COAL-MINES ACCOUNT. £ ' £ Balance on 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 63,090 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. 25,000 88,090 Liabilities on 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 17,800 Balance on 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. 48,293 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. 55,000 103,293 Liabilities on 31st March, 1921 .. .. . . .. 22,000 SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT. £ £ Balance on 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 4,944 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. 6,000 10,944 Liabilities on 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. Nil. Balance on 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .: 2,901 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. 6,000 8,901 Liabilities on 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. 29 NAURU AND OCEAN ISLANDS ACCOUNT. £ Balance on 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. .. 28,172 PUBLIC WORKS FUND. £ £ Balance on 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 219,502 Unexhausted authority for raising loan .. .. .. 950,000 — 1,169,502 Liabilities on 31st March, 1920 . . .. .. .. 954,071 Balance on 31st March, 1921 .. . . .. .. 489,489 Unexhausted authority for raising loan . . ... 3,060,000 3,549,489 Liabilities on 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. 1,933,434 RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENTS AUTHORIZATION AOT 1914 ACCOUNT. £ £ Balance on 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 22,794 Unexhausted authority for raising loan.. .. . . 2,535,000 ___ 2,557,794 Liabilities on 31st March, 1920 . . . . .. .. 20,096 Balance on 31st March, 1921 .. . . .. . . 7,206 Unexhausted authority for raising loan.. .. .. 2,487,510 2,494,716 Liabilities on 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. 7,388

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