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PAGE Public Debt Extinction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvii Public Service .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxix Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. xx Public Trust Office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xvii Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. v Purchase of New Zealand Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. v Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ix Railways Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xx Redemptions and Renewals .. .. .. .. .. . . .. xxiv Reduction in Taxation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxi Reduction of Public Debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxiii Repatriation .. .. .. .. .. .. ■. . .. .. xii Result of Year's Operations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ii Results, 1923-24, Summary of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxiii Revaluation of Soldiers' Farms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiii Revenue: — Consolidated Fund, 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. i Customs—Estimated, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vii Total estimated, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxii Salaries and Wages of Public Service .. .. .. .. .. .. xxix Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. xii Savings in Departmental Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. iv Savings through Investments from Surpluses .. .. .. .. .. ~ iv Shipping Charges .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. xxix Sinking Funds .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. xxvi Soldiers :— Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xix Repatriation .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ . . .. xii Revaluation of Farms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiii Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ix State Advances Office .. .. .. . .. .. .. xiv State Assistance towards Erection and Purchase of Dwellings .. .. .. .. xvi Stores Control Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxix Superannuation Funds .. .. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. xix Public Service .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. xx Railways .. . .. .. .. .. .. xx Teachers' .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xx Surplus for Year 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ii Surpluses accumulated .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. lii Swamp Drainage Reclamation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxi Tariff Alteration, Effect of .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. vii Taxation :— Reduction in .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxi Amusements-tax .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ix Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. viii Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. viii Totalizator-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ix Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xx Telephone Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. x Treasury Bills .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iv Treasury, District Offices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxix War:— Debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxv Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xii Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xix Western Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .'. .. xii Widows' Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. xix Working Railways .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. ix Year's Operations, Result of .. .. .. .. .. . . .. ii Year's Surplus .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. ii