B.— 6;

Table No. 15. Receipts and Payments of Accounts, 1924-25, with Balances at 1st April, 1924, and 31st March, 1925.

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Balance, 31st March, Balance, Credits . 1925. Account. 1st April, Receipts. in . 1924. Reduction. Payments. In Cash, investments. Consolidated Fund —• £ £ £ £ £ £ Ordinary Revenue .. .. .. 4,954,714 30,950,645 4,900,610 31,754,553 1,417,870 2,732,936 State Coal Mines .. .. .. 36.739 265,561 2,163 280,226 12,074 10,000 State Coal-mines Sinking Fund .. 35,407 6,262 .. .. 189 41,480 Scenery Preservation.. .. .. 3,144 .. .. 3,144* Nauru and Ocean Islands .. .. 40,754 38,129 .. 37,166 1,717 40,000 Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund 7,227 6,312 .. .. 289 13,250 Accounts of Local Bodies .. .. 14 472 26,327 .. 30,237 10,562 Deposits .. .. .. .. 600,662 3,671,071 .. 3,854,576 16,957 400,200 Public Works Fund — General Purposes .. .. .. 888,023 4,591,225 648,909 5,099,809 379,439 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improve- 1,661 57,039 14,046 58,427 273 ment Electric Supply .. .. .. 1,106,174 185,015 31,711 1,061,941 76,448 152,800 Electric Supply Sinking Fund .. .. .. 12,109 .. .. 109 12,000 Advances to other Governments .. 65,216 272,791 .. 337,570 437 Bank of New Zealand Acts Account .. 875,000 .. .. .. .. 875,000 Cheviot Estate .. .. .. 208,418 25,725 .. 10,193 9,310 214,640 Conversion .. .. .. .. 6,074 .. .. .. 6,074 Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. .. 237,974 1,614,470 41,472 1,674,433 18,751 159,260 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act 212.644 59,091 .. 1,485 270,250 1920 Depreciation Fund Education Loans .. .. .. 48,433 540,234 14,616 462,212 4,355 122,100 General Purposes Relief .. .. 27,597 8,226 .. 17,654 3,169 15,000 Hauraki Plains Settlement .. .. 1,695 83.398 2,327 79,186 5,907 Howard Estate .. .. . . . . 232 .. 232 Hunter Soldiers' Assistance Trust .. 2,086 490 .. 28 2,548 Kauri-gum Industry .. .. .. 6,968 15,592 27 20,125 2,435 Land Assurance .. .. .. 80,034 6,854 .. 189 6,699 80,000 Land for Settlements .. .. .. 146,799 659,755 45,555 745,651 3,403 57,500 Land for Settlements (Discharged Soldiers 33,199 80,487 24,371 106,054 7,632 Settlement) Land for Settlements (Opening up Crown 2,174 34,448 25 32,439 4,183 lands) Loans to Employers for Workers' Dwellings 91 .. .. 91 Loans Redemption .. .. .. 46,590 24,655,905 .. 24,635,533 16,962 50,000 Main Highways Revenue Fund .. .. 249,681 455,643 3,507 123,951 54,373 527,000 Main Highways Construction Fund .. .. 226,000 4,823 225,454 546 Mining Advances .. .. .. 11,855 6,318 2 6,316 11,857 National Endowment .. .. .. 124,663 132,113 .. 130,121 45,555 81,100 National Endowment Trust .. .. 10,007 6,630 .. .. 937 15,700 Native Land Settlement .. .. 29,150 413,373 770 284,511 68,012 90,000 Railways Improvement Authorization .. 831,476 .. 1,207 253,875 "37,801 539,800 Rangitaiki Land Drainage .. .. 1,148 97,124 1,569 49,259 42,013 7,000 Reserve Fund .. .. .. 2,000,000 .. .. .. .. 2,000,000 State Advances Loan Account .. .. .. 4,631,820 .. 4,287,034 15,286 329,500 State Forests .. .. .. .. 155,614 293,795 6,166 280,009 4,400 165,000 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. .. 5,860 90,209 746 63,203 7,866 25,000 War Expenses.. .. .. .. 145,881 1,441 112,537 138,842 1,785 6,695 Westport Harbour . .. .. 19,408 49,566 55 13,659 19,315 36,000 New Zealand Consols .. .. .. 475,992 .. .. .. 7 475,985 Silver and Bronze Coin .. . . Or. 382 396 .. 14 Totals .. .. .. 13,750,322 74,271,821 5,857,214 76,157,917 2,319,030 9,545,196 * Transfer of balance of account to Ordinary Revenue Account. Note. —The State Advances Account, which is administered directly by the Advances Board, is not included in the above statement. In addition there are the funds of the Government Insurance Department, the State Fire Insurance Department, Native Trust Department, and the Public Trust Office, which are administered by the Departments concerned.