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Table No. 18. Statement showing the available Financial Resources of the various Accounts on the 31st March, 1927, as compared with the 31st March, 1928.

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1927. 1928. Account. Balance j Liabilities Balance Liabilities 31st March, ; 31st March, i /'""j? 31st March, 31st March, Jj?2? 1927. j 1927. I on 1 1 S * 2^ pri1 ' 1928. 1928. on 1 ' j Consolidated Fund— £ £ £ £ j £ £ Ordinary Revenue .. .. 3,681,466 335,354 j .. 3,302,232 387,477 Nauru and Ocean Islands .. .. 3,251 .. .. 3,445 ! .. ! Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund 164 .. .. 107 Public Works Fund— General Purposes .. .. .. 839,387 464,911 5,061,050 1,328,803 488,718 5,561,050 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement .. .. .. 1,667 6,403 175,000 12,078 i 6,388 90,000 Electric Supply .. .. .. 274,190 141,064 4,478,990 72,701; 330,055 3,418,990 Electric Supply Sinking Fund .. ! 38,663 .. .. 75,716 j Advances to other Governments .. j 49,637 .. .. 46,567 Bank of New Zealand Shares.. .. 1,683,594 .. .. 1,800,781 Cheviot Estate .. .. .. 172,658 .. .. 191,390 Conversion.... .. .. I 31 .. .. 31 Deteriorated Lands .. .. .. 4,722 839 288,000 15,414 34 278,000 Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. : 699,270 .. 862,750 635,377 ! 5,013 862,750 Discharged Soldiei s Settlement Loans Act 1920 Depreciation Fund .. .. 355,967 .. .. 417,117 Education Loans .. .. .. 56,162 3,962 541,160 57,714 1 3,855 1,166,160 General Purposes Relief .. .. 25,963 .. .. 29,537 .. 160,000 Hauraki Plains Settlement % . .. 12,359 4,836 200,000 10,395 4,160 Hunter Soldiers'Assistance Trust .. 3,734 .. .. 4,479 Hutt Valley Lands Settlement .. 27,171 .. .. 23,833 Kauri-gum Industry .. .. 2,365 .. .. 72 Land Assurance Fund .. .. 81,052 .. .. 82,401 Land for Settlements .. .. 163,453 870 500,000 186,602 35 750,000 Land for Settlements — Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. 118,274 74 1,500,000 51,890 2,162 1,500,000 Opening-up Crown Lands for Settlement 9,060 .. 250,000 8,630 Loans Redemption .. .. .. 239 .. .. 32,013 Main Highways — Revenue Fund .. .. .. 752,939 64,276 .. 622,886 66,304 Construction Fund .. .. 70,559 124,746 2,400,000 72,571 59,418 2,350,000 Mining Advances .. .. .. 13,612 .. 50,000 14,616 .. 50,000 National Endowment .. .. 129,312 .. .. 135,619 88 National Endowment Trust .. .. 25,139 .. .. 33,234 i Native Land Settlement .. .. 114,397 4,045 500,000 72,319 3,881 500,000 Public Debt Repayment .. .. 4,395 .. .. 188 Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914 .. .. .. 402,655 50,524 2,000,000 676,769 140,866 2,350,000 Rangitaiki Land Drainage .. .. 14,839 970 15,000 5,808 1,540 15,000 Reserve Fund .. .. .. 2,000,000 .. .. 2,000,000 Samoan Loan Suspense .. .. .. .. 1,000 .. .. 17,800 State Coal-mines .. .. .. 33,704 21.130 55,000 36,398 16,926 130,000 State Coal-mines Sinking Fund .. 55,105 .. .. 62,338 I State Forests .. .. .. 23,640 11,342 503,225 37,784 10,487 388,225 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. 4,388 3,471 150,000 19,263 3,670 150,000 Westport Harbour .. .. .. 81,807 4,621 .. 57,449 ' 647 Working Railways .. .. .. 864,514 329,829 .. 642,431 ! 358,110 State Advances .. .. .. 206,676 4,268 9,964,250 163,181 : 64,939 10,123,523 Additional Unexhausted Authorities for raising Loans. Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1910 .. .. .. 3,320 .. .. 3,320 Government Railways Amendment Act, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 55,470 .. .. 55,470 Finance Act, 1917, sec. 77 (Discharged Soldiers Employment) .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 .. .. 1,000,000 Naval Defence Act, 1909 (inoperative).. .. .. 299,400 .. | .. 299,400 Land Act, 1924 (waste lands) .. .. .. 1,000,000 .. .. 1,000,000 Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. 23,000 .. .. 23,000 State Fire Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. .. 98,000 .. .. 98,000 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), Part IV (War .. .. 4,467,360 .. .. 4,467,360 Expenses) Totals .. .. .. 13,102,180 1,577,535 36,441,975 13,042,179 1,954,773 I 36,808,048