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Table No. 18. Statement showing the available Financial Resources of the various Accounts on the 31st March, 1928, as compared with the 31st March, 1929.

1928. 1929. Account. Balance Liabilities BaIanoe Liabilities 31st March, 31st March, Jn lrt Anrl!" 31st March, 31st March, 1928. 1928. 0n 1928. ' 1929. 1929. 0D 1929. I Consolidated Fund— £ £ £ £ £ £ Ordinary Revenue .. .. 3,302,232 387,477 .. 2,453,541 310,545 Nauru and Ocean Islands .. .. 3,445 .. .. 3,284 Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund 107 .. .. 10,022 Public W orks Fund— General Purposes.. .. .. 1,328,803 488,718 5,561,050 3,889,084 430,154 1,061,050 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement .. .. .. 12,078 6,388 90,000 11,907 8,048 30.000 Electric Supply .. .. .. 72,701 330,055 3,418,990 697,088 112,612 1,243,990 Electric Supply Sinking Fund .. 75,716 1 .. .. 115,854 Advances to other Governments .. 46,567 .. .. 15,274 Bank of New Zealand Shares.. .. 1,800,781 .. .. 1,859,375 Cheviot Estate .. .. .. 191,390 .. .. 210,686 Conversion.. .. .. .. 31 Deteriorated Lands .. .. .. 15,414 34 278,000 13,325 258 278,000 Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. 635,377 5,013 862,750 420,520 168 862,750 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act 1920 Depreciation Fund .. .. 417,117 | .. .. 484,676 Education Loans .. .. .. 57,714 3,855 1,166,160 38,605 7,992 814,160 General Purposes Relief .. .. 29,537 .. .. 24,896 Hauraki Plains Settlement .. .. 10,395 4,160 160,000 29,282 4,644 125,000 Hunter Soldiers'Assistance Trust .. 4,479 .. .. 5,292 Hutt Valley Lands Settlement .. 23,833 .. .. 616 Kauri-gum Industry .. .. 72 .. .. 3,336 Land Assurance Fund .. .. 82,401 .. .. 85,834 Land for Settlements .. .. 186,602 35 750,000 296,815 2,231 1,000,000 Land for Settlements — Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. 51,890 2,162 1,500,000 4 .. 1,500,000 Opening-up Crown Lands for Settlement 8,630 Loans Redemption .. .. .. 32,013 .. .. 65,296 Main Highways— Revenue Fund .. .. .. 622,886 66,304 .. 521,604 91,699 Construction Fund .. .. 72,571 59,418 2,350,000 8,090 130,156 2,120,000 Mining Advances .. .. .. 14,616 .. 50,000 14,550 2 50,000 National Endowment .. .. 135,619 88 .. 124,886 403 National Endowment Trust .. .. 33,234 .. .. 38,728 1,273 Native Land Settlement .. .. 72,319 3,881 500,000 13,026 8,794 500,000 Public Debt Repayment .. .. 188 .. .. 5,326 Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914 .. .. .. 676,769 140,866 2,350,000 1,174,816 176,334 1,515,000 Rangitaiki Land Drainage .. .. 5,808 1,540 15,000 6,411 1,746 7,000 Reserve Fund .. .. 2,000,000 .. .. 2,000,000 Samoan Loan Suspense .. .. .. ■ • 17,800 .. .. 4,800 State Coal-mines .. .. .. 36,398 16,926 130,000 38,472 15,931 55,000 State Coal-mines Sinking Fund .. 62,338 .. .. 4,854 State Forests .. .. .. 37,784 10,487 388,225 17,247 9,818 188,225 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. 19,263 3,670 150,000 8,672 5,826 150,000 Westport Harbour .. .. .. 57,449 647 .. 19,348 2,331 Working Railways .. .. .. 642,431 358,110 .. 685,236 335,101 State Advances .. .. .. 163,181 64,939 10,123,523 1,181,875 20,149 10,116,495 Additional Unexhausted Authorities for raising Loans. Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1910 .. .. .. 3,320 .. .. 3,320 Government Railways Act, 1926, section 69 •• •• 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 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 .. .. .. 13,042,179 1,954,773 36,808,048 16,597,753 1,676,215 27,568,020 I