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Table No. 14. Statement showing the available Financial Resources of the various Accounts on the 31st March, 1937, as compared with the 31st March, 1936.

Table No. 15. PENSIONS. Statement of Amounts paid on Account of Pensions for the Financial Years ended 31st March from 1933 to 1937.

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1937. 1936. Account. Balance Liabilities JXritTta Balance Liabilities fXrftyTor 3 nir h ' «■&* »*&*• rags Consolidated Fund — £ £ £ £ £ £ Ordinary Revenue .. .. 958,665 437,859 500,000 479,636 287,813 500,000 Public Works Fund— General Purposes .. .. .. 2,118,026 812,778 6,555,081 1,902,651 385,582 4,005,634 Electric Supply .. .. .. 143,634 95,131 1,517,590 217,604 72,456 1,347,590 Electric Supply Sinking Fund .. 13,430 .. .. 17,555 Bank of New Zealand Shares .. 1,859,375 .. .. 1,859,375 .. • Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. 334,007 1,457 .. 151,751 8,383 Employment Fund Promotion .. 253,245 189,621 .. I 406,711 285,717 Land for Settlements .. .. 484,603 2,601 6,278,000 328,746 12,656 6,278,000 Loans Redemption .. .. .. 74,519 .. .. 584,583 .. Main Highway —- Go e n~tln1und- " !! } 74 ' 327 275 ' 378 2 > 052 ' 400 { "IS «$8 90^900 Public Debt Repayment .. .. 39,795 .. .. 106,387 Reserve Fund .. .. .. 363,524 .. . „ 352,497 Samoan Loan Suspense .. .. .. .. 4,800 .. .. 4,800 Silver and Bronze Coinage Account .. 696,635 .. .. 634,753 State Coal-mines 70,403 23,070 55,000 75,872 15,401 55,000 State Coal-mines Sinking Fund .. 9,182 .. .. 8,821 State Forests .. .. .. 45,352 8,842 410,225 14,565 8,952 546,225 Working Railways .. .. .. 1,301,739 390,122 .. 1,796,656 298,137 State Advances Loan .. .. •• .. 8,714,250 .. .. 8,714,250 Housing Account .. .. .. •• •• 6,150,000 .. .. 1,250,000 Additional Unexhausted Authorities for raising Loans. Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. 23,000 .. .. 23,000 State Fire Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. .. 98,000 .. .. 98,000 Totals .. .. .. 8,840,461 2,236,859 32,358,346 9,027,554 1,570,306 23,728,399

Year ended 31st March, 1933. 1934. I 1935. 1936. I 1937. I | . I £ £ £ £ £ War .. .. .. 1,217,586 1,246,441 1,264,110 1,349,447 1,483,345 Old-age .. .. 1,271,157 1,350,982 1,519,889 1,718,601 2,413,103 Widows' .. .. •• 311,317 302,020 296,565 311,864 412,280 Miners' .. .. .. 62,563 56,810 58,740 67,834 83,253 Maori War .. .. •• 5,831 4,522 3,607 2,577 1,972 Epidemic 4,197 3,290 1,983 907 253 Civil Service Act, 1908 .. 6,453 5,917 5,211 4,676 4,106 Defence Act, 1909 .. .. 2,176 2,163 2,084 2,127 2,067 Judicature Act, 1908 .. 1,833 2,272 2,682 3,222 2,753 Police 1,166 1,384 1,449 1,575 1,849 Blind .. .. .. 18,065 19,306 21,227 22,991 6,181 Family Allowance .. .. 122,810 146,766 152,818 149,043 130,730 War Veterans'Allowances .. .. .. .. 16,544 110,667 Sundry .. .. •• 6,627 8,022 7,989 8,256 9,290 Invalidity .. .. .. •• ■■ •• 278,579 Totals .. .. 3,031,781 3,149,895 3,338,354 3.659,664 4,940,428