8.—6

Table No. 14. Statement showing the available Financial Resources of the various Accounts on the 31st March, 1939, as compared with the 31st March, 1938.

Table No. 15. PENSIONS. Statement of Amounts paid on Account of Pensions for the Financial Years ended 31st March from 1935 to 1939.

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1939. 1938. Account. Balance Liabilities Balanc0 ! Liabilities I tor BXstMarch, SlstMarch, 3l8 t|a rch , J Slstgarch, Consolidated Fund — £ £ j £ £ £ £ Ordinary Revenue .. .. 2,539,854 664,306! .. 1,769,487 469,016 500,000 Public Works Fund — General Purposes .. .. .. 638,874 719,016 | 6,958,076 153,861 565,011 8,580,355 Electric Supply .. .. .. 15,927 131,174 1,127,590 63,055 133,788 1,517,590 Electric Supply Sinldng Fund .. | 10,321 .. .. 11,680 Bank of New Zealand Shares .. 1,859,375 .. .. 1,859,375 Employment Fund Promotion .. 207,544 178,516 .. 1,158,890 139,075 Iron and Steel Industry Account .. .. 2,348 5,000,000 .. .. 5,000,000 Land for Settlements .. .. 905,782 1,901 6,278,000 668,714 1,564 6,278,000 Loans Redemption .. .. .. 24,399 .. .. 859,624 Main Highways Account .. .. 164,788 395,886 1,200,000 62,265 316,135 2,375,600 Public Debt Repayment .. .. 3,263 .. .. 5,757 Reserve Fund .. .. .. 1,272,494 .. .. 1,241,075 Samoan Loan Suspense .. .. • . .. 4.800 .. .. 4,800 State Coal-mines .. .. .. 7,625 27,891 60,000 11,956 21,421 105,000 State Coal-mines Sinking Fund '11.767 .. .. 9,526 State Forests .. .. .. 52,724 19,137 985,225 92,891 11,390 210,225 Working Railways .. .. .. 270,096 427,834 .. 1,057,235 435,014 Housing Account .. .. .. .. 4,550,000 .. .. 4,550,000 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 .. .. .. 7,984,833 2,568,009 26,284,691 9,025,391 2,092,414 29,242,570

Year ended 31st March, 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. | 1939. I. | I £ £ I £ £ £ War .. .. .. 1,264,110 1,349,447 1,483,345 1,597,524 1,616,248 Old-age .. .. .. 1,519,889 1,718,601 2,413,103 3,235,057 3,577,129 Widows' .. .. .. 296,565 311,864 412,280 471,287 487,216 Miners' .. .. .. 58,740 67,834 83,253 88,167 87,094 Maori War .. .. .. 3,607 2,577 1,972 1,806 1,338 Epidemic .. .. .. 1,983 907 253 14 Civil Service Act, 1908 .. 5,211 4,676 4,106 3,632 3,256 Defence Act, 1909 .. .. 2,084 2,127 2,067 1,991 1,905 Judicature Act, 1908 .. 2,682 3,222 2,753 2,111 1,852 Police .. .. .. 1,449 1,575 1,849 1,820 1,783 Blind .. .. .. 21,227 22,991 6,181 Family Allowance .. .. 152,818 149,043 130,730 106,402 84,436 War Veterans'Allowances .. .. 16,544 110,667 161,267 158,584 Sundry .. .. .. 7,989 8,256 9,290 8,623 8,755 Invalidity .. .. .. .. .. 278,579 632,829 750,748 Totals .. .. 3,338,354 3.659,664 4,940,428 6,312,530 6,780,344