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THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Receipts and Expenditure,— Consolidated Fund — page Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. • • .. 4,6 Deposits Account .. .. . • . • • • • • .. 28 Other Accounts — Bank op New Zealand Shares Account .. .. .. .. 32 Earthquake and War Damage Fund .. .. .. .. .. 32 Electric Supply Account .... .. .. .. .. 34 Land por Settlements Account .. .. .. .. .. 34 Loans Redemption Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Main Highways Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 National Development Loans Account .. .. .. .. 42 Public Debt Repayment Account .. .. .. .. .. 42 Public Works Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Remittances to London Account .. .. .. .. .. 44 Remittances from London Account .. .. .. .. .. 46 Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Social Security Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 State Forests Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 War Expenses Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Working Railways Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Summary of Cash and Imprest Balances .. .. .. .. 54 Summary op Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 DEPOSITS ACCOUNT:— Receipts and Disbursements under the Trustee Act, 1908 .. .. .. 56 ISSUES COMPARED WITH THE SUMS VOTED UNDER APPROPRIATION ACT, 1946 58 UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT:— Consolidated Fund, — Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 Public Works Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 Social Security Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 Post Office Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 Sundry Products Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 Working Railways Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 Summary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 THE PUBLIC DEBT : The Public Debt of New Zealand Outstanding on 31st March, 1947 .. .. 67 Statement of Advances by the Reserve Bank to the Government by way of Overdraft Outstanding on 31st March, 1947 .. ' .. .. .. 72 Statement of Transactions in connection with the Public Debt in the Year ended 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 Statement of Loans guaranteed by the Government .. .. .. .. 74

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