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CONTENTS— continued. PUBLIC WORKS FUND:— Statement op Receipts and Expenditure :— page Part I. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Part 11. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Expenditure under Annual Appropriations .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 64 Statement of the Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 Cash received prom Local Bodies in respect of Debentures given under "The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882 " .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 67 Statement op the Unauthorised Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 THE LANDS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT :— Receipts and Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Statement showing the Net Issues under Appropriation .. .. .. .. .. 81 Statement of the Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 THE NATIVE LANDS PURCHASE ACCOUNT :— Receipts and Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Statement showing the Net Issues under Appropriation .. .. .. .. .. 81 Statement of the Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT:— Receipts and Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 Statement showing the Net Issues under Appropriation .. .. .. .. .. 80 Statement of the Unauthorised Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 Statement of the Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 THE CHEVIOT ESTATE ACCOUNT :— Receipts and Expenditue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. " 70 Statement showing the Net Issues under Appropriation .. .. .. .. .. 80 Statement op the Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 THE CONVERSION ACCOUNT .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 THE GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACCOUNT :— Receipts and Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 Statement showing the Net Issues under Appropriation .. .. .. .. .. 81 Statement op the Unauthorised Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 THE NEW ZEALAND CONSOLS ACCOUNT .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 THE SINKING FUNDS ACCOUNTS :— Account of Receipts and Disbursements op the Sinking Funds .. .. .. .. 84 Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds were held .. .. .. 88 Statement showing the Amount op Sinking Funds accrued to 31st March, 1897 .. .. 88 TABLE OF THE PUBLIC DEBT ON 31st MARCH, 1897 .. .. .. .. .. .. 89

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