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SUMMARY OF BALANCES ON 31st MARCH, 1897.

Balances. i Cash. Advances. Investments. Total. I I 11 II £ s. d. \ £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund :— Consolidated Fond :— Ordinary Revenue Account .. 1,084,286 4 3 Ordinary Revenue Account .. 632,305 17 0 State Forests Account .. 11,224 5 6 State Forests Account.. .. 11,036 4 9 Accounts of Local Bodies .. I 10,154 6 3 ; Accounts of Local Bodies .. 9,885 4 9 Deposit Accounts .. .. 115,111 9 3 : Deposit Accounts .. .. 80,000 5 6 1,220,776 5 3 733,227 12 0 Public Wokks Fund: — Public Works Fund: — Parti. .. .. .. .. 157,362 12 3 Part I. .. .. .. 63,642 13 10 Cheviot Estate Account .. .. 380 7 5 Cheviot Estate Account .. 55 16 8 Land foe Settlements Account.. .. 4,714 11 9 Land for Settlements Account.. 3,751 9 2 Lands Improvement Account .. .. 136,573 3 10 Lands Improvement Account .. 130,130 5 11 Native Lands Purchase Account .. 95,222 15 2 Native Lands Purchase Account 93,959 12 1 Conversion Account .. .. .. 1,573 0 5 Conversion Account .. .. 1,103 10 6 Loans to Local Bodies Account i .. 3 10 1 Loans to Local Bodies Account 3 10 1 New Zealand Consols Account., i .. 297,405 0 0 New Zealand Consols Account.. 5 0 0 Remittances to London Account j .. Dr. 1,005,000 0 0 Remittances to London Account 0.1,005,000 0 0 Totals.. .. .. .. , £909,011 6 2 Totals.. .. .. £20,879 10 3 733,227 12 0 £ s. d. 47,280 7 3 188 0 9 269 1 6 35,111 3 9 82,848 13 3 23,719 18 5 £ s. d. 404,700 0 0 404,700 0 0 70,000 0 0 £ s. d. 1,084,286 4 3* 11,224 5 6 10,154 6 3 115,111 9 3 1,220,776 5 3 157,362 12 3 324 10 9 963 2 7 6,442 17 11 1,263 3 1 469 9 11 380 7 5 4,714 11 9 136,573 3 10 95,222 15 2 1,573 0 5 3 10 1 297,405 0 0 1,005,000 0 0 297,400 0 0 Cr. £116,031 15 11 £772,100 0 0 £909,011 6 2 * Against this. Treasury bills amounting to £730,000 are outstanding.