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CONTENTS— omtmued. PUBLIC WORKS FUND:— page Statement of Receipts and Expenditure .. .. .-. .. .. .. ■ .. 66 Ditto Lands Improvement Account .. .. .. .. • • .. 66 Ditto Native Lands Purchase Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 Expenditure under Annual Appropriations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 Statement of the Unauthorised Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 Statement of the Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 Gash received from Local Bodies in ebspect of Debentures given under " The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882 " .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT:— Receipts and Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 Statement showing the Net Issues undeb Appropriation .. .. .. .. .. 82 Statement of the Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 THE CONVERSION ACCOUNT .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 THE GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACCOUNT:— Receipts and Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 Statement showing the Net Issues under Appropriation .. .. .. .. .. 82 Statement op Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 THE CHEVIOT ESTATE ACCOUNT :— Receipts and Expenditue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 Statement showing the Net Issues under Appropriation .. .. .. .. .. 82 THE NEW ZEALAND CONSOLS ACCOUNT .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 THE SINKING FUNDS ACCOUNTS :— Account of Receipts and Disbursements of the Sinking Funds .. .. .. .. 86 Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds were held .. .. .. 90 Statement showing the Amount of Sinking Funds accrued to 31st March, 1898 .. .. 90 TABLE OF THE PUBLIC DEBT ON 31st MARCH, 1898 .. .. .. .. .. .. 91

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