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Pagh INTRODUCTORY .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i REVENUE FOB 1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i EXPENDITUBB FOB 1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ii RESULTS OF THE YEAR 1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iii TBEASUBY BILLS .. .. .. .. .. iii PUBLIC WOBKS FUND .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..iii CONVERSION ACCOUNT .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ..iii LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACCOUNT .. .. .. .. .. .. iv PUBLIC DEBT .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iv LOANS MATURED.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. v RESERVE FUND SECURITIES .. .. .. .. .. .. .. v CUSTOMS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. v LAND AND INCOME TAX .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vi POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT .. .. .. .. .. vi TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EXTENSION .. .. .. .. .. vi ADVANCES TO SETTLERS AND WOBKEES .. .. .. .. .. .. vii LAND BEVENUE .. .. .. .. ... .. .. •.. ..vii LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. ..vii PUBLIC SERVICE CLASSIFICATION .. .. .. .. .. .. ..vii PUBLIC SERVICE SUPEBANNUATION .. .. .. .. .. .. viii NATIVE LAND COUBT .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. viii MAOBI LAND BOARDS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ix MINING, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ix CHEAP CABLES .. .. .. . ..- * .. .. ... .. .. x ADOPTION OF POST AUDIT.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. x WELLINGTON.MANAWATU RAILWAY .. .. .. .. .. .. x BRITISH NAVY .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xi ADVANCES TO SETTLERS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xi ADVANCES TO WORKERS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xii SUPERANNUATION .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ..xii NATIONAL SUPEBANNUATION .. .. .. .. .. .. ..xii LOCAL BODIES SUPEBANNUATION .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiii SPECIAL LAND-SETTLEMENT .. .. .. ' .. .. .. .. xiii LOANS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiv ROADING .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..xv IRRIGATION .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..xv RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xv RESTORING PARLIAMENTARY BUILDINGS .. .. .. .. .. .. xvi INDUSTRIAL MATTEBS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xvi LOANS MATURING .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xvii WOOL-MARKET .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xvii FINANCE FOR 1908.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xviii EXPENDITURE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xviii REVENUE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xix ESTIMATED RESULTS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xix ESTIMATES .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xx ADDITIONAL FUNDS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xx RAILWAYS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..xx CONCLUSION .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ xxi