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INDEX.

I'AGK Advances, State .. .. .. .. " .. .. .. .. .. ix Agriculture . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ vii Amusement-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. xxiii Balances on 31st March, 1917 :— Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. ~ .. . . . . xx Public Works Fund . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ii Beer Duty . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . X xv Board of Trade .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ ... . . xv Bonus, War .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxii Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. . . xxvii Consolidated Fund :— Estimated Expenditure, 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvi Estimated Revenue for 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvi Estimated Surplus, 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ xxvi Expenditure for 1916-17 compared with 1915-16.. .. .. .. .. ii Result of Year's Operations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xx Revenue for 1916-17 compared with 1915-16 .. .. .. .. .. i Conversions —Loan. . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. iii Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . xxv Duties, Additional Customs and Excise .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvi Defence Department:-— Defence . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ix Munitions and Supplies . . .. .. .. . . .. .. x Samoan Administration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. x War Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xix Education Department:— Education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiv School Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xv Special Schools . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. xv Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. xv Employment for Returned Soldiers . . .. .. . . . . . . . . xxv Enemy, Trading with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Estimates : — Expenditure, 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvi Revenue, 1917-18 . . ' .. .. .. .. . . .. . . xxvi Supplementary, 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvi Surplus, 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvi Excess-profits Tax .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ . . . . xxiii Expenditure :— Details for 1916-17 compared with 1915-16 .. .. .. .. .. ii Estimated for 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvi War . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . xix Extravagant Living . . .. . . ~ .. . . .. . . xxii Financial Assistance to Soldiers .. .. .. . . .. .. . . vii Forests, State .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. viii Friendly Societies .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . xii Government Steamers . . .. .. .. .. . . .. ~ xiii Harbour-works .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. . . xiii immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . xiii Imperial Government, Purchase of Supplies for, .. .. .. .. .. xvii imports and Exports .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . v import Values .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. .. iv Income-tax Receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . v