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I'AGK industrial Conditions .. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ . • xii Inscription of War Bonds . . .. .. ... .. .. .. . . xxi Insurance of Public Buildings. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . xiv Insurance, State Fire .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. xiv Insurance -State Social System .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xii Investment in Imperial War Loan .. .. .. .. .. .. . . xxi Land and Income Tax: — Excess Profits.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxiii Land- and Income-tax Receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. v Progressive Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxiv Progressive Income-tax .. .. .. .. . . .. .. xxiv Special War-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. xxiv Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . _. . . . . . xxv Lands :— Financial Assistance to Soldier-settlers .. .. .. .. .. .. vii Land for Discharged Soldiers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vi Land for Ordinary Settlers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vii Land Revenue .. .. .. .. .. . . ... . . vi Land for Settlement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. viii State Forests .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. viii Swamp-land Reclamation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. viii Lighthouses .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. . . xiii Loans reconversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Falling due . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. iii Public Works, Loan for .. .. .. .. . . . . .. xx Telegraph Extension, Loan for .. .. .. . . . . . . xx Redemptions and Renewals .. .. . . .. .. . . .. iii War Purposes • .. .. .. .. ..- . . . . .. xxi Marine Department:— Government Steamers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiii Lighthouses .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiii Harbour-works . . .. .. .. .. .. .. ' . . xiii Mental Hospitals . . .. .. .. .. .. .. - .. . . v Military Pensioners, War Bonus to . . .. .. .. .. .. .. xxii Miner Pensioners, War Bonus to .. .. .. . . .. . . xxii Mining . . . . ~ . . .. . . . . . . .. . . xi Money . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . xviii Motor-cars . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. xii Munitions and Supplies .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. x National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. ' .. .. .. .. xii Old-age Pensioners, War Bonus to .. .. .. . . .. .. .. xxii Pensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi Post and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vi Printing and Stationery Department .. .. .. .. .. .. xiv Progressive Income-tax . . . . .. .. . . '. . '.. .. xxiv Progressive Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. xxiv Proposals for Year, Summary of .. .. .. .. .. . . xxvii Public Buildings, Insurance of .. .. .. . . . . . • . . xiv Public Health, Department of .. . . .. .. .. .. .. v Public Service Superannuation Fund . . .. ■ . . . . . .. .. xiv Public Trust Office . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiii Public Works Fund . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. ii Public Works, Loan for . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xx Purchase of Supplies for Imperial Government .. .. ... .. .. xvii Redemptions and Renewals , • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • • m Relief Funds, War . . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . . xi Result of Year's Operations .. .. . . .. . . .. . . xx Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xviii

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