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INDEX.

PACIE. Accumulated Surpluses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iii Advances to Discharged Soldiers .. .. .. .. .. .. . . x Advances, State .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . xv Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xii Amusement-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. viii Balance-sheets: Departmental .. .. .. . . .. .. .. xx Balances on 31st March, 1923 :— Consolidated Fund .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. iii Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. v Bank-note Tax . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . viii Bank of New Zealand : Dividends .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxv New Shares .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. \\\ Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vi British War Loan Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. v Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxxi Consolidated Fund : — Estimated Expenditure, 1923-2-1 .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvii Estimated Revenue for 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvii Expenditure for 1922-23 compared with 1921-22 .. .. .. .. ii Result of Year's Operations .. .. .. .. .. .. * .. iii He venue Decreases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ii Revenue for 1922-23 compared with 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. i Revenue Increases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i Contribution to Naval Base .. .. .. .. .. . . xiv Conversions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xx Cook and Nine Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xx Cost of Living .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxv Customs :— Revenue, 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vi Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vi Estimated, 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vii Death Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. viii Debt Reduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxiv Defence Department: — Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiii Naval Defence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiv Repatriation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xi War Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiii Departmental Balance-sheets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xx Department of Health .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xv Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. .. .. .. .. . . .. x Dominions Progress .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvi Economies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. iii Education Department: — Education .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xiv Teachers' Superannuation Fund.. .. .. .. .. .. .. xviii Estimates: — Expenditure, 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvii Revenue, 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. xxvii Result for Year 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvii Estimates and Proposals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxx