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CONTEN T S. ABSTRACT OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS :— Receipts and Expenditure compared with Year 1922—1923, — Consolidated Fund— page Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 State Coal-mines Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. 8 Scenery Preservation Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Nauru and Ocean Islands Account .. ,', ..' .. .. .. 10 Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund Account .. . . .. .. .. 10 Accounts op Local Bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Deposit Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Public Works Fund :— General Purposes Account .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 14 Waihog and Ohinemurl Rivers Improvement Account .. .. .. .. Hi Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 10 Other Accounts :— Advances to other Governments Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Bank op New Zealand Account .. .. .. ..- .. .. ..18 Cheviot Estate Account .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 18 Cold-storage Advances Account .. .. .. .. .. 20 Conversion Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act 1920 Depreciation Fund Account .. 22 Education Loans Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Fishing Industry Promotion Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Fruit-preserving Industry Advances Account .. .. .. .. .. 22 General Purposes Relief Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Hauraki Plains Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Housing Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Howard Estate Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Hunter Soldiers' Assistance Trust Account .. .. .. .. .. 26 Kauri-gum Industry Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Land Assurance Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Land fob Settlements Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Land for Settlements Account (Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account) .. 30 Land for Settlements Account (Opening up Crown Lands for Settlement) .. 80 Loans to Employers for Workers' Dwellings Account .. .. .. .. 30 Loans Redemption Account .. .. .. •.. .. .. .. 32 Main Highways Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Main Highways Account Revenue Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Mining advances Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 National Endowment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 National Endowment Trust Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Native Land Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account .. .. .. .. 56 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Samoan Loan Suspense Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 State Forests Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 State Advances L>an Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 Swamp Land Drainage Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 Waimarino Bush-fire Relief Account .. .. .. .. ... .. 60 War Rxpenses Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Westport Harbour Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Workers' Dwellings Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 New Zealand Consols Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Public Account Cash Balance Investment Account .. .. .. .. 62 Summary of Balances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 NET ISSUES COMPARED WITH THE SUMS VOTED UNDER APPROPRIATION AOT, 1923 .. 65 CIVIL LIST ACT, 1920 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT:— Consolidated Fund— Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 Scenery Preservation Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 Public Works FundGeneral Purposes Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 State Forests Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 War Expenses Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 Westport Harbour Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 Native Trustee's Account .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 77 Government Insurance Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 State Fire Insurance Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 State Advances Account ■~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - 77 SUMMARY OF CERTIFIED STATEMENTS OF LIABILITIES .. .. .. .. 78