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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 192 4-192 5.

STATEMENT of SINKING FUNDS ACCRUED to the 31st March, 1925, in respect of various Loans.

Examined and found correct. • R. E. Hayes, Secretary to the Treasury. G. P. 0. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General. Audit Office, 22nd July, 1925. A. D. Park, Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasu'ry, Wellington, 20th July, 1925.

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Public Debt, — Sinking Funds held by the Public Trustee— £ 8. d. Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908 .. .. .. . .. .. .. 799,600 12 0 The War and Defence Loans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 192,690 12 7 Naval Defence Act, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 876,379 19 5 Finance Act, 1918, No. 2 (Seotion 6), (War Loans) .. .. .. .. .. 4,898,934 10 5 New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 — State Advances Act, 1913 (Seotion 26), (Sinking Funds)— £ s. d. Land for Settlements Branch (loans from the public) .. .. 1,060,966 14 7 Land for Settlements Branch (loans from Government Departments) 118,765 1 2 1,179,731 15 9 Mining Advances Branoh (loans from the public) .. .. .. 772 12 2 Mining Advances Branch (loans from Government Departments) .. 104 15 2 — 877 7 4 Native Land Settlement Branch (loans from Government Departments) .. .. 11,976 15 4 Local Authorities Branch— HaurakiPlains Settlement (loans from Government Departments) 2,176 5 6 Opening up land for settlement (loans from Government Departments) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,416 7 6 Rangitaiki Land Drainage (loans from Government Departments) 904 5 4 6,496 18 4 Publio Debt Extinction Act, 1910, — Sinking Fund held by the State Advanoes Office .. .. .. .. .. 3,311,143 13 7 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863, — Funds held in the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,207 2 11 Finance Act, 1921-22 (Section 17), (State Goal-mines), — Funds held in State Coal-mines Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. 41,668 12 2 Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund, — Funds held in the Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. 13,538 19 8 Samoan Loan Sinking Fund, — Funds held in Deposits Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,070 0 4 Electrio Supply Sinking Fund,Funds held in Electric Supply Sinking Fund Accoum .. .. .. .. ... 12,108 10 2 Westport Harbour Loans, — Funds with Commissioners of Public Debt Sinking Fund — Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884 .. .. .. .. 6,662 18 4 Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884, and Loan Aots, 1896,1897, and 1900 126,625 16 6 Westport Harbour Board Loan Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. 44,841 1 10 Funds held by High Commissioner— Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884 .. .. .. .. 3,100 0 0 181,229 16 8 State Advances Debt,— State Advances Act, 1913, Seotion 26 — Funds held by the State Advances Office— Advances to Settlers .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,555,086 17 4 Advances to Workers .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,116 16 4 Advances to Looal Authorities .. .. .. .. .. 308,979 18 8 1,931,183 12 4 £13,462,838 19 0