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Table No. 17. Statement showing the available Financial Resources of the various Public Accounts on the 31st March, 1926, as compared with the 31st March, 1927.

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1926. 1927. Account. Balance Liabilities j te Ba !f n Qoe Liab " ities IXritytor 31st March, 31st March, j ™ s 1 1 ° 31st March, ' 31st March, 1926. 1926. | ou 1920. 1927. 1927. 011 1927. Consolidated Fund—> £ £ £ £ £ £ Ordinary Revenue .. .. 4,428,092 376,300 .. 3,681,466 335,354 ! Nauru and Ocean Islands .. .. 3,126 .. .. 3,251 Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund 19 .. .. 164 Public Works Fund — General Purposes .. .. 526,421 I 442,625 4,061,050 839,387 464,911 5,061,050 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Im- 21,710 2,954 95,000 1,667 (>,403 175,000 provement Electric Supply .. .. .. 138,112 87,856 5,676,990 274,190 141,064 4,478,990 Electric Supply Sinking Fund .. 17,391 .. .. 38,663 Advances to other Governments .. 31,512 .. 49,637 Bank of New Zealand Acts .. .. 875,000 Bank of New Zealand Shares.. .. .. .. .. 1,683,594 Cheviot Estate .. .. .. 204,906 .. .. 172,658 Conversion.. .. .. .. .. ■ . .. 31 Deteriorated Lands .. .. .. 1,728 117 98,000 4,722 839 288,000 Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. 126,274 .. 862,750 699,270 .. 802,750 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act 295,047 j .. .. 355,967 1920 Depreciation Fund Education Loans .. .. .. 40,155 ! 2,214 1,108,120 56,162 3,962 j 541,160 General Purposes Relief .. .. 21,314 .. 25,963 Hauraki Plains Settlement .. .. 33,506 1,808 25,000 12,359 j 4,836 200,000 Hunter Soldiers'Assistance Trust .. 3,084 .. 3,734 .. Hutt Valley Lands Settlement .. 27,171 Kauri-gum Industry .. .. 3,442 441 .. 2,365 Land Assurance Fund .. .. 80,759 .. .. 81,052 Land for Settlements .. .. 133,168 1,143 500,000 163,453 870 500,000 Land for Settlements — Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. | 71,273 238 1,500,000 118,274 74 1,500,000 Opening-up Crown Lands for Settlemen j 6,602 2,799 250,000 9,060 .. | 250,000 Loans Redemption .. .. .. j 18,509 .. .. 239 Main Highways — Revenue Fund .. .. .. 654,609 73,703 .. 752,939 64,276 Construction Fund .. .. 120,104 81,847 2,500,000 70,559 124,746 2,400,000 Mining Advances .. .. .. j 12,646 .. 50,000 13,612 .. j 50,000 National Endowment .. .. j 126,493 ! 1,005 .. 129,312 .. [ National Endowment Trust .. .. [ 20,206 .. 25,139 Native Land Settlement .. ..J 104,331 542 500,000 114,397; 4,045 500,000 Public Debt Repayment .. .. 2,096 .. .. 4,395 1 .. | Railways Improvement Authorization 280,662 j 42,083 958,310 402,655 50,524 j 2,000,000 Act, 1914 Rangitaiki Land Drainage .. .. ! 24,184 ; 448 15,000 14,839 970 j 15,000 Reserve Fund .. .. . • | 2,000,000 j .. .. 2,000,000 Samoan Loan Suspense .. .. .. 1 .. 22,000 .. .. 1,000 State Coal-mines .. .. .. 18,572 j 4,930 55,000 33,704 21,130 55,000 State Coal-mines Sinking Fund .. 48,199 I .. .. 55,105 State Forests .. .. .. 127,861, 13,455 3,225 23,640 11,342 503,225 Swamp Land Drainage .. .. 12,502 ' 1,174 150,000 4,388 3,471 150,000 Westport Harbour .. .. .. 70,021 612 .. 81,807 4,621 Working Railways .. .. .. 798,150 1 309,278 .. 864,514 329,829 State Advances .. .. .. 2,469,687 2,699 9,964,250 206,676 4,268 9,964,250 Additional Unexhausted Authorities for raising Loans. Hutt Railway and Road Improvement .. .. 3,320 .. .. 3,320 Acts, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1910 Government Railways Amendment Act, .. .. 55,470 .. .. 55,470 1910 Finance Act, 1917, sec. 77 (Discharged .. .. 1,000,000 .. .. 1,000,000 Soldiers Settlement) Naval Defence Act, 1909 (inoperative).. .. .. 299,400 .. .. 299,400 Land Act, 1924 (waste lands) .. .. .. 1,000,000 .. .. 1,000,000 Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. 23,000 .. .. 23,000 State Fire Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. • • 98,000 . . . . 98,000 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), Part IV (War .. .. 4,467,360 .. .. 4,467,360 Expenses) Totals .. .. 13,971,473 1,450,271 35,341,245 13,102,180 1,577,535 36,441,975