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CONTEN T S. ABSTRACT OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS:— Receipts and Expenditure compared with Year 1927-1928,-CONSOLIDATED FUND— PAGE Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ • 4 Conversion Account .. .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 12 Nauru and Ocean Islands Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. 12 Accounts of Local Bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Deposits Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ 14 Public Works Fund:— General Purposes Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Account .. .. .. .. 20 Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 22 Electric Supply Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Other Accounts :— Advances to other Governments Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Bank op New Zealand Shares Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Cheviot Estate Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Deteriorated Lands Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act 1920 Depreciation Fund Account .. 32 Education Loans Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 General Purposes Relief Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Hauraki Plains Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Howard Estate Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Hunter Soldiers' Assistance Tkust Account .. .. .. .. .. 36 Hutt Valley Lands Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Kauri-gum Industry Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Land Assurance Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Land for Settlements Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Land for Settlements Account (Opening up Crown Lands for Settlement) .. 40 Land for Settlements Account (Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account) .. 42 Loans Redemption Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Main Highways Account Revenue Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Main Highways Account Construction Fund .. .. .. .. .. 50 Mining Advances Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 National Endowment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 National Endowment Trust Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Native Land Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Public Debt Repayment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account .. .. .. .. 56 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 Remittances from London Account.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Remittances to London Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Samoan Loan Suspense Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 State Advances Loan Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 State Coal-mines Sinking Fund Account .. .. . .. .. 62 State Forests Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 Swamp Land Drainage Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 Westport Harbour Account .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 68 Working Railways Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 Public Account Cash Balance Investment Account .. .. .. .. 70 Summary of Balances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 Explanatory Statement of Investments .. .. .. .. ~ .. 73 ISSUES COMPARED WITH THE SUMS VOTED UNDER APPROPRIATION ACT, 1928 . . 76 CIVIL LIST ACT, 1920 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT:— Consolidated Fund— Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 Public Works FundGeneral Purposes Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 Hauraki Plains Settlement Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Main Highways Account— Revenue Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 89 Government Life Insurance Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Public Service Superannuation Fund Account .. .. . .. .. .. 89 Surplus Credits-in-aid applied in terms of Section 51, Subsection (3) of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Summary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 90 SUMMARY OF CERTIFIED STATEMENTS OF LIABILITIES .. .. .. .. 92