8.—6

INDEX.

VASE. Adjustment Commissioners .. .. .. ' .. .. .. 15 Agriculture, expenditure on .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Arbitration Court .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Bank deposit and overdraft rates, reduction in .. .. .. 17 Banking and currency .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Banking position .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Beer duty .. .. ' .. 20, 24 Budget estimates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Classification of public debt .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Coinage profits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Combined State Balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. 10 Crown-lands development .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Currency and banking .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Customs and excise duties, increases in .. .. .. .. 24 Customs revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 2, 19, 24 Defence expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Development of Crown lands .. .. .. .. .. 13 Domicile of public debt .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Duty on wheat and flour to be reduced .. .. .. .. 15 Economic position .. .. .. .. . - .. . • 2 Economies in expenditure .. .. .. .. . • . • 20 Economy Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 20 Education Economy Committee .. .. .. .. 4, 23 Education expenditure .. .. .. .. . • . ■ 4 Estimates, 1931-32 .. .. ~ .. . • • • • • 24 Expenditure, summary of .. . . .. .. . • 4, 6 Exchange rates .. .. .. .. . • • • • • 18 Exports .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 1 External trade .. .. ... .. .. . • ■ • 1 Earmers' finance ... .. .. .. .. • • • • 15 Fertilizers, assistance towards purchase of .. .. .. .. 16 Hawke's Bay Adjustment Court .. .. .. .. .. 12 Hawke's Bay earthquake .. .. .. .. .. 6, 11, 21 " Hoover" proposals .. .. .. ".'."" .. • ■ 22 Hydro-electric works .. .. .. ■• •• •-."]_ 7 Imports .. .. .. .. •• •• •• '.•'•'. 1 Income-tax .. .. .. . • ■ ■ • • 3, 20, 24 Interest rates, reductions in .. .. .. .. .. 17 Land-settlement .. .. •• •• •• •• ..12 Land-tax .. .. .. • • • • .. 3, 20 Local-government inquiry .. .. .. .. ■ • ■ • 16 London loan, 1931 .. .. .- .. .- •• •• 7 Main Highways Account ' .. .. .. .. .. •■ 21 Mortgagors Eelief Act .. .. '.. .. '" • - - • 15

I—B. 6.