8.—6.

Table No. 14. Statement showing the available Financial Resources of the various Accounts on the 31st March, 1938, as compared with the 31st March, 1937.

Table No. 15. PENSIONS. Statement of Amounts paid on Account of Pensions for the Financial Years ended 31st March from 1934 to 1938.

XIII

1938. 1937. Account. Balance Liabilities Balance | Liabilities IXdtyTr 31st March, 31st March, J-aisi ng L-oaiiil 3 lat March, 31st March, j ™ is j° g 1938. 1938. on 38? ' 1937 - 1937 * ! 1937? ' I I Consolidated Fund — £ £ £ £ £ £ Ordinary Revenue .. ..1,769,487 469,016 500,000 958,665 437,859 500,000 Public Works Fund— General Purposes .. .. .. 153,861 565,011 8,580,355 2,118,026 812,778 6,555,081 Electric Supply .. .. .. j 63,055 133,788 1,517,590 143,634 95,131 1,517,590 Electric Supply Sinking Fund .. 11,680 .. .. 13,430 Bank of New Zealand Shares .. 1,859,375 ; .. .. 1,859,375 Discharged Soldiers Settlement .. .. .. .. 334,007 1,457 Employment Fund Promotion .. ; 1,158,890 139,075 .. 253,245 189,621 Iron and Steel Industry Account .. .. .. 5,000,000 Land for Settlements .. .. 668,714 1,564 6,278,000 484,603 2,601 6,278,000 Loans Redemption .. .. .. 859,624 .. .. 74,519 Main Highways Account .. .. 62,265 2,375,600 74,327 275,378 2,052,400 Public Debt Repayment .. .. 5,757 .. .. 39,795 Reserve Fund .. .. .. 1,241,075 .. .. 363,524 Samoan Loan Suspense .. .. •. .. 4,800 .. .. 4,800 Silver and Bronze Coinage Account .. .. .. .. 696,635 State Coal-mines .. .. .. 11,956 21,421 105,000 70,403 23,070 55,000 State Coal-mines Sinking Fund .. 9,526 .. .. 9,182 State Forests .. .. .. 92,891 11,390 210,225 45,352 8,842 410,225 Working Railways .. .. .. ! 1,057,235 ! 435,014 .. 1,301,739 390,122 State Advances Loan .. .. ..I .. .. .. .. 8,714,250 Housing Account .. .. .. j .. .. 4,550,000 .. .. 6,150,000 Additional Unexhausted Authorities for raising Loans. Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. 23,000 .. .. 23,000 State Fire Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. .. 98,000 .. .. 98,000 Totals .. .. .. 9,025,391 2,092,414 29,242,570 8,840,461 2,236,859 32,358,346

Year ended 31st March, 1934. | 1935. 1936. I 1937. 1938. I 1 I | £ £ £ £ £ War 1,246,441 1,264,110 1,349,447 1,483,345 1,597,524 Old-age .. .. .. 1.350.982 1,519,889 1,718,601 2,413,103 3,235,057 Widows' .. .. .. 302,020 296,565 311,864 412,280 471,287 Miners' .. .. .. 56.810 58,740 67,834 83,253 88,167 Maori War .. .. .. 4,522 3,607 2,577 1,972 1,806 Epidemic .. .. .. 3,290 1,983 907 253 14 Civil Service Act, 1908 .. 5,917 5,211 4,676 4,106 3,632 Defence Act, 1909 .. .. ! 2,163 2,084 2,127 2,067 1,991 Judicature Act, 1908 .. 2,272 2,682 3,222 2,753 2,111 Police .. .. .. 1,384 1,449 1,575 1,849 1,820 Blind .. .. .. 19,306 21,227 22,991 6,181 Family Allowance .. .. 146,766 152,818 149,043 130,730 106,402 War "Veterans'Allowances .. .. 16,544 110,667 161,267 Sundry .. .. .. 8,022 7,989 8,256 9,290 8,623 Invalidity .. .. .. .. .. .. 278,579 632,829 Totals .. .. 3,149,895 3,338,354 3.659,664 4,940,428 6,312,530