8.—6

INDEX.

PAGE Annual appropriations, estimates, 1940-41 .. . . .. .. .. 6 Budget surplus, 1939-40 .. . . .. .. .. .. .. ] Company-taxation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Comparison of income-taxation . . . . . . .. . . .. 5 Consolidated Fund Estimates, 1940-41 .. .. .. .. . . .. 6 Consolidated Fund: Reduced revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Credit, utilization of Reserve Bank . . .. .. .. .. .. 2 Death and gift duties, revised .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Diversion of productive effort to war purposes .. .. .. .. .. 2 Economy in normal expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Empire air training scheme .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Estimates, 1940-41: Revenue and expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 6 Excess profits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Finance Emergency Regulations .. .. .. .. .. .. .'.lO Hardship, provision for .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Highways and roads .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . 9 Housing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Hydro-electric development . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Imports, reduction of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Income-tax adjustments . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Income-tax, liability of State trading activities for .. .. .. .. 5 Income-tax, 1940-41 : Yield .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Income-taxation: Comparison .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Interest-free loans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Land-development and afforestation .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Loan contributions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Loan programme .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8, 9 National savings loans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 National security tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Public buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Permanent appropriations, estimates, 1940-41 .. .. .. .. .. 6 Profits, excess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Public debt transactions, 1939-40 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Public works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Railway construction and improvement .. .. .. .. .. 8 Revenue: Estimate, 1940-41 . . . . . . .. . . . . 6 Roads and highways .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 9