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THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Receipts and Expenditure,— Consolidated Fund — page Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,6 Deposits Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Other Accounts — Bank op New Zealand Shares Account .. .. .. .. 30 Earthquake and War Damage Fund .. .. .. .. .. 30 Electric Supply Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Land eor Settlements Account .. .. .. .. .. 32 Loans Redemption Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Main Highways Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 National Development Loans Account .. .. .. .. 42 Public Debt Repayment Account .. .. .. .. .. 42 Public Works Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Remittances to London Account .... .. .. .. 44 Remittances prom London Account .. .. .. .. .. 46 Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Social Security Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 State Forests Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 War Expenses Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Working Railways Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Summary op Cash and Imprest Balances .. .. .. .. 54 Summary op Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 ISSUES COMPARED WITH THE SUMS VOTED UNDER APPROPRIATION ACT, 1945 58 DEPOSITS ACCOUNT:— Receipts and Disbursements under the Trustee Act, 1908 .. .. .. 56 UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT:— Consolidated Fund, — Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 Broadcasting Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Internal Marketing Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Main Highways Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Native Trustee's Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Post Oppice Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Public Works Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Social Security Fund ..» .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 State Coal-mines Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Statement op Surplus Credits-in-aid applied in Terms op Section 51 (3) op the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Summary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 THE PUBLIC DEBT:— The Public Debt op New Zealand Outstanding on 31st March, 1946 .. .. 72 Statement of Advances by the Reserve Bank to the Government by way op Overdraft Outstanding on 31st March, 1946 .. .. .. .. 72 Statement of Transactions in connection with the Public Debt in the Year ended 31st March, 1946 .. .. .. .. .. .. •.. .. 78 Statement of Loans guaranteed by the Government .. .. .. .. 79

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