CONSOLIDATED FUND.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17986, 1 February 1924, Page 10

CONSOLIDATED FUND.

RECEIPTS & -EXPENDITURE, j figures for last quarter. J (PRESS ASSOCIATION TMJSGR4M.) WELLINGTON, January 31. The "Gazette" to-night contains the follqwing statement of receipts and expenditure of the Consolidated Fund for the quarter ended December 31st (shillings and penco omitted): — Beceipts. £. Balance at beginning of qr. .. 870,917 Cash in tho Public Account— Imprests outstanding—- £. In the hands of officers of the Government .. .. 642,803 In London .. ... 14G,511 Investment Abcount .. 1,-STS,—> Total ... .. .. 3,135,460 £. Ordinary Revenue — Customs .. .. .. 1,956,053 Stamp and Death Dutiea .. 954,Di1i Postal and Telegraph Revenue 845,439 Land Tax .. .. .. _ 1,067,398 Inooaje Tax .. ... 2613,030 Beer Duty ... .. 17'2,271 Railways .. .. .. 1,903,520 Registration and Other Fees .. . 29,931 Marine .. .. .. 22,553 Interest on Public Moneys .. 195,648 Local Bodies Loans Act, ISC3, Section 76 .. .. 1,390 Rents of Buildings ... 4,593 Tourist and Health Resorts .. 10,385 Miscellaneous .. .. 62,249 ; Total ... .. .. 7,692,755 Territorial Revenue— ... .. 53,110 National Endowment • Revenue— 111,1x5 Departmental Receipts— Printing: and Stationery Department .. .. .. 62,593 Recoveries on Account of .Expenditure of previous years .. 44,961 Unauthorised .. 51 Proceeds of Treasury Bill issued 1,650,000 Total .. ... .. 12,602,893 Expenditure. £ Permanent Appropriations— Civil List .. .. ' 8,679' Debt Services Interest .. .. 2,766,427 j Transfer to Loans Redemption j Account for reduction of Funded Debt .. ■148,281 ] Total .. .. .. 2,904,708 < 1 . I ■Under Special Acts of the Legislature— I Subsidies paid to Local Bodies — £ Appropriation Act, 191$, Section 9 .. .. .. 62,275 Municipal Corporation?. Act, 1908 Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, Section 72 .. -8.696 Subsidies paid to Hospital Boards— Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Acts, 1309, 1910, and 1913 .. ■ 82,159 '"Halves," "thirds," and "fourths" " paid over to Local Bodies Deposit AccountsLand, Act, 1903 ~ .. .740 1 National Endowment Residue—' ■ Land Act, 1908 .. .. 11,112 | Endowments— • .. New Plymouth Harbour Board I Endowment Act, 1874 .. 2,693 Ponsiona Act, 1913 Old-age Pensions ... 139,577 Widows' Pensions .. ... 33,543 Military Pensions . .. .. 7,485 War Pensions Act, 1&15 .. 821,782 Miners'. Phthisis Act, 1915 ..: 8,045 ' Transfer to Education Loans Account .. .. ICO,OOO Miscellaneous—Special Acts .. . 837,145 Total *. .. £3,750,534 Annual Appropriations— Legislative Departments 21,183 Treasury" Department .. .. 8,749 Land and Income-tax Depart- • V-i ment .. .. 11,045 Stamp Duties Department .. 22,141 . Natioml Prqivijeixt and Friendly Societies -Department .. 4,922 Worlcing Railways . Post, and Telegraph 'Working Expenses :. ~ 513/81 Public Buildings .. .. 23,864 i Government Domains , ... . 1,153 Maintenance and Improvement of Roads 14,140 Maintenance of Irrigation Works 749 Native ... .. 6,193 Department of ' External: Affairs 8,878 . Cook Islands .. .. 4,045 Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. T8 218 : Department of Justice .. 10,603 | Supreme and Magistrate's Courts 22.5-5 Prisons Department .. .. .18,307 Orown Law Office ... . , 1,040 Police Department .. .. 9.',554 Pensions Department .. 35,513 Mines Department .. .. 7,943 Department of Internal Affairs 69,62} Audit Department .. .. 6,5G7 Public Service Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 870 Printing and Stationary .. 45,521 Mental • Hospitals .. . 72,010 Deportment of 'Health ' .. 37,588 Naval Defence « .. 68,728 Defence Department .. .. 79,879 Customs Department .. 24,761 Marine Department ".. .. 31,057 Department fef.fiabouir Department of Lands', and Survey .... .. 85,661 Valuation Department .. 17,093 Electoral Department .. .. 1,108 Department of Agriculture .. 69,652 Tourist. Department . .. .. 14,118 Education Department 632,043 Services not provided for .. 11,168 Total .. ... 3,264,486 Transfer to' Loans " Redemption Account for Redemption of Debenture!! as under:—

N.Z. Loans Act, 1908— finance Act, 1915, Section 105 (Public Works) .. 126 Transfer to Loans Kedemption Account for redemption and cancellation in terms of Section. 24 of the.Finance Act, 1021-22, of securities as under:— N.Z. Loans Act, 1908— Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, and Finance Aot, 1921-22 (Section. 21) .. .. 40,(8)0 Balance at end of quarter— *- Cash in the Public Account .. 1,205,201 Imprests outstanding— In the hands of officers of the Government .. .. 957,625 In London .. .. 276,828 Investment Account .. .. 8,008,039 Total ... 5,447,713 Grand.. Total .. .. 12,602,809 Note—Against the balanoa there are Treasury Biils for £1,650,000 outstanding.