THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 27, 1 February 1907, Page 7

THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

QUARTERLY RETURNS. DETAILED FIGURES. The public accounts for the quarter *nded the 31st December last appeared in the Gazette issued last night. RECEIPTSThe ordinary revenue account of the Consolidated Fund shows that the receipts for the three months amounted to £2,757,125, against £2,774,669 for the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The principal receipts were: — Balance at beginning of quarter, £467,310; cash in the public account, £467,310 (£812,070); advances in the hands of the Government in the colony, £447,347 (£381,500); advances in the hands of the Government in London, £131,913 (£145,085); advances in the hands of the Government on account of other departments, £3189 (£1979); advances on account of Imperial pensions, nil (£327); advances on account of investment account, nil (£1,000,000); total, £1,099,761. If an amount of £700,000 due for Treasury bills outstanding is deducted from this sum it kaves £399,761, against £740,964 for the corresponding period of 1905 Under the heading of ordinary revenue, the receipts were:*— Customs, £792,602 (£684,819); stamps, £303,122 (£261,049); postal and telegraph cash receipts, £54,616 (£48,853); land-tax, £424,263 (£368,427); fncome£3 ' 180 ( £2 > 031 ); oeer duty, £31,370 (£27,819); railways, £632,507 (£546,480) ; registration and other fees, £17,112 (*/x6,795); marine, £10,600 (£9,011): miscellaneous, £20,830 (£14,469) ; total £2,290,207 (£1,979,757). '' ' Th© territorial revenue amounted to £53,283 (£53,947), made up as follows :— Cash land sales, £7790 (£8088) ; deferred payment land eales, £542 (£572); pasS&BOU&W? 1 miSCella * eOU8 ' i The t total receipts frrtn the (three sources mentioned above were £2,343,490 and added to that is an amount of £13,873, "recoupment by Land for Settlements Account of interest paid on money borrowed" in respect of expenditure of previous quarters, which brings &1774K 1 M **, £2762 ' 767 ' li EXPENDITURE. The expenditure for the three months was as follows :— Permanent appropriations: Civil list, £10,731 (£8696); infc ™I nd ,BinkillS., Binkill S. f " n<J > £822.502 £844,331) ; under special Acts of the Legislature, £46,312 (£71,195); subsidies paid to local bodies, £24,225 (£21,899). Amounts paid over to local bodies and to deposit accounts — Rents under the Land Act, £3236 (£3340); Timber and Flax Royalties Act, £4927 (£2809). Endowmente—New Plymouth Harbour Board, £1373 (£1059); Motueka Harbour Board £125 (nil); Greymouth Harbour Board, £2214 (£2786) ; Westport Harbour Board £11,953 (£8662) ;' Old-age pensions' £64,460 (£72,813); total, £992,062 (£1,037,954). Under annual appropriations for State departments — Legislative £9346 (£9946); Colonial Treasurer! £886 i; (£7168); Post and Telegraph £160,139 ,(£164,794); Industries and Commerce and Tourist and Health cr £9178 (£17,831); old-age pnsions, £1700 (£1054); railways, £408,102 (£397,980); public buildings, domains and roads, (£7291); printing and stationery, £7578 (£12,920) ; stamp and deeds £9072 (£8400); native. £6329 (£3711)- justice f^iVL < £31 > 43 5) i Police. £39.421 (£33,179); mines, £9069 (£6629); Colonial Secretary's, £99,880 (£23 877) ; Crown law, £767 (£766); defence £34,259 (£33,286); CWams, £14,332 (£12,794); marine and harbours and inspection of machinery, a*xj,4so (£l2 066) ■ labour, £4471 (£3383) ; lantfs and survey, £43,387 (£39,523); aßriealtua ß riealtur ft £34,5i4 (£25,354) ; valuation, £7415 (£7572) ■ education, £207,750 (156,370) ; public health, £7678 (£5752); mental hospitals and charitable aid. £25,738 (£23,544); services not provided for. £1158 (£880) • total, £1,208,214 (£1,047,456), leW £18,262 charged to " Unauthorised " during previous quarters, £1,189,952 (£1,043.387). Balance at end of quarter — Cash in public account. £510,496 (£508,029). Advances in the hands of officers of the Government—ln the colony, £599,268 (£439,460); in London, £161,505 (£144,138) ; on account of other Governments, £38.40 (£1665) ; on account of Imperial pensions, nil (£395); total, £1,275,110 '(£1,093,687) ; less £700,000' Treasury bills outstanding, £575.110 (£393,687); grand total, £2,757,125 (£2,774,669). PUBLIC WORKS FUND. The principal items of expenditure from the Public Works Fund, with a comparison of the amounts spent, under the several heads set forth, , during the last quarter of 1905 ' were ;—

THE HUTT RAILWAY. The amount expended during the qnarter out of the Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Account was £5359, against £91>05 for the corresponding period of

1906. £ Departmental „ „ 5,083 Railway* „ .. .. 345,912 I'liliaitlon of water-power.. 694 Pjiblio buildings .. .. 63,710 r.:glifli<)H«a. harbour works, »nd harbour dtfenoes .. 1,430 Tourist and Health Retort* 6,521 [mmigrition .. .. „ 6,019 Roadc 63,516 Development of goldfields.. 5,047 !'urcha«e of Native Londe „ 4,787 relegrapli extension .. „ 33,478 Rat*B on Native Lands „ — Oonting-ent Defence „ 1,481 Uikls imprgvement „ 945 1905. £ 3,886 192,042 870 59,638 903 2,647 3,210 44,609 1.092 8,976 8,828 1,015 364