CONSOLIDATED FUND.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 139, 29 May 1914, Page 2

CONSOLIDATED FUND.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE. FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH LAST. [PF.R PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Wellington, May 28. The Consolidated Fund figures for the year ended on March 31st show : — Receipts. 1013-11.

Totals .... 2,413,787 2,338.055 RAILWAY REVENUE. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington, May 28. . The railway revenue tor tlie fo«r weeks ended April 25tli totftll<*d £344,9iK), and the expenditure £I9I,CKHi, or 56.25 per cent. The North Island contributed £181,350, and the South Ihl.uhl £163,549 to the revenue, while th<- expenditure was: North Island £110.165, South. Island £83,840.

Balance at beginning of year Ordinary revenue . . . '. ll.wOSf Territorial revenue 191,444 ' National endowment revenue 72,401 Miscellaneous 101,421 Total 13,035,268 1912-13. Balance at beginning of vear 807,275 Ordinary revenue 11,420,098 Territorial revenue 254,509 National endowment revenue 59,413 Miscellaneous 248 Total 12,541,546 Expenditure. 1913-14. Permanent appropriations. . 4,236,088 Annual appropriations .... 7,589,775 Revenue transferrin! to publie Works Fund 675,000 Debentures redeemed and 107,500 426,905 renewed Balams* at end of vear .... - * Total 13,035,268 1912-13. 4,052,185 Permanent appropriations. . Annual appropriations .... 7,029,852 Revenue transferred to Publie Works Fund 750,000 Debentures redeemed and renewed 709,508 Balance at end ol vear .... Total 12,541,546 FIGI RES FOR THE MARCH quarter. The following statement of receipts and expenditure for the quarter which ended on March 31st is published in the. Gazette to-night, shillings and pence being omitted:Receipts. £ Balance at beginning of quarter 572,65C Ordinary revenue Territorial revenue 83,323 Miscellaneous 4,862 Total 4,488,111 Total revenue for March quarter of 1913 4,515,009 Expenditure. 1,022,318 Permanent appropriations. . Annual appropriations .... 2,413,987 Transferred to Public Works 625,000 Fund Balance at evil of quarter.. 126,905 Total 4.488,011 Balance at end of March quarter, 1913 709,508 Treasury bills outstandnig at 503,000 beginning of quarter .... Treasury bills issued during quarter 300,ooc Treasury bills redeemed duritig quarter 803,00C COMPARAT1VE STATEMENT. Revenue. Details of ordinary revenue, compared with the March quarter of 1913, are:— 1914. 1913. £ £ Customs 970,434 957,353 Stamps 365,(Mil 275,373 Post and Telegraph revenue 301,343 322,582 Land tax ...... (17,732 76,435 Income tax .... 529,924 444,105 Beer duty 37.OOH 33,935 Railways 1,302,746 1,165,964 Registration and ■ 28,871 other fees . . . 35,400 Marine 1 (1,604 15,10(1 Miscellaneous .. 200,860 156,501 Totals ... 3,827,174 3,476,233 Expenditure. Details of Aiinuni Appropriations. 1914. 1913. £ £ Legislative do6.042 part meats .. . 12,100 Department ot Finance 35,977 23,212 Post and Teh*480,398 graph Dept. . . 497,691 Working Rail915,507 wavs Dept. .. 880.100 Public buildings, domain a n d maintenance ot 48,803 roads 16,291 Native Dept. . . 6,894 / ,554’' .Justice Dept. .. 133,240 130,638 Mines Dept 8,175 8,183 Dept, of Internal 83,619 Affairs 197,949 Defence Dept. .. 1(12,2*3 152,779 Customs, Marino and Harbours, a*>d lnsp(>ction ot Machinery 36,376 Departments 42,454 Dept, of Labour 7,310 7,032 Dept, of Lands 68,925 and Survey . 60,237 Dept, of Industries and Com60,940 298,281 merce 62,143 Education Dept. 317,519 Services not pro1,660 v idl'd for .... 3,428