THE PUBLIC PURSE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15520, 30 January 1914, Page 8

THE PUBLIC PURSE.

RESULTS OF LAST QUARTER.

INCREASED EXPENDITURE.

[by TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Thursday. The following statement of the Receipts and expenditure of the Consolidated Fund for the quarter ended December 31, is published in to-night's Gazette:— RECEIPTS. £ Balances at beginning of quarto: 666,493 Ordinary revenue ... ... ... 3,134,774 ierritonal revenue ... ... 29.062 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 8,553 Total ••• ... £3,837,883 EXPENDITURE. £ Permanent appropriations ... 1,287,677 Annual appropriations ... ... 1,908,055 lranaterred to Public Works Fund 500,000 iJebenturea matured and maturing 19,600 .Balance at end of quarter ... 572,650 R . Total . , , ... ... £4,287,882 inin 6n d December quarter, Tt. w „ ••• . ••• ... 943,384 Balance at beginning December ' » Quarter, 1912 ... ... ... 939 077 Treasury bills outstanding at begin- ' ning of Quarter ... ... 450,000 Treasury bills outstanding at end of quarter ... ... ... 603,000 DETAILS OF REVENUE. Following are the details of the ordinary revenue compared with the December quarter of 1912 1913. 1912. £. £ q" B ' o ™ B 762,903 864,973 H' , •• 289,961 224,135 ■rostal and telegraph reT™?; •• •• •• 376,301 293,409 fi a "°L 1 661,797 643,366 4 a c -?™ 6 tax 3,623 4,446 •• •• 878,642 973,267 fc*? ■ • • 33,722 35,732 Registration and other MrrlL •• ••• • ' 291 18,698 M?.™!?.,, •• •' •• 10 ' 913 13,055 Miscellaneous .. .. 68,717 60,452 Totals £3.134,774 £3,131,448 . DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE. Following are the details of the annual appropriations:— ' 1913. 1912. £ £ Legislative Departments 14,023 12 902 department of Finance.. 11,228 9,368 .Post and Telegraph De•ST'm™. De- W pJb*r*wd„ s ;; a..' mm 805 - m mains, and maintenance of roads .. .. 35,085 30,600. .Native Department .. 6,229 4 518 Justice Department .. 105,191 100!096 Mines Department .. 7,950 9,815 Department of Internal Affairs .. •• 102 ' 74,806 Defence Department .. 90,815 97,313 Customs, Marine, and Harbours and Inspection of Machinery Departments . .. - 36,576 35,930 Department of Labour.. 6,695 7.825 Department of Lands and Surveys 58,823 57,572 Department of Agriculture and Commerce .. .. 60,878 40,047 Education Department .. 241,371 231 987 Services not provided for 6,846 — Totals .. . . . £1,926,702 £1,783,656 Less expenditure charged to " unauthorised" dur- ' , mg previous quarters, now transferred to tile -45 '•, / respective appropriations ' 18,645 13,040 Totals > £1,908.055 £1,770,451