CONSOLIDATED FUND

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10965, 29 July 1921, Page 3

CONSOLIDATED FUND

DOMINION ACCOUNTS REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR* FIRST QUARTER. SIGNIFICANT FIGURES. From the "Gazette/* published last night, the folio wins information as to the revenue and. expenditure for the first quarter of 1920-21 is given. The figured given show the detail© for tne firs: quarter of this year, with, the figures for the similar quarter of last year;— RECEIPTS.

let Qtr., 1st Qtr., 1921. 1920. jg £ Balance at beginning of quarter — Cash in Public Account 4,920,293 2,127,550 Imprests Outstanding— In hands officers 39,691 36,636 In London 632,236 88,573 On account other Governments 125,490 99,909 On account of Imperialpensions 20,006 6,056 Investment Account... 2,853,490 15,180,250 8,591,208 17,538,976 Ordina/rv Revenue — 2,013,306 Customs 1,369,820 Stionp, death duties... 719,825 841,663 Postal, Telegraph revenue 676,351 571,587 Land tax 71,416 44,421 Income tax 159,704 89,696 Beer duty 83,797 84,392 Railways ' 1,609,937 1,419,855 Registration, other fees 29,322 51,002 Marine * 14,359 11,377 Miscellaneous 162,692 470,869 4,897,227 5,598,171 Territorial Revenue— Pastoral runs, miscellaneous ' 20,302 13,176 National endowment revenue 102,481 100,447 5,020,010 5,711.795 Recoveries 72 131 Unauthorised 60,112 10,621 60,18* 10,752 Proceeds of Treasury Bill ...: — 600,000 Totals .£13,671,403 .£23,861,524 EXPENDITURE. June Quarter. 1921. 1920. £ £ Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List 6,710 7.293 Interest and Sinking Fund / 2,866,770 2,678,446 Under Special Acts... 210,349 114,303 Subsidies paid Local Bodies •* 9,4K9 5,389 Subsidies paid Hospital Boards 158,349 90,694 Payments under the Land Acts 989 931 Endowments, — New Plymouth' Harbour Board 2,787 Westport Harbour Board i — 1,156 National Endowment Residue .. — 90,402 Pensions Act, 1913, — Old Age Pensions, £124,843 (£89,970); Widows’ Pensions, £31,803 (£30,632); Military Pensions, .£6588 (£6777); War Pensions Act, 1915, .£289,555 (£299,322); Miners' Pensions, £4317(£3323),oS456,607 3,711,973 3,418,704 Annual Appropriar tions, — Legislative Depte. "... 9,643 6,713 DeptA Finance 355,175 60,573 P: and T. Dept 493,271 296,358 Working Railways ... 1,978,600 931,282 Public buildings, etc. 21,509 20,190 Cook Islands 3,047 3.461 Native Department ... 7,604 6,730 Justice Department ... . 130,444 108.909 Mines Department ... 11,303 8,801 Internal Affairs 127,171 47,976 Public Health, Hospitals, Charitable Aid 131,920 / 111,373 Tourist Department ... 23,116 18,116 Defence Dept 98,884 Customs, Marine and Harbours 71,847 135,656 41,258 Dept, of Labour ...... 7,620 9,722 Lands and Survey ... 73,537 Valuation and Electoral- 20,865 58,962 19.005 Dept, of . Agriculture 70,649 53,369 Education Dept 660,392 464,648 Services not provided for 3,790 207,014 4,300,397 2,610,124 Advances to Southland Blectric Power Board in terms of Section 44 of the Finance Act, 1920 69,000 Transfer of Nauru and Ocean Islands Account in terms of •Section 3 of the Imprest Supply Act, 1920 — 600,000 Balance at end of Quarter, — Cash in the Public Aocount 853,436 1,111,447 Imprests outstanding— In the hands of officera of the Government 1,348,206 1,603,593 In London 359,819 .195,200 On account of other Governments 52,061 87£8fi On account of Imperial Pensions 3.168 2.420 Investment Account... 2,973,340 14,232,950 5,590,033 17,232,694 Totals 13,671,408 23,861,524