THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9564, 21 October 1892, Page 2

THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

(Pas United P.asss Association.) Wellington, October 20. The following is the statement of receiptr. and expenditure of the consolidated fund for the quarter ended 3Ooh September last: — Ordinary Revenue- Account. Receipts. Balance at the beginning of the quarter— Cash in the public account ... £ ' 454.355 19 5 Advances in the hands of officers of the Government in the colony 145,427 0 10 In London 78,282 1 7 Investment account 130,000 0 0 Ordinary revenueCustoms 420,569 5 S Stamps ... 139.65S 4 7 Postal and telegraph cash receipts 5,272 15 4 Property tax ... 387 18 10 Beer duty 12,431 8 G Railways 143,440 11 !> Registration and other fees ... 17,999 9 1 Marine 4,157 11 8 Miscellaneous 19,889 0 (i Territorial revenueDepasturing ' licenses, rents, and miscellaneous ... ... 79,186 15 1 Sinking funds set free— Further receipts in respect of the New Zealand loan ... 1,856,14115 1 Receipts in aid of debentures issued under "The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," for increase of sinking fund ... 62,000 0 0 Recovery in respect of expenditure to " services not provided for" in the previous quarter 1,000 0 0 Grand total £1,843,359 19 1 Expenditure. Permanent appropriations— Civil list £ 6,447 1 5 Interest and sinking fund ... 112,925 5 0 Under special act of the Legislature 30.519 4 4 Subsidies paid to local bodies... 31,352 15 1 Amounts paid over to local bodies, and to deposit accounts in respect of rents under the Land Acts 5,858 3 4 Endowments — New Plymouth Harbour Board 103 12 7 Greymouth Harbour Board ... 1.05S 17 (> Westport Harbour Board ... 2.551 12 7 Annual appropriations— Legislative 6,333 0 4 Colonial Secretary 14,076 18 S Colonial Treasurer 11,348 9 4 Minister of Justice 25,743 fi 8 Postmaster-general 79,230 10 10 Commissioner of Trade and Customs 17.85S IS 5 Commissioner of Stamps ... 5,852 0 9 Education department 9(5,774 1 9 Lunacy and Charitable department 9,561 17 11 Minister for Native Affairs ... 3,690 11 3 Minister for Lands and Minos 5.531 6 7 Working railways 172,977 4 10 Minister for Public Works ... 4,544 11 0 Minister for Defence 39,115 3 8 Services not provided for ... 325 9 ".} Balance at end of quarter— Cash in the public account ... 055.507 710 Advancesinthciianclsof officers the Government in the colony 1(36,659 13 3 In London 70,042 15 9 Investment account 230,000 0 0 Grand total £1,543,359 17 11