THE CONSOLIDATED FUND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16415, 21 June 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE CONSOLIDATED FUND

FIGURES FOR THE YEAE. •WELLINGTON, May 27. A statement of the Consolidated Fund for tho year ended March 31, as published in the Gazette to-niglfi, shows that the period ended with a credit balance of £149,047. The figures are ae follows (shillings/and pence omitted): — Receipts. 1914-15. 1913-14 Balance at beginning of year £ 426,905 £ 709,508 Ordinary revenua ... 12:125,132 1,106,492 Territorial revenue ... 190,444 National endowment revenue 68,770 72,401 Sinking Fund sot free to redeem debentures under New Zealand Loan Act, 1363 251,350 — Debentures under Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 2,900 100 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years ... 8,356 5 321 Unauthorised expenditure 63 -~ Paid to Post Office by State Fire Insurance Department for purchase of debentures 2,000 — New Zealand Loans ' Act, 1908, tho Consolidated Loan Act, ' 1867—issues ' in i renewal of debentures matured April 15, 1913 13,000 ■ Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870—Issues in renewal of debentures matured A?rii 15, I° ls , •■ 75,000 _ General Purpose* Loan Act, 1873—issues in renewal of debentures matured October 15, 1913 ... \... t£Q _

Totals £13,133,100 £13,035,263 • EXTENDITUEE. Permanent appropria- * . tions . •••'.. £ 4,505,177 £ 4,236,088 i Annual appropriations 7,874,625 7 589 77 r i I Transferred to Public ' Works ... 350,000 675.000 Debentures reoeemed . and renewed 254,200 109.500 Balance_ at end of year 149,047 426,905 Totals ~. ...£13,133,100 £13,035,263 DETAILS OF REVENUE. The details of the ordinary revenue as compared with those for tho "previous year are:— J ' „ . 1914-15 1913-14 Customs £ 3,167,283 £ 3,426,744 Stamp and death d"*! 05 ■■' 1,417,206 1,221,970 Postal and, telegraph 1,353,443 1 257 537 Land tax 799,640 767,451 Income tax 540,318 554 270 Boer duty 127,659 127 Oil Railways ... 4.106,675 4,028,738 Registration and other fees 2.101,020 100,634 Marine 50,387 53,036 Miscellaneous 461,497 424,066 DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURE. A clinjlar comparison is made with the details of the annual appropriations, as under: Legislative departments £ 37,551 43,742 Department of Financo 170,133 63,984 Post, and telegraph ... 1,244.568 1,170.883 Working railways ... 2,881,087 3,004,130 Public buildings, domain, and maintenance of road 117,676 125,466 Native 24.004 23.985 Justice 442,478 419 749 Mines 29,170 29,877 Internal Affairs ... 489,206 456,982 Defence 499,136 488,569 Customs, Marine, and Harbours, and Inspecting of Machinery 149.199 146.9^3 Labour • 28,141 28.548 Lands and Purvey*... 239,043 253,791 Agriculture. Industries, , and Commerce ... 206.731 19?. 837 Education 1,207,952 1,131.755 Services not provided for „ 108,512 3,435