THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2722, 16 May 1906, Page 14

THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE YEAR. WELLINGTON, May 8. The accounts for the year have been certified to by the Deputy-auditor and Controller-general, and there are no tags. The accounts will appear in detail in the next Gazette. The following are some of the particulars :- RESULTS FOR THE YEAR, 1905-6. Net surplus £788,795 Made up as follows. —

Comparative Statement of the Revenue a 1905-6 and 1904-5.

In the annual appropriations the increases and decreases were : —Legislature, decrease, £795; Colonial Secretary, increase, £14,261; Public Health, decrease. £15,905; Industries and Commerce and Tourists, decrease, £20,753; Colonial Treasurer, decrease, £4572; Old-age Pensions, decrease, £275; Minister of Justice, decrease, £18,738; Crown Law Department, decrease. £92; Postmaster-general, de- | crease, £8475; Commissioner of Trade and Customs, decrease, £1826; Marine and Harbours, etc., decrease, £2075; printing and stationery, increase, £54; Commissioner of Stamps, decrease, £365; Education Department, decrease, £20,321; Lunacy and Charitable Department, increase, £919; Department of Labour, increase. £551; Minister of Mines, decrease, £6236; Minister of Agriculture, decrease, £9191; working railways, decrease, £58,599; Minister for Pubiic Works, decrease, £2142; Defence Department, decrease, £17,739; Police Department, docrease, £2592; Department of Lands and Survey, decrease, £22,635; Valuation Department, increase, £652; services not provided for, increase. £7921. Total annual appropriations: Estimated, £4,441,262; actual, £4.252,233; total actual "expenditure annual appropriations less than estimate, £258,804. Total estimated expenditure permanent and annual appropriations, £7.292,560: total actual expenditure, £7122 340. This shows that tho actual expenditure was less than the estimated by £170,220. Analysis of inciease in expenditure 1905-6, as compared with previous year: — 1905-6, £7.122.340; 1904-5. £6,635.902; —increase, £486,438. Accounted for as follows :—lnterest,:—lnterest, £93,000; subsidies to hospitals and payments to local bodies, £35 000: old-age pensions, £60.000; electoral, £50.000; education. £70.000; railways. £124.000; post and telegraphs, £19,000; lands and survey. £28.000; lunacy and hospitals, £11.000; roliee, £4000; Customs and marine, £10 000; mines. £5000; Exhibition, £13,000;— total, £522,000. Savings.—On defence, £28,000: public health, £8,000;— total savings, £36,000. Public Works Fuxd—Transfers from Revenue. Total amount transferred from revenue to Public Works Fund since 1891, £4,855.000.

Public Works Fund, 1905-6. Results: — Balance from last year, £861,670; receipts loan money, £850,851; transfer from revenue, other receipts, £3189: — total, £1,354,040. Total receipts, £2,215.710. Expenditure.—Appropriations, £1,722,950; other charges, £821; —total expenditure, £1,723,41 L ' Balance at 3lst March. 1906, £492,299;' balance of 1905 loan to receive £182,086;) available public works moneys to start, the current year/ witb^ (1906-7), £674,385.

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Revenue £7,584,359 Sinking fund accretions .. G5,000 Other receipts -. .. „ 740 £7,650,093 EXPENDITURE. Permanent appropriations £2.870,107 Annual appropriations .. 4,252,233 <7,122,340 Excess of receipts over expenditure £527,759 Balance, 31st March, 1905 £761,036 Transferred to Public Works Fund , 500,000 . ,261,036 Net surplus „ •• £788,795 Revenue Returns, 1905-6. Estimate for year .. .. * .. £7,402,600 Actual receipts .« .. • • v. xx 7,584,359 Excess of revenue over estimate £181,759 Revenue. 1904-5 n o •« ™ £7,282,870 Revenue, 1905-6 .. *„ .« » . 7,584,359 Increase „ .. .. «• .. .. £301,489 Comparative Statement of th« Estimated and Actual Receipts of the Consolidated Funds (revenue account) for 1905-6: — InEstimated. Actual. lease. Customs .. .. £2,662,000 £2,697,411 £35,411 Railways *. 2,240,000 2,338,418 98,418 Stamps .•« •.. 1,171,500 1,201,263 29,763 Land tax .. 365,000 885,756 20,756 Income tax s* 262,000 261,815 *185 Beer duty •• 97,000 98,135 1,135 K»fi atmtioa. ' fee* .. M 108,500 108,222 »278 Warm* ,« .. 36,500 36,739 239 Miscel'aneoua 200,000 195,811 %189 T c r r i torial revenue „ 260,100 260,789 689 Totals . £7,402,600 £7,584,359 * Decreases. Total tfccifr»Be3 t £1653, > £188,411

In- - 1904-5. Customs .. .. £2,631,984 Railways . . 2.217,767 Stamps . , .. 1,160,119 Land tax 352.854 Income lax r» 2Z3,952 Beer duty .. -96 210 R e g l stration fees . . 103.465 Marine .. . 36,121 Miscellaneous 170,378 T c r r i torial revenue — Cash land sales . 44,169 Deferred-pay-ment sales 5,357 Pastoral rents, etc. .. 210.494 1905-6. £2,697,411 2,338,418 1,201.263 385,756 261,816 95.135 108,222 36,739 195,811 32,406 5,440 222,9 42 crease. £ 65,421 120,651 - 41,144 32,905 7.564 1.92 a 4,75' i 61£ 25,435 *11,763 82 . 12,443 Totals .. £7,282,870 £7,554,859 £301,48: * Decrease. Expenditure, 1905-6. ESTIMATED. 'ermanent appropriations £2,851.298 .nnual appropriations . . 4,342,844 .dditional appropriations for railways 98,418 .£7,292,560 EXPENDITURE. 'erxnanent charges .. ..£2,870,107 mnual appropriations .. 4,252,233 7.122,310 Saving on estimate .. .£170,220 Comparative Statement of Expenditure, 1905-6 with 1904-5. 1904-5 1905-6.. Inciease. ? c r m a nent approp riations £2.670,972 £2,870,107 £199,133 .nnual appropriations . 3,964,930 4,252,233 287,303 £6,635,902 £7,122,340 £486,438 Comparative .Statement of Estimated and Actual Expenditure, 1905-6. 'errnanent charges — Estimated. Actual. Incrense. Civil list . . £ 34,900 £ 33,913 £ 4,043 Interest and S i n k i n g Fund .. 2,076,746 2,057,204 10,438 Under special acts . 273,752 310,924 37,172 Subsidies paid to local bodies 90,500 80,662 *S,B3S T c r r i torial revenue .. 26,300 38,913 12,613 Endowments 61,100 59,499 *4,601 Old - age pensions 285.000 253,962 *31,038 Tota'.s . . £2,851,298 £2,870,107 'Decreases. Total decreases, £44,577. £64,286

Year. 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899-00 1900-01 1901-02 1902-03 1903-04 1904-05 1905-06 Amount. .. „, .. .. „ £ 30.000 „ , .. 200,000 -» x« •« w •• 250.000 .. .. .. .. .. 250.000 .. «, 150,000 „ 150,000 „, ,„ 300,000 425,000 .«• .. .. „, .. 450,000 »x ;., » ' 500,000 .* »« ,«, 500,000 :. ..• 200,000 *- :. .. .. 350,000 £ .. .„ .. »^ 600,000 ..« jr. 500,000 Total „ .. ..£4,855,000