DOMINION FINANCE

Southland Times, Issue 18834, 29 May 1920, Page 6

DOMINION FINANCE

THE QUARTERLY RETURNS. . (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 27. The following statement of receipts and expenditure of the ordinary revenue account for the quarter ended March ‘3l was gazetted to-night (shillings and pence omitted) ; RECEIPTS. £ Balance at beginning of quarter 1,595,557 Cash in the public account:— Imprests outstanding in the hands of officers of the Government .. .. .. .. 1,360,886 In London 107,562 On accounts of other Governments 49,767 On account of Imperial pensions 267 Investment account 9,660,378 Total £12,774,417 ORDINARY REVENUE. £ Customs 1.415,033 Stamps and death duties . . .. 1,001,530 Postal and telegraph revenue .. 571,318 Land tax 77,088 Income tax 6„089,572 Beer duty 97,120 Railways 1,905,322 Registration and other fees . . 75,450 Marine 11,975 Miscellaneous 377,229 Total £11,621,640 TERRITORIAL REVENUE. £ Pastoral runs, rents and miscellaneous 93,774 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years .. 30 Unauthorised 293 Grand total £24,490,162 EXPENDITURE. £ Permanent appropriations ‘civil list 9,222 Interest and sinking fund . . 1,212,05S Under special Acts of the Legisla-

lure 502,11*2 Subsidies paid to local bodies 35,2/ 9 Amounts paid over to local bodies and to deposit account and payments under the Lapd Acts (er) ,3,507 Endowment New Plymouth Harbour Board 4,690 Creymouth Harbour Board .. Westport Harbour Board . . . 038 National endowment residue 07,703 Pensions Act. 1013 - Old Age. peimions .305,221 Willows’ pensions 72,815 Military pensions 15,0.)2 War Pensions Art, 1015 .. 755,238 Total £2,083,170 ANNEAL APPROPRIATIONS. £ Legislative Department .. .. 12,1811 Department of linanee .. .. OII.OIG Post and Telegraphic Department 9/2,013 Working Railways Department 1,18/,248 Public buidings, domains and maintenance of roads .. .. 57,320 Native Department 8,409 Justice Department 210,/-17 Mines Department 11,/39 Department of Internal Affairs 73,759 Mental Hospitals, Public Health Hospitals and Charitable Aid Department 112.143 Tourist Department, 26.090 Defence Department 156,004 Customs, Marine and Harbours*, and Inspection of Machinery Departments 78.370 Department of Labour . . . . 11,237 Department of Lands and Survov 5 / .80S Valuation and Electoral Departments 75,993 Department of Agriculture, Industries and Commerce .. 301.828 Education Department 472,413 Services not provided for .. .. 71,906 Total £3,967,710 Balance at end of charter as follows; e Ca=h in public account . . . . 2,127,550 Imprest outstanding iu hands of officers of Government 36,636 In London 88,573 On account of other Governments _ •• •• 99,909 On account of Imperial pensions 6,056 Investment account, 15,180.2,>0 Total £17,53.8,976 Grand Total £21,490,102