DOMINION FINANCE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13903, 14 May 1909, Page 3

DOMINION FINANCE.

TILE BALANCE-SHEET, per Press Association. "WELLINGTON. May 13. Tlic iigures showing the Dominion's financial transactions during the year eudecl March 31st last, with the figures of the previous year for comparison; appear in to-night's "Gazette." The following is a summary (shillings and pence omitted) : .Receipts.

Totals 9.935,272 11,091,314 The details of ordinary and territorial revenue" arc as uiider Ordinary Eevenue. t- f-

CHKISTCHURCH. May 13. The Prime Minister informed a press representative this evening that he had pleasure in statins that the public accounts for the financial year 1908-9 had been passed hy the Audit Department, and were to bo returned to the Minister of Finance this evening. He added that, as-was the ease last year and tiie year before, they were returned without any comment of any sort and ' itli no " tsigs.V It was very gratify in ft to know that the year's extensive operations had passed the ordeal of the Lknr roller and .uidftor-Genoral's office, and had been found without blemish.

1908-09. C* 1907-08. £ Balance at the be- • ginniii'j; of year 707,849 717,825 Ordinary revemic 8,778,328 S,766,342 Territorri revenue 222.850 289,603 Debentures issued 165,000 385,00'J Recoveries ill respect of expenditure of previous 8,043 vears 799 Debentures renewed 438 —■ Sinking funds set free — 924,000 Totals 9,935,272/11,091,314 Expenditure. 1907-08. 1908-09. £ £ Permanent ap3,128,621 propriations 3,210,030 Annual appropria--5,085,343 tions 5,575,483 Revenuo transferred to Public AYorks Fund ... 800.000 800,000 Debentures renewed 165,000 38,500 Debentures , redeemed 924,000 — Balance at end of year , 184,320 767,849 Debentures matured and renewed under - Dairy Industry 438 Act —

Customs 2,801,248 3,100,561 .Stamps (including jwstal and telegraph cash receipts 1,591,327 1,550,933 Land tax 60-1,900 537,846 Income tax 321,044 304,904 Beer duty 116,214 113,972 ltaihvavs 2;918;.507 2,765,395 Registration and 129,165 other fees 117.061 Marine 43,815 42,217 Miscellaneous 264.209 218,342

Territorial ltevenuc. £ £ Cash land sales... . 55,379 45,23:3 Deferred payments land sales 1 3 78'2 2,255 Pastoral runs, rents, and miscellaneous 1(55, <m 212.115 Totals v 9.01)1.185 y,05o,!)45