NEW ZEALAND STATISTICS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7341, 22 July 1892, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND STATISTICS.

___ [Per Pbkbs Association.! WELLINGTON, July 21. CUfc-TOMS. The Customs revenue collected in the Colony for last quarter was .£377,014 against .£350,581 for the corresponding quarter of 1891. Auckland contributed £79,741 ; Wellington, .£81,4371 ; Lyttelton and Christchurch, £59,362; Dunedin, £83,615. GOLD. The quantity and value of cold entered for exportation from New Zoaland for the six months ending June 30 was — Auckland, 18,76302. value £75,210; Marlborough, 27130z, value £10,688 j Nelson, 1508oz, value £5720; West Coast, 56,6470z, value £226,143; Otago, 39,1330z, value £156.890; unknown, 520z, value £206 - total, 118,7010z, value .6474,857. The totals for the corresponding half of the year IS9I were 136,4940z, value .£544,920. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPHIC. The Postal revenue for the quarter waß £45,289. Auckland contributed £5764, Christchurch £5183, Dunedin £5280, and Wellington £7022. For the corresponding quarter last year the total was £45,925. The telegraphic revenue for the last quarter was £27,070, against £27,417 for tha same quarter of 1891. Auckland collected £4566. Christchurch £3648, Dunedin £4225, and WeUington £4977. During the quarter the value of Government telegrams transmitted was £6115, against £6983 for the corresponding quarter of last year. The money-order transactions for the quarter were*. — Issued £162,872, paid: £145,801. Tbe values of the transactions at the chief centres were : — Auckland, issued £27,448, paid £32,143; Christchnrch, issued £18.811, paid £18,288; Dunedin, issued £21,914, paid £25,336; Wellington, issued £27,876. paid £27,941. Savings Bank transactions for the quarter *.— -Amount of deposits £472,199, withdrawals £454,038, bb against £500,943 deposited and £421,487 withdrawn during the same quarter last year. The transactions inthe principal towns were :—Auckland, deposited £57 6SI, withdrew £54,459; Christchurch, de,. .-..i , I 696,868, withdrew £94,102 ; Dunedin, deposited £67,425, withdrew £67,421 ; Wellington, deposited £97,042, withdrew £90,370. The excess of deposits over withdrawals was : — Auckland £3221, Christohurch £2766, Dunedin £4, Gr.;y mouth '3193, Invercargill £2776 and Wellington £6071. At Gisborne, Napier, Nelson, Oamaru, Timaru and Weßtport the withdrawals exceeded the deposits. The total excess of deposits over withdrawals for tho quarter was £18,161, as against £79,456 for the corresponding period of 1891. The value of postal notes sold for the quarter was £21,090, as against £19,845 last year, aad the amount paid was £20,466, againßt £19,104. Auckland sold £3629, paid £4243. Chrißtchurch Bold £2340, paid £3176. Dunedin sold £2785, paid £3486. Wellington sold £3223, paid £3850. In the above itomß shillings and pence are omitted. | METEOROLOGICAL. ! The meteorological returns for June show that rain fell on 21 days in Auckland, 14 in Wellington, 12 in Lincoln, and 15 |in Dunedin. The maximum fall was at Greymouth on the 24th, when 280 inches wero registered. I CONSOLIDATED FUND. I The following is the statement of receipts and expenditure of the consolidated fund for the quarter ended June 30 : — RECEIPTS. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of quarter — Cash in Public Account ... 820,113 8 0 Advances in the hands of officers of the Government in the Colony ... 6,388 15 11 In London 34,371 14 6 Ordinary Revenue — Customs 357,571 13 11 Stamps 132,634 13 5 I Postal and Telegraph Cash Receipts 14,719 14 0 Property Tax 4,044 7 2 Beer Duty 12,781 7 O 'Railways 287,805 8 3 Registration and other fees 3,643 11 8 Marine 4,397 14 9 Miscellaneous 1,660 0 8 Territorial revenueDepasturing licenses, rents and miscellaneous ... 14,477 4 6 Sinking Funds set free — Applicable to redemption of debentures issued under "The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," in respect of "The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867," ... 158,300 0 O Receipts in aid — Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," for increase of Sinking Fund ... 210,300 0 O I Treasury Bills 155,700 0 O \ Total £2,221,059 13 9 ■SXPENDITUB.K. Permanent appropriations — Civil list 5,399 16 1 Interest and Sinking Fund 765,644 14 2 Under speoial Act of the Legislature 39,188 19 6 Subsidies paid to local bodies ... 522 18 9 Amounts paid over to local bodies, and to deposit accounts in respect of rents nnder the Land Acts 2,023 6 G Endowments— New Plymouth Harbour Board 309 12 0 Greymouth Harbour Board 1,718 6 0 Westport Harbour Board... 1,680 3 3 Annual appropriationsLegislative 1,727 19 4 Colonial Secretary 16,758 6 6 Colonial Treasurer 15,867 4 2 Minister for Justice ... 24,113 010 Postmaster General (?) ... 4,949 7 7 Commissioner of Tiades and Customs 19,511 0 11 Commissioner of Stamps... 3,972 14 1 Minister of Education's Department .3,032 7 U Lunacy and Charitable Department 10,266 16 5 Minister for Native Affairs 31,323 9 4 Minister for Lands and Minos 6,661 17 5 Working Railways ... 137,500 6 0 Minister for Public Workß 3,165 2 2 Minister for Defence ... 20,007 3 7 Services not provided for 2,959 19 1 Debentureand Deficiency bills redeemed— "The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " (Colonial issue) 158,300 0 0 Balance at end of quarter — dash in Public Account ... 484,385 19 5 Advances in the hands of officers of the Government— ■ [nthe Colony 145,427 0 10 tn London 78,282 1 7 [nvestment Account ... 130,000 0 0 Total... ... £2,221,809 13 9