DOMINION FINANCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12084, 13 August 1917, Page 4

DOMINION FINANCE.

FIGURES FOR JUNE QUARTER

Tn a Gazette of August G a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Consolidated Fund for tho quarter ended Juno 30, 1917, is published, together with a comparison with the figures for the corresponding quarter of IDHi. Tito following is a summery (shillings and ounce are omitted): —

RECEIPTS. June Juno ouorter, quarter, ' 1917. 1916. a £ Balance at beginning quarter • . 2,238,0-12 1,089,812 Imprest* outstanding . 259,070 176.2C3 Investment account . 3,017,731 Ordinurv revenue — Customs . . . 740,894 8)8,263 Stampsand death duties R90,435 1100,450 Post and telegraph . 4-13.812 423,966 Land tax 6,749 3,009 Income tax . . 119,782 9,523 Beer duty . . . 43.961 43,757 Railways . . . 992.5 Cc, 1,106,968 Registration, etc. . 23,186 22,836 Marine . . . 8,523 9,184 Miscellaneous . . 63,927 76,053 Territorial revenue . 14,619 16,218 National endowment revenue . . . 100.492 85,970 Rccoverios - . . 6.52S Totals . . . £9,4CJ,C89 £5,237,286 EXPENDITURE. Permanent appropriationsCivil list . . . 6,213 6,415 Interest and sinking fund 1.125.259 1,108,278 Under special Acts . 128,944 121,387 Subsidies to local bodies 2,010 1,412 Payments-under Land Acts 3,70.8 4,621 Endowments . . 13,100 19,914 Pensions . . . 149,944 122,097 Annual appropriations— Legislature . . 4,703 7,486 Finance . . . 32,496 19,896 Post and telegraph . 219,710 112.60 P. Working railways . 667,057 586,418 Public buildings, eta. . 17,154 19,491 Native . . . 4,911 5,507 Justice . • . 87,455 69,479 Minos .... 0,150 5,457 Internal affairs . 113,711 111,951 Defence . . . 79,516 118,284 Customs, etc. . . 30,628 31,628 Labour . . . 6,601 7,391 Lands and survey . 36,677 48,523 Agriculture, etc. . 40,574 46,172 Education . . 374,638 372,431 Services not provided for 103.648 2,070 Balance- at end of quarter 6,205,777 2,289,361 Totals , . . . £9,461,689 £5,257,286