DOMINION FINANCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17351, 16 May 1924, Page 11

DOMINION FINANCE.

THE YEAR’S RECEIPTS. Per Press Association-. ; i WELLINGTON, May 16. * The statement of receipts and expend.- ! t lure from the Consolidated Fund for the year ended March 31 is gazetted as follows: RECEIPTS. Balance at beginning of year . 4.236,10. ‘ Casn m Public Account imprests outstanding in the hanos of othcers oi the Guv- 2o& investment Account -I 1 - l.aia/Po Total *.637,033 } I 1 ORDINARY REVENUE. j 1 L I j Customs . . • - - j , btamp and death duties - - 3,343,i8i i _ postal and telegraph revenue . -.681,2 j , Land tax I 1 income tax .... - 3.781,031 i ■ \ 1 Registration and other fefee . . 215.321 J Martne DO.yHl J Interest on public moneys 6*5*89,1 f Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908. Section 76 2*2.961 Rents of buildings .... 26,081 Tourist and heaitn resorts • - 4T,i00 Miscellaneous 121,361 Territorial revenue .... 222,377 Departmental Receipt*— Printing and Stationery Department * 174.810 Justice Department .... 166,983 | Patent Office 93 Stamp Duties Department . . 94,320 Native Department .... 8,616 ] Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years . 44,961 ; Unauthorised ..... 762 j Total - - • • • 27,860,370 I Temporary transfer to Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Account in terms of Section 56 of Public Revenues Act. 1910. now re stored to Consolidated Fund / 50,000 Finance Act. 192-3. Section 7. Subsection (3)—Amount transferred in 1922-2 S to Lotus Redemption Account for redemption of debentures as under, now recovered from Native Land Settlement Act. 1905 .... 1.500 Native Laud Amendment Act. 1913 21.100 Public Revenues Act. 1910. Section 39—Proceeds of Treasury bills issued ..... 2,250.000 Total . . - -£35,920.060 The. total in the previous year iJ35.860.F09. including a balance ot £7,531,366 brought forward. * EXPENDITURE. Permanent Appropriations—- £ Civil List 326.919 Debt services, interest . 7,577,59-i Amortisation of Debt Sinking Fund . - ... 711,7GJ Transfer to Loans Redemption Account for reduction of funded debt 292.571 Under special Acts of Legislature 3.433.776 Total - - • 12,450,573 ■ Annual Appropriations vote— Legislative Departments . 51.603 Treasury Department . 34,077 Land and Income Tax Depart- . roent ...... 51.751 Stamp Duties Department 67,150 National Provident and Friendly Societies Department . . - 21.383 Working Railways .... 5.1»3.14.> Post and telegraph working ex ponses ...... 2,117.951 Public buildings .... 92.655 Government domains 4.735 Maintenance and improvement of roads ...... 63.T57 Maintenance, of irrigation works 2.317 Native Department .... 25A45 Department of External Affairs - 22,974 Department of It dustries and Commerce . . • 61.819 Department of Justice 43.8": Supreme and Magistrates' Courts 90,930 Prisons Department ... 75 437 Crown T.aw Office .... 4.02" Police Department .... 386,919 i Pensions Department . . 166.463 Mines Department .... 37.660 Department t ot Internal Affairs . 350.18! Audit Department .... 18,930 Public Service Commissioner’s Office 5.876 Printing and stationery . . . 173,237 Mental hospitals .... 253.862 Department of Health . . . 192,065 Naval defence ..... 285.723 Defence Department . ■ . 348.631 Customs Department . . . 105.563 Marine Department ...» 117.943 Department of Labour . 39,34 2 Department of Lands and Survey 154.92.1 Valuation 53.346 Electoral ...... 8.810 Department of Agriculture . . 199.557 Tourist ...... 60.445 Education Department • . 2.604.508 Services not provided for . . 189,384 Total 15.697,43 i Amortisation of debt— Transfers to Ixians Redemption Account for redemption of debentures 781.675 Transfers to Loan Redemption Account for redemption cancellation in terms of Section 24. Finance Act. 1921-22. of securities 585.666 Transfer to Public Works Fund terms of Section 14 of Appfopri- * ation Act.. 1923 .... 1.000.000 Transfer to Education T.oans Account in terms of Section 15 of A «-*oror.ri a tion Act. 1923 . . 100.060 Public Revenues Act. 1910. Section 36 —Temporary transfer- to Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement. Account ..... 50.0 C-0 Transfer to Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Tcann Act. 1920. Depreciation Fund Account in terms of Section 7 of Discharged Soldieis’ Settlement Loans Act. 1920 .... 50,003 Public Revenues Act. 1910, Section 30—Treasury bills re ’ deemed ...... 2,250.000 Balance at end of year— Cash ir> Public Account - . . 1,727,745 ' Imprests outstanding in hands of officers of the Government . 32.01 ) > In London 120.620 Investment Account - • • 3.074.336 ; Total . - £35.929.060 \