8.—6.

Table No. 9. ESTIMATED Revenue and Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund for the Financial Year ending the 31st March, 1891.

Ordinary Revenue Account:— Surplus of the year 1889-90.. .. .. .. .. ±115,174 To be applied to paying off balance of deficit at 31st March, 1888 78,605 30,569 Revenue in excess of expenditure, as above .. .. .. 31,583 Estimated surplus, 31sfc March, 1891.. .. .. .. £G8,152

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REVENUE. Ordinary Revenue Account :— Customs Stamps (including postal cash receipts) Property-tax Beer Duty Railways Registration and other Fees Marine Miscellaneous Depasturing Licenses, Bents, &c. £ 1,480,000 612,000 355,000 54,000 1,080,000 39,300 19,700 40,000 191,000 EXPENDITURE. £ | Obdikahy Bevenue Account : — Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts Legislative Colonial Secretary's Departments Colonial Treasurer's Departments Minister of Justice Departments Postmaster-General's Departments Commissioner of Customs Departments Commissioner of Stamps Departments Minister of Education Departments — Education Department 4,159,000 Lunacy and Charitable Department.. Minister of Native Affairs Department Minister of Mines and Lands Departments Working Railways Public Buildings and Domains Department Minister of Defence Departments £ 20,800 1,875,022 242,101 14,635 67,767 22,060 118,703 251,477 71.464 21,185 £ i Debentures for Sinking Pond increases 3,871,000 288,000 375,414 41,813 22,188 46,287 678,000 86,515 165,826 Land Fund Account :— Land Sales, — For Cash On Deferred Payments 42,400 54,200 ; i ■ . 90,000 4,127,417 I I Land Fund Account :— Payments to Local Bodies Crown Lands and Surrey Departments Bates on Crown Lands 20,300 93,857 2,400 116,557 I i Balance :— Excess of Revenue, — In Ordinary Revenue Account Less excess of expenditure in the Land Fund Account £4,255,600 - j 3.1,583 19,957 11,626 L £4,255,600