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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED REVENUE

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1896-97. RECEIPTS. 189' '-98. £ s. d. 517,316 10 5 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London On account of Imperial Pensions.. .. .. .. Investment Account .. .. .. £ s. d. 632,305 17 0 £ s. d. 16,028 17 5 16,953 12 7 259 15 7 400,000 0 0 20,904 19 1 25,858 17 7 516 10 7 404,700 0 0 950,558 16 0 735,000 0 0 Less Treasury Bills outstanding 1,084,286 4 3 730,000 0 0 215,558 16 0 354,286 4 3 1,818,972 6 6 730,236 16 7 272,309 1 11 105,504 7 5 63 0 11 68,786 13 9 1,287,139 12 6 50,256 10 11 21,204 1 2 98,372 12 2 Ordinary Revenue, — Customs Stamps, including Postal and Telegraph Cash Receipts Land-tax Income-tax Property-tax Beer Duty Railways Registration and other Fees .. .. .. • Marine .. .. .. . • . • .. ' .. Miscellaneous 1,935,251 16 1 780,231 11 6 267,286 10 3 115,210 9 1 10 8 3 72,179 5 0 1,370,571 14 8 51,288 13 0 23,959 18 8 108,343 8 8 4,452,845 3 10 Territorial Revenue, — Cash Land Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. £66,622 7 1 Deferred-payment Land Sales .. .. .. .. 25,956 9 1 Pastoral Runs, Rents, and Miscellaneous .. .. .. 170,717 6 1 4,724,333 15 2 67,068 10 9 42,452 8 11 163,432 14 1 263,296 2 3 4,987,629 17 5 272,953 13 9 4,725,798 17 7 Receipts in Aid, — Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " — For Increases of Sinking Fund 69,600 0 0 70,300 0 0 Temporary advances repaid,— Net amount recovered from the Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account Repayment of advance made to the Public Works Fund 22,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 72,000 0 0 4,700 0 0 3,396 10 8 19,571 0 0 Sinking Funds set free, — " The Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860 " Applicable to the Redemption of Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," in respect of— " The Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860" .. " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 " " The Auckland Loan Ordinance, 1863 " .. 4,500 0 0 4,871 3 4 2,063 0 0 27,667 10 8 0 9 4 Amount transferred from Released Sinking Fund Suspense Account 11,434 3 4 27,668 0 0 Amount recovered from the Cheviot Estate Account, — In respect of Expenditure charged in previous year to " Unauthorised " 2,609 8 9 Debentures issued under, — " The District Railways Purchasing Act 1885 Amendment Act, 1886," in renewal of like amount matured 1st Oct., 1896 35,000 0 0 £5,076,934 17 4 Totals £5,494,950 5 0 TREASURY BILLS 335,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at beginning of Year, — In anticipation of Revenue In redemption of Guaranteed Debentures .. 254,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 735,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 1,525,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued during Year 880,000 0 0 £2,260,000 0 0 Totals £1,610,000 0 0