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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED REVENUE

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1898-99.

1897-98. 1-99. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 632,305 17 0 20,904 19 1 25,858 17 7 516 10 7 404,700 0 0 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 780,580 3 7 13,152 0 10 35,613 10 8 398 11 9 421,400 0 0 1,084,286 4 3 730,000 0 0 Less Treasury Bills outstanding 1,251,144 6 10 730,000 0 0 521,144 6 10 354,286 4 3 Ordinary Revenue, — Customs Scamps, 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 1,965,017 14 9 779,399 4 6 298,052 14 4 115,480 2 0 76,213 4 8 1,465,507 6 9 73,821 13 1 25,489 10 9 113,647 4 7 4,724,333 15 2 Territorial Revenue, — Cash Land Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,384 0 1 Deferred-payment Land Sales .. .. .. .. 21,910 18 2 Pastoral Runs, Rents, and Miscellaneous .. .. .. 170,504 9 1 4,912,628 15 5 66,622 7 1 25,956 9 1 170,717 6 1 273,799 7 4 263,296 2 3 5,186,428 2 9 4,987,629 17 5 Receipts in Aid, — Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " — For Increases of Sinking Fund 54,300 0 0 69,600 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 17,500 0 0 17,500 0 0 22,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 72,000 0 0 4,500 0 0 2,063 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 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 " " The Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 " " The Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860" 2,146 0 0 61,742 0 0 4,871 3 4 11,434 3 4 63,888 0 0 Amount received from Conversion Account to make good repayment of advance on security of short-dated debenture (as per contra) 100,000 0 0 Totals ,£5,494,950 5 0 £5,943,260 9 7 TREASURY BILLS 254,000 0 0 476,000 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 0 730,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued during Year, — In anticipation of Revenue In renewal of Bills matured 730,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 1,190,000 0 0 1,490,000 0 0 880,000 0 0 Totals SI,010,000 0 0 £2,220,000 0 0