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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED REVENUE

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1899-1900,

1898-99. RECEIPTS. 1899-1900. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 780,580 3 7 13,152 0 10 35,613 10 8 398 11 9 Balanoe at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government,— In the Colony .. .. .. .. .. •• £18,204 9 5 In London .. .. 44,380 7 7 On acoount of Imperial Pensions .. .. .. .. 376 14 6 801,799 17 6 62,961 11 6 341,100 0 0 421,400 0 0 Investment Account 1,251,144 6 10 730,000 0 0 Less Treasury Bills outstanding 1,205,861 9 0 710,000 0 0 495,861 9 0 521,144 6 10 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 1,965,017 14 9 779,399 4 6 298,052 14 4 115,480 2 0 2,107,566 18 6 860,898 1 9 293,627 3 9 128,721 4 0 107 13 11 80,291 11 10 1,621,612 13 0 74,373 8 10 27,820 4 10 123,138 0 3 76,213 4 8 1,465,507 6 9 73,821 13 1 25,489 10 9 113,647 4 7 4,912,628 15 5 5,318,157 0 8 81,384 0 1 21,910 18 2 170,504 9 1 Territorial Revenue, — Cash Land Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. £73,59117 0 Deferred-payment Land Sales .. .. .. .. 17,239 1 3 Pastoral Runs, Rents, and Miscellaneous .. .. .. 171,397 15 5 262,228 13 8 273,799 7 4 Reoeipts in Aid, — Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," — For Increases of Sinking Fund 5,580,385 14 4 5,186,428 2 9 54,300 0 0 50,400 0 0 Temporary advances repaid,— Net amount recovered from the Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account 7,000 0 0 17,500 0 0 Recoupment of Interest in respect of Debentures issued under the Land for Settlements Acts, 1892 and 1894 61,832 5 3 2,146 0 0 61,742 0 0 Sinking Funds set free, — 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 " 63,888 0 0 100,000 0 0 Amount received from Conversion Account to make good repayment of advance on security of short-dated debenture (as per contra) Totals £5,943,260 9 7 £6,195,479 8 7 TREASURY BILLS 254,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at beginning of Year, — In anticipation of Revenue III redemption of Guaranteed Debentures .. 234,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued during Year, — In anticipation of Revenue In renewal of Bills matured 710,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 1,190,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 930,000 0 0 1,490,000 0 0 £2,220,000 0 0 Totals . I . . (£1,640,000 0 0 I