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FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1900, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st Maeoh, 1899. ACCOUNT.

1898-99. EXPENDITURE. 1899-1900. £ s. d. 26,775 11 0 1,767,467 15 7 208,258 16 7 72,640 4 3 37,775 12 0 Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature Subsidies paid to Local Bodies Amounts paid over to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts in respect of Payments under the Land Acts Endowments— New Plymouth Harbour Board Greymouth Harbour Board Westport Harbour Board .. ... Old-age pensions £ s. d. 24,640 17 5 1,749,393 12 4 198,204 9 4 68,763 14 1 34,309 5 11 £ s. d. 6,325 17 11 10,462 10 7 29,275 1 10 3,124 1 8 6,193 14 10 16,417 19 7 30,299 13 9 157,094 13 4 2,285,318 0 7 2,162,105 11 5 21,265 4 1 71,290 18 2 43,191 14 6 123,801 1 11 388,520 13 6 70,568 7 3 30,423 14 0 Annual Appropriations,— Class I.—Legislative II.—Colonial Secretary „ III.—Colonial Treasurer .. ... .,. • , . IV.—Minister of Justice V.—Postmaster-General ,. ... ->. VI.—Commissioner of Trade and Customs „ VII.— Commissioner of Stamps „ VIII.—Minister of Education— Education Department Lunacy and Charitable Aid Department .. ■ <.' Department of Labour IX.—Minister of Mines „ X.—Minister for Agriculture „ XI.—Working Railways XII. —Minister for Public Works XIII. —Defence Department .. „ XIV. —Police Department XV.—Minister of Lands „ XVI. —Valuation Department „ XVII. —Rates on Crown Lands Services not provided for .. 19,441 2 8 92,042 11 8 46,875 14 10 122,270 10 3 388,580 10 3 78,960 2 1 26,889 17 7 438,259 9 7 57,383 9 8 6,461 13 1 16,959 2 4 60,792 3 8 968,917 0 3 40,945 18 7 98,618 11 9 114,193 17 8 114,280 12 11 26,720 12 9 628 14 7 3,182 8 11 436,304 0 8 57,920 15 8 7,807 9 6 16,235 0 8 68,162 13 6 1,039,266 16 9 41,482 4 5 142,160 7 2 116,207 2 8 121,916 3 3 20,578 11 5 520 4 10 11,187 13 8 2,854,809 13 6 2,696,405 9 2 Amount transferred to the Public Works Fund in terms of section 17 of " The Appropriation Act, 1899 " .. 450,000 0 0 425,000 0 0 61,742 0 0 Debentures redeemed, — " Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " (Colonial Issue) 2,146 0 0 Released Sinking Funds transferred to Deposit Suspense Account Repayment of advance made on security of Short-dated Debenture No. 5, issued under the Aid to Public Works and Land Settlements Aots 1896 and 1897 100,000 0 0 801,799 17 6 18,204 9 5 44,380 7 7 376 14 6 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account Advances in the handB of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony .. .. .. .. .. .. £44,193 14 6 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,346 10 2 On account of Imperial Pensions .. .. .. .. 446 0 3 579,365 9 7 69,986 4 11 656,000 0 0 341,100 0 0 Investment Account 1,205,861 9 0 710,000 0 0 Less Treasury Bills outstanding 1,305,351 14 6 700,000 0 0 605,351 14 6 495,861 9 0 65,943,260 9 7 Totals £6,195,479 8 7 ACCOUNT. 320,000 0 0 1,190,000 0 0 Treasury Bills paid off during Year Treasury Bills renewed during Year .. 210,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 1,510,000 0 0 940,000 0 0 234,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at end of Year, — In anticipation of Revenue In redemption of Guaranteed Debentures 224,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 700,000 0 0 710,000 0 0 £2,220,000 0 0 Totals ! £1,640,000 0 0