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FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1903, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1902. ACCOUNT.

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1902-1903. 1901-1902. EXPENDITURE. i I £ s. d. 10,334 13 7 Annual Appropriation, — Vote 111—State Forests Branch £ s. d. ! £ s. d. 11,017 19 6 38,299 8 2 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony 31,364 13 8 377 11 11 165 1 9 31,529 15 5 38,677 0 1 Totals .. .. .. £42,547 14 11 £49,011 13 8 COUNT. MINES A £ b. d. Annual Appropriation— Vote 112—State Coal-Mines £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at end of Year— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Colony In London 39,423 10 0 1,076 10 0 1,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 12,576 10 0 Totals £52,000 0 0 ==__ LOCAL B DIES. £ s. d. 6,902 6 6 13,675 5 8 26,508 11 8 19,673 0 4 Revenue paid over to Local Bodies, — Fees, Fines, &c. Endowments of Land, &o. .. Goldfields Revenue Gold Duty £ s. d. 6,871 1 1 17,086 3 9 26,234 7 3 16,642 4 3 £ s. d. 66,833 16 4 66,759 4 2 Counties Separate Accounts, — Amount distributed amongst local bodies where "The Counties Act, 11886," is not in full operation 311 19 10 624 15 8 31,292 6 1 Advance Accounts, — Payments on behalf of Local Bodies 39,136 3 6 17,700 14 8 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Colony 24,224 12 9 24,376 8 5 11 12 5 151 15 8 17,712 7 1 Totals £116,388 13 0 £130,658 8 1