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Table No. 2. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the Estimated and Actual Receipts and Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1903.

& s. d. £ s. d. Surplus, 31st March, 1902 .. .. .. .. 270,488 17 9 Less — Amount applied in aid of Public Works Fund .. .. 200,000 0 0 70.488 17 9 Actual receipts. 1902-3 .. .. .. .. 6,447,435 11 9 Actual expenditure, 1902-3 .. .. .. .. 6,214,018 17 0 Surplus at 31st March, 1903 .. .. .. £303,905 12 6

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Differences. Estimated. Actual. ,, T More Less than Estimate, than Estimate. RECEIPTS. Revenue Account: — £ s. d. £ a, d. £ s. d. £ g. d. Customs .. .. .. .. 2,220,000 0 0 2,335.643 1 3 115,643 13 Railways .. .. .. .. 1,875,000 0 0 1,982,550 15 9 107,550 15 9 Stamps' .. .. .. .. 898,000 0 0 978,939 11 2 80,939 11 2 Land-tax .. .. .. .. 300,000 0 0 296,062 19 .. 3,937 18 8 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 185,000 0 0 200,683 16 8 15,683 16 8 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. 1)2,000 0 0 90,399 15 9 .. 1,600 4 8 Registration and Fees .. .. 70,000 0 0 83,881 2 4 13,881 2 4 Marine .. .. .. .. 31,000 0 0 32,968 8 5 1,968 3 5 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 125,000 0 0 133,203 12 0 ' 8,203 12 0 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. 230,000 0 0 252,277 15 1 22,277 15 1 6,026.000 0 0 16,386,609 15 2 ! 366,147 17 8 ! 5,538 2 6 Sinking Fund Increases .. .. .. 57,500 0 0 57,500 0 0 5,538 2 6 366,147 17 8 5,538 2 6 5,538 2 6 , 5,538 2 6 Recoveries in respect of Expenditure of \ 360,609 15 2 previous years .. .. .. .. 3,325 16 7 | 3,325 16 7 360,609 15 2 3,325 16 7 i 3,325 16 7 ! '! I Totals .. .. .. 6,083,500 0 0 6,447,435 11 9 363,935 11 9 . EXPENDITURE. Revenue Account :— Permanent Appropriations, £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Civil List .. .. .. .. 33,100 0 0 i 32,269 6 8 .. 830 13 4 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. 1,893,194 0 0 jl,900,978 19 4 7,784 19 4 Under Special Acts .. .. 220,133 0 0 272,948 17 10 52,815 17 10 Subsidies paid to Local Bodies .. 67,000 0 0 71,048 17 1 4,048 17 1 Territorial Revenue paid over .. j 28,000 0 0 : 33,161 1 1 5,161 1 1 Endowments .. .. .. 57,800 0 0; 59,856 8 10 I 2,056 8 10 Old-age Pensions .. .. .. 215,000 0 0 209,156 5 5 j .. 5,843 14 7 Annual Appropriations,— Legislative .. .. .. 22,067 0 0 19,735 0 7 .. 2,881 19 5 Colonial Secretary .. .. .. 210,621 0 0 198,159 0 9 .. 12,46119 3 Colonial Treasurer .. .. .. 42,968 0 0 38,753 16 8! .. 4,214 8 4 Minister of Justice.. .. .. 142,127 0 0 136,922 2 11 I .. 5,204 17 1 Postmaster-General .. .. 491,892 0 0 ' 485,860 6 0 .. 6,031 14 0 Commissioner of Trade and Customs 87,090 0 0J 87,028 12 7 .. 61 7 5 Commissioner of Stamps .. .. 27,059 0 0 27,584 13 2, 525 13 2 Minister of Education .. .. 535,681 0 0 526,820 5 1 .. 8,860 14 11 Lunacy and Charitable .. .. 70,926 0 0 74,798 9 6 3,872 9 6 Department of Labour .. .. 9,585 0 0 8,530 19 2] .. 1,054 0 10 Minister of Mines .. .. ..I 20,906 0 0 18,999 6 0 .. 1,906 14 0 Minister for Agriculture .. .. 92,123 0 0J 99,427 13 8: 7,304 13 8 Working Railways .. .. ..jl,408,840 0 0 1,354,150 19 2 .. 54,689 0 10 Public Buildings .. .. ..I 50,800 0 0 51,848 7 2 1,048 7 2 Defence Department .. .. 219,863 0 0 217,104 13 11 .. 2,758 6 1 Police Department .. .. j 124,063 0 0 : 123,698 19 2 .. 364 0 10 Department of Lands and Survey .. j 128,996 0 0 129,443 4 4 447 4 4 Valuation Department .. .. 26,415 0 0 26,248 3 6 .. 166 16 6 Rates on Crown Lands .. .. 900 0 0 457 2 1 .. 442 17 11 Services not provided for .. .. .. 9,027 5 4 9,027 5 4 94,092 17 4 : 107,223 0 4 94,092 17 4 94,092 17 4 107,223 0 4 94,092 17 4 Totals .. .. .. 6,227.149 0 0 6,214,018 17 0 .. 13,130 3 0 13,130 3 0