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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED REVENUE

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1903-1904.

1902-1903. RECEIPTS. 1903-1904. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 858,625 4 9 28,872 19 8 32,145 5 7 531 16 9 313 11 0 Balanoe at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, - In the Colony £37,894 11 6 In London 64,859 11 4 On acoount of Imperial Pensions .. .. .. .. 579 10 11 On account of other Governments .. .. .. 323 14 4 800,248 4 5 103,657 8 1 100,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 Investment Account 970,488 17 9 700,000 0 0 Less Treasury Bills outstanding 1,003,905 12 6 700,000 0 0 303,905 12 6 270,488 17 9 2,335,643 1 3 978,939 11 2 296,062 1 9 200,683 16 8 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 2,601,325 7 1 1,079,284 1 10 334,990 10 6 221,368 18 11 3 9 2 96,720 12 2 2,167,992 2 10 92,647 7 5 35,836 0 6 143,375 2 1 90,399 15 9 1,982,550 15 9 83,881 2 4 32,968 3 5 133,203 12 0 6,134,332 0 1 Territorial Revenue, — Cash Land Sales .. .. .. •• ■• •• £50,566 8 0 Deferred-payment Land Sales .. .. .. .. 5,505 2 9 Pastoral Runs, Rents, and Miscellaneous .. .. .. 191,770 16 8 6,773,543 12 6 37,445 17 1 6,702 2 2 208,129 15 10 247,842 7 5 252,277 15 1 7,021,385 19 11 6,386,609 15 2 Receipts in Aid, — Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," — For Increases of Sinking Fund 60,600 0 0 57,500 0 0 3,248 10 7 77 6 0 Recoveries in respect of Expenditure of previous Years,— In respect of payments made on account of South Africa Contingents Recoupment of interest paid under State Coal-mines Act Unauthorised Cost and expenses in connection with the issue of Debentures under the Dairy Industry Act 47,741 0 8 371 11 6 17 18 3 48,130 10 5 3,325 16 7 Totals £6,717,924 9 6 [£7,434,022 2 10 TREASU Y BILLS £ s. d 700,000 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 700,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at beginning of Year 400,000 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued during Year, — In anticipation of Revenue In renewal of Bills matured 200,000 0 0 900,000 0 0 1,100,000 0 0 Totals £2,100,000 0 0 £1,800,000 0 0