77

B.—l

FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1904, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1903.

RAILWAY ACCOUNT.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1903-1904.

19O2-19O3. EXPENDITURE. 19O3-19O4. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 12,818 18 5 759,752 12 3 197,455 2 3 13,581 3 4 10,948 14 5 141 15 5 281,388 14 5 24,212 15 4 15,782 13 5 68,578 7 8 471 8 9 37,003 11 4 2,348 9 7 Annual Appropriations,— Class XXIV.—Public Works. Departmental XXV.-Bailways .. XXVI.—Public Buildings .. „ XXVII.—Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour Defences .. „ XXVIII. —Tourist and Health Resorts XXIX.—Immigration XXX.—Roads XXXI.—Development of Goldfields .. „ XXXII.—Purchase of Native Lands „ XXXIII.—Telegraph Extension . XXXIV.—Rates on Native Lands XXXV.—Contingent Defence „ XXXVI.—Lands Improvement 16,088 19 0 802,240 12 0 216,191 13 3 10,863 2 2 15,643 4 3 Cr. 6 11 8 361,044 18 1 16,278 5 4 5,351 14 8 47,226 19 7 666 0 3 38,723 16 3 2,019 3 11 1,424,484 6 7 1,532,331 17 I Unauthorised, — Services not provided for 796 18 11 1,780 6 3 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Acts, — Debentures issued under the Act of 1899, matured 1st April, 1903, and paid of! .. Charges and Expenses of raising Loans — In respect of £1,000,000 Loan .. .. .. .. £82,188 3 11 On account of Colonial issues . .. .. .. 5,060 13 1 465,000 0 0 87,997 2 8 182 10 2 552,248 17 0 87,248 17 0 165,000 0 0 Repayment of advances made on security of short-dated Debentures 253,179 12 10 The Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Acts, 1902-1903— Debentures issued.. 150,000 0 0 287,342 2 0 16,467 7 11 34,756 4 2 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Colony In London Investment Aocount 320,790 8 4 22,891 9 7 12,545 6 10 37,575 2 5 393,802 7 2 338,565 14 1 Totals £2,018,009 19 9 £2,629,180 0 2

1902-1903. EXPENDITURE. 19O3-19O4. Expenditure £ s. d. £ a. a. 26,462 15 2 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account 23,537 4 10 Total £50,000 0 0