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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, 1904.

RESULTS OF YEAR. £ s. d. £ s. d. Actual receipts, 1903-4 7,130,116 10 4 Actual expenditure, 1903-4 .. .. .. ■• 6,434,281 5 7 Excess of receipts over expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 695,835 4 9 Balance, 31st March, 1903 .. .. .. ■• •• •• 303,905 12 6 Total .. .. .. .. .. 999,740 17 3 Less amount transferred in aid of public works — October, 1903 100,000 0 0 November, , .. .. ■■ ■■ 25,000 0 0 December, „ 100,000 0 0 225,000 0 0 Surplus "4,740 17 3 Transferred to Public Works Fund on 31st March, 1904 .. .. 125,000 0 0 Credit balance of the Consolidated Fund, available for 1904-5 .. ~ £649,740 17 3

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Differences. Estimated. Actual. More Less than Estimate, than Estimate. RECEIPTS. Revenue Account: — Customs Railways *Stamps Land-tax Income-tax Property-tax Beer Duty Registration and Fees Marine Miscellaneous Territorial Revenue £ s. d. 2,400,000 0 0 2,000,000 0 0 983,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 210,000 0 0 89,000 0 0 84,000 0 0 32,000 0 0 130,000 0 0 240,000 0 0 £ s. d. 2,601,325 7 1 2,167,992 2 10 1,079,284 1 10 334,990 10 6 221,368 18 11 3 9 2 96,720 12 2 92,647 7 5 35,836 0 6 143,375 2 1 247,842 7 5 £ s. d. 201,325 7 1 167,992 2 10 96,284 1 10 34,990 10 6 11,368 18 11 3 9 2 7,720 12 2 8,647 7 5 3,836 0 6 13,375 2 1 7,842 7 5 £ s. d. Sinking Fund Increases 6,468,000 0 0 7,021,385 19 11 553,385 19 11 60,600 0 0 60,600 0 0 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous years 48,130 10 5 48,130 10 5 Totals 6,528,600 0 0 7,130,116 10 4 601,516 10 4 EXPENDITURE. Revenue Account :— Permanent Appropriations, — Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts Subsidies paid to Local Bodies Territorial Revenue paid over Endowments Old-age Pensions Annual Appropriations, — Legislative Department Colonial Secretary's Department Public Health Department Industries and Commerce and Tourist Department Colonial Treasurer's Department Old age Pensions Department Justice Department Postal and Telegraph Department .. Customs and Marine Department Marine and Harbours, &o. Printing and Stationery Stamps and Deeds Department Education Department Lunacy and Charitable Department.. Department of Labour Mines Department Department of Agriculture Working Railways Department Public and School Buildings and Domains Defence Department Police Department Lands and Survey Department Valuation Department £ s. d. 33,100 0 0 1,940,651 0 0 241,248 0 0 72,000 0 0 33,000 0 0 64,000 0 0 215,000 0 0 25,438 0 0 84,400 0 0 26,655 0 0 80,673 0 0 40,405 0 0 3,901 0 0 142,074 0 0 527,105 0 0 40,446 0 0 56,635 0 0 42,491 0 0 28,543 0 0 560,958 0 0 78,022 0 0 10,010 0 0 22,901 0 0 105,798 0 0 1,551,684 2 lOf £ s. a. 35,258 6 8 1,957,962 12 5 252,567 6 3 70,548 3 8 33,354 1 3 63,382 3 8 200,844 10 1 25,548 10 7 80,068 12 5 32,641 10 1 57,616 6 9 43,407 16 6 3,655 2 2 135,984 19 5 524,499 17 8 37,467 10 6 51,128 7 3 41,300 6 0 28,394 5 6 546,962 17 1 76,201 15 1 9,602 15 9 19,744 19 6 112,420 19 3 1,451,953 17 8 £ s. d. 2,158 6 8 17,311 12 5 11,319 6 3 354 1 ' 3 110 10 7 5,986 10 1 3,002 16 6 £ s. d. 1,451 16 4 617 16 4 14,155 9 11 4,331 7 7 23,056 13 3 245 17 10 6,089 0 7 2,605 2 4 2,978 9 6 5,506 12 9 1,190 14 0 148 14 6 13,995 2 11 1,760 4 11 407 4 3 3,156 0 6 6,622 19 3 99,730 5 2 54,630 0 0 177,635 0 0 127,871 0 0 175,336 0 0 28,464 0 0 52,340 13 8 170,325 14 3 126,917 1 4 160,804 5 2 27,971 7 0 2,289 6 4 7,309 5 9 953 18 8 14,531 14 10 492 13 0 Services not provided for 6,430,936 14 7 3,344 11 0 3,344 11 0 Totals 6,591,074 2 10 6,434,281 5 7 50,210 14 0 207,003 11 3 * Including Post and Telegraph cash receipts. Public Bevi + Includes £167,992 2s. 10d. additii >nues Acts Amendment, 1900," section 5. mal appropriation authorised by " Thi