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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1904-1905.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED

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1903-1904-. RECEIPTS. 1904-1905. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 800,248 4 5 37,894 11 6 64,859 11 4 579 10 II 323 14 4 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Aocount Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, - In the Colony .. .. .. .. .. .. £30,718 11 2 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,837 10 9 On account of Imperial Pensions .. .. .. .. 058 7 4 On account of other Governments .. .. .. 695 17 1 10 11 62,910 6 4 160,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 1,003,905 12 6 700,000 0 0 Investment Aocount Less Treasury Bills outstanding 1,349,740 17 3 700,000 0 0 649,740 17 3 303,905 12 6 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 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 2,631,983 12 0 1,160,119 5 10 352,853 14 4 253,951 14 4 96,210 9 7 2,217,767 0 5 103,465 6 3 36,120 12 10 170,377 18 6 6,773,543 12 6 Territorial Revenu*, — Cash Land Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. £44,168 13 8 Deferred-payment Land Sales .. .. .. .. 5,357 3 9 Pastoral Runs, Rents, and Miscellaneous .. .. .. 210,494 16 9 7,022,849 14 1 £50,566 8 0 5,506 2 9 191,770 16 8 260,020 14 2 247,842 7 5 7,282,870 8 3 7,021,385 19 11 Receipts in Aid, — Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act,S1884," — For Increases of Sinking Fund 60,600 0 0 63,200 0 0 47,741 0 8 371 11 0 17 18 3 Recoveries in respect of Expenditure of previous Years,— la respeo 1 ; 0 ; payments made on aoooant of Cook Islands In respect of payments made on account of South Africa Contingents Recoupment of interest paid under State Coal-mines Aot Unauthorised 1,126 17 9 1,126 17 9 48,130 10 5 £7,434,022 2 10 Totals £7,996,938 3 3 TREASURY BILLS £ s. d 700,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at beginning of Year £ s. d. £ s. d. 700,000 0 0 900,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued during Year, — In renewal of Bills matured In anticipation of Revenue 700,000 0 0 700,000 0 0 £1.800,000 0 0 Totals e !£],400,000 0 0 1,400,000 0 0