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FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1907, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1906 ACCOUNT.

1905-1906. EXPENDITURE. 1905-1906. 1906-1906-1907. -19 07. . . i £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— 20,188 5 8 Vote 116—State Forests Branch £ s. d. 20,188 5 8 £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. 24,951 2 11 £ s. d. 24,951 2 11 Balance at end of Year, — 20,488 5 6 Cash in the Public Account Advanoes in the hands of Officers of the Government — 489 10 0 | In the Colony 20.977 15 6 20,488 5 6 16,379 6 5 73 7 6 16,379 6 5 16,452 13 11 489 10 0 73 7 6 16,452 13 11 ZU,3IY 10 D I £41,166 1 2 Totals 20,977 15 6 ' £41,403 16 10 £41,166 1 2 £41,403 16 10 MINES ACCOUNT. MINES ACC £ s. d. Annual Appropriation,— 138,608 9 3 Vote 117—State Coal-mines £ s. d. 138,608 9 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. 125,951 10 1 Expenditure under seotion 110 of " The Coal-mines Aot, 1905 " .. 41,414 7 0 4,900 0 0 : Interest on Debentures 4,900 0 0 4,900 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — 101,298 3 3 Cash in the Public Acoount Advances in the hands of Offloers of the Government— 3,704 1 (i In the Colony .. 1,876 15 2 In London 106,878 19 5 ' 91,213 16 9 4,613 7 5 " I - 95,827 4 2 : ■ £250,387 8 8 Totals ■ £268,093 1 3 £268,093 1 3 t =1 - ACCOUNT. £ b. d. £ s. d. 5,084 19 2 Annual Appropriation,— Vote 118—Scenery Preservation d. £ s. d. 9,146 16 9 2,777 18 10 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Acoount Advances in the hands of Officers of the Goverument— In the Colony 3,678 2 0 0 — 3,678 2 0 46 19 11 2,824 18 9 Totals £12,824 18 9 £7,909 17 11 LOCAL B DIES. I £ s. d. | Revenue paid over to Looal Bodies, — 7,863 17 1 Fees, Fines, &c. .. 17,369 12 0 Endowments of Land, Ac. .. 18,784 4 9 Goldfields Revenue 23,825 15 10 Gold Duty l\1 R4A q ft £ a. d. £ i. d. 8,194 17 9 19,758 4 5 18,078 12 11 I 29,541 15 2 75,573 10 3 67,843 9 » i Counties Separate Acoount, — Amount distributed amongst Looal Bodies where " The Counties Aot, 1886," 128 0 8 is not in full operation 67,843 9 8 208 6 6 Advanoe Acoounts, — 40,795 12 4 Payments on behalf of Looal Bodies 31,206 9 11 ' Balanoe at end of Year,— 10,934 13 1 Cash in the Publio Acoount Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— 75 10 3 In the Colony 11,010 3 4 £119,777 6 0 Totals .. 15,814 11 0 88 5 9 ; 15,902 16 9 1 £122,888 8 5 15,814 11 0 88 5 9 £122,88i