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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March,1907, compared with the Financial Year 31st March,1906 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.

1905-1906. EXPENDITURE. 1906-1907. . I £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 20,188 5 8 Annual Appropriation,— Vote 116—State Forests Branch 24,951 2 11 20,488 5 6 489 10 0 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Aooount Advanoes in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Colony 16,379 6 5 73 7 6 16,452 13 11 20,977 15 6 £41,166 1 2 Totals £41,403 16 10 MINES ACC UNT. UNT. £ s. d. 138,608 9 3 Annual Appropriation,— Vote 117 —State Coal-mines £ s. d. £ s. d. 125,951 10 1 Expenditure under section 110 of " The Coal-mines Act, 1905 " .. 41,414 7 0 4,900 0 0 Interest on Debentures 4,900 0 0 101,298 3 3 3,704 1 0 1,876 15 2 Balanoo at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Acoount Advances in the hands of Offioers of the Government — In the Colony In London 91,213 16 9 4,613 7 5 95,827 4 2 106,878 19 5 Totals £250,387 8 8 £268,093 1 3 ACCOUNT. £ 8. d. 5,084 19 2 Annual Appropriation, — Vote 118—Scenery Preservation £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 9,146 16 9 2,777 18 10 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Offioere of the Government— In the Colony 3,678 2 0 3,678 2 0 3,678 2 0 46 19 11 2,824 18 9 Totals £12,824 18 9 £7,909 17 11 LOCAL B .DIES. DIES. £ s. d. 7,863 17 1 17,369 12 0 18,784 4 9 23,825 15 10 67,843 9 8 Revenue paid over to Local Bodies, — Foes, Fines, etc. Endowments of Land, (to. .. Goldfields Revenue Gold Duty Counties Separate Aooount, — Amount distributed amongst Local Bodies whore "The Counties Act, 1886," is not in full operation Advanoe Aooounts, — Payments on behalf of Looal Bodies £ s. d. 8,194 17 9 19,758 4 5 18,078 12 11 29,541 15 2 £ 8. d. 75,573 10 3 128 0 8 203 6 6 40,795 12 4 31,206 9 11 10,934 13 1 Balanoe at end of Year,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Colony 15,814 11 0 88 5 9 15,902 16 9 75 10 3 11,010 3 4 £119,777 6 0 Totals £122,886 3 5