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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1907-1908.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED

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1906-1907. RECEIPTS. 1907-1908. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,405,531 4 9 37,749 1 1 43,828 18 9 718 8 7 966 16 11 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Dominion In London .. .. .. • • • • •• On aooount of Imperial Pensions .. .. i. On account of other Governments 1,215,517 2 2 16,993 8 3 29,993 13 0 563 15 7 4,757 10 9 1,488,794 10 1 700,000 0 0 j Less Treasury Bills outstanding 1,267,825 9 9 550,000 0 0 717,825 9 9 788,794 10 1 2,941,039 12 10 1,365,727 9 10 447,342 4 2 277,866 12 11 107,582 2 10 2,621,396 3 6 119,444 11 11 40,891 1 7 226,884 15 2 Ordinary Revenue, — Customs .. .. . • • - • • • • • Stamps, including Postal and Telegraph Cash Receipts Land-tax Income-tax .. .. • • Beer Duty .. •• •■ •• ■• Railways Registration and other Fees Marine Miscellaneous 3,103,564 15 7 1,550,933 10 10 537,846 5 9 304,904 14 5 113,972 19 9 2,765,395 4 4 129,165 9 3 42,217 2 8 218,342 7 0 8,148,174 14 9 8,766,342 9 7 - 37,308 13 0 2,461 15 2 211,129 17 0 Territorial Revenue, — Cash Land Sales .. , •• •■ ■■ £45,233 3 0 Deferred-payment Land Sales .. .. .. •• 2,255 1 0 Pastoral Runs, Rents, and Miscellaneous .. .. .. 242,115 2 5 289,603 6 5 Y* " 250,900 5 2 9,055,945 16 0 I Sinking Funds set free, — Applicable to the redemption of debentures issued under— " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Aot, 1870 " " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " 800,000 0 0 121,000 0 0 924,000 0 0 j Debentures issued, — " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884,"— In renewal of debentures matured 31st December, 1907 For Increases of Sinking Fund 385,500 0 0 385,500 0 0 66,000 0 0 Recoveries in respect of Expenditure of previous YearB,— In respeot of payments made on account of Cook Islands Refund of purchase-money of schooner " Countess of Ranfurly " Recoupment by Land for Settlements Account of interest paid on borrowed money In respect of payments made on account of South Africa Contingents .. 385,500 0 0 801 11 3 801 11 3 3,000 0 0 4,241 9 2 8Ui n a 3,000 0 0 4,241 9 2 — l 8,048 0 5 13,873 3 7 8 8 2 13,881 11 9 I Totals £9,267,751 1 9 |£11,091,314 6 2