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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1908, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1907. TREASURY BILLS ACCOUNT.

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1906-1907. EXPENDITURE. 1907-1908. £ s. a.I 700,000 0 0 ! Treasury Bills renewed during Year .. 150,000 0 0 Treasury Bills paid off during Year £ a. d. 550,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 £ s. d. 700,000 0 0 850,000 0 0 550,000 0 0 ! Treasury Bills outstanding at end of Year 400,000 0 0 £1,400,000 0 0 .400.000 0 0 Totals £1,100,000 0 0 ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation, — Vote 123 —State Forests Branch .. .. .» £ s. d. | £ s. d. 24,951 2 11 25,831 6 4 16,379 6 5 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advanoes in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Dominion 8,487 9 4 73 7 6 391 18 6 —i 8,879 7 10 16,452 13 11 Totals £34,710 14 2 £41,403 16 10 MINES ACC( OUNT. ■ £ s. d. 125,951 10 1 . Annual Appropriation,— Vote 124—State Coal-mines £ s. d. £ s. d. 190,425 0 0 41,414 7 0 I Expenditure under section 110 of " Tho Coal-mines Act, 1905 ".. 39,717 8 8 4,900 0 0 I Interest on Debentures issued under " The State Coal-mines Aot, 1901 " .. 4,200 0 0 " The State Goal Mines Act, 1901,"— Debentures maturea, 1st April, 1907, paia off Debentures maturea, 1st April, 1907, renewea as per contra 40,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 140,000 0 0 91,213 16 9 Balance at ena of Year, — I Cash in the Public Account Aavances in the hanas of Officers of the Government— i In the Dominion r 44,060 14 6 7 14 44,067 15 10 4,613 7 5 95,827 4 2 I ! Totals £268,093 1 3 £418,410 4 6 ACCOUNT. £ s. d. 9,146 16 9 Annual Appropriation, — Vote 125 —Scenery Preservation £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,484 7 1 3,678 2 0 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account Advances in the hands of Offioers of the Government— In the Dominion 8,182 18 11 8,193 14 11 10 16 0 3,678 2 0 £12,824 18 9 Totals £13,678 2 0