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The actual expenditure brought to account for the ten months was £8,060,995, as under :— Ordinary Revenue Account — f Civil List .. .. .. .. ~ 26,091 Interest and Sinking Fund . . . . .. 2,399,598 Under special Acts of the Legislature .. .. 885,751 Legislative Departments . . .. . . 25,167 Department of Finance . . . . .. . . 40,180 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. . . 661,293 Working Railways Department . . . . . . 1,855,300 Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Roads 59,271 Native Department .. .. .. .. 16,365 Justice Department .. . . .. . . 277,635 Mines Department .. .. .. .. 19,452 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. .. 278,224 Defence Department . . .. .. .. 273,646 Customs, Marine and Harbours, and Inspection of Machinery Departments . . .. . . 93,841 Department of Labour .. . . .. .. 19,971 Department of Lands and Survey . . .. 186,878 •Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists .. 152,215 Education Department .. . . .. .. 787,271 Services not provided for .. . . . . 2,846 £8,060,995 I estimate the revenue and expenditure for the unexpired two months of the financial year, ending on the 31st March next, to be, — REVENUE. Ordinary Revenue Account— £ Customs . . . . . . . . . . 538,750 Stamps (Stamp Department) . . .. .. 175,077 Post and Telegraph (including stamps) .. . . 228,307 Land-tax . . . ." . . . . . . 13,000 Income-tax . . ... .. . . . . 385,000 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. 20,000 Railways .. .. . . . . . . 708,000 Registration and other fees .. . . .. 23,700 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 7,100 Miscellaneous ... .. .. .. .. 125,000 £2,223,934 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 51,580 National Endowment Revenue .. .. .. 29,750 £2,305,264