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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1915-1916.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1916, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1915.

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1914-1915. RECEIPTS. 1915-1916. 1914-1915. 1916. i i £ a. d. t I £ a. d. £ s. d. £ i. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — 378,875 8 0] Cash in the Publio Aooount .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,953 19 10 Imprests outstanding - 20,464 8 9 In the Dominion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,466 1 8 13,598 4 1 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,519 1 8 620 19 4 On aocount of Imperial Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,144 17 7 l 4,346 12 3 On account of other Governments .. .. .. .. .. 3,962 19 11 I * 1411 047 11 H 378,875 3 0 £ 3. d. 20,464 3 9 13,598 4 1 620 19 4 4,346 12 3 149,047 0 8 14y,04Y O 8 Aoti anr. o r. 426,905 2 5 426,905 2 5 Ordinary Revenue, — 3,107,283 6 9 Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,366,170 17 1 1,417,206 15 3 Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1,470,306 12 7 1,888,448 0 7 Postal and Telegraph Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,689,917 5 3 799,640 12 1 ' Land-tax.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..j 1,048,356 7 1 540,318 0 8 Inoome-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,392,118 17 5 127,659 14 6 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 157,892 4 1 4,106,675 2 0 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,484,337 0 0 101,020 5 8 Registration and other Fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,262 10 10 50,387 3 1 Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,227 18 7 461,497 16 3 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 424,505 'J 0 • 3,107,283 6 9 1,417,206 15 3 1,888.443 0 7 799,640 12 1 540,318 0 8 127,659 14 6 4,106,675 2 0 101,020 5 8 50,387 3 1 461,497 16 3 12,128,182 5 10 12,125,132 5 10 14,186,095 2 11 '289,622 14 7 Territorial Revenue, — 289,622 14 7 Pastoral Runs, Rents, and Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 219,313 17 2 78,770 0 10 78,770 0 10 National Endowment Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 92,654 17 4 — — 14,498,063 17 5 12,443,525 1 3 12,448,525 1 3 14,498,063 17 5 •-**■ Temporary transfer to tho War Kxpenses Aocount under Section 2 of the Imprest Supply Act, 1915, now restorod to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 225,000 0 0 225,000 0 0 i Sinking Funds set free, — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,607 2 11 2,607 2 11 8,356 19 2 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of Previous Years .. .. 5,304 8 6 63 0 11 Unauthorized .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 4,101 14 (I 1 9.465 17 8 9,465 17 8 i y,4()D iv ts 8,420 0 1 Sinking Funds set free to redeem Debentures, — The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908— 251,350 0 0 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 2,900 0 Oi Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 254,250 0 0 £13,133,100 3 9 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114,884 183 18 8