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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1917-1918.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1918, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1917.

1916-1917. t RECEIPTS. 1917 1918. £ s. d. Balanoe at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account Imprests outstanding — In the hands of Officers of the Government In London On account of Imperial Pensions On account of other Governments Investment Acoount £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,989,812 19 6 2,298,042 18 6 37,246 16 11 127,497 8 0 3,825 3 3 7,694 10 4 27,670 2 7 222,571 2 11 429 5 2 8,409 5 10 3,917,731 5 2 0,474,854 0 2 2,166,076 18 0 • 3,849,674 18 11 1,699,035 4 1 1,815,557 12 1 713,118 9 4 4,262,125 15 5 187,953 9 9 4,836,275 0 6 108,044 9 3 43,741 17 0 518,062 16 2 Ordinary Revenue,— Customs Stamp and Death Duties .. Postal and Telegraph Revenue Land-tax.. .. .. .. .. .. Income-tax Beer Duty Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Registration and other Pees Marine Miscellaneous 3,364,308 3 0 1,892,014 3 4 1,836,255 15 3 1,385,708 0 2 5,619,560 16 11 237,075 3 5 4,668,223 7 11 101,249 5 2 38,052 11 4 718,436 12 4 .8,033,589 12 6 '19,860,883 18 10 215,786 17 0 Territorial Revenue, — Pastoral Runs, Rents, and Miscellaneous .. .. .. j. 205,643 11 2 85,970 16 0National Endowment Revenue 100,492 13 10 20,1 167,020 3 10 .8,335,347 5 6 V Recoveries on account of Expenditure of Previous Years Unauthorized 19,847 3 6 36,035 7 8 3,166 6 7 19,847 3 6 39,201 14 3 Temporary transfer to the Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account under Section 56 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910, now restored to the Consolidated Fund 7,500 0 0 Repayment of Temporary Advances to Deposits Account, Dairy Companies Advances Account, on account of Butter and Cheese purchased by the Imperial Government 600,000 0 0 12,352 16 6 Sinking Funds set free, — Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. 30,533,624 3 6 Totals £27,288,575 18 3