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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1939-1940.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1940, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1939.

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Year Year ended 31st March, KNDED 318T MARCH, RECEIPTS. 1940. 1939. £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year, — £ s. d. £ s. d. 998,923 10 3 Cash .. .. .. ■■ •• •• •• 1,492,554 10 7 172,406 5 2 Imprests outstanding .. ■■ •• •• 86,524 3 7 ___! 1,579,078 14 2 1,171,329 15 5 Investment Account— 598,157 8 3 Securities held .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 960,775 15 4 Taxation, — £ d. 10,650,427 16 5 Customs .. •• •• 9,946,857 12 9 1,076,796 4 10 Beer Duty .. .. ■■ 1,378,999 9 11 3,555,695 11 10 Sales Tax .. ..3,510,129 11 3 85,882 6 3 Film-hire Tax .. .. .. ■■ 93,117 8 2 100,011 9 3 Gold-export Duty 116,888 17 7 3,059,989 7 0 Highways .. •• 2,997,441 0 10 3,409,440 8 3 Stamp and Death Duties. .. .. 3,469,012 18 1 1,058,498 15 1 Land-tax .. .. .. . . .. •• 1,019,084 8 4 9,303,495 4 3 Income-tax .. •• ..10,271,352 1 3 5,535 5 7 Miscellaneous .. . . ■■ 7,715 11 1 32,810,598 19 3 32,305,772 8 9 Interest,— On Capital Liability— 701,063 9 11 Working Railways .. .. .. .. ■■ 1.189,031 6 1 588,000 0 0 Postal and Telegraph . . .. .. .. .. 639,000 0 0 392,486 1 1 On the Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 445,556 8 8 445,896 5 7 On other Public Moneys .. .. . ■ •• .. 635,158 4 0 2,908,745 18 9 2,127,445 16 7 Other Receipts,— 290,104 2 1 Registration and other Fees . .. .. .. 308,282 16 6 147,393 19 8 National-endowment Revenue 319,244 6 10 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. •• 395,488 13 3 196,502 14 1 External Affairs .. ■■ .. .. 159,203 2 8 164,117 7 10 Justice .. .. .. .. .. •• 172,765 5 8 167,850 6 3 Marine.. .. .. .. .. .. •• 159,456 2 10 5,748 6 11 Native .. .. •• •• •• 5,658 10 5 344,402 10 0 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 300,827 2 8 202,293 10 10 Profits of Trading Institutions .. .. .. .. 420,142 13 3 66,797 12 6 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. 63,188 4 5 126,228 11 3 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 114,962 15 6 113,094 5 11 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 129,971 14 5 4,843 14 5 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. 18,563 16 3 Recoveries on account of Unauthorized Expenditure of previous 206 0 0 Years .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,303 3 0 I 2,254,814 0 10 2,148,827 8 7 37,974,158 18 10 36,582,045 13 11 38,351,532 17 7 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 40,514,013 8 4