B. —1 [Pt. I].

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 19 40-1941.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1941, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1940.

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Year Year ended 3JSt Maroii, ENDED 31BT MARCH, RECEIPTS. 1941 1940. £ s. d. Balances at beginning of Year, — ' £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,492,554 10 7 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 309,12112 11 86,524 3 7 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 232,241 19 1 541,363 12 0 1,579,078 14 2 Investment Account— 960,775 15 4 Securities held .. .. .. .. .. ■■ -■ 1,511,162 11 10 Taxation, — £ s. d. 9,946,857 12 9 Customs .. . . .. .. .. .. 8,777,756 19 0 1,378,999 9 11 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,602,029 17 5 3,510,129 11 3 Sales Tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,502,533 7 11 93,117 8 2 Film-hire Tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 94,973 13 10 116,888 17 7 Gold-export Duty .. .. .. . .. 108,915 4 0 2,997,441 0 10 Highways .. . .. 2,393,756 8 4 3,469,012 18 1 Stamp and Death Duties. .. .. .. .. 1,697,778 16 10 1,019,084 8 4 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 959,417 15 4 10,271,352 1 3 Income-tax .. ,. . . .. .. ..15,720,489 16 10 7,715 11 1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,080 0 11 34,873,732 0 5 32,810,598 19 3 Interest, — On Capital Liability— 1,189,031 6 1 Working Railways .. .. .. .. .. 1,694,643 10 10 639,000 0 0 Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. 665,000 0 0 445,556 8 8 On the Publio Debt Redemption Fund .. .. .. 396,519 14 10 635,158 4 0 On other Public Moneys .. .. .. .. 528,683 0 8 3,284,846 6 4 2,908,745 18 9 Other Receipts,— 308,282 16 6 Registration and other Fees .. .. .. 319,661 19 7 395,488 13 3 Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 434,511 2 9 159,203 2 8 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 176,344 6 1 172,765 5 8 Justice .. .. .. .. .. 160,366 13 3 159,456 2 10 Marine.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 151,505 8 2 5,658 10 5 Native .. ., .. .. < .. . 4,738 6 2 300,827 2 8 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 291,905 5 3 420,142 13 3 Profits of Trading Institutions .. .. .. .. 419,852 14 10 63,188 4 5 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. 64,145 1 1 114,962 15 6 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. 112,565 18 10 129,971 14 5 Miscellaneous .. . .. .. .. 131,307 18 4 18,563 16 3 Recoveries on account of Expenditure of previous Years .. 12,117 3 6 Recoveries on acoount of Unauthorized Expenditure of previous 6,303 3 0 Years .. .. .. .. .. .. 326 17 3 _ 2,279,348 15 1 2,254,814 0 10 40,437,927 1 10 40,514,013 8 4 Carried forward .. .. .. .. •• ! 42,490,453 5 8 I l