CONSOLIDATED FUND.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14980, 29 May 1914, Page 8

CONSOLIDATED FUND.

FIGtTBES FOE FINAKCIAL YEAR.

(PKJSSS ASSOCIATION* TELEGKAM.) WELLINGTON, May 38. The Consolidated Fund figures for the year ended March. Slet ehotr: — RECEIPTS. 1913-14. iai2-13. £ £ ■' Balance at beginning of year ... .. 709.508 807,273 Ordinary Tevcnue .. 11,961,492 11,420,033 Territorial revenue... 190,414 254,503 National endowment revenue .. .. 72,401 59,413 Miscellaneous .. 101,121 248 Totals ,. .. £13,035,203 , EXPENDITURE. Permanent appropriations .. .. 4,236,088 Annual appropriations 7,583,77.3 Revenue transferred to PnbJic.Worke Fund G75.CO0 Debentures redeemed and renewed .. 107,500 Balance - at end of year .. .. 426,905 £12,541,546 4,052,185 7,029,865$ 750,000 7C9 t 503 Totals .. .. £13,035,268 £12,511,546 FIGURES FOR THE QUARTER. The following is a statement of the rcccipt3 and expenditure of the Consolidated Fund for the quarter ended March 31st (shillings and pence omitted): — RECEIPTS. v £ Balance at beginning of quarter .. 572,650 Ordinary revenue .. .. ,. 3,827,174 Territorial revenue .. .. 83,323 Miscellaneous ... .. .. 4,862 Total .. ... .. ... £4,4=8,011 Total revenue for corresponding quarter of 1913 .. .. 4,515,009 EXPENDITURE. Permanent appropriation .. .. 2,022,318 Annual appropriations ... .. 2,413^757 Transferred to Public Works Fund 625,C00 Balance at end of quarter .. 426,905 Total £4,488,011 Balance at end of March quarter 1913 709,508 Treasury bills outstanding at beginning of quarter .. ■ .. 503,000 Treasury bills issued during quarter 300,000 Treasury bills redeemed during quarter .. .. .. 803,000 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. The details of the ordinary revenue, compared with the March Quarter, 1913, are: — 1914. 1913 £ £ Customs .. ... 370,434 957,353 Stamp* .. .. 365,081 275,373 Poet and Telegraph revenue .. .. 301,3-13 322 582 Land tax 67,732 76,405 Income tax .. .. 529,924 441,105 Beer duty .. .. 37,003 33 S3S Railway* 1,302,746 1,163,364 Registration and other „ f 6 * 8 ■• •• 35,400 28.871 JJarme .. .. 16,640 1 5 ,1O3 Miscellaneous .. 200,860 15C601 Totals .. .. £3,827,171 £3,476,233 The details of the expenditure of the annual appropriations are: 3914. 1913. £ , £ Lejris'ative Departments 12,100 ' 6 943 Department of Finance 35,977 23 212 Post and Telegraph .. 497,694 483,398 Working Railways Department .. 830,100 915,507 Public buildings, domains, and maintcn- , ance of roads .. 46,231 48 803 Native Department .. 6,894 7,554 Justice Department .. 133,240 130,633 Mines Department ... 8,175 . 8,183 Department of Internal Affairs .. .. 197,949 83,619 Defence Department .. 102,283 152,779 Customs, Marine, and . Harbours »nd Inspection of Machinery " Department 42,434 36,577 Department of Labour 7,310 7,032 Department of Lands and Survey .. 60,237 65,925 Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce .. G2.143 60,940 Education Department 317,549 298,281 Services not provided for .... 3,428 1,660 Totals ,...£2,413,787 £2,338,055