THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
DETAILS OF THE YEAR'S EXPENDITURE.
WHAT THE PRIME MINISTER DID NOT DISCLOSE.
SOME HEAVY INCREASES.
In the Government Gazette, bearing to-day's date, details of the public accounts for the year ended March 31 last are published. Early in the present month' the Prime Minister announced the total revenue for the past financial year as being £9,001,185, a decreaso of £54,761 when compared with tho revenue of tho preceding year. He also announced that tho total expenditure had been £8,785,513, an; increase of £571,548 over that of the previous year. The details of the increased expenditure were not supplied, but the Gazette published yesterday supplies the omission. The figures, which are of exceptional interest, are given below. On the revenue side wo publish the ordinary and territorial revenue; while on tho expenditure side the permanent and annual appropriations are given. REVENUE.
Total ... ... 222,858 19 8 289,603 -6 . 5 10,146 12 U 76,932 19 8 EXPENDITURE. .. ■ ■ . ..... '
Total ... ... ... ... 3,210,030 . 3 11' 3,128,021 8 7 101,782 11 1 20,373 16 0 ' ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.
, THE INCREASES. 7
. , ; ORDINAEY. 1908-9. 1907-8. Incrcasa. Decrease. * £ - s. d. .£ ■ s. d. .£ s. d.. £ b. d. Customs ... . ... ... 2,801,248 7 3 3,103,564 15 7 302,316 8 i Stamps/Post and Telegraph ... 1,591,327 9 11 1,550,933 10 10 40,393 19 1 Land Tax ... ... ...... 604,900 13 1 537,84G 5 9 67,054 7 i Income Tax ... ' ... ... ... .821,044 0 11 304,904 14 5 16,139 6 6 Beer Duty ... ... 116,214 J 3 113,972 19 9 2,241 1 6 Railways ... ... ... ... ... 2,918,507 6 0 2,765,395 4 4 153,112 18 Registration and Other Pees ... 117,061 6 7 129,165 9 3 12,104 2 8 Marine ... .... ... ... ... '43,815 3 10 42,217 2 8 1,598 1 2 Miscellaneous ... ... 264,209 16 7 218,342 7 0 45,867 9 7 Totals ... ... 8,778,328 5 5 8,766,342 9 7 338,510 9 6 502,316 8 4 TERRITORIAL. ■ : 1908-9. 1907-8. Increase. .. Decrease. ... ' £ s -d. '/ £ s. d; £ 8. d. £ B. d. Cash Land Sales ... ■ ... . 55,379 15 11 45,233 3 0 10,146 12 11 Deferred Payment ... ... ... 1,782 4 2 2,255 1 0 472 16 10 Pastoral Runs, Rents, etc. ... ... 165,694 19 7 242,155 2 . 5 76,460 2 10
/ PERMANENT APPBOPRIATIONS. ■ • l. 1908-9. 1907-8, . Increase. Decrease. T . , iC ' s.d. . £ e. d. £ 0. d. '■'■£ • s.d. Civil List - . . : ... ... 33,953 6 11 : 35,690 17 8 1737 10 9 Interest and Sinking Fund ... 2,258,36115' 9 2,187,419 0 0 70,945 15 9 ■ Under Acts 369,837 11 8 357,221 8 10 . 12,6X6 5 10 Subsidies Local Bodies . ... : 95,060 17 4 90,135 17 2 1 925 0 2 Payments under Land Acts . . ... . 29,315 11 5 82,512 14 9 3,197 0 1 Timber^ and:Flax ... 9,307 10 U 22,706 18 7 13,399 7 8 •New- Plymouth/Harbour ... 3,262 19 1 3,718 5 10 455 6 6 breymoutn- Harbour. . ... >... 18,201 9 1 19,788 19 10 "■ 1.B81 10 9 Westport; Harbour . ... ... ... 56,190 13 11 54,391 3 5 1,799 10 6 Old Ago Ponsions ... ... ... 336,532 1 7 325,036 2 6 11,195 19 1
1908-9. 1907-8, Increase. Decrease. T .... s -d. .£ s. d. : £ g. d. £ a. d. legislative , ... ... ... ... 29,280 19 8 29,788 13 11 ' 507 14 3 Finance ... .„ 49,672 6 8 56,833 5 3 7,159 18 7 Post and'Telegraph ... ... ._ 805,537 13 5 707,136 1 10 98,401 11 7 Indus nes, eto.,' ; ...' ... ... 64,292 2.4 54,536 8 10. 9,755 13 6 Old Age. ... ... ... ... 9,098 2 2 5,765 15 3 3,332 6 11 Bailways ... ■'. ... i 2,120,308 4 10 1,963,227 15 - 2 157,080 9 8 Publio Buildings ... . 65,229 12 8 47,475 19 6 17,753 13 2 Koads ... '. 20,366-1 4 19,207 14 4 1,158 7 0 Printing ... ... . .... ... ..... 46,963 11 9 : 46,261 4'7 ' 702 7 2' Stamps and 1 Deeds .... ... ... 37,396 8 0 . 37,963 6 0 566 18 0 Native ... ■ ... ' ...' 30,839 19 U . 24,656 5 11 6,183 14 0 Justice Department ... . 150,081 2 3 149,241 9 5 839 12 10 Police Department ... 170;323 13 1 157^5619 -1 12 466 14 0 Mines Department ... ... ... 33,679 12 9 31,470 0 5 790*7 8 Internal Affairs .... ... . ... 150,704 12 10 114,799 16 5 35,904 16 5 Crown Law ... 4,372 11 7 - 4,340 3 7 32 8 0 Defence . ..... ■ ... 195,685 3 0 176,426 2 4 19,259 0 8: Customs ... ... ... .. ... ... . 52,308 14 , 2 49,511 19 5 2,796 14 9 ■ Marine . ... ... ... ; 79,012 10 11. 76,629 19 5 2,382 11 G Labour .... ... .... .80,277 -1'.6 29,047 10 7 1,229 1011 Lands and Survey ... ... .'.. 232,167 4 11 . 172,825 16 11 59 341 8 0 Agriculture , ... : 156,649 12 4 136,041 8 3- 20,608 4 1 . Valuation:.;.;.. ... ... 35,(50 17 1 33,096 5 11 2,354 11 2 - ' Education ... 8(8,231'4 2 821,423 2 0 26,811 2 0 Publio Health ... ... *... . ... • 37,975 15 4 33,252 18 11 4,722 16 5 ' Hospitals, ... ... .... .... 105,447 18 4 •; 99,395 4 8 6,052 13 8 Services not provided for ... .i. - 14,127 , 8 1 4,133 3 3 9.S94: 4 10 : Total ... ... ... .5,575,483 . 5 1 15,085,343 11 2 499,164 12 5 9,024 18 -6
. ' - i-• PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS. ' ' ■ ! :. ■ i . ■■ .£ e.d. " -r Inoroasos total ... 101,782 11 i ' '■Decreases total ... ... 20,373 16 0 v .. x , Net increase ..." ... ... 81,408 15 4 ! ' ANNUA! APPROPRIATIONS. Inoreasea total ... ... ... 499,16412 5 Decreases total ... ... 9,02-1 18 6Net inorease ... ... ... 490,139 13 11 Total ... £571,548 8 3 \
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 507, 14 May 1909, Page 6
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