PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 8

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

SEPTEMBER QUARTER. The statement of receipts and expenditure'of, the Consolidated • Fund' for Hhe quarter ended' September 80 i« published in last night's "Gazette." The following tableish'ows the'quarter's revenue-under various headings as compared with; the corresponding. period of last, year 1009.. •., 1908. v Ordinary revenufr..Customs 719,519.4:3 801,683 13 5 Stamps ............ ; 309,197 411 368,593 14 1 Postal and Telegraph Cash Re- -, ceipts'. ..... 7,848 19 0 . .9,154.12 3 • Landitax .4,958,.5 6 10,168 6. 5 Ibcome„tai . 12,277. 9" 7 ■ 4,32119' 3 Beer duty" 25,343. 8 10' 25,164 18-' 5 Railways " ...:™ 707,015 ' 5 ,1 632,337-15 -2Registration ; arid - ' - - •'.other y 'tees . . --17,407 -14 •0 ■ 25,180 8 3 Marine' ....: 10,315 0' 8 r 10,617- 6 0 Miscellaneous ~1; 85,514-8 3' ■ 84,067 9> .9 •'.S.'''. 1,899,397 0 : 1 1,971,290 3 0. Territorial' revenue— - Cash. land. " sales ..£9,632 6 0 -3,592 4 :3 Deferred' Fan? ' . sales 387 14 10 ' 469 3-0 Pastoralruns, • rents, V ■■■■.■•■ ■ ■ • .• misceUano- • ous "'62,824 4 4 - 56,370 9 6 — ' 72,244 52" • —^r- " 66,431 16 9 National endowment revenue 67,142 111 — ■ 2,038,783 7 2 2,037,721'19 9 Recoveries — . ■ ' 800 0 0 The expenditure under: the heading annual appropriations for September quarters 1909-and 1908, were as follow:— . V 1909. ' . • 1903. : £ s. d. £■ s.-d. legislative Departments ...> .5,766 14 . 8 ' 12,383 4 - 3 Department of Mm-. ■ ister. of Finance ..." 9,802 11, 4 10,937 19., 7 Post, and" Telegraph 260,755 2 . 8 226,965 -6 .9 Industries, and Com- w . . jnerce,:and Tounst 12,208.10.1 17,533.19.'6 Old. Age ; Pensions ~.. Department ...... ■ 142 17 6 2,449 15 8 Working. Railways... 583,528 19 3 632:257.1-4 Public buildings,anddomains 13,851.13 4 , 19..711' 6 8 Maintenance ..•of 5,290 4 2 5,482 3 9 Priiiting and >sta- . - : tioiery, 19,200 11.11 .15,983 19.' 0 Stamps, and; deeds'.. 8,881 10 8, 5. Native -Department. . I .' 4,695 2; 5 •' 7j170 • 6'l Justice Department. 39,552 17 3 39,095 12 ' 0 Police department "; 43,480 14 043,435, 4 1 '4 Mines Department 7,949 08 ' 8,492 '7 10 Department of/Inter-. ,nal Affairs,.l7,B64 1 1 20,279 910 Crown Law Depart-. merit: i. 1,127 19 10 1,041 17 2 Defence Department 41,688 '8 . 8 . 42,010 5 1 Customs ; Department 11,823 16 10 -'11,693 - 6 4 Marine and inspec- . ; . tion of ■ machinery 22,380 14 9 22,010 1 5 Departmentof Lab- ■■ ; ". our' " 6,3218 9,993; 10 7 Lands and survey:.. 44,151 6'3 ( 58,619 17 3 Department of- ■ • culture, '37,315 1-6 ■ 42,363.17 2 Valuation. Depart- : '•'. _ _ .'-t.' .' ment" -.-,-7,296 lOv-8 ' 8,876 17 10 Education' Depart-' ' '•'■">"' i'nient : ' ...V...:.......'228,067 l- -.lv'. -216,060 18 - 0 Public • Health ' De'-\ : . partment . '8,343 8 10' 11,065 16 4 Hospitals and ;: Char-• I - 1 iteble-aid'.24,469 181 5:.»:52,989 - 8,. 1 Services--' -not , pro-""':';'-' : V- v v" ■ vided -for ■ 9,15$ -12 8 ;■ ■ ' 1,475,106 15' 8 1,528,512,10 .3 - The total-expenditure last'quarter'was'Jß2,,027,739 -8s;- 7d.-,' as comoared with, ,£2.065,239. 6s. 6d/for the corresponding period of 1908; a de'crease of £37,500 2s. lid. It will be < noticed, 'that the,decrease in "working railwaysr more, than equals the total decrease; >•. ;. .... 'The expenditure on.public works during .the, quarter was .{474.734 .7s: 6d.; as compared with. .£518,608 SS. Id. during the corresponding period of last year. • ;....•