THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 881, 29 July 1910, Page 6

THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

FIGURES' FOR PAST QUARTER. NEARLY QUARTER MILLION EXCESS OF EXPENDITURE. The Gazette of last night contains the public accounts for .the qunrter ended June 30, the first quarter of the current financial year. The movement of the Consolidated Fund during tho quarter may be thus summarised:— Initial balance .£-132,310 Rovenuo ....... J:2,023,852 ■ '':.:• . ' ' X 2.456.198 Expenditure £2,214,449 ■Ending balance .£211,71!) Tho expenditure, it will be seen, exceeded the revenue; and nothing was transferred to the Public Works Fund. The revenue was made up of ,£1,939,73-1 ordinary revenue, and ,£84,148 territorial revenue- (the latter includes £55,602 of last year's revenue from "endowment" land). The details of ordinary revenue are shown in the following table, the figures for the corresponding quarter of last year being, also shown:— 1909. 1910.. •'. £ £ Customs 564,611 608,374 Stamps 299,60!) 340,023 -Post and Telegraph .09,107 78,212 Land tax ' 5,55G 7,224 Income tax 5,111 12,235 Beer duty 26,050 25,669 Railways 752,631 792,202 Registration and other . fees .......:. '. 21.377 20,001 Marine 10.523 ' 10,050 Miscellaneous 48,283 45,679 . ,£1,802,854 1,939,734 The actual total revenue for tho quarter (the revenue, that is to say, exclusive,of the £55,662 taken out of last year's "endowment" land revenue) was .£1,968,021, an increase of -£141,134, which is less than the increase in thje Departmental expenditure. The expenditure consisted of: Permanent appropriations,. .£1,065,513s anaual appropriations, £1,148,936. The increase in tho permanent appropriations was £110,213, while the annual appropriations, as compared with Inst year, show an. increase of £141,663, the details for' the different Departments being: •.,■•'• . ■ 1909. ' 1910. :. " • ■■ ■ ■ ■£■■'.£•' Legislative 3,905 • ~ 4,187 Finance ...... 19,302 18,495 Post and-Telegraph .... 95,696 151,180 Railways .......:;..;.... 369,421 403,823 •Public Buildings,- etc. .■' 10,815 14,950 Native '....... 4,877 4,165 Justice .;....• '.. 68,898 67,024 Mines ......; 7,180 4,607 Internal Affairs .'.: 54,253 50,417 Defence •• 65.489 .58,101 Customs and Marine,... 2",651 ■ 26,876 Labour. ' 6.875 5,739 Lands .; : 43,676 35,414 Agriculture and Tourists 40,601 39.052 Education 181,736 228,890 Not .provided for, . 5,869 33,016 '. Totals £1,007,274 1,148,936 The Public Works Fund opened with a balance in hand ,of £312,366. The receipts consisted of £271,000, unused remnants: of 1909 ; loans.- The expenditure amounted to £301,417, the chief items being! railways £177,869, roads £45,263, public 'buildings £12,129, and telegraph extension £21,057. The Treasury Bills outstanding have increased "to £400,000.- - . ■