DOMINION FINANCES

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1538, 6 September 1912, Page 6

DOMINION FINANCES

INCOME AND OUTLAY. 1 DETAILS FOR FIVE MONTHS, •• A return showing the Consolidated Fund' revenue and expenditure for the fivo months ended August 31, 1912, and for , the month of August last, was presented to the House of Representatives yesterday by tho Hon. .Tas. Allen (Minister for Fin. ancc). Following are details:—

Receipts and expenditure of the Consolidated Fund for the Bve months ended August 31, 1912: —

RECEIPTS. • Consolidated Fund, Ordinary revenue— jj ■' 6< ,j, Customs •. 1,222,350 12* i Stamps 3! , 3)519 lg 0 Post and Telegraph 361,756 8 3 f and i!, x 8,021 911 Income lax 12.402 9 8' £ e ?. r D,lt y 44,289 H 3 ' ;"W. •• 1,495,215 9 3 . Registration, etc 40,063 11 7 . Alanno 20,340 G 2 Miscellaneous 121 [G23 5 t n, -. • , „ 3,729,583 3.' 3 Territorial Revenue 82,870 5 0 National Endowment Rem, vcu " 6 ■■:■■■•■■ 59 -« 3 1!) * Other Receipts no 4 $ „ , , ~ 3,871,95!) 11 10 Balance on April 1, 1912.., 807,275 11 8 4,679,235 3 3 ' EXPENDITURE. Consolidated Fund—Ordinary Revenue. Permanent Appropriations— " Civil List 12,540 H 5 Interest and Sinking Fund 1,176,538 1 6 ; under Special Acts 414,294 14 10 1,603,373 16 9 Annual AppropriationsClass Legislative. Departmeats i0,f,41 i o Department, of Finauco ... 18,355 210 Post and Telegraph 220,851 5 2 Working Railways 856,506 12 5 Public Buildings, etc 26,168 8 11' .Native Department 8.524 1G 1 Justice Department 126,972 17 9 Mines Department 7,780 12 d Departmont of Internal Af- _ fairs :... : ;. 112,136 Ts' Defence Department :... 192,358 13 11 Customs, Marine, etc. ...... 48.118 11 :0 Department of-Labonr 9 10 Departmont of Lands and _ Survey- 81,654 3 1. Department of Agriculture 70,311 11 8 : Education Department...... 437,781 18 1 Services not- provided for 13,10416 5'

Total Annual Appropria- • „ tions 2,241,575 11 4 Permanent and Annual Appropriations 3,841,949 8 1. Advances' in Lands of Officers of the Government 990,319 8 7 ' Cash overdrawn 56,033 13 3 r m ' „.,.'' 15' 5 Les« Treasury Bills ' Outstanding 100,000 0 0 Balance August 31, 1912... 834,285 lh 5 Receipts and expenditure of the Conpolidated Fund for the month ofAugust. 19121RECEIPTS.' Ordinary Revenue— £ s . fl,, Customs ..'240,93112 2 .Stamps ~ , 81,473 11 Post and Telegraph 30,957 S' 11 Land Tax :.... • 1,281 8 2 Income. Tax 2,854 10 5 Bcpr Duty '.. 8,701 311 ■ Railways 305.334 2 1 Registration and other ■fees 7,519 14 4 Mann? 3.G71 15' i Miscellaneous 65,368 0 11 : \ m :■•:,•. ,',i.w ■•" ''-. 17 :7.;''. : ' Territorial Revenue 32,215 17 1 Other Receipts 85 18 3 , .£783,394 12 11 / ' Balance, July 31 849,029 8 >' ' .£1,732,424 18: EXPENDITURE. Permanent Appropriations— £ e. i. Civil List 2,551 0 3Interest and Sinking Fund 52,762 5 3 Under Special Acts 142,934 19 G Total Permanent Appropriatious 198,218 5 0 Annual Appropriations— v ■ ■ ■ Legislative' Departments ... 3,599 7 v ff t Department of Finance ... 5,055 13 0 Post mid Telegraph 110,768 16 3 Working Railways 264,918 3 0 '■" Public Buildings, etc 6,843 4 1 Native Department 1,762 6 6 Justice Department 32,558 15 S , Mines Department 2,221 17 10 •' Internal Affairs 22,984 18 0 ) ' Defence Department 49,211 0 ,G Customs, Marine, and Harbours, and Inspection of ' Machinery Departments 11,513 30 • Department of Labour ... 2,520 12 3i Department of Lands and Survey 15J220 18 3'. Department of Agricul- '' 'j ture, Commerce, etc 20,857 6 i Education Department ... 143,853 18 5 * .—_; . Total Annual Appropriations .£699,890 ,1 S Permanent and Annual Appropriations .£898,138 G » Balance, August 31 .£834,285 15 5 Appended to the return is the following memorandum from the Secretary to the Treasury to the Minister for Finance,:—" "The advance by way of imprests in hands of officers of tho Government at August 31 amount to .£990,319 Bs. 7d. "The following are the principal items ' in round figures:— Treasury Cashier, for payment of' £ interest ;. 118,000 ' Old ,Agc Pensions 35,000 '.' •rost and Telegraph ...; 274,000 Railways 318,000 v Polico „ 48,000 : Defence 26,000' Lands 31,000 Agriculture 21,000','' Naval Defence (High Commis-. , sioner) 50,000. Total •£921,000 "This amount is largely made up of im-' prosts issued at the end of the month to meet payments such as interest, salaries, wages, etc. At the end of each quarter the accounts are kept open for nearly a fortnight to enable the receipted vouchers to ha included in Treasure books, thus reducing tho interest account. At the end of the financial year the books are kept open still longer, so that at the end of March the outstanding advances are reduced to a small amount.''