THE QUARTER'S ACCOUNTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2605, 29 October 1915, Page 6

THE QUARTER'S ACCOUNTS

REVENUE FIGURES. The usual quarterly statement of the Dominion's accounts is published in this week's Gazette, Following are the revenue iiguros for the quarters ending September 30, 1915 and 1914: — 1915. 1911. £, 6. d. £ s. d. Customs 821,323 6 9 912,475 IS 3 Stamp and Death Duties 296,152 8 8 289,171 16 3 Postal and Telegraph: Revenue .. 324,686 12 3 271,727 17 0 Land-tax .... 12,200 11 11 3,169 511 Income-tax 12,176 0 10 4,759 1 2 Beer Duty ... 30,007 6 i 28,915 9 5 Railways ... 982,927 5 3 935,646 2 4 Registration & other Fees -25,186 3 8 23,720 15 8 Marine 12,678 11 9 12,(133 6 1 Miscellaneous 102,426 1 8 144,022 510 2,619,062 0 1 2,625,641 17 11 . There were outstanding at the beginning of the quarter Treasury bills for £1,250,000, and during the quarter bills for £200,000 were , issued. Bills for £50,000 were redeemed during the quarter, being £1,400,000 worth outstanding at September 30. The expenditure of the Public Works Fund for the quarter under the various headings was as follows:— 1915. 1914. 6. d. £ s. d. Public Works, Departmental 32,783 6 7 22,531 19 10 Railways 295,283 4 1 220,241 17 9 Pub. Buildings 122,725 1 2 • 88,310 16 0 Lighthouses, Harbour-works. 4. Harbourdcfcnces 5,024 15 5 4,651 S 1 ToTirist and Health Resorts 1,001 12 8 SBO IS 2Immigration ... 973 11 1 7,916 13 3 Construction, Maintenance. and Supervision of Roads, Bridges. and other PublicAVorks 139,524 14 6 111,852 11 .1 Development of Goldfields 480 2 1 412 7' 6 Telegraph Extension 76,760 16 1 126,437 7 0 Contingent Defence 17,419 19 1 4,932 18 1 Lands Improvement 2,334 3 5 4,011 12 6 694,611 6 2 592,213 9 9 The expenditure under the heading of War Expenses was as follows:— 1915. 1914. For war purposes .£1,354,351 .£251,033 For relief purposes A' 40,000 —