THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 73, 20 December 1918, Page 6

THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT BY HON. A. M, MYERS, The Hon. Arthur Myers, Acting Minister of Finance, has furnished tne following particuiars relating lo the revenue and expenditure for the eight months ended November 30, 1918, as compared with the similar period if 1917; also revenue for tho month of November, 1918 and 1917, and the twelve months ended November 30, 1918. ns compared with the same period ending November 30, 1917. Commenting oh tho figures, Mr. Myers stated that it would bo observed that the revenue table for the eight months ended November,. 1918, as compan-ed with the eight months ended November, 1917, shows that. the total Amount received this year is 1 ,£1,232,411 in excess of the amount received -last year. Nearly all the sources of revenue show considerable increase. ' The expenditure out of ordinary revenue account for the eight months, 1918,' shows an increase of .61,751,929 as compared with the eight months of last year. This, of course, is to be accounted for by the increased interest ami sinking fund pension charges. REVENUE. Statement of the revenue for the eight months ended November TO, 1917, compared with the eight months euded November SO, 1918;- • Eight Eight mouths months ended ended Nov. 30, Nov. 30, 1918. 1917. .4! £ Customs • 2,104,7-14 Stamp and death duties 1,211,105 1,102,b2G Postal and Telegraph ... 1,059,957 894,889 Land tax 79,495 79,103 Income tax .' 318,927 30/,530 Beer duty 105,462 137,097 Railways ; 2,928,308 2,023,797 Registration and other fees ;, 63,601 57,503 Murine 21.856 22,965 Miscellaneous 561,084- 310,013 Territorial ' ..' '... 108,376 110,140, National « endowment revenue 108,824 100,493 Other receipts 40,860 10,104 9,094,092 7,801,648 Increase during eight months ■ ended Novem- .„„„,,, ' ber 30 ■ hP^ Total revenue for the month of November, 1918 900,9(9 Total revenue for the month of .. November, 1917 ■ 1,110,331 Decrease ? ' 209.352 Statement of the revenue, for the year ended November 30, 1918, compared with the year ended November 30, 1917 :— Year Year ended ended i»Dv. 30, Nov. 30, ■ i 1918. 1917. n =.£ Customs '.. 3,655,711 3,383,689 •Stamo and death duties 2,030,493 1,082,563 Postal' and telegraph 2,001,321 1,855,938 Land tax 1,385,797 430,688 Sine tax 5,630,953 1,522,212 Beer duty 265,110 210,569 Railways 4,972,704 1,631,800 Registration 'and j other fees ' 107,047' Wj.ito Marine 36,941 Miscellaneous 969,178 621,500 Territorial .203,873 208,587 National endowment revenue .- 108,821 100,193 Other receipts. 69,958 10,177 21,438,606 17,329,743 Increase for year 1918 3.G05.923 EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT. Statement showing the expenditure for the eight months ended November 30, 1918, compared with the corresponding period for 1917: Eight Eight .months months i ended ended Nov. 30, Nov. 30, 1918. 1917. .' Permanent charges— £ £ Civil list 16,032 14,240 Interest and Sinking Fund 1,295,033 2,132.911 Under special Acts ... 1,583,028 1,162,581 5,891,093 3,609,711 Annual appropriationsLegislative ..; 19,160 , 26,836 Finance 92,529 70,078 Post and Telegraph... 686.053 760.372 Working railways ... 2,021.193 1,848.907 Public buildings, etc. 61.917 .51.974 Native 16,688 15.049 Justice 263,495 260,767 Mines 35,231 14.501 ■Internal .Affairs 329.713. 333,272 'Defence :... 226,498 217.291 Customs, Marine, etc. 101,541 98.097 Labour 20,673 20,110 Lands and Survey ... 127,359 117.338 AsricrPjire, etc 128.026 265,692 Education- 1,061,762 960,195 Services not provided for 67,899 &5.981 5.253,-340 5,185,760 Temporary advances to deposits account, dairy companies, advances account ... — 600,000 Totals 11/147,433 9,395.504 Inernn"" ilnrin? eidit months ended Nov. 30, 1918 ....:. 1.751,929 PUBLIC WORKS FUND. . Statement showing tho position of the Public Works Fund from April 1, 1918, to November SO, 1918:- £ £ Balance on April 1, 1918 295.539 Receipts 662,015 - 957.5.14 Expenditure ' r- 621,185 Balance Nov. 30, 1913 336,369