THE BALANCE SHEET.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 48, 20 September 1864, Page 2

THE BALANCE SHEET.

An account of tho gross pubhc income of the Doited Kingdon of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year ended tbe 30th day of June, 1864, and of the actual issues or payments within the same period, exclusive of the sums applied to the redemption of funded and paying oif unfunded debt, and of the advances and repayments for local works, &c. Income. £ s d Customs 22,821,000 0 0 Excise 18,666,000 0 0 Stamps 9,462,000 0 0 Taxes (land and assessed) 3,260,000 0 0 Property tax 8,635,000 0 0 Post ofiice 3,820,000 0 0 Crown lands (net) 305,500 0 0 Miscellaneous 3,023,460 4 0 Total revenue 69,992,960 4 0 Expenditure Interest and management of the permanent debt £23,714.810 11 7 Terminable annuities 2,174,350 12 4 Interest of Exchequer bonds 92,500 0 0 Interest of Exchequer bills... 315,558 5 10 Charges on Consolidated Fund : — Civil list 4-06,015 14 6 Annuities and pensions . . . 332,435 3 9 Salaries and allowances ... 176,250 5 1 Diplomatic salaries and pensions 170,327 2 1 Courts of justice „ 680,001 13 11 Miscellaneous charges 181,433 15 11 Supply Services :— •;Army..... 14,650,154 6 1 rNavy....:;yY..:::.r..::.;.y 10,909,602 7 9 'Miscellaneous civil services 7,360,833 19 "1 Salaries', kc, of revenue dopartments ..,,.. 4,548,58& 19 1-

Packet service :.i. ...... 679,396 18 2j Kertch and Yenikale prize , ' money 85,925 0 0' Scheldt toll redemption ... 174,598 16 1 Total ordinary expenditure... 66,643,078 2 3 Expenses of fortifications provided -for -by: money ■•■ • { raised per- Act. 25 and- 26 . Vict.,cJ7tf .;..V... A i.A.'A '800,000. 0 0 Total expenditure.'.......".'......*^ 6,6,543,078 2 3 Excess of incomo over' ordin- ■- ary expenditure, ni tlie year .-.-—- --ended 30th June, 1864 ... £3,349,882 1 9. Deduct, — Expenses of fortifications, as above .'. 800,000 0 0 2,449,882 1 9 £69,992,960 4 0 — Economist.