DOMINION FINANCE.
SATISFACTORY FIGURES. HOX. ALLEN. INTERVIEWED. l!y Telegraph.—Per Press Association.
Wellington, Last Night. Ia the course of an interview on -the subject of finance.for the, period of nine months ending December 31st, Hon. Jas. Allen stated that the revenue amounted to £8,545,820, or £231,526 more than tlie revenue for the first nine months of last year The expenditure out of the Consolidated Fund was .i'S.iinfyJGS, an increase of £OOO,OII on, u similar period of last year. The expenditure out of the would include the bulk of the increase for the full year. l.e dirt not anticipate any increaci'! cxpciui.turc for the ■-•.•maining tlneo '.nontlis. Tubtic works expenditure was jint £;aOS in excess of the first nine months of the previous year, whicl shows that the public works are being kept going, expenditure on 'public works for the nine months being £1,<520;745.. "Do you expect to declare a surplus?'' Mr; Allea was asked. "Ask me something easy," he replied.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 191, 21 January 1915, Page 7
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159DOMINION FINANCE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 191, 21 January 1915, Page 7
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