PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8135, 9 May 1906, Page 6

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

RfXVTiiPTS AND EXPENDITURE. SURPLUS OVER THREE-QUAR-TERS OF A MILLION. 7AKIOUS PARTICULARS. ;Per Government Memo). WELLINGTON, May 8. Tbtf accounts for the year have been certified to by tbe Deputy Auditor and Controller General, and there are no tags. The ac-onnv-ta will appear m detail in the next Giizetto. The following are Bciv.e of the particulars:— Kc?nlts for tho year 11305-6: Net surplus £788,795, mr.de up as fol lowa:—Receipts: Revenue £7,584,353, Sinking fund accretions £0:'),00U, other receip'.s £740, total £7,650,099. Expenditure: Permanent appropriations £2,870,107. annual appropriations £4,232,233, total £7,122,340. Excess of receipts over expenditure £527,759. Balance 31st Muvyb, 1905, £761,030; transferred Public Works Fund £500,009; fcalacce iron. l:i?;t year £201,030; balance Slat March, 1906, £788,795. Estimate l'oi year £7,402,009; actual receipts £7,584,359; excess ofrevenue over estimate f151.759. Revenue lf;0'l-5 £7,282,870; rnreuue 1905-6 £7,55i,35D; increase £301,489. Revenue, 1905 0, compared with estimate.—Actual revenue, 1905-6, £7,584,359; estimated revenue, 19056, £7,102,000; excess of revenue, £181,759. Comparative statement of the estimated and actual receipts of the Consolidated Fund (revenue account) for the financial year, ended March 31st, 1906.—Receipts, Revenue Account, Ciistome, estimated £2,662,000, actual £2,697,411, excoss £354,111; Railways £2,240, 000, £2,338,418, excets £98,418; Stamps £1,171,500, £1,201,263, excess £29,763; Land Tax £365\000, £385,756, excess £20.756; Income Tax £262,000, £261,815, lesi £185; Beer Dutv £97,000, £98,135, excess £1,135; Registration and other fees £108,500, £108,222, less £278; Marine £36,500, £36,739, excess £2S»; miscellaneous £200,000, £195,811, less £4,189; Territorial Revenue £260,100, £260,789, excess £689. Totals, exce«s £186,411, less £4,652. Total, £7,402,600, £7,584,359, excess £181,759. Revenue, 1905-6, compared with the previous year.—Actual revenue, 1905 6, £7,584,359; actual revenue, 1904-5, £7,282,870; increase, £301,489. Statement showing revenue for the twelve months, ended Marub 31st, 1906, and the corresponding period last year. Consolidated Fund, ordinary revenue, Customs, 1905-6, £2,697.411; 1904-5, £2,631,984; increase, £65,427; Stamps, (including Post and Telegraph receipts), £1,210,263, £1,160,119, increase £4l, W4; Land Tax £385,756, £352,854, increasb £32,902; Income Tax £261,816, £253.952. increase £7,864; Boer Duty £98,135, £96,210, increase £1,925; Railways, £2,338,418, £2,217,767, increase £120,651; Registration and other fees £108,222, £103,465, increase £4,757; Marine £36,739, £36,121, increase £618; miscellaneous, £195,811, £170,378, increase £25.433. Territorial revenue, cash land sales, £32,406, £44,169. decrease £11,763; deferred payment, land sales, £5,440, £5.357, increase £B3; pastoial runs, rents, etc., £222,942. £210,494, increase £12,448; total increase £313,252; total decrease £11,763; grand total £7,584,359, £7,282,870; increase £301,489. Expenditure, 1905-6.—Appropri-ations, .amount appropriated, permanent charges, £2.851,298; annual appropriations £1,342,844; additional apnropriations for railways £98,418; total £7,292,560. Expenditure —Amount expended, rremanent charges £2,870,107; annual appropriations £4,252.233; total £7,122,340; saving 1 on estimate £170,220. Expenditure.—Comparative statement 1905 6 compared with 1904-5: Expended, 1905-6, permanent appropriations £2,870,107; annual appropriations £4,2*52,233; total £7,122,340. 1904-5, permanent appropriations £2.670,972, annual appropriations £3,964,930; total £6,635,902. Increased expenditure £486,438; increase, permanent charges £199,135; inoreaee, annual appropriations £287,303; total £486,438, to April 30th, 1906. Expenditure.—Comparative statement of tbe estimated and actual expenditure for tne year eDderl March 31st, 1906: Expenditure, revenue account, permanent appropriations, civil list, estimated £34,900; actual £38,943; excess £4,043; Interest and Sinking Fund £2,076,746, £2,087,204, excess £10,458; under special Acts £273,752, £310,924, excess £37,172; subsidies paid to local bodies £90,500, £BO,662. • less £9,838; territorial revenue £26,300, £38,913, excess £12,613, endowments £64,100, £59,499, less £4,601; old age pensions £285,000, £253.962. leas £31,038; totals £2,851,298, £2,870,107, £64,286, £45,477. Annual appropriations: Legislative £25,889, £25.094, losb £795; Colonial Secretary £38,537. £112,738, excess £14,201; Public Health £39,120, £23,215, 1e55£15,905; Industries and Commerce and Tourist £88,885, £68,132, loss £20,753; Colonial Treasurer £45,061, £40,489, less £4,572; Old Age Pensions £5.033, £4,758, loss £275; Minister of Justice £!Gr>,Gl2, £146,874, less £18,738; Crown Law Department £3,005. £2 9,13, leps £92; Postmaster General £585,285, £576,810, less £8,475; Commissioner of Trade and Customs £48,953, £47,127, less £J,B2G; Marine and fHarbours, etc, £59,912, £57,837, less £2,075; printing and stationery £43,792, £43,816, more £54; Commissioner of Stamps £31,097, £30,731, less £306; Education Department £718,278. £697,957, less £20,321; Lunacy and Charitable Department £88,959, £89,878, more £919; Department of Labour £11,669, £12,220, more £551; Minister of Mines £29.550, £23,314, less ,£6,236; Minister for Agriculture £125,007, £115,816, less £9,191; working railways £1,555.100, -£l,-196,601, less £58,599; Minister for Publio Works £29,022, £26,880, less £2,142; Defence Department £178,198, £159,459, less £17,739; Police Department £137,999, £135,407, less £2,592; Department of Lands and Survey £200,261, £177,626, less £22,635; Valuation Department JE29,620, £39,272, excess £652; ser-

vices not provided for nil, estimated £7,921, actual expenditure nil. Expenditure.—Comparative statement of tbe aotual expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (revenue account} for the financial year, ended March 31st, 1906, compared with the year 1904-5: Expenditure, permanent appropriations, civil list, year 1905-6, £38,943; year 1904-5, £34.159; difference (less) £4.781; Interest and Sinking Fund £2,087,204, £1,993,729, excess £93,475; under special Acts £310,924, £286,377, excess £21,547; subsidies paid to local bodies £80,662, £73,640, excess £7,022, territorial revenue £38,913, £30,760, excess £8,153, endowments £59,499, £58,333, excess £1,166; old age pensions £253,962, £193,974, excess £59,988. Totals £2,870,107, £2,670,972. Annual appropriations. Legisla tive £25,094, £24,599, excess £495; Colonial Seoretary £112,738, £69,469, excess £43,269; Public Health £23,215, £31,773, less £8,558; Industries and Commerce aud Tourist £68.132, £62,479, excess £5,653; Colonial Treasurer £40,489, £41,029, less £540; old age pensions £4,728, £3,937, excess £821; Minister of Justice £146,874, £145,468, excess £1 406, Crown Law Department £2*913, £2,493, excess £420; Post-master-General £576,810, £557,535, excess £19,275; Commissionor of Trade and Customs £47,127, £40,584, excess £6,543; Marine and Harbours, etc., £57,837, £54,304, excess £3,533; printing and stationery £43,846, £42,122, excess £1,724; Commissioner of Stamps £30,731, £30,771, less £4O; Education Department £097,957, £635,937, excesH £62,020; Lunacy and Charitable £89,875, £78,473, excess £11,405; Department of Labour £12,220, £10,848, excess £1,372; Minister of Mines £23,314, £18,489, excess £4,825; Minister for Agriculture £115,816, £112,631, excess £3,185; working railways £1,594,919, £1,471,827, excess £123,092; Minister for Publio Works, £26,880, £26,268, excess £612; Defence Department £159,459, £188,254, less £28,795; Police Department £135,407, £130,676, excess £4,731; Department of Lands and Survey £177,626, £149,442, excess £28,184; Valuation Department £30,276, £29,307, im-oss £965; services not provided for £7,921, £6,215, excess £1,706. Analysis of increase in expenditure 1905 6 as compared with previous year. 1904-5, £6,635,902; increase, £486,438. Accounted for as follows: Interest £93.000, subsidies to hospitals and payments to local bodies £35,000, old-age pensions £60,000, electoral £50,000, education £70,000, railways £124,000, post and telegraph £19,000, lauds and surveys £28,000, lunacy and hospitals £11,000; police £4,000, Customs and marine £IO,OOO. mines £5,000, Exhibition £13,000; total £522,000. Savings on, Defence £28,000 and Publio Health £8,009, £36,000; total £4.86.000. Publio Works Fund. Transfers from revenue: Total amount transferred from revenue to Publio Works Fund since 1891 £4.855,000. I'ear 1891-92, amount £30,000, 1892-3 £200,000, 1893-94 £250,000, 189495, £250,000, 1895-6 £150,000, 1896-97 £150,000, 1897-98 £300,000, 1898-99 £425,000, 1899-1900 £450,000, 1900-1 £500,000, 1901-2, £500,000,1902 3 £200,000, 1903 4 £350,000, 1904-5 £600,000, 1905-6 £500,000; total £4,855,000. Public Works Fund, 1905-6—Bal-ance from last year £861,670; receipts, loan money £850,851; transfer from revenue £500,000; other receipts £3,189; total £1,354,040; total receipts £2,215,710. Expenditure Appropriations £1,722,590; other charges £821; total expenditure £1,723,411. Balance at March 31st, 1906, £492,299. Balance of 1905 loan to be received £182,086. Available publio works moneys to start the current year with (1906-7) £674,385.