THE DOMINION'S FINANCES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10619, 26 April 1912, Page 5

THE DOMINION'S FINANCES

THE PREMIER SPEAKS. "A GOD-GIFTE!) COUNTRY." (By Telegraph—Press Association.) - AUCKLAND, Xa# Night, ..... A statement regarding the finlancial yc'ar was (made* by tile Premier ait the Hon. Mr Myer's reception toniigjht. Mr Mackenzie ea d that finanoialily the been a reoord one. Hie revenue, from .all sources amounted to £11,061,160, and the expenditure to £10,3-41.000, leaving a net surplus of £807,095. There' had been an increase* in evctryi Depai'tmentfc except in the Territorial 1 .revenue. The ihahmoe was made up of cash inpublic alccount, ..£770.161, • «iid advances in the (bands of loff.ce'rs of the .-Govern•mleait, £35!,i934. H-iiattcrailly, both from a revenue and expenditure point of view, Ma* Mackenzie, said the country wa:s in an e-xceilehit position. During tire last (twenty years the exceee of exports over imports had been £6,15(1,000, and m iihe eaoiie period the increase internal wealth' bad been £200,000.000. ,' f I believe," he said, in, conclusion, "no matter what miay be said .agaiii'st it,, that there lis no more Gfcid-lifted country than New Zealand, iii which every man and woman can doi well; and in. my experience there has never .befcn a better opportunity t{han at the present time. I look forw-aird to the future with confidence."