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1872-73. Beceipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Customs ... 866,209 311 Interest ... ... 466,815 11 8 Stamps ... 79,175 16 1 Legislative ... ... 21,729 16 10 Postal ... 89,599 1 7 Civil Services ... ... 255,973 19 4 Fees, Fines, &c. 58,611 6 4 Military „ ... ... 162,580 6 8 Miscellaneous 38,699 310 Marine „ ... ... 6,385 4 4 1,132,294 11 9 Native „ ... ... 35,716 16 9 Lands ... ... ... 1,014,822 10 11 Postal „ ... ... 126,216 10 3 — Lands ... ... ... 33,468 7 11 2,147,117 2 8 Native Land Purchases ... 64,808 9 4 Excess of Expenditure ...1,048,340 6 4 Public Works ... ... 202,132 7 4 Eailways Construction ... 645,712 6 10 Immigration ... ... 164,252 13 9 Payments to Provinces ... 965,060 12 9 Expenses of raising Loans... 33,883 19 5 Miscellaneous ... ... 10,720 510 £3,195,457 9 0 £3,195,457 9 0 Balances. Balance on 30th June, 1872 ... 399,920 0 3 Debt paid off ... ... 315,600 0 0 Debt created ... ... 1,623,800 0 0 Excess of Expenditure ... 1,048,340 6 4 Deposits ... ... ... 412,966 14 4 Deposits ... ... 411,094 18 1 Balance on 30th June, 1873 661,651 10 2 £2,436,686 14 7 £2,436,686 14 7

— 1873-74. Beceipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Customs ... 1,128,471 13 5 Interest ... ... 613,000 15 7 Stamps ... 94,510 14 2 Legislative ... ... 25,011 18 3 Postal ... 106,275 14 0 Civil Services ... ... 279,874 2 5 Fees, Fines, &c. 62,791 4 7 Military „ ... ... 163,342 17 5 Miscellaneous 81,911 12 7 Marine „ ... ... 9,977 3 7 1,473,960 18 9 Native „ ... ... 33,118 13 7 Railways ... ... ... 2,713 14 11 Postal „ ... ... 147,815 12 11 Lands ... ... ... 1,229,572 9 5 Lands ... ... ... 56,675 19 5 Native Land Purchases ... 87,163 2 9 2,706,247 3 1 Public Works ... ... 336,027 13 2 Excess of Expenditure ...1,672,043 910 Eailways Construction ...1,120,431 5 8 „ " Working ... 1,541 17 2 Immigration ... ... 273,206 14 6 Payments to Provinces ... 1,150,327 511 Expenses of raising Loans... 27,229 15 0 Miscellaneous ... ... 53,545 15 7 £4,378,290 12 11 £4,378,290 12 11 Balances. Balance on 30th June, 1873 ... 661,65110 2 Debt paid off ... ... 595,765 0 0 Debt created ... ...2,439,300 0 0 Excess of Expenditure ...1,672,043 910 Deposits ... ... ... 476,218 13 6 Deposits ... ... 438,984 18 8 Balance on 30th June, 1874 870,376 15 2 £3,577,170 3 8 £3,577,170 3 8