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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED REVENUE

RECEI £ s. d. 445,740 17 8 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. ... Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London On account of Imperial Pensions .. Silver Coin Account Investment Account £ s. d. 517,316 10 5 £ s. d. 19,595 0 1 35,207 15 3 280 12 9 13,200 0 0 476,000 0 0 16,028 17 5 16,953 12 7 259 15 7 990,024 5 9 810,000 0 0 Less Treasury Bills outstanding 950,558 16 0 735,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 215,558 16 0 180,024 5 9 1,649,310 7 2 707,187 12 0 271,394 8 2 92,778 3 11 54 18 8 62,657 11 6 1,182,279 16 6 48,434 12 8 20,560 6 10 72,419 16 8 Ordinary Bevenue, — Customs Stamps, including Postal and Telegraph Cash Beceipts Land-tax Income-tax Property-tax Beer Duty Bailways Begistration and other Foes Marine Miscellaneous 1,818,972 6 6 730,236 16 7 272,309 1 11 105,504 7 5 63 0 11 68,786 13 9 1,287,139 12 6 50,256 10 11 21,204 1 2 98,372 12 2 4,107,077 14 1 Territorial Bevenue, — Cash Land Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. £67,068 10 9 Deferred-payment Land Sales .. .. .. .. 42,452 8 11 Pastoral Buns, Bents, and Miscellaneous .. .. .. 163,432 14 1 4,452,845 3 10 73,521 10 11 53,049 14 3 165,102 4 8 272,953 13 9 4,398,751 3 11 4,725,798 17 7 Beceipts in Aid, — Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " — For Increases of Sinking Fund .. .. 70,300 0 0 145,400 0 0 8,000 0 0 3,864 1 7 Amount recovered from the Cheviot Estate Account, — Balance of the Purchase-money In respect of Expenditure charged in previous year to " Unauthorised " 2,609 3 9 2,609 3 9 11,864 1 7 Debentures issued under, — " The District Bailways Purchasing Act 1885 Amendment Act, 1886," in renewal of like amount matured 1st Oct., 1896 .. 35,000 0 0 18,600 0 0 18,000 0 0 11,101 1 3 Sinking Funds set free, — " The Lyttelton and Christehurch Bailway Loan Ordinance, 1860 " Applicable to the Redemption of Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," in respect of— " Auckland Loan Ordinance, 1863 " " The Lyttelton and Christehurch Bailway Loan Ordinance, 1860 " .. " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 " 4,700 0 0 19,571 0 0 3,396 10 8 47,701 1 3 Amount transferred from Beleased Sinking Fund Suspense Account 27,667 10 8 0 9 4 27,668 0 0 Totals £5,076,934 17 4 S4,783,740 12 6 TREASURY BILLS 334,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at beginning of Year, — In anticipation of Bevenue In redemption of Guaranteed Debentures .. 335,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 735,000 0 0 810,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued during Year 1,525,000 0 0 1,255,100 0 0 2,065,100 0 0 Totals .£2,260,000 0 0