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Table No. 2. COMPAEATIVE STATEMENT of the Estimated and Actual Receipts and Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Eevenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1897.

a—b. c.

IIFPBBBNCBS. Estimated. Actual. More than Estimate. Less than Estimate. RECEIPTS. Avenue Account :— Customs .. .. Stamps Land- and Income-tax Property-tax Beer Duty Railways Registration and other Fees .. Marine Miscellaneous Territorial £ s, d. 1,670,000 0 0 : 692,000 0 0 360,000 0 0 62,000 0 0 jl, 200,000 0 0 49,000 0 0 20,700 0 0 90,000 0 0 270,000 0 0 £ s. d. 1,818,972 6 6 730,236 16 7 I 377,813 9 4 63 0 11 68,786 13 9 1,287,139 12 6 50,256 10 11 21,204 1 2 98,372 12 2 i 272,953 13 9 £ s. d. 148,972 6 6 38,236 16 7 17,813 9 4 63 0 11 6,786 13 9 87,139 12 6 1,256 10 11 504 1 2 8,372 12 2 2,953 13 9 £ s. d. Sinking Fund Increases |4,413,700 0 0 4,725,798 17 7 312,098 17 7 70,300 0 0 70,300 0 0 Totals 14,484,000 0 0 ■i, 796,098 17 7 312,098 17 7 EXPENDITURE. IBVBNUB Account: — £ s. d. £ Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List.. .. .. .. 25,700 0 U 24, 1 68 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. 1,720,753 0 0 11,709,469 Under Special Acts .. ..j 191,930 0 0 193,334 Subsidies .. .. .. .. 69,000 0 0 ] 63,812 Territorial Revenue paid over to Local Bodies, and Deposit Accounts .. 47,000 0 0 40,634. Endowments .. .. .. i 39,100 0 0 41,008 Annual Appropriations,— Legislative .. .. .. 20,782 0 0 ' 20,328 Colonial Secretary .. .. .. 102,529 0 0 101,921. Colonial Treasurer .. .. .. 28,657 0 0 29,835 Minister of Justice .. .. .. 125,207 0 0 123,294 Postmaster-General .. .. ! 355,134 0 0 352,386 Commissioner of Trade and Customs 92,342 0 0 91,050 Commissioner of Stamps .. .. 20,665 0 0 22,380 . Minister of Education .. ..' 490,041 0 0 489,849 Minister of Mines .. .. .. ■ 19,851 0 0 18,106: Minister of Agriculture .. .. 52,748 0 0 50,033 Working Railways.. .. .. 768,434 0 0 776,747: Public Buildings .. .. .. 47,630 0 0 45,370: Defence Department .. .. 75,664 0 0 68,551 Police Department .. .. 106,750 0 0 101,330 Department of Lands and Survey .. 131,362 0 0 116,668] Rates on Crown Lands .. ... 900 0 0 508 Services not provided for .. .. .. 3,188 ] 4,532,179 0 0 4,483,980 3 Advanced to Government Advances to Settlers Office .. .. .. .. 26,000 £ s. d. ■24 .108 9 2 '1,709,469 5 10 193,334 9 7 63,812 10 8 40,634 11 6 41,008 4 11 20,328 8 4 101,921 13 0 29,835 4 2 123,294 5 0 352,386 7 6 91,050 0 7 22,380 14 2 489,849 6 7 18,106 14 7 50,033 9 2 776,747 17 6 45,370 17 7 68,551 9 10 101,330 6 1 116,668 19 10 508 9 11 3,188 17 7 s. d. £ 'J 2 5 10 9 7 1,404 10 8 11 6 4 11 1,908 8 4 13 0 4 2 1,178 5 0 7 6 0 7 14 2 1,715 : 6 7 14 7 9 2 17 6 8,313 ] 17 7 9 10 6 1" 19 10 9 11 17 7 3,188 ] 13 1 J 17,709 0 0 26,000 £ s. d. 1,404 9 7 1,908 4 11 1,178 4 2 1,715 14 2 a. d. £ 1,53 11,28; 9 7i 5,18' 6,36! 4 11 46; 4 2 1,912 2,74' 1,291 14 2 19] 1,744 2,714 17 6 2,25£ 7,11k 5,41£ 14,69c 391 17 7 7 11 65,907 0 0 £ s. d. 1,531 10 10 11,283 14 2 5,187 9 4 6,365 8 6 453 11 8 607 7 0 1,912 15 0 2,747 12 6 1,291 19 5 191 13 5 1,744 5 5 2,714 10 10 8,313 17 6 2,259 2 5 7,112 10 2 5,419 13 11 14,693 0 2 391 10 1 8,188 17 7 4,483,980 13 1 17,709 7 11 65,907 14 10 26,000 0 0 26,000 0 0 43,709 43,709 7 11 7 11 65,907 65,907 14 10 43,709 7 11 ao,(Ub Totals .. .. .. 14,532,179 0 0 4,509,980 3 L 4,509,980 13 1 13 1 22,196 22,198 6 11 £ s. d. Surplus at 31st March, 1896 Actual receipts, 1896-97 .. .. .. 4,796,098 17 7 Repayment by Cheviot Estate Account .. 2,609 3 9 Actual expenditure, 1896-97.. 4,798,708 1 4 4,509,980 13 1 £ s. d. 215,558 16 0 l"\ (> 1 i rr • -\ r* i~\ *~ft s. d. 158 16 0 288.727 8 3 504,286 4 3 Less— Amount applied in aid of Public Works Fund 150,000 0 0 Surplus at 31st March, 1897.. £354,286 4 3