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. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1906-1907.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1907, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1906.

1905-1906. RECEIPTS. 1906-1907. £ s. d. 26,637 9 4 143 4 7 Balanoe at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account Advances in hands of Offioers of the Government — In the Colony £ s. d. 20,488 5 6 489 10 0 £ s. d. 20,977 15 6 26,780 13 11 2,792 4 5 11,593 2 10 Rents from Lands set apart Miscellaneous 1,842 1 1 18,584 0 3 20,426 1 4 14,385 7 3 Totals £41,166 1 2 £41,403 16 10 STATE COALSTA £ s. d. 93,519 14 6 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Acoount Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Colony In London £ s. d. £ a. d. .. I 101,298 3 3 : 3,704 1 0 1,876 15 2 106,878 19 5 4,078 15 6 350 14 10 97,949 4 10 152,438 3 10 Proceeds of sale of coal 161,214 1 10 £250,387 8 8 Totals £268,093 1 3 SCENERY PRESERVATION £ s. d. 7,779 16 5 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Colony £ s. d. 2,777 18 10 £ 8. d. 130 1 6 46 19 11 2,824 18 9 7,909 17 11 Debentures oreated under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " 10,000 0 0 Totals £7,909 17 11 £12,824 18 9 ACC UNTS OF £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — 9,938 14 1 Cash in the Publio Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— 56 13 11 In the Colony .. a qqk o n £ s. d. 9,938 14 1 56 13 11 £ s. d. 10,934 13 1 75 10 3 £ s. d. 11,010 3 4 9,995 8 0 Revenue received for Local Bodies, — 8,016 11 1 Fees, Fines, &c. .. 17,069 10 2 Endowments of Land, etc. .. 18,979 18 10 Goldfields Revenue 24,778 7 2 Gold Duty 9,995 8 0 8,016 11 1 17,069 10 2 18,979 18 10 24,778 7 2 8,259 4 2 18,853 15 4 18,558 9 5 29,728 11 9 75,400 0 8 i 68,844 7 3 Counties Separate Accounts, — 158 14 8 Revenue of Counties in which " The Counties Aot, 1886," is not in full operation 161 9 3 Advance Account, — 40,725 5 3 Amount repaid by Local Bodies 53 10 10 Ditto on account of Unauthorised Expenditure of previous years 36,241 12 1 72 18 1 36,314 10 2 40,778 16 1 £119,777 6 0 Totals £122,886 3 5