B.—].

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1907-1908.

FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1908, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1907.

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1906-1907. EXPENDITURE. 1907-1908. £ s. d. 37,543 0 7 2,172,092 7 9 319,721 10 3 83,777 3 4 Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List.. .. .. .. •. .... Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature Subsidies paid to Local Bodies Amounts paid over to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts— Payments under the Land Acts .. .. Payments under the Timber and Flax Royalties Act £ s. d. 35,690 17 8 2,187,419 0 0 357,221 8 10 90,135 17 2 £ s. d. 24,834 0 8 18,386 0 8 32,512 14 9 22,706 18 7 3,128,621 8 7 3,618 3 11 15,256 5 0 49,065 7 8 313,825 14 1 Endowments — New Plymouth Harbour Board Greymouth Harbour Board Westport Harbour Board .. ...... .. Old-age Pensions .. 3,718 5 10 19,788 19 10 54,391 3 5 325,036 2 6 3,038,119 13 11 Annual Appropriations,— . Class I. —Legislative Departments II.—Department of Minister of Finance „ III. —Post and Telegraph Department „ IV.—Industries and Commerce and Tourist and Health Resorts Depari - ments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. V. —Old-age Pensions Department VI.—Working Railways Department.. .. .. VII. —Public Buildings and Domains .. „ VIII. —Maintenance of Roads.. IX.—Printing and Stationery Department X.—Stamp and Deeds Department ... .. .. .. . XL —Native Department „ XII.—Justice Department XIII.—Police Department XIV. —Mines Department XV. —Department of Internal Affairs XVI.—Crown Law Department „ XVII. —Defence Department .. „ XVIII. —Customs Department .. „ XIX.—Marine and Harbours and Inspection of Machinery Departments .. XX.—Department of Labour XXI.—Department of Lands and Survey „ XXII.—Department of Agriculture „ XXI1L— Valuation Department „ XXIV. —Education Department .. .. .. .. , XXV.—Public Health Department „ XXVI.—Mental Hospitals and Hospitals and Charitable Departments Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 20,894 15 5 43,779 16 4 617,268 19 5 29,788 13 11 56,832 5 3 707,136 1 10 44,004 15 5 5,250 14 6 1,849,456 18 1 32,712 19 6 25,860 8 8 42,954 19 6 34,366 7 10 21,210 10 7 141,465 4 2 146,062 8 6 34,814 16 5 164,747 8 3 3,026 14 11 152,764 15 8 48,921 10 5 61,699 6 0 16,249 0 11 165.559 18 11 125,408 18 5 30,171 10 4 785,988 15 4 26,276 10 3 91,398 5 3 4,489 9 1 54,536 8 10 5,765 15 3 1,963,227 15 2 47,475 19 6 19,207 14 4 46,261 4 7 37,963 6 0 24,656 5 11 149,241 9 5 157,856 19 1 34,470 0 5 114,799 16 5 4,340 3 7 176,426 2 4 49,511 19 5 76,629 19 5 29,047 10 7 172,825 16 11 136,041 8 3 33,096 5 11 821,423 2 0 33,252 18 11 99,395 4 8 4,133 3 3 5,085,343 11 2 4,736,805 18 1 Revenue transferred to the Public Works Fund 800,000 0 0 775,000 0 0 Debentures redeemed, — " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870" matured 1st June, 1907 .. " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884" due 31st December, 1907 800,000 0 0 124,000 0 0 924,000 0 0 Debentures renewed, — " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884,"— Debentures due 31st December, 1907, renewed as per contra 385,500 0 0 1,215,517 2 2 16,993 8 3 29,993 13 0 563 15 7 4,757 10 9 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Dominion In London .. .. .. ....... On account of Imperial Pensions .. On account of other Governments .. .. .. .. 1,080,094 0 1 13,080 16 6 69,609 18 0 619 5 7 4,445 6 3 Less Treasury Bills outstanding ... 1,167,849 6 5 400,000 0 0 767,849 6 5 1,267,825 9 9 550,000 0 0 717,825 9 9 Totals .. .. .. ... £9,267,751 1 9 £11,091,314 6 2