8.—5.

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. £ s. d. £ s. d. 16,710 5 7 1,227,834 2 1 4,663 15 1 226,917 18 9 4,503 17 8 42,270 13 0 14,352 9 0 347,469 16 4 11,064 9 5 9,135 6 9 114,068 3 3 695 1 2 14,873 15 10 5,605 4 6 Annual Appropriations.— Class XXVII.—Public Works. Departmental „ XXVIII.—Railways .. XXIX.—Utilisation of Water-power XXX.—Public Buildings .. XXXI.—Lighthouses. Harbour-works, and Harbour Defences XXXII.—Tourist and Health Resorts.. „ XXXIII.—Immigration „ XXXIV.—Roads XXXV.—Development of Goidfields XXXVI.—Purchase of Native Lands .. , XXXVII.—Telegraph Extension „ XXXVIII.—Rates on Native Lands XXXIX.—Contingent Defence XL.—Lands Improvement 18,027 1 3 1,056,925 17 4 314 13 6 219,148 1 11 6,862 19 10 45,026 11 1 9,130 17 7 323,716 19 4 8,631 12 2 2,190 9 2 155,491 8 6 836 17 6 18,574 9 0 9,560 13 1 1,874,438 11 3 2,040,164 18 5 Unauthorised, — Services not provided for .. I 154 6 6 [7,125 7 5 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900,— Debentures matured 1st May, 1907, redeemed Debentures matured 1st May, 1907, renewed as per contra . 500 0 0 3,000 0 0 3,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 657,700 0 0 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1902,— Debentures matured 1st December, 1906, redeemed .. Debentures matured 1st December, 1906, renewed as per contra 200 0 0 200 0 0 667,700 0 0 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901, — Debentures matured 1st December, 1906, renewed as per contra 1,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892,— Debentures matured 31st October, 1906, renewed as per contra 721 3 7 8,586 16 5 1,351 18 7 Charges and Expenses, authorised by "The New Zealand Loans Act, 1904," in respect of loans raised under — Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1902 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1905 .. Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act, 1906 .. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1907 641 18 10 4,385 8 8 10,659 18 7 5,027 7 6 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Dominion In London 323,071 0 0 124,769 0 0 15,265 0 9 21,063 18 2 13,654 4 8 14,139 14 2 359,399 18 11 152,562 18 10 £3,204,079 2 5 Totals £2,042,854 5 0