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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1908-1909.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED TREASURY BILLS

1907-1908. RECEIPTS. 1908-1909. £ s. d. 550,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at beginning of Year £ s. d. £ s. d. 400,000 0 0 550,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued during Year Treasury Bills renewed 200,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 600,000 0 0 Totals £1,100,000 0 0 £1,000,000 0 0 STATE FORESTS £ s. d. 16,379 6 5 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in hands of Officers of the Government— In the Dominion £ s. d. 8,487 9 4 £ s. d. 73 7 6 391 18 6 8,879 7 10 16,452 13 11 3,083 1 5 15,174 18 10 Rents from Lands set apart Miscellaneous 3,891 0 6 28,728 5 3 32,619 5 9 18,258 0 3 Totals £34,710 14 2 £41,498 13 7 STATE COAL- £ s. d. 91,213 16 9 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Acoount Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Dominion £ s. d. 44,060 14 6 £ s. d. 4,613 7 5 7 14 44,067 15 10 95,827 4 2 222,583 0 4 Proceeds of sale of coal 253,528 5 2 100,000 0 0 " The State Coal Mines Act, 1901,"— Debentures matured 1st April, 1907, renewed under " The New Zealand Loans Aot, 1904 " .. .. .. Totals £418,410 4 6 £297,596 1 0 SCENERY PRESERVATION £ s. d. 3,678 2 0 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Dominion £ p. d. 8,182 18 11 10 16 0 £ s. d. 8,193 14 11 3,678 2 0 "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903,"- — Proceeds of Debentures issued 10,000 0 0 Totals £13,678 2 0 £8,193 14 11