8.—6.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1909, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1908.

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ACCOyNT. 1907-1908. Mf EXPENDITURE. 1908-1909. £ s. d. 550,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 £ s. d. 400,000 0 0 350,000 0 0 £ S. d. Treasury Bills renewed during Year .. Treasury Bills paid off during Year 750,000 0 0 700,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at end of Year 250,000 0 0 £1,100,000 0 0 Totals £1,000,000 0 0 ACCOUNT. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. 25,831 6 4 Annual Appropriation,— Vote 123—State Forests Branch 26,962 0 0 8,487 9 4 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Dominion 14,346 16 7 391 18 6 189 17 0 8,879 7 10 14,536 13 7 Totals £34,710 14 2 £41,498 13 7 MINES AC OUNT. £ s. d. 190,425 0 0 Annual Appropriation,— Vote 124—State Coal-mines £ s. d. £ s. d. 267,074 13 0 4,200 0 0 Interest on Debentures .. .. .. .. ... 3,500 0 0 39,717 8 8 Expenditure under section 120 of " The Coal-mines Act, 1908 " .. 40,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 " The State Coal Mines Act, 1901,"— Debentures matured, 1st April, 1907, paid off Debentures matured, 1st April, 1907, renewed as per contra 140,'000 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Offioers of the Government— In the Dominion 44,060 14 6 17,950 8 11 7 14 9,070 19 1 27,021 8 0 44,067 15 10 £418,410 4 6 Totals £297,596 1 0 ACCOUNT. £ s. d. 5,484 7 1 Annual Appropriation, — Vote 125—Scenery Preservation £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,765 5 2 8,182 18 11 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Dominion 2,370 13 10 2,428 9 9 10 16 0 57 15 11 8,193 14 11 £13,678 2 0 Totals £8,193 14 11