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CONSOLIDATED FUND.—ESTIMATED REVENUE (from present sources) and EXPENDITURE for the Financial Year 1879-80.

Estimated Revenue as revised by the present Government. Expenditure as estimated by the late (3-overnment. Ordinary Revenue, — £ £ Customs... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...1,200,000 Stamps ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 165,000 Land-Tax ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 147,300 Railways... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 900,000 Postal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 135,000 Telegraphic ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 80,000 Judicial ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 48,000 Land and Deeds ... ... ... ... ... ...' ... 36,000 Registration and other Fees... ... ... ... ... ... 34,000 Marine ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22,100 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 46,500 2,813,900 Civil List ... Interest and Sinking Fund ... ' ... Under Special Acts, including Subsidies, &c. Annual Appropriations, — Class I.—Colonial Secretary II. —Colonial Treasurer III. —Minister of Justice IV. —Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs... V.—Commissioner of Customs VI. —Commissioner of Stamps ... VII. —Minister of Education VIII. —Minister of Native Affairs IX. — Minister of Lands and Mines X. —Minister for Public Works XI. —Minister of Defence £ £ 29,750 1,325,373 411,771 1,766,894 232,035 22,640 124,089 271,319 91.741 25,853 245,015 53,093 227,565 702,941 327,849 Territorial Revenue, — Land Sales ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 248,000 Depasturing Licenses and Assessments, — Rent3 and Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... 132,000 380,000 Total as estimated 2,324,140 £4,091,034 £3,193,900 Deduct Contingent Defence Expenditure, chargeable on Loan Additional Expenses for Legislative Department, second Session Deficit of the Year 1878-79 ... 140,000 £3,951,034 23,000 £3,974,034 131,824 £4,105,858 Balance for which provision must bo made during the present Session of Parliament ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 911,958 £4,105,858