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Table No. 2. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the Estimated and Actual Receipts and Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March,

£ s. d. £ v. d. Surplus, 31st March, 1898 .. .. -> ■■ 521,144 6 10 Less— Amount applied in aid of Public Works Fund .. .. 425,000 0 0 Actual receipts, 1898-99 .. .. .. .. ... 5,258,228 2 9 Actual expenditure, 1898-99 . 4,858,511 0 7 Surplus at 31st March, 1899 .. .. .. £495,861 9 0

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DlFFEBENCES. Estimated. .CTUAL. More Less than Estimate, than Estimate. RECEIPTS. Revenue Account: — Customs Stamps .. .; Land- and Income-tax Beer Duty .. ,. Railways Registration and other Fees .. Marine Miscellaneous Territorial Revenue £ s. d. 1,935,000 0 0 770,000 0 0 390,000 0 0 71,000 0 0 1,370,000 0 0 74,000 0 0 23,000 0 0 109,000 0 0 227,000 0 0 £ s, d. 1,965,017 14 9 779,399 4 6 413,532 16 4 76,213 4 8 1,465,507 6 9 73,821 13 1 25,489 10 9 113,647 4 7 273,799 7 4 £ s. d. 30,017 14 9 9,399 4 6 23,532 16 4 5,213 4 8 95,507 6 9 £ s. d. 178 6 11 2,489 10 9 4,647 4 7 46,799 7 4 Sinking Fund Increases Advances repaid 4,969,000 0 0 5,186,428 2 9 217,606 9 8 178 6 11 54,300 0 0 54,300 0 0 17,500 0 0 17,500 0 0 235,106 9 8 178 6 11 178 6 11 Totals 5,023,300 0 0 5,258,228 2 9 234,928 2 9 EXPENDITURE. Revenue Account :— Permanent Appropriations, — Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts Subsidies Territorial Revenue paid over Endowments Old-age Pensions Annual Appropriations,— Legislative Colonial Secretary Colonial Treasurer Minister of Justice Postmaster-General Commissioner of Trade and Customs Commissioner of Stamps Minister of Education Minister of Mines Minister for Agriculture Working Railways Public Buildings Defence Department Police Department Department of Lands and Survey Valuation Department Rates on Crown Lands Services not provided for £ s. d. 25,700 0 0 1,795,012 0 0 199,988 0 0 73,000 0 0 34,000 0 0 44,000 0 0 21,073 0 0 73,676 0 0 39,096 0 0 125,250 0 0 386,800 0 0 76,133 0 0 25,420 0 0 514,143 0 0 17,916 0 0 59,373 0 0 916,000 0 0 42,725 0 0 110,680 0 0 119,619 0 0 123,978 0 0 25,348 0 0 900 0 0 £ s. d. 26,775 11 0 1,767,467 15 7 208,258 16 7 72,640 4 3 37,775 12 0 46,063 10 4 3,124 1 8 21,265 4 1 71,290 18 2 43,191 14 6 123,801 1 11 388,520 13 6 70,568 7 3 30,423 14 0 502,104 12 4 16,959 2 4 60,792 3 8 968,917 0 3 40,945 18 7 98,618 11 9 114,193 17 8 114,280 12 11 26,720 12 9 628 14 7 3,182 8 11 £ s. d. 1,075 11 0 8,270 16 7 3,775 12 0 2,063 10 4 3,124 1 8 192 4 1 4,095 14 6 1,720 13 6 £ s. d. 27,544 4 5 359 15 9 2,385 1 10 1,448 18 1 5,003 14 0 5., 564 12 9 12,038 7 8 956 17 8 1,419 3 8 52,917 0 3 1,779 1 5 12,061 S 3 5,425 2 4 9,697 7 1 1,372 12 9 271 5 5 3,182 8 11 » 88,213 3 3 79,532 2 8 79,532 2 8 Totals 4,849,830 0 0 4,858,511 0 7 8,681 0 7