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Table No. 7. ESTIMATED Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Revenue Account) for 1899-1900, compared with Actual Expenditure of 1898-99.

Table No. 8. STATEMENT of the Estimated Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Revenue Account) for 1899-1900, compared with the Actual Revenue of 1898-99.

Actual Differences. Estimate for 1899-1900. 1898-99. Increase. Decrease. Revenue Account. Civil List Interest and Sinking Funa Unaer special Acts £ 25,700 1,768,992 503,842 £ 26,776 1,767,468 367,862 £ £ 1,076 1*524= 135,980 2,298,534 2,162,106 137,504 1,076 Annual Appropriations,— Legislative Departments Colonial Secretary's Department Colonial Treasurer's Department Justice Department Postal and Telegraph Department Customs and Marine Department Stamps and Deeds Department Education Department Lunacy and Charitable Department Department of Labour Mines Department Department of Agriculture Working Railways Department Public and School Buildings and Domains Defence Department Police Department Lands and Survey Department Valuation Department Rates on Crown lands 19,938 92,035 47,404 122,582 391,826 72,700 25,300 453,113 61,055 6,480 16,891 62,524 967,320 42,575 106,042 119,620 131,582 20,858 1,350 21,265 71,291 43,192 123,801 388,521 70,568 30,424 438,259 57,384 6,462 16,959 60,792 968,917 40,946 98,618 114,194 114,281 26,720 629 20*744 4,212 3*305 2,132 14,854 3,671 18 1,327 i - 219 5^124 1,732 68 1*597 1,629 7,424 5,426 17,301 51862 721 2,761,195 2,693,223 83,169 15,197 Services not provided for 3,182 3,182 220,673 19,455 19,455 Total 5,059,729 4,858,511 201,218

Estimate for 1899-1900. Differences. Actual of 1898-99. Increase. Decrease. £ £ £ £ Revenue Account. I 1,980,000 799,600 405,000 78,000 1,475,000 74,000 24,000 176,000238,000 1,965,018 779,399 413,533 76,213 1,465,507 73,822 25,490 113,647 273,799 14,982 20,201 Customs Stamps .. Land- and Income-tax Beer Duty Railways Registration and other Fees Marine Miscellaneous .. Territorial Revenue 1,787 9,493 178 8 [533 62,353 1,490 85,799 Debentures for Sinking Fund increases.. 5,249,600 50,400 5,186,428 54,300 108,994 45,822 3,900 108,994 49,722 49,722 Total 5,300,000 5,240,728 59,2'