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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, 1900.

* Includes £62,000 estimated recoupment of interest, receipt of which is shown separately. £ s. d. £ s. d. Surplus, 31st March, 1899 .. .. •• •• 495,861 9 0 Less— Amount applied in aid of Public Works Fund .. ■ • 450,000 0 0 — 45,861 9 0 Actual receipts, 1899-1900 .. .. .. •• 5,699,617 19 7 Actual expenditure, 1899-1900 .. .. .. • 5,140,127 14 1 559,490 5 6 Surplus at 31st March, 1900 .. •• .. £605,35114 6 3—B. 6.

Estimated. Actual. Diffebences. More Less than Estimate, than Estimate. Differences. RECEIPTS. Revenue Account :— Customs Stamps Land- ana Income-tax Beer Duty Railways Registration and other Fees Marine Miscellaneous Territorial Revenue .. £ s. d. 1,980,000 0 0 799,600 0 0 405,000 0 0 78,000 0 0 1,475,000 0 0 74,000 0 0 24,000 0 0 *176,000 0 0 238,000 0 0 £ s, d. 2,107,566 18 6 860,898 1 9 422,456 1 8 80,291 11 10 1,621,612 13 0 74,373 8 10 27,820 4 10 123,138 0 3 262,228 13 8 £ s. d. 127,566 18 6 61,298 1 9 17,456 1 8 2,291 11 10 146,612 13 0 373 8 10 3,820 4 10 £ s. d. 52,861 19 9 24,228 13 8 Sinking Fund Increases Advances repaid Recoupment of Interest 5,249,600 0 0 5,580,385 14 4 383,647 14 1 52,861 19 9 50,400 0 0 50,400 0 0 7,000 0 0 61,832 5 3 7,000 0 0 61,832 5 3 452,479 19 4 52,861 19 9 52,861 19 9 Totals 5,300,000 0 0 5,699,617 19 7 399,617 19 7 EXPENDITURE. Revenue Account :— Permanent Appropriations, — Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts Subsidies paid to Local Bodies 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 1,768,992 0 0 193,642 0 0 77,000 0 0 37,400 0 0 45,800 0 0 150,000 0 0 21,541 0 0 99.859 0 0 47,858 0 0 127,295 0 0 395,695 0 0 85,079 0 0 26,072 0 0 525,034 0 0 17,551 0 0 64.860 0 0 1,026,728 0 0 43,435 0 0 149,020 0 0 119,791 0 0 133,141 0 0 20,858 0 0 1,350 0 0 £ s. d. 24,640 17 5 1,749,393 12 4 198,204 9 4 68,763 14 1 34,309 5 11 52,911 8 2 157,094 13 4 19,441 2 8 92,042 11 8 46,875 14 10 122,270 10 3 388,580 10 3 78,960 2 1 26,889 17 7 502,032 5 10 16,235 0 8 68,162 13 6 1,039,266 16 9 41,482 4 5 142,160 7 2 116,207 2 8 121,916 3 3 20,578 11 5 520 4 10 11,187 13 8 £ s. a. 4,562 9 4 7,111 8 2 7,094 13 4 817 17 7 £ s. d. 1,059 2 7 19,598 7 8 8,236 5 11 3,090 14 1 2,099 17 4 7,816 8 ■ 4 982 5 2 5,024 9 9 7,114 9 9 6,118 17 11 23,001 14 2 1,315 19 4 3,302 13 6 12,538 16 9 1,952 15 7 6,859 12 10 3,583 17 4 11,224 16 9 279 8 7 829 15 2 11,187 13 8 46,615 12 4 110,188 18 3 46,615 12 4 Totals 5,203,701 0 0 5,140,127 14 1 63,573 5 11