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FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1903, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1902.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1902-1903,

1901-1902. EXPENDITURE. 1902-1903. £ s. d. 16,404 5 1 1,333,940 13 1 145,599 11 8 12,158 17 0 11.260 0 10 139 14 2 402,260 4 4 15,325 6 11 18.261 9 10 31,728 16 2 570 9 4 146,875 13 1 1,677 7 1 Annual Appropriations,— Class XX.—Public Works, Departmental XXI.—Railways XXII.—Publio Buildings .. XXIII.—Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour Defences XXIV.—Tourist and Health Resorts XXV.—Immigration XXVI.—Roads XXVII.—Development of Goldfields .. „ XXVIII.—Purchase of Native Lands XXIX.—Telegraph Extension XXX.—Rates on Native Lands XXXI.—Contingent Defence XXXII.—Lands Improvement £ s. d. J 12,818 18 5 759,752 12 3 197,455 2 3 13,581 3 4 10,948 14 5 141 15 5 281,388 14 5 24,212 15 4 15,782 18 5 68,578 7 8 471 8 9 37,003 11 4 I 2,348 9 7 j ———! i £ s. d. 1,424,484 6 7 2,136,202 8 7 Unauthorised, — Services not provided for .. 1,780 6 3 1,430 8 2 400,000 0 0 5,619 18 0 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Acts, — Repayment of advances made on seourity of short-dated Debentures .. Charges and Expenses of raising Loans — In respect of £1,000,000 Loan .. .. .. .. £87,997 2 8 On aocount of Colonial issue . .. .. .. 182 10 2 165,000 0 0 88,179 12 10 405,619 18 0 258,179 12 10 405,922 16 5 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 287,342 2 0 16,467 7 11 34,756 4 2 287,342 2 0 5,544 11 3 42,592 0 4 16,467 7 11 34,756 4 2 338,565 14 1 454,059 8 0 Totals £S 2,018,009 19 9 !3,997,312 2 9 £2,018,009 19 9