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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED REVENUE

19O2-19O3. RECEIPTS. 1903 19O4-. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 858,625 4 9 28,872 19 8 32,145 5 7 531 16 9 313 11 0 Balanoe at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Aooount .. .. .. Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — IntheColony .. .. .. .. .. .. £37,894 11 6 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. 64,859 11 4 On acoount of Imperial Pensions .. .. .. .. 579 10 11 On account of other Governments .. .. .. 323 14 4 800,248 4 5 103,657 8 1 100,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 Investment Acoount 970,488 17 9 700,000 0 0 Less Treasury Bills outstanding 1,003,905 12 6 700,000 0 0 303,905 12 6 270,488 17 9 2,335,643 1 3 978,939 11 2 296,062 1 9 200,683 16 8 90,399 15 9 1,982,550 15 9 83,881 2 4 32,908 3 5 133,203 12 0 Ordinary Revenue, — Customs Stamps, including Postal and Telegraph Cash Receipts Land-tax Income-tax Property-tax Beer Duty Railways Registration and other Fees Marine Miscellaneous 2,601,325 7 1 1,079,284 1 10 334,990 10 6 221,368 18 11 3 9 2 96,720 12 2 2,167,992 2 10 92,647 7 5 35,836 0 6 143,375 2 1 6,134,332 0 1 6,773,543 12 6 37,445 17 1 6,702 2 2 208,129 15 10 Territorial Revenue, — Cash Land Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. £50,566 8 0 Deferred-payment Land Sales .. .. .. .. 5,505 2 0 Pastoral Runs, Rents, and Miscellaneous .. .. .. 191,770 16 8 247,842 7 5 252,277 15 1 6,386,609 15 2 7,021,385 19 11 Receipts in Aid, — Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," — For Increases of Sinking Fund .. .. 60,600 0 0 57,500 0 0 3,248 10 7 Recoveries in respeot of Expenditure of previous Years,— In respect of payments made on account of South Africa Contingents Recoupment of interest paid under State Coal-mines Aot Unauthorised Cost and expenses in connection with the issue of Debentures under the Dairy Industry Aot 47,741 0 8 371 11 6 17 18 3 77 6 0 48,130 10 5 3,325 16 7 Totals £6,717,924 9 6 £7,434,022 2 10 TREASU Y BILLS £ s. d 700,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at beginning of Year £ s. d, £ s. a. 700,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued during Year, — In anticipation of Revenue In renewal of Bills matured 200,000 0 0 900,000 0 0 1,100,000 0 0 /•" Totals 52,100,000 0 0 £1,800,000 0 0