3—B. 1.

B.—l,

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1907-1908.

FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1908, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1907.

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1906-1907. EXPENDITURE. 1907-1908. £ s. d. 700,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 Treasury Bills renewed during Year .. Treasury Bills paid off during Year £ s. d. 550,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 . £ s. d. 700,000 0 0 850,000 0 0 550,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at end of Year 400,000 0 0 Totals £1,100,000 0 0 £1,400,000 0 0 ACCOUNT. £ s. d. Annual Appropriation, — Vote 123 —State Forests Branch £ s. d. £ s. d. 24,951 2 11 25,831 6 4 16,379 6 5 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Dominion 8,487 9 4 8,879 7 10 73 7 6 391 18 6 16,452 13 11 Totals £41,403 16 10 £34,710 14 2 INES ACC UNT. £ s. d. 125,951 10 1 Annual Appropriation,— Vote 124—State Coal-mines £ s. d. £ s. d. 190,425 0 0 41,414 7 0 Expenditure under Bection 110 of " The Coal-mines Act, 1905 " .. 39,717 8 8 4,900 0 0 Interest on Debentures issued under " The State Coal-mines Aot, 1901 " .. 4,200 0 0 " The State Coal Mines Act, 1901,"— Debentures matured, 1st April, 1907, paid off Debentures matured, 1st April, 1907, renewed as per contra 40,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 140,000 0 0 91,213 16 9 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Dominion 44,060 14 6 44,067 15 10 4,613 7 5 7 14 95,827 4 2 Totals £268,093 1 3 £418,410 4 6 ACCOUNT. £ s. d. 9,146 16 9 Annual Appropriation,— Vote 125-—Scenery Preservation £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,484 7 1 3,678 2 0 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Dominion 8,182 18 11 10 16 0 8,193 14 11 3,678 2 0 £12,824 18 9 Totals £13,678 2 0