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STATEMENT showing the NET ISSUES from the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1908, compared with the Sums voted under "The Appropriation Act, 1907."

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b Issued. Voted. Amount Unissued. Issued in Excess. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. Advances. Total. Class I.—Legislative Departments:— Legislative Council House of Representatives General Expenses £ s. d. 2,065 2 8 6,955 17 3 20,767 14 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,065 2 8 6,955 17 3 20,767 14 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,065 2 8 I 6,955 17 3 20,767 14 0 £ s. d. 2,095 0 0 7,060 0 0 22,129 0 0 £ s. d. 29 17 4 104 2 9 1,361 6 0 £ s. d. 1 ■2 3 Total Class I 29,788 13 11 31,284 0 0 1,495 6 1 29,788 13 11 29,788 13 11 5 6 7 8 Class II. —Department op Minister of Finance :— Treasury Department Friendly Societies Department Land and Income Tax Department Rates on Crown Lands Treasury: Miscellaneous Services 10,468 4 7 2,821 17 11 28,054 3 0 951 0 0 15,309 2 10 20 8 4 10 0s 157 0 2 593 14 7 10,447 16 3 2,820 17 11 27,897 2 10 951 0 0 14,715 8 3 4 0 0 10,447 16 3 2,820 17 11 27,901 2 10 951 0 0 14,715 8 3 10,535 0 0 2,940 0 0 28,770 0 0 2,500 0 0 13,120 0 0 87 3 9 119 2 1 868 17 2 1,549 0 0 1,595 8 3 772 3 1 ; 56,832 5 3 56,836 5 3 57,865 0 0 2,624 3 0 1,595 8 3 Total Class II 57,604 8 4 4 0 0 9 10 11 1-2 14 Class III.— Post and Telegraph Department:— Postal and Telegraph Salaries Conveyance of Mails by Sea Conveyance of Inland Mails Carriage of Mails by Railway Maintenance of Teiegraph and Telephone Lines .. Miscellaneous Services 435,189 12 3 47,814 5 4 64,011 11 1 45,658 19 2 50,846 17 7 101,756 15 0 16,446 7 7 7,301 13 8 1,646 18 8 418,743 4 8 40,512 11 8 62,364 12 5 45,658 19 2 45,866 10 5 93,990 3 6 418,743 4 8 40,512 11 8 62,364 12 5 '45,658 19 2 45,866 10 5 98,284 0 9 412,998 0 0 56,213 0 0 60,497 0 0 42,434 J) 0 44,150 0 0 91,986 0 0 15,700 8 4 5,745 4 8 1,867 12 5 3,224 19 2 1,716 10 5 6,298 0 9 4,980 7 2 7,766 11 6 4,293 17 3 Total Class III 745,278 0 5 38,141 18 7 707,136 1 10 4,293 17 3 711,429 19 1 708,278 0 0 15,700 8 4 18,852 7 5 Class IV.—Industries and Commerce and Tourist and Health Resorts Department :— Office of Industries and Commerce Tourist and Health Resorts Department 20,879 6 9 50,067 19 10 70,947 6 7 321 15 0 16,089 2 9 16,410 17 9 20,557 11 9 33,978 17 1 415 12 1 1,213 8 9 20,973 3 10 35,192 5 10 25,739 0 0 40,190 0 0 4,765 16 2 4,997 14 2 10 16 Total Class IV 54,536 8 10 1,629 0 10 56,165 9 8 65,929 0 0 9,763 10 4 Class V.—Old-age Pensions Department:— Old-age Pensions Department 5,779 3 9 13 8 6 5,765 15 3 5,765 15 3 | 7,680 0 0 1,914 4 9 17 Total Class V 5,779 3 9 13 8 6 5,765 15 3 5,765 15 3 7,680 0 0 1,914 4 9 Class VI. —Working Railways Department: — Working Railways 2,358,570 6 2 395,342 11 0 1,963,227 15 2 126 12 10 1,963, 354 8 0 2,050,087 4 4*| 86,732 16 4 18 Total Class VI ,2,358,570 6 2 395,342 11 0 1,963,227 15 2 126 12 10 1,963,354 8 0 2,050,087 4 4 86,732 16 4 * Includes £215,39.5 4s. 4d., additional amount appropriated in terms of section 6 of " The Public Revenues Act Amendment Act, 1900."