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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1909-1910.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED

TREASURY BILLS RECEIPTS. 1908-1909. 1909-191Q. £ s. d. 400,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at beginning of Year £ s. d. £ a. d. 250,000 0 0 700,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued during Year Treasury Bills renewed during Year 900,000 0 0 600,000 0 0 Totals £1,000,000 0 0 £1,150,000 0 0 FORESTS STAT £ s. d. 8,487 9 4 391 18 6 £ s. d. 8,487 9 4 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in hands of Officers of the Government — In the Dominion £ s. d. £ s. d. 14,346 16 7 189 17 0 £ s. d. 14,346 16 7 £ s. d. 391 18 6 189 17 0 8,879 7 10 14,536 13 7 14,536 13 7 8,879 7 10 3,891 0 6 28,728 5 3 QO A1Q k a 3,891 0 6 28,728 5 3 Rents from Lands set apart Miscellaneous 2,533 5 0 12,892 5 4 16,426 10 4 2,533 5 0 12,892 5 4 16,426 10 4 32,619 5 9 32,619 5 9 Contribution from the Consolidated Fund towards cost of forest-tree growing and planting .. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 £41,498 13 7 £41,498 13 7 Totals £39,962 3 11 ' £39,962 3 11 STATE COAL- £ a. d. 44,060 14 6 7 14 44,067 15 10 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Dominion The Coal-mines Aot, 1908,— Debentures issued £ s. d. | £ s. d. 17,950 8 11 9,070 19 1 , 27,021 8 0 30,000 0 0 253,528 5 2 Proceeds of Sale of Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. [ 241,883 9 7 The Appropriation Act, 1909, Section 22, — Amount transferred in respect of the cost of construction of the Greymouth and Point Elizabeth Railway Amount transferred in respect of interest on the oost of construction of the said railway i I 24,989 16 0 1,890 0 0 26,885 15 0 £297,596 1 0 2297,596 1 0 Totals £325,790 12 7 • SCENERY PRESERVATION £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — 8,182 18 11 Cash in the Publio Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— 10 16 0 In the Dominion £ s> d. £ s. d. .. ( 2,370 18 10 ... 57 15 11 I 2,428 9 9 8,193 14 11 The Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, — Debentures issued 10,000 0 0 £8,193 14 11 !8,193 14 11 Totals £12,428 9 9 £12,428 9 9