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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1912, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1911—continued.

T. 1910-1911. EXPENDITURE. 1911-1912. £ s. d. 3,730 16 5 Annual Appropriation,— Vote 122—Scenery Preservation £ s. d. & s. d. 5,758 5 4 The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908,— The Scenery Preservation Aot, 1908— Debentures matured 1st May, 1911, renewed 30,000 0 0 2,921 19 10 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Account 2,163 14 6 £6,652 16 3 Totals £37,921 19 10 ACT ACCO NT. & s. d. 489,289 0 0 Expenditure under the Act £ s. d. £ s. d. 605,711 0 0 The New Zealand Loans Act, 1908,— The Naval Defence Act, 1909— Charges and Expenses 48,030 9 0 431 3 9 342,000 0 0 The Naval Defence Act, 1909,— Temporary Advanoes repaid 309,818 16 3 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Aocount Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In London Investment Account 289,362 11 3 304,362 11 8 70,711 0 0 250,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 630,529 16 3 Totals £1,462,250 0 0 £958,104 0 3 LOCAL BO IES. £ s. d. 9,438 6 3 21,607 13 11 18,048 14 3 26,694 10 11 Revenue paid over to Looal Bodies, &c, — Fees, Pines, &o. Endowments of Land, &c. .. Goldfields Revenue Gold Duty £ s. d. 13,020 7 9 21,403 1 8 17,236 17 1 27,140 11 1 £ s. d. 78,800 17 7 75,789 5 4 *■ Counties Separate Account, — Amount distributed amongst Local Bodies where the Counties Act, 1908, is not in full operation 43 10 10 132 19 8 Advanoe Aooounts, — Payments on behalf of Looal Bodies 27,439 9 4 28,067 0 6 Dr. 3,079 16 0 Balanoe at end of Year,— Cash in the Publio Account Advances in hands of Offioers of the Government— In the Dominion 7,812 6 10 7,812 6 10 73 7 4 Dr. 3,006 8 8 Totals £100,982 16 10 £114,096 4 7