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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1917, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1916.

ACCOUNT, 1915-1916. EXPENDITURE. 1916-1 917. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 20,279 14 11 3,190,797 17 5 574,000 1 3 133,072 2 4 52,183 17 0 5,675 10 0 24,625 7 1 50,736 7 5 92,654 17 4 Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund.. Under Special Acts of the Legislature Subsidies paid to Local Bodies Amounts paid over to Looal Bodies and to Deposit Aooounts — Payments under the Land Acts Endowments— New Plymouth Harbour Board Greymouth Harbour Board Westport Harbour Board National Endowment Residue Pensions Aot, 1913— Old-age Pensions Widows' Pensions Military Pensions War Pensions Aot, 191 27,472 16 1 4,014,791 17 0 988,301 ff 8 130,715 17 10 52,033 0 7 8,397 19 0 20,734 0 7 50,134 5 7 85,970 16 0 450,841 15 1 36,265 0 0 48,277 18 9 13,744 9 1 453,085 0 7 37,918 8 11 45,634 2 7 180,165 10 4 6,095,355 1 4,693,154 17 8 ! 34,479 14 10 90,003 13 9 1,294,711 16 7 2,954,000 9 0 100,779 11 6 24,877 5 10 458,293 14 3 28,552 4 6 401,991 4 6 432,227 8 10 Annual Appropriations,— Class I.—Legislative Departments II.—Department of Finance III.—Post and Telegraph Department IV.—Working Railways Department.. V.—Public Buildings, Domains, and Maintenance of Roads VI. —Native Department . VII.—Justice Department VIII. —Mines Department IX.—Department of Internal Affairs .. X. —Defence Department XL —Customs, Marine and Harbours, and Inspeotion of Machinery Departments XII.—Department of Labour XIII.—Department of Lands and Survey „ XIV.—Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce XV. —Education Department Services not provided for .. 34,939 5 4 106,722 7 7 1,368,490 9 0 2,871,977 0 2 94,938 15 1 24,191 6 2 459,914 10 3 28,277 15 8 474,964 13 9 438,655 11 9 161,224 19 1 31,676 9 i 235,321 14 11 . 191,774 3 3 1,329,166 2 8 30,865 10 2 169,864 13 0 32,725 0 11 192,991 15 5 216,897 7 8 1,406,263 12 6 41,600 17 4 7,963,415 1 7 7,799,952 3 0 Temporary transfer to the War Expenses Account under Section 2 of the Imprest Supply Act, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 225,000 0 0 1,989,812 19 6 37,246 16 11 127,497 8 0 3,825 3 3 7,694 10 4 Balanoe at end of Year, — Cash in the Publio Aooount Imprests outstanding— In the Dominion In London On aocount of Imperial Pensions On aooount of other Governments Investment Acoount 2,298,042 18 6 27,670 2 7 222,571 2 11 429 5 2 8,409 5 10 3,917,731 5 2 2,166,076 18 0 6,474,854 0 2 £20,533,624 3 6 Totals £14,884,183 18 8