326
TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE 5 YEARS 1898-1902.
Revenue,. Expenditure,
Surplus,
Deficit,
1899.
1899.
1900.
1901.
1902.
$
$
$
$ 2,918,159.24 | 3,610,143.25 4,202,587.40| 4,213,893,22 | 4,901,073.70 2,841,805.20 | 3,162,792.36 3,628,447.13| 4,111,722.49 5,909,548.51
574,140.27 102,170.73
76,354,04 447,340.89
1,008,474.81
(b).-ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
At the end of the year 1902 the surplus of the Assets of the Colony over the Liabilities amounted to $66,869.88, the total Assets being $815,903.89 exclusive of arrears of revenue amounting to $90,780, and the total Liabilities to $749,034.01.
(c).-PUBLIC Debt.
There is a public debt of £341,799.15.1 outstanding. The original debt was incurred in connection with the Praya Reclamation, the Central Market, and Water, Drainage and Sewerage Works.
Fund.
Interest at 3% is payable upon the loan, which is being paid off by a Sinking
II.--TRADE, INDUSTRIES, FISHERIES, AGRICULTURE AND LAND. (a.)-TRADE AND SHIPPING.
The following table shows the principal articles of export in the year 1902 in vessels of European construction, compared with similar returns for 1901. The figures represent the tonnage.
Articles.
1901.
1902.
I Increase.
Decrease.
Beans,
1,290
Coal,
917,144
·300 1,040,906
990
123,762
Cotton Yaru and Cotton,
14,123
11,498
2,925
Flour,
145,287
107,826
37,461
Hemp,
31,195
22,923
8,272
Kerosine (bulk),
70,728
54,461
16.267
(case),
77,977
60,400
17,577
Lead,
260
625
365
Opium,
2,872
1,871
1,999
}
Liquid Fuel,
Rattan, Rice, Sandalwood, Sulphur, Sugar, Tea, Timber, General...
3,973
6,299
2,326
3,488
1,742
1,254
618,780
819,919
201,139
5,272
5,374
102
55 241,291
55
268,268
26,977
1,473
25
1,448
66,860
75,023
8,163
1,278,619
1,480,003
201,384
Total......
3,480,987
3,963,463
567,471
81,995
Transit,....
2,134,585
2,372,397
237,812
Grand Total,..... 5,615,572
6,335,860
805,283
84,995
Nett,........
720,288