At the close of the year the Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Colony showed an excess of assets over Liabilities of £231,178.
The Receipts were less than estimated Revenue under the Heads of:
A. Light Dues ... $120,275
1) Post Office ... 2,230
(111) Interest ... 2,979
(iv) Land Sales ...
Fees of Court, &c., ... -14,657
- 20,297
Rents of Govt Properties ... 31,209
2. Miscellaneous Receipts ... 14,278
e. Water & Drainage Acct. ... 66,487
... 555
£36,724
The Revenue for the year 1891, as stated above, amounted to $2,025,303, being $26,795 less than was estimated, but was £30,083 more than the Revenue of 1890, which amounted to $1,995,220.
The most important excesses of actual over estimated Revenue occurred under the following Heads and Sub-Heads.
A comparative statement showing the Variations under each Head and Sub-Head of Revenue is appended, from which it will be seen that the principal excesses over the Estimate occur under the following sub-Heads.
2. Light Dues ...