6. The following statement shows the Liabilities and Assets on the 31st December, 1920:
LIABILITIES.
$ C. ASSETS. $ C.
Deposits not Available, 907,860.72 Subsidiary Coins, 662,327.99
Advances, 445,032.30 Crown Agents' Building Loans, 296,500.00
Advances, 164,970.96 Imprest, 13,933.24
House Service A/c., 6,680.09 Postal Agencies, 9,751.29
Unallocated Stores, (P. W. D.), 298,721.29 Shipping Control A/c., 2,231,204.11
Unallocated Stores, (Railway), 230,279.63 Suspense Account, 15.00
Coal Account, 339,830.74 Investment Account, 4,932,833.56
Balance Bank, 575,074.03 Crown Agents' Current Account, 2,855.52
Total Liabilities, 3,313,802.08 Balance, 4,490,266.31
Total $7,804,068.39 Total $7,804,068.39
7. The following table shows the Revenue and Expenditure during the last five years:
1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 Revenue $13,833,386 $15,058,105 $18,665,248 $16,524,975 $17,915,925 Expenditure $11,079,914 $14,090,828 $16,252,172 $14,689,672 $14,489,594 Surplus $2,753,472 $967,277 $1,835,303 $3,426,331 Deficit $2,413,076PUBLIC DEBT.
8. The Inscribed Stock Loans of 1893 and 1906 amount to £1,485,732 and the Sinking Fund now stands at £338,687 being £28,218 more than the amount at credit of that fund at the end of 1919.
The local Loan (under Ordinance No. 12 of 1916) stands at $3,000,000 with a Sinking Fund of $438,203 and £84,751 sterling.
GENERAL REMARKS.
9. There was no alteration of importance in taxation during 1920.
10. The total receipts and payments in the Treasury books during the year were $24,179,649 and $23,601,719 respectively.