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Charge on account of Public Debt, Pensions, Departmental Expenditures,

Military Contribution, &c.,.

Public Works Extraordinary,

EXPENDITURE,

1900.

1901.

Increase.

Decrease.

$$

$

3,001,878.17 3,560,885.60 473,205.89 388,473.05

3,628,447.13 4,111,722.49

Deduct Decrease,

Nett Increase,.

153,363.07 162,363.84

9,000.77

559,007.43

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84,732.84

568,008.20 84,732.84

84,732.84

$433,275.36

Revenue for 1901 $4,213,893.22

Expenditure for 1901,......... 4,111,722.49

Surplus......... $102,170.73.

DALO+

TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE FIVE YEARS 1897-1901.

Revenue, Expenditure,

Surplus,

1897.

1898.

-1899.

1900.

1901.

$

| 2,696,914.70 2,918,159.24 3,610,143.254,202,587.40 | 4,213,893.22 2,641,409:71 2,841,805.20.|:3,162,792.36 | 3,628,447.134,111,722.49

45,504.99 76,354.04 447,340.89

574,140:27

102,170.73

(b)-ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.

At the end of the year under review the total Assets of the Colony amounted to $2,023,581.60, and the Liabilities to $987,058.06, thus leaving a credit balance of $1,036,523.54 not including certain arrears of Revenue amounting to $61,132.

(c.)-PUBLIC DEBT.

The nature of the loans contracted by the Colony and the conditions govern- ing their repayment may be ascertained by reference to I (D) of the Blue Book Report for 1898,.page 3.

Dr.

LOAN ACCOUNT.

To Inscribed Stock Loan at 33% interest, to be

paid off on the 15th April, 1943, .

Cr.

£341,799.15.1 By Sinking Fund

£20,363.12.3