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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