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(a.)—-GENERAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

The following is a brief abstract of Revenue and Expenditure for the years 1906 and

1907-

Revenue.

1906.

1907.

Increase.

Decrease.

$

$

C.

Light Dues,

77,722.04

80,389.00

C.

$ 2,666.96

C.

Licences and Internal Revenue not other-

wise specified,

4,765,227.78

4,530,468.75

234,759.03

Fees of Court, &c.,

470,151.53

498,621.05

28,469.52

*

Post Office,

420,454.04

445,420.92

24,966.88

Rent of Government Property,

826,699.20

809,647.90

17,051.30

Interest,

8,068.42

8,068,42

Miscellaneous,

53,747,24

77,982.34

24,235.10

Water Account,

Land Sales,

315,733.21

159,750.29

155,982.92

Amount transferred from Praya Reclama-

tion Fund,............

97,208.32

97,208.32

Total,

7,035,011.78

6,602,280.25

80,338.46

513,069.99

Deduct Increase,..

80,338.46

Nett Decrease,.....

432,731.53

Non-effective Charges,.. General Administration,

Law and Order,......................

Public Health,

Public Instruction, Public Works, Defence,

Expenditure.

1906.

1907.

Increase.

Decrease.

$ 333,823.31

$ 313,658.67

c.

$

C.

1,404,287.42

1,034,695.00

20,164.64 369,592.42

832,919.87

847,418.62

14,498.75

659,413.66

648,951.51

10,462.15

162,973.32

184,028.19

21,054.87

2,086,655.96

1,468,857.48

617,798.48

1,352,537.14

1,259,594.00

92,943.14

Total.......

6,832,610.68

5,757,203.47

35,553.62

1,110,960.83

Deduct Increase,..

Nett Decrease,.......

35,553.62

1,075,407.21

The following Table shows the total revenue and expenditure for the five years 1903-1907-

1903.

1904.

1905.

1906.

1907.

$

$ C. 6,809,047.99 6,918,403.85 7,035,011.78 6,376,235.30 6,951,275.26 6,832,610.68

C.

$

6,602,280.25

5,757,203.47

432,812.69

202,401.10

845,076.78

157,811.60

32,871.41

C.

Revenue,

Expenditure,

5,238,857.88 5,396,669.48

Surplus,

Deficit,

From which it will be seen that both Revenue and Expenditure for the year were lower. than at any time since 1903.