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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 70 words
  3. STATE FINANCES.

    The State Treasurer yesterday delivered his Budget statement in the Legislative Assembly. The following are the principal features of it:— ...

    Article : 178 words
  4. OTHER GRANTS-FREE LIBRARIES, AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER SO-CIETIES.

    Provision for 1907-8, £27,985, as against the actual for 1906-7, £23,590; an increase of £4395. ...

    Article : 24 words
  5. PENSIONS GRATUITIES, AND COM-PENSATION PUBLIC SERVICE AND RAILWAYS.

    Provision (under special appropriations and votes), £291,581, as against 1905-6 (actual), £310,755; a decrease of £19,174. ...

    Article : 25 words
  6. LAND SETTLEMENT.

    According to the Government Statist there were 49,002 holdinga in 1903-4, representing 31,077,212 acres. Thereare now 56,411 Holdings, representing ...

    Article : 24 words
  7. MINING.

    The department is substituting for the heavy, cumbersome drills previously used, which are difficult to move about, a new model invented by an officer of the ...

    Article : 845 words
  8. OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    Provided for 1907-8, £233,000, as against the actual expenditure for 1906-7, £187,796. By the legislation just passed, the ...

    Article : 277 words
  9. SMALL HOLDINGS.

    At the present time there are nearly 3000 applications awaiting consideration for the small holdings made available by the Government. The area ...

    Article : 318 words
  10. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE, 1907-8.

    Members will see that I estimate to expend £8,087,614 under votes and fecial appropriations, as against the actual for last year of £7,501,031, an ...

    Article : 52 words
  11. RAILWAYS.

    Railways working expenses, the provision for this year being £2,194,309, as against the acutal for last year, £2,136,855, showing an increase of ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. EDUCATION.

    Eduction, which includes University, Working Men’s College, Technical, and States chools and Agricultural High Schools, estimated for 1907-8 at £775,260, ...

    Article : 108 words
  13. REVENUE LIABILITIES.

    Members will see a statement setting out the growth of our revenue liabilities, and their liquidation. The period covered by the statement is ...

    Article : 112 words
  14. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, 1906-7.

    Members will see that the revenue for the year was £8,313,241. The Budget estimate was £7,554,568. The receipts an excess of estimate were, therefore, ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. STRAND SITE.

    I desire now to put before hon. orable members the reasons I had for entering into an agreement with the London County Council to take a lease ...

    Article : 296 words
  16. CLOSER SETTLEMENT.

    Thirty-four estates, with an aggregate area of 166,990 acres, have been acquired, at a cost of £1,012,994. Two other estates, which have been ...

    Article : 124 words
  17. MINES (EXCLUSIVE OF FORESTS).

    The estimated expenditure for this year is £54,326, as against the actual for last year £48,419. The increase is chiefly due to addition and improvements ...

    Article : 83 words
  18. INTEREST ON THE FUNDED DEBT MORE THAN COVERED BY NET RETURN FROM STATE WORKS PLUS INTEREST RECEIVED ON ADVANCES MADE BY STATE.

    Members will find the strongest possible evidence of the firm financial footing upon which the State stands. Taking the net return from State ...

    Article : 118 words
  19. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

    The provision under thin head is £120,477, as against last year’s actual £96,578. The principal factors for the increase in this department are-Extra ...

    Article : 229 words
  20. SAVINGS BANKS.

    The Commissioners of Savings Banks have supplied a return which tells of the growing prosperity of the peopht-in the language of figures. so ...

    Article : 144 words
  21. THE DISPOSAL OF THE SURPLUS.

    Members will observe that in accordance with the Acts passed by them, the surplus has been appropriated to the following services:— ...

    Article : 126 words
  22. THE RAILWAYS.

    Of the State works referred to, our great asset-the railways—occupy the pride of place. The revenue was the highest on record £4,010,000; whilst ...

    Article : 139 words
  23. RAILWAY FINANCES.

    It has been my good fortune on every occasion when I have rendered account of public affairs to refer to sound improvement made in our grand ...

    Article : 1,006 words
  24. REVENUE, 1906-7, APPROPRIATED TO REDEMPTION PURPOSES.

    It will be seen that the sums set aside under ordinary Appropriations and Sur plus Acts are as follows Towards redemption of unfunded debt (deficit and ...

    Article : 146 words
  25. CREDIT FONCIER.

    Since the inception of the Credit Foncier system in 1906 the Savings' Banks Commissioners have made ad-Vances to the farmers amounting to ...

    Article : 70 words
  26. CONCERNING SURPLUSES OF RE-CENT TEARS.

    It has been laid to my charge that I Shave had surpluses—I do not say surplices (laughter)—and I must plead guilty to the amount of £2,607,843. In this ...

    Article : 686 words
  27. COUNTRY WATER SUPPLY.

    That important national work, the country water, supply, I shall refer to The area artificially, supplied with water for stock and domestic ...

    Article : 235 words
  28. INCREASE OF PAY TO RAILWAY MANEUAL LABORERS.

    I have thought it well, to prevent any misapprehension, to definitely state the conditions, under which the increase of 6d per day in the wages ...

    Article : 249 words
  29. FORECAST FOR 1907-8.

    In my estimate for 1907-8, exclusive of railways, I expect a deficit of £178,394; and for railways, a surplus of £192, 562, so that the year will show ...

    Article : 243 words
  30. MUNICIPALITIES ENDOWMENTS AND GRANTS.

    This, of course, includes the municipal subsidy. Estimated for 1907-8, £208,573; actual for 190.6,7, £96,137; the increase in 1907-8 is £112,436. The ...

    Article : 117 words
  31. REVENUE, APPROPRIATIONS OF REVENUE, AND LIABILITIES RE-DUCED.

    It wiil be observed that the revenue increases in 1906-7, as compared with 1902-3. are as follow:-Returned from Commonwealth, £86,890, or nearly 7 ...

    Article : 367 words
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