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missioner of Customs, the Minister of Mines, and the Postmaster- General. At least four ministers must be members of either of the Houses of Legislature, and they are individually and collectively responsible for their acts to the colonial Parliament.

Revenue and Expenditure.

The total amount of the public revenue and expenditure of the colony, in each of the years 1860 to 1868, was as follows : —

Years

Revenue

Expenditure

&

£

1860

3,0S2,461

3,315,307

1861

2,952,101

3,092,021

1862

3,269,079

3,039,497

1863

2,774,686

2,882,937

1864

2,955.338

2.928,903

1865

3,076,885

2,983,777

1866

3,079,160

3,222,025

1867

3,216,317

3.241,818

1868

3,175,000

3,273,000

The figures for the year 1868 in the above table — furnished by the Government of Victoria to the Statesman's Tear-book — are only approximate, the financial accounts of the year not having been closed at the date of the return.

The various branches of revenue and expenditure, in the year 1865, are shown in the subjoined table : —

Branches of Revenue .Gross amount! Branches of Expenditure

Customs

£

Import

duty on spirits

505,328

„

wine.

46,904

„

beer.

35,039

„

tobacco

131,773

„

cigars

13,620

„

coffee.

13,983

,,

sugar.

74,082

„

tea

84,230

,,

opium

19,071

,,

rice.

16,422

)!

dried fruits

150,973

,,

hops.

5,438

„

malt.

7,658

Registration fees

1,638

"Wharfage and har bour rates

J

86,098

Total Export duty on gold Duty on spirits dis- I tilled in the colony J

1,192,257 80,681

16,944

Houses of Legislature. Chief secretary's de- J

partment. . J

Registrar general's )

department. S

Judicial department 1

and magistracy )

Treasury department. Minister of mines Commissioners of lands "1

and surveys. J Public works Railways

Roads and bridges Trade and customs }

department. \ Postmaster general's )

department. J Police .... Gaols ....

Gross amount

£ 13,688

6,628 17,925

164.094

240,167 31,742

93,810

260,957

314,922

57,576

85,768

165,026

210,577 33,009