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 REPORT BY THE COLONIAL TREASURER ON THE ACCOUNTS OF THX
 COLONY OF ST..VINCENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1954.


 Treasury & CustQms Department,
 St. Vincent,
 31st October, 1955.
 His Honour
 The Administrator,
 St. Vincent.




 Sir,
 I have the honour to submit hereunder- my report on the accounts of the
 Colony for the year 1954, together with the necessary detailed statements in
, support.

 I have the honour to be,
 Sir
 Your obedient servant,

 PETER R. ELLS,
 Colonial Treasurer.
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1. ESTIMATES.


 1. The Estimates for the year 1954 showed, an anticipated deficit of $415,000
which was met by a Grant-in-aid of a similar amount.

 2. The actual result at the end of the year was a surplus of $163,925 exclusive
of C.D.W. The General Revenue Balance stood at $333,843 as under:-


Particulars


Original
Estimate
: $


 Estimates
s (including
 Grant-in-aid)
 __ $


Actuals

 $


Revenue-Ordinary & C.D.W.


Expenditure


2,709,743

2,703,481


Surplus
Deficit
ADD: Surplus at 1.1.54
Appreciation of Investments
Colony Reserve


Surplus at 31.12.54.


2,611,483 3,061,694

2,611,483 2,846,026


215,688.

78,617
 4,236
 35,322


333,843


 II. REVENUE.
 3. The Colony's Ordinary Revenue had been estimated at $1,961,764 as
compared with actual receipts of $2,047,957. As shown in the Table hereunder,
Import Duties, Other Duties, Taxes, Other Fees of Courts etc., and Sales of Crown
Lands accounted for 99% of the increase of $86,193. Appendices II and III of this
report show these increases in greater detail.