.._17._ STATEMENT showing the Revenues and Expenditures

of the Province of Prince Edward Island for the years 1868 to 1898.

YEAR ‘ RECEIPTS , EXPENDITURES 1868 1 $270,559 a $299867 1869 i 288,722 5 312,653 1870 ‘ 302.855 1 343,892 1871 , 385,014 406,236 1872 1 395473 506,666 1 1873 l * 484,979 l * 401.662 I874 j 403,013 l 442,767 I875 ‘ 306.597 395,277 1876 ' 524,144 ; 353,226 1877 ' 326,274 331,632 1878 3121684 , 334,.33 1879 , 288,062 1 313,845 1880 l 269,603 257,309 1881 3 275.380 ‘ 261,276 1882 . 233,465 ' 257,228 1883 228,169 , 270,477 1884 280,271 : 279,545 1885 248,222 266,318 1886 233978 L 304,467 1887 241,637 1, 288,052 1888 254,209 279.939 1889 1 434,635 , 263,605 1890 224,882 ‘ 305,799 1891 ‘ 274,047 1 304,486 1892 245,652 1 259,012 1893 2”7,473 , 294,201 1894 282,468 ‘ 280,596 I895 277.314 3 310,177 1896 273,496 287,631 1897 272,550 ‘ 310,752 1898 276,183 1 301,700

‘ 11 months only.

’1 NOTE —l’rio1‘ to and including 1872 the financial year closed at: the 3lsL January, In 1873 the present. system of closing the accounts at the 3151 December came into force.

: Including $200,000 drawn from capital at Ottawa.