HC Deb 25 April 1904 vol 133 c1039
MR. BUCHANAN

To ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the figures of revenue and expenditure of the Transvaal for the nine months ending 31st March and the revenue and expenditure as estimated by Lord Milner to 30th June, also the railway revenue for the same periods.

(Answered by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton.) Transvaal revenue for nine months ending 31st March, £3,390,152. Expenditure for same period, £2,673,410. Latest Estimate for year to 30th June. Revenue, £4,300,000. Expenditure, £3,000,000 (maximum). Net railway revenue for period of nine months, £1,047,000 (last two months are estimates, not final figures). Estimate for year to 30th June, £1,400,000.