Show FINANCIAL REPORT SHOWS INCREASES ST ST. JOHNS JOHN'S M N F. F Aug 7 7 A A striking increase in both boll revenue and expenditures of the tho gov government of this colon colony and In its foreign trade is shown In figures contained d dIn in tho the budget budet speech of ot the finance minister made shortly before the thc recent re recent recent re- re cent prorogation on at of the colonial leg leg- There has been a steady advance ance since 1914 with the tho exception exception exception tion of or a tailing Talling off ocr in exports exports' exports and and imports In the first year rear of the war war- For the thc fiscal year ear ended on June 30 last the tho finance minister estimated esti catl- mated the colonial revenue re re at 11 Ell and expenditures at as IlS compared with and 6 respectively in the previous ous owe year ear In 1911 1914 the r revenue was wason on only I and expenditures were In the years ears since the beginning of or ortho tho the war the colony's foreign trade has hns more than doubled Increasing from rom In 1914 to SOO In 1919 In the former year eu Imports imports Im Im- im- im ports lorts orts exceeded exports exports- In value by In the tho latter theof the balance Ilor i lor of trade swung In favor t of ot the thc cols colony colto col col- ony to the extent of ot This change l Is noteworthy because of ot oral the thc fact act that Newfoundland ha has only n one Important industry Its ita fisheries which provide about 80 SO per cc cent of Its exports |