ACCOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE OF MONEYS RAISED UNDER "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACT, 1870," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE, 1871; WITH REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1872 Session I, B-03

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ACCOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE OF MONEYS RAISED UNDER "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACT, 1870," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE, 1871; WITH REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL.

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVENTEEN OP "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACT, 1870."

WELLINGTON.

1872.

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REPORT OF AUDITOR-GENERAL ON IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACT ACCOUNT.

REPORT of the Auditoe-Genekal on " Account of the Moneys raised under ' The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870,' and of the Expenditure thereof, during the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1871." The above account was received in the Audit Office this day for examination and audit. The computations, and the authorities under which the disbursements were made, had been previously examined, and any objections raised at the time have been satisfactorily replied to. During the period of the account, £52,345 16s. 2d. was expended on Roads in the Northern Island. Under " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," a sum equal to that spent on Eoads in the Northern Island is to be set aside, and paid out of the Immigration and Public Works Loan to the credit of the Special Fund, to be kept there as a separate account, to be called " The Middle Island Eaiiway Fund Account," to be expended on account of' Railways in the Middle Island. It will be seen, in reference to the above, that an expenditure of £7,686 2s. 3d. on account of Railways in the Middle Island was incurred during the year 1870-71, but that the statement of account as now rendered is not so constructed as to show the transfer of any sum out of the Immigration and Public Works Loan to the credit of the Middle Island Railway Fund. The explanation probably might be, that up to the latest date to which the account extends, the only available funds for the purposes of Immigration and Public Works were those arising out of the disposal of the Temporary Loan of 1870. But this Loan supplied ample funds for the purpose. For instance, on the 30th June, 1871, the balance at the credit of the Immigration and Public Works Account was £10,546 Os. 9d., and that to the credit of the Defence Loan was £54,878 19s. 2d. Both these sums arose out of moneys belonging to the Temporary Loan, and were by law available for transfer to the credit of the Middle Island Railway Fund. The sum due to the Middle Island Railway Fund on the 30th June, 1871, ought, therefore, in strict conformity to the law, to have been transferred to that Fund, whence the Comptroller could have issued it only for Middle Island Railway purposes. Chaeles Knight, 14th August, 1872. Auditor- General.

B.—No. 3.

ACCOUNT of the MONEYS raised under "The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," and of the EXPENDITURE thereof, during the FINANCIAL YEAR ended the 30th JUNE, 1871. DR. CR.

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EXPENDITURE UNDER "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACT, 1870."

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s, d. £ s. d. Amount transferred from Temporary Loan Act Account ... ... ... ' Recoveries to credit of Expenditure, — Roads in North Island ... Immigration, — Passages of Immigrants ... Telegraph 436 1 5 110,500 0 0 Departmental Expenditure, &c.;— Immigration and Public Works Department— Salaries, 1st October, I87O, to 30th June, 1871 Travelling Expenses New Offices ... ... • Contingencies '... 1,630 14 11 557 5 0 652 15 10 142 8 2 2,983 3 11 101 3 0 31 9 4 568 13 9 111,068 13 9 Agent-General in England,— Salary, 25th March to 30th April, 1871 ... Agent Negotiating Loan, — Proportion of Salary, 1st January to 90th June, 1871 ... Commission to England,— Salaries Travelling Allowances and Expenses Rent and Attendance, Telegrams, Stationery, Printing, and Contingencies 153 4 6 312 10 0 2,370 1 5 3,082 10 2 838 2 0 Less charged to Consolidated Loan Act 6,290 13 7 500 0 0 Less moiety charged to " The Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 " 5,790 13 7 2,895 6 10 2,895 6 9 6,344 5 2 Roads in North Island, — Manawatu T^ rs rr~—ni ..." ... Patea ... Taranaki ... ... • ... Napier... Opotiki Tauranga Poverty Bay Taupo ... Waikato Forty-Mile Bush Raglan.». 5,875 2 2 c;S£i n $ 4,724 9 10 2,213 12 4 9,405 9 3 1,052 7 3 2,220 1 5 5 0 0 1,167 11 5 331 6 0 |8 12 1 9 11 0 / Repayment to Consolidated Fund of amount expended therefrom ... 27,591 12 0 24,754 4 2 Railways =— Middle Island Railway Fund, — Nelson, — Nelson and Foxhill Railway (Survey) . Canterbury,— District Engineer,— Salary, 12th January to 30th June, 1871 ... ... £282 5 2 Waitaki Bridge,— Travelling Expenses, &c. (Moiety) 76 18 9 TlMARU AND TEMUKA RAILWAY,— Preparation of Plans, Wages, and Expenses ... ... 118 7 0 Great Northern Railwat, — SurveyorandAssistants £73 12 6 Taking Levels, &c. ...183 0 0 Travelling Expenses, &e. 27 9 3 52,345 16 2 CO 0 0 . 284 1 9 GreatSouthern Railway,— Survey work, New Line fromRakaiato Old Line near Ashburton, &c. 100 0 0 Westland, — Ro»;: Ti-iv.-llii-ig W-rr.fln3« ... __ 861 12 8 51 6 3 UTAGO, — Waitaki Bridge,— TravellingExpensies,&c.(Moiety) £76 18 9 DUNEDIN AND ClUTHA RAILWAY, — Salary of Agent negotiating with Landowners ... ... £318 0 0 Purchase Money and Compensation for Land ... ...3,030 0 0 Surveyorandlnspector —Salaries, March to June, 1871 ... 166 15 0 Surrey Expenses, &c. 381 5 6 Contract for Surrey ofLine ... ... 400 0 0 Plans ... ... 138 14 6 Works executed ...1,500 0 0 Rent and Advertising 44 8 4 , 5982 3 4 Inveboaegill and Matattea, — Railway,— Plans and Sectional Survey ... 654 1 3 / 0,713 3 4 7,686 2 3 Preliminary Surveys, North Island, — Auckland to Tuakau, — Surveys ... .... , 920 0 0 Carried forward Carried forward 111,068 13 9 920 0 0 7,686 2 3 58,690 1 4

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EXPENDITURE UNDER " THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACT, 1870."

ACCOUNT of the Moneys raised under " The Immigration and Pub! 1 ic Works Lo; ;he 30th Juni m Act, 1870," and of the Expendituee thereof, during the Financial Yeab ended , 1871— continued. i De. Ce. £ s. c £ s. d £ s. . d 111,068 13 Brought forward £ a. d 920 .0 0 £ a. 7,686 2 £ a. d. 58,690 1 4 Brought forward Railways— continued. Wellington to Seventy-Mile Bush, THENCE TO NaPIEB, — Wellington,— Surveying Trial Line £40 0 0 Labour ... ... 39 18 0 Travelling Expenses 32 3 6 Engineer's Salary 29th Sept. to 3rd Dec, 1870 46 10 9 Survey Party ... 110 5 0 Miscellaneous ... 90 9 7 Contract for Survey 1,200 0 0 1,559 6 10 j Hawke's Bat, — Engineer's Salary, 5th Oct., 1870, to 30th June, 1871 ... £202 8 11 Labour ... ... 481 3 6 Cartage and Miscellaneous ... ... 23 15 0 707 7 5 2,266 14 3 New Plymouth to Wanganui, and thence to Wellington and Naeiee Line, — Taranaki, — Assistant Surveyor's _galari, 9th Marcli to Blst May, 1871 SB8 O O Chainman and Labourers ... 122 4 0 Tents ... ... 15 11 6 \ 235 15 6 Wellington,— Engineer's and Surveyor's Salaries, Jan. to June, 1871 ... £322 6 8 Porage Allowances ... 818 6 Travelling Expenses... 34 0 6 Labour ... ... 241 11 0 Miscellaneous ... 62 10 5 669 7 1 905 2 7 4,091 16 10 Waterworks on the Gold Fields :— Auckland, — Thames Water Supply Survey Westland, — Plans, &c, Mokonui^and Kanieri Water Races Travelling Expenses 11,777 19 1 180 0 0 220 0 0 9 0 0 229 0 0 409 0 0 Purchase of Land in North Island ■■— Auckland, — Wharoa Block (on account) Hawke's Bay,— Seventy-Mile Bush (on account) 150 0 0 80 0 0 230 0 0 Immigration :— Welling ton, — Introduction of Immigrants, — Passages, &c, to the Colony Gratuities to Masters and Officers of the ships "Celeeno" and "England" Miscellaneous Expenses 1,658 12 6 120 5 0 170 11 4 Miscellaneous ... Advances to Immigrants recoverable 107 19 3 682 2 4 Canterbury,— t Introduction of Immigrants, — Passages to the Colony, &c. 2,739 10 5 59 5 0 Telegraph :— Extension of 'Lines, — Salaries and Allowances ... Travelling Expenses Forage... Material and Contracts for Construction Labour Transport Gratuities for Services and Compensation Buildings and Office Fittings Miscellaneous ... ... ... Purchase of Lines in Otago 2,798 15 5 756 8 4 494 5 8 145 11 8 14,814 7 5 2,606 19 6 2,141 11 11 270 0 0 305 11 9 646 19 7 4,432 1 4 26,616 17 2 Total Disbursements ... Balance on 30th June, 1871,—Bank of New Zealand ... Advances unaccounted for 4,503 13 10 6,042 6 11 00,522 13 0 10,546 0 9 Total 111,068 13 9 11,068 13 9