ACCOUNT OF THE EXPENDITURE OF MONEYS RAISED UNDER "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACT, 1870," FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE, 1872; WITH REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL.

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

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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, 1872; WITH REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL.

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVENTEEN OF "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.

MEMORANDUM on the Account of Moneys raised under " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," and of the Expenditure thereof, during the Financial Tear ended the 30th June, 1872. The Immigration and Public Works Account forms part of the Colonial Treasurer's Accounts for the financial year 1871-72. The latter accounts with the supporting vouchers for the months of May and June, 1872, have not yet been sent to the Audit Office for examination. A complete and satisfactory audit of the Immigration and Public Works Account cannot be made until the whole of the Treasury Accounts for the year are examined. As it will probably be some time before the deficient accounts reach the Audit Office, the Auditor considers that he would not be justified in retaining the present account for his final certificate; he therefore returns it to the Treasury with the following general remarks: — The Immigration and Public Works Account, as rendered, shows sums outstanding to the amount of £35,017 14s. 4d. It is not known what portion of the outstanding accounts belong to Roads in the Worth Island, and what to Railways in the Middle Island. The whole of the moneys issued by way of Advances not having been accounted for, the excesses over the votes in Schedule 7 of " The Appropriation Act, 1872," cannot be determined. In respect of the Departmental Expenses, and the expenditure on account of Surveys, it is provided by the 7th section of " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," that the Governor may cause necessary surveys to be made ; and the 93rd section further provides, that the Governor may appoint officers to carry out the Act, and the persons so appointed may be paid for one year such salaries as may be considered proper, and thereafter as the General Assembly shall direct. These provisions were sufficient authority for the expenditure incurred for Surveys and Departmental Expenses for the financial year 1870-71, but not for the year 1871-72. In the latter year the Legislature itself determined in the Seventh Schedule of the Appropriation Act, what departmental expenses should be incurred in carrying out the provisions of the Immigration and Public Works Act. The Auditor is of opinion that the expenditure for Departmental Services, and for New Offices, in excess of the provision made in Schedule 7 of " The Appropriation Act, 1872," is unauthorized, and that a supplementary vote should be taken for it. The same rule applies to Railways and Surveys. The Legislature, by the Railway Acts, has determined what works are to be undertaken, and, in doing so, has virtually cancelled the authority given to the Governor in the 7th section of " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870." Chakles Knight, Auditor- General, The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer. 16th August, 1872.

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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, 1872. DR. CR.

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

£ a. A. £ a. A. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. i. £ s. d. Temporary Advance from Bant of New Zealand 75,000 0 0 Interest and Sinking Fund.:— Vote No. 84, — Interest on £'750,000 at 5 per cent., 3 months, to 15 July, 1871 Interest on £750,000 at 5 per cent., 3 months, to 15 October, 1871 Interest on £750,000 at 5 per cent., 3 months, to 15 January, 1872 Proceeds of Sale of Debentures 750,000 0 0 825,000 0 0 Interest on deposits in Bank of New Zealand, London 9,375 0 0 4,551 18 3 9,375 0 0 Moiety of Revenue from Stamp Duties, — Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago 9,065 3 6 198 2 8 3,647 19 5 1,131 4 7 2,470 3 9 336 12 5 7,425 4 9 1,719 1 7 11,301 12 3 9,375 0 0 Sinking Fund on £750,000 at 1 per cent., 3 months, to 15 July, 1871 Sinking Fund on £750,000 at 1 per cent., 3 months, to 15 October, 1871 Sinking Fund on £750,000 at 1 per cent., 3 months, to 15 January, 1872 28,125 0 0 1,875 0 0 1,875 0 0 5,625 0 0 1,875 0 0 33,750 0 0 Deposits for Passages of Nominated Immigrants, — Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago 462 10 0 27 10 0 833 1 8 540 0 0 70 0 0 61 10 0 1,334 1 0 82 15 0 857 13 0 37,295 4 11 Departmental ;— Sebyices of 1870-71:—■ Public Works Department,— Salary, 1 to 31 May, 1871 £25 0 0 Honorarium to Dr. Hector 50 0 0 Contingencies ... ... 3 3 3 Travelling Allowances and Expenses ... ... 63 17 2 New Offices ... ... *1,347 4 2 Auckland, — Salaries, 1 April to 30 June, 1871 ... ... £117 19 8 Forage and Field Allowances 19 10 6 1,489 4 7 Recoveries for credit of, — Purchase of Land in North Island ... Boads in North Island Railways in North Island ... Telegraph Vote 86 Railways in Middle Island I 1 19 0 956 12 7 106 2 6 179 5 6 5 0 0 3,090 2 9 4,269 0 8 4,339 2 4 Wellington,— Salaries, 1 to 30 June, 1871 £97 16 8 Forage and Field Allowances 14 18 0 Otago, — Salaries, 17 May to 30 June, 1871 137 10 2 112 14 8 66 12 8 1,806 2 1 1 Sebyices of the Teab 1871-72,— Vote No. 86,— Public Works Department,— Under Secretary's Office, —. Salaries, 1 July to 30 June £1,548 0 10 Contingencies ... 669 11 9 Offiop of Engiueer-iri-Chiej;— Salaries, 1 July, 1871, to 30 June, 1872 ... 2,360 15 7 Contingencies ... 473 6 9 Travelling Allowances and Expenses of Minister, En-gineer-in-Chief, and other Officers ... ... 1,224 19 11 Vote No. 87,— Store Department,— Salaries, 1 July to 30 June 6,276 14 10 478 5 6 • Vote No. 88,— Auckland, — Salaries, 1 July to 30 June £913 5 0 Forage and Field Allowances 187 7 6 1,100 12 6 Vote No. 89,— Hawke's Bay,—■ Salaries, 1 July, 1871, to 20 March, 1872 366 9 1 ■ Vote No. 90,— Taranaki, — Salaries, 1 July to 30 June £1,165 9 1 Travelling Allowances 25 0 0 1,190 9 1 I Vote No. 91,— Wellington,— Salaries, 1 July to 30 June £1,407 18 4 Forage, Field, and Travelling Allowances and Expenses 235 5 0 1,643 3 4 Vote No. 92,— Westland, — Salary, 15 July, 1871, to 30 June, 1872 ... £433 1 3 Travelling Allowances 144 7 1 577 8 4 Vote No. 93,— Canterbury,— Salaries, 1 July to 30 June . £611 5 10 Travelling Allowances and Expenses... ... 19 1 4 630 7 2 ■ f Vote No. 94, — Otago,— Salaries, 1 July to 30 Jane Vote No. 95,— Office Rent, — Dunedin ... ... £45 0 0 Now Hymoaill ... 4 18 2 Christchurch ... 124 15 8 Tauranga ... ... 7 10 0 Vote No. 96 — Department of Agent-G-eneral, London, —■ Salary of Secretary to AgentGenera), 1 July. 1871, to 31 March, 1872 ... £300 0 0 Honorarium to J. Morrison 300 0 0 Map of the Province of Marlborough, for AgentGeneral ... 24 10 0 1,494 2 0 181 18 10 624 10 0 Resident Minister's Department,— Salaries, December, 1871, to June, 1872 ... 603 10 7 I New Offices, Thorndon Quay,— Contract, &c. ... ... £1,003 4 0 Insurance ... ... 54 19 4 1,058 3 4 277 13 11 i Stationery and Printing ... ■ • 16,503 9 0 Roads in North Island :— Kaipara and North of Auckland Waikato Taupo Poverty Bav ... Bay of Plenty ... Seventy-Mile Bush Manawatu Manawatu Tramways Kaihihi to Patea... Patea to Wanganui Urunui to Muiri "vvanganui %9 18,309 11 1 | 765 7 3 2,780 8 10 9,100 10 7 10,887 9 3 1,993 8 6 7,463 5 3 11,916 15 8 8,374 14 8 7,816 13 5 8,213 5 3 82 14 0 12-7 la ii ■ 69,522 6 7 Railways ••— Middle Island Railway Fund, — Nelson, — Nelson to Foxhill Roads, South-west Gold Fields ... Brunner to Greymouth 546 19 6 9,917 15 0 422 11 5 I 10,887 5 11 Marlborough,— Picton to Blenheim 1,182 18 8 Carried forward 875 >,455 6 2 Canterbury,— Great Northern Railway— Addington to Rangiora Rangiora to Kowai ... Rangiora to Oxford ... ... Kaiapoi to Ey reton ... 82,483 7 9 312 5 7 367 0 3 71 15 3 875,455 6 2 \ Carried forward 83,234 .8 10 12,070 4 7 121,581 17 8 * This sum (£1,347 4s. 2d.), together with that char charged in 1870 rged in If 870^71 ■71 (£652 15s. 10( (£65 52 15s s. 10d.) ..), in all £2,000, v to the Executivi )> n all £2 2,000, * Art VI will be submitted to Parliament for a Vote of the C( re Departments. meolidated Fund■the Offices bein now given up

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

ACCOUNT of the Moneys raised under " The Immigration and Pub: 3( Lie Works Lo< )th June, 187: m Act, 1870," and of the Expenditxjbe thereof, daring the Financial Tear ended J— continued. De. Ce. & s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 875,455 6 2 Brought forward ... ... £83,234 8 10 12,070 4 7 121,581 17 8 Railways — continued. Middle Island Railway Fund— continued. Canterbury— continued. Great Southern Railway — Selwyn to Rakaia ... ... ... 11,353 18 7 Rakaia to Ashburton ... ... 312 1 2 Ashburton to Temuka 247 5 0 Temuka to Timaru ... ... ... 9,981 19 5 Timaru to Waitaki ... ... ... ' 105 0 0 Kolleston, &c. ... ... ... 734 17 0 Waitaki Bridge (Moiety) ... ... 5,047 17 9 \ 111,01? 7 O Otago,— Waitaki Bridge (Moiety) ... ... 5,058 5 11 Waitaki to Moeraki ... ... ... 1,245 4 7 Dunedin to Clutha ... ... ... 42,244 0 2 ■ Clutha to Gore ... ... ... 700 1 6 Mataura to Invercargill ... ... 759 10 8 Winton to Kingston ... ... ... 838 12 4 Tokomairiro to Lawrence ... ... 122 4 11 Unapportioned ... ... ... 67 3 9 Westland,— Roads — Greymouth and Ross... ... ... 18,536 13 10 Junction Koad ... ... ... 3,874 14 9 51,035 3 10 22,411 8 7 North Island Railways,— Auckland, — Kaipara to Riverhead ...£10,565 10 6 Auckland to Tuakau ... 19,451 14 1 196,534 4 9 30,017 4 7 Wellington,— Wellington to Masterton £1, 517 4 10 Patea to Gorge ... 1,528 4 11 Manawatu to Wanganui, Tramway ... ... 831 15 5 3,877 5 2 Hawke's Bay,— Napier to Seventy-Mile Bush ... ... 1,708 5 1 Taranaki, — New Plymouth to Patea £38 11 0 New Plymouth to Waitara 213 13 10 ■ . 252 4 10 Unapportioned Proportion of the Expenses of the Hon. J. Vogel's Mission to England ... S5,85<t TO 8 500 0 0 232,889 4 5 Water Supply on Gold Fields :— Colosial Charges,— Salaries ... ., ... 303 14 2 Travelling Expenses and Allowances ... 151 10 6 Advertising and Contingencies ... ... 154 3 1 Local Charges,— Auckland ... ... ... ... 714 9 1 Westland ... ... ... ... 811 4 8 Maryborough ... ... ... ... 13 10 0 Otago ... ... ... ... .77 19 0 589 7 9 1,617 2 9 Purchase of Land in North Island ■■— Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington ... ... ... 8,635 5 6 38 13 6 14,656 11 11 26,103 13 7 2,206 10 6 \ 49,434 4 6 Immigration— Auckland Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlboro ugh Canterbury Otago Unapportioned ... 415 6 9 4,759 2 9 1,693 1 9 4 11 8 17,257 17 6 14,217 9 7 5,510 2 8 Development of Coal Mines ■— Salaries ... ... Travelling Expenses Contingencies 43,857 12 8 145 7 0 271 10 6 126 8 2 54,3 5 8 Payments under " Payments to Provinces Act, 1871: "- Payments to Road Boards, — Auckland ... ... ... ... 16,606 18 0 Taranaki ... ... ... ... 874 2 3 Wellington ... ... ... ... 4,682 18 10 Hawko'sBay ... ... ... ... 1,333 6 8 Nelson ... ... ... ... 4,390 5 4 Marlborough ... ... ... ... 1,021 8 5 Canterbury ... ... ... ... 9,13110 11 Westland ... ... ... ... 2,996 7 6 Otago ... ... ... ... 13,558 13 9 Grants for Public Works, — Auckland ... ... ... ... 7,718 0 0 Taranaki ... ... ... .**— 874 2 2 [ Wellington ... ... ... ... 4,682 18 11 j Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 1,031 1 4j Nelson .... ... ... ..: 4,390 5 4 Marlborough ... ... ... ... 1,021 8 5 Canterbury ... ... ■ ... ... 9,131 10 11 Westland ... ... ... ... 2,996 7 6 j Otago ... ... ... ... 13,558 13 9 j 54,595 11 8 45,404 8 4 ■ Telegraph Extension 100,000 0 0 31,680 11 7 Expenses of Raising Loan :— Discount on Sales of Debentures ... ... 31,218 15 0 i Commission and Brokerage ... ... 3,750 0 0 Stamp Duty, &c. ... ... ... 1,194 1 3 Printing, &e. ... ... ... ... 353 5 7 Advertising, &c. ... ... ... ... 176 11 5 Gratuity to P. G. Julyan, Esq. ... ... 625 0 0 37,317 13 3 Interest on Advances in the Colony... ... 954 10 1 Vote No. 85 :— / Proportion of Travelling Expenses of Hon. J. Yogel 38,272 3 4 1,000 0 0 39,272 3 4 Refunds of Stamp DutyAuckland ... ... ... ... ... • Wellington Westland 73 17 3 18 16 1 0 1 5 92 14 9 3,259 0 6 Grey mouth Protective Works Redemption of Debentures issued under Temporary Loan Act Bank of New Zealand, — Advances repaid 024,817 5 7 110,500 0 0 75,000 0 0 Total Receipts ' Total Disbursements 810,317 5 7 875,455 6 2 Advances unaccounted for ... Bank of New Zealand 35,017 14 4 ! 40,666 7 0 75,(581 1 4 Balance on 30 June, 1871 ... 10,546 0 9 * 886,001 6 11 886,001 6 11 PaymasterC. T. Batkin, Greneral and A Treasury, 14th August, 1872. .ccouutant.