RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE UNDER "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACTS, 1870-74," DURING FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1875.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1875 Session I, B-18

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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE UNDER "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACTS, 1870-74," DURING FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1875.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 17 of " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870."

ACCOUNT of MONEYS raised, under "The Immigration and Public Works Loan Acts, 1870-74," and of the Expenditure thereof, during the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1875. RECEIPTS.

Sales of Debentures, — In England— Four and a half per cents, sold at 98 ... £1,470,000 0 0 Add discount ... ... ... 30,000 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,500,000 0 0 Four and a half per cents, sold at 94 ... £1,936,964 0 0 Add discount ... ... ... 123,636 0 0 Four and a half per cents, sold at 94 — Fourteen per cent, of £1,939,400 being balance of £4,000,000 Loan ... In New Zealand— Four and a half per cents, sold at 97 ... £873 0 0 Add discount ... ... ... 27 0 0 2,060,600 0 0 271,516 0 0 900 0 0 14,453 0 0 On account of £14,900 Moiety of Stamp Duties, transferred from Consolidated Fund, — Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury Westland Otago 3,847,469 0 0 8,153 10 0 527 19 10 8,228 18 0 2,820 1 7 2,683 14 2 404 6 1 11,506 18 8 1,557 9 9 19,436 2 1 Interest Account, — Bank of New Zealand, London— Interest on Balances to 31st December, 1874 Interest on overdue Instalments from Tenderers for Debentures Kanieri Water Race Company— Interest on Advances to 9th March, 1875 Hibernian Water Race Company— Interest on Advances to 19th March, 1875 New River Water Race Company— Interest on Advances to 19th March, 1875 Arrow Water Race Company— Interest on Advances to 1st April, 1875 Greymouth Corporation— Interest on Loan to 1st May, 1875 J. Brogden and Sons — Interest on Promissory Notes to 28th March, 1874 Interest on Mortgage on the Ngatitamainu Block, half-year to 31st December, 1874 55,319 0 2 3,999 12 3 3 11 10 348 1 7 105 0 0 164 6 8 42 18 0 150 1 0 434 11 0 8 15 0 Sales of Allotments at- Eketahuna, and Mauriceville, Province of Wellington Recoveries in Reduction of Expenditure,— Public WorksVote No. 55—Liabilities of 1873-74 Vote No. 56—Head Office Vote No. 60—Railways, North Island Vote No. 61—Railways, Middle Island 5,256 17 4 233 17 6 3,908,278 15 0 2 8 0 1,052 1 2 50 0 0 20 14 8 1,125 3 10 Carried forward 1,125 3 10 3,908,278 15 0

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RECEIPTS— cont, inued. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,125 3 10 £ s. d. 3,908,278 15 0 Brought forward Kail ways — Auckland — Kaipara to Auckland ... ... £4 7 5 Auckland to Mercer ... ... 41,124 14 5 Mercer to Newcastle ... ... 3,932 1 11 Newcastle Southwards ... ... 24 16 3 45,086 0 0 Hawkc's Bay— Napier to Waipukurau ... ... £55 8 8 j 55 8 8 i Taranaki— WaitaratoPatea... ... ... £40 8 0 j 40 8 0 Wellington— Wanganui to Manawatu ... ... £1,821 6 9 Manawatu to Foxton ... ... 5,525 18 8 Wellington to Masterton ... ... 233 13 7 ■ 7,580 19 0 Nelson— Nelson to Foxhill ... ... £455 110 Westport to Mount Bochfort ... 187 4 1 • 642 5 11 Marlborough— Picton to Blenheim ... ... £222 10 1 222 10 1 Canterbury— Kowai to Addington ... ... £13,471 9 6 Selwyn to Rakaia ... ... 50 11 0 Eakaia to Ashburton ... ... 12 12 2 Ashburton to Temuka ... ... 43 19 1 Temuka to Timaru ... ... 23,960 14 1 Waitaki Bridge ... ... ... 82 4 2 Canterbury Branch Lines ... ... 10,918 6 1 Westland— Brunner to Greyiuouth ... ... £150 2 11 Roads ... ... ... ... 58 0 0 48,539 16 1 208 2 11 1 Otago— Waitaki to Mocraki ... ... £350 16 6 Moeraki to Dunedin ... ... 24 16 6 Dunedin to Clutha ... ... 26,639 15 1 Clutha to Mataura ... ... 81 17 7 Mataura to Invereargill ... ... 471 3 0 Winton to Kingston ... ... 599 7 9 Tokomairiro to Lawrence ... ... 311 17 9 Dunedin to Port Chalmers... ... 7,526 14 0 Surreys General Account 36,006 8 2 41 17 0 94,275 19 3 Immigration— Vote No. 67 ... Vote No. 68 ... 232,699 15 1 26 6 5 42,150 18 2 42,177 4 7 27,046 17 8 Roads, North Island Purchase of Lands, North Island— " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 " — Vote No. 62, Land Purchase Officers Auckland ... ... ... 1,252 15 0 Wellington ... ... ... 283 6 8 13 6 8 Water Supply on Gold Fields Telegraph Extension Greymouth Protective Works Charges and Expenses of Raising ... Transfer from General Purposes Loan in repayment of Interest and Sinking Fund paid in 1871-73 Advances from Consolidated Fund to meet payment of Interest and Sinking Fund due in London to 15th July, 1875 Temporary Advances — Bank of England Drafts on Crown Agents, London Add Discount 1,536 1 8 1,549 8 4 261 2 11 582 2 1 750 0 0 10 0 306,192 14 6 143,500 0 0 277,163 4 7 1,147,812 10 0 2,187 10 0 890,000 0 0 2,317,163 4 7 1,150,000 0 0 Balance on 30th June, 1874, — Cash in the Public Account Advances to be accounted for —■ Colonial Foreign 144,304 15 6 40,564 7 10 83,173 18 0 123,738 5 10 268,043 1 4 10,943,177 15 5

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DISBURSEMENTS.

EtlSEKVE ACCOTTNT, — Vote No. 84— Introduction of Immigrants, &c.— Passages of Immigrants from Europe Gratuities to Ships'Officers Travelling Expenses, Salaries, &c.... Refunds of Deposits for Passages ... Passages and Carriage of Luggage in the Colony Advertising and Telegrams Rations, Clothing, and other Supplies Medical Supplies and Attendance ... Barracks and Buildings ... Miscellaneous ... £ s. d. 29,408 1 10 870 5 0 1,302 4 11 171 15 0 1,689 10 V 231 14 3 5,247 18 9 204 1 8 10,463 11 10 1,494 15 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. Vote No. 93— Immigration, Canterbury— Salaries 51,083 19 6 31 5 0 7ikanciai Year 1874-75,— Public WorksVote No. 55— Liabilities, 1873-74— Public Works Office Roads, North Island ... ... ... * Middle Island ... 696 18 9 8 15 0 148 1 8 51,115 4 6 Vote No. 56— Head OfficeSalaries, 1st July, 1874, to 30th Juno, 1875 Instruments Travelling Expenses and Contingencies Store Ship "Omega" 853 15 5 11,784 15 6 1,990 1 6 2,937 10 0 2,067 14 9 18,780 1 9 •5 Vote No. 57— Store Department— Salaries, 1st July, 1874, to 30th June, 1875... 535 0 0 Vote No. 58— Roads in North Island — Salaries and Allowances, 1st July, 1874, to 30th June, 1875 5,665 6 10 Vote No. 59— Roads in Middle Island — Salaries and Allowances, 1st July, 1874, to 30th June, 1875 806 13 10 Vote No. 60— Railways, North Island — Salaries and Allowances, 1st July, 1874, to 30th June, 1875 Contingencies ... 11,595 16 5 766 17 0 12,362 13 5 Vote No. 61— Railways, Middle Island— Salaries and Allowances, 1st July, 1874, to 30th June, 1875 Contingencies ... 18,030 11 5 15,750 16 6 2,279 14 11 Vote No. 62— Land Purchase Officers — Salaries, 1st July, 1874, to 30th June, 1875 3,534 13 8 Vote No. 63— Water Races— Salaries and Allowances, 1st July, 1874, to 30th June, 1875 1,548 6 0 Vote No. 64— Mikonui Water Race — Survey ... ... :.. 284 17 0 Vote No. 66— Agent-General's Department— Salaries Contingencies ... 358 8 8 450 0 2 808 8 10 [STHIGBATION, — Vote No. 67— Agent-General's Department — Salaries Travelling Expenses Rent, Gas, Cleaning Office, &c. 63,210 8 2 3,905 10 6 252 4 0 667 4 2 Carried forward 4,824 18 8 114,325 12 8

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disburseme: tfinuet £ s. d. 4,824 18 8 £ b. d. £ s. d. 114,325 12 8 Brought forward Immigration— continued. Printing, Advertising, Stationery ... Contingencies ... Agencies in United Kingdom 4.167 8 10 2.168 10 11 1,595 14 3 Expenditure in excess of Appropriation transferred to Unauthorized 12,756 12 8 665 6 3 Vote No. 68— Immigration Services — Introduction, Location, &c.— Passages from Europe ... ...£381,123 9 10 Gratuities to Ships' Officers and others ... ... ... 21,884 6 6 Commission, &c., to Agents ... 6,313 8 10 Rations, Outfit, and other Supplies... 68,40118 7 Travelling Expenses, &c. ... ... 2,974 5 3 Eefunds of Outfit and Passage Money 689 7 0 Telegrams, Printing, Advertising, &c. 794 14 8 Demurrage ... ... ... 228 0 10 Passages and Carriage of Luggage in the Colony ... ... ... 21,383 4 3 Medical Attendance, &c. ... ... 1,857 16 10 Purchase of Land ... ... 617 16 0 Barracks and Buildings ... ... 1,304 8 2 New Zealand Handbook ... ... 1,465 9 1 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 5,961 2 4 12,091 6 5 Salaries in the Colony— Chief Office ... ... ... £1,159 13 1 Immigration Officers and others ... 5,602 2 4 514,999 8 2 Contingencies Repots, new Buildings, repairs and additions, &c. Advances to Province of Wellington for Public Works in connection with settlement of Immigrants Advances for Works in connection with location of Settlers, including Advances for Cottages — Taranaki... ... ... ... £4 ; 941 5 1 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... 643 18 2 Wellington ... ... ... 3,827 11 0 Nelson ... ... ... ... 2,262 17 0 Westland ... ... ... 4,783 16 5 Otago ... ... ... ... 10,000 0 0 6,761 15 5 625 3 6 25,671 10 5 6,500 0 0 26,459 7 8 Expenditure in excess of Appropriation transferred to Unauthorized 581,017 5 2 75,120 0 0 Vote No. 69— Liabilities on completion of Immigration and Quarantine Depots ... Expenditure in excess of Appropriation transferred to Unauthorized )5,897 5 2 Vote No. 70— Salary of Colonial Architect ..1 Railways,— North IslandAuckland— Kawakawa Kaipara to Auckland Auckland to Mercer ... ... £141,763 2 9 Expenditure in excess of Appropriation, transferred to Unauthorized 5,824 16 4 187 7 4 29,695 19 1 4,502 4 0 502 4 0 4,000 0 0 250 0 O 622,238 11 7 Mercer to Newcastle Newcastle Southwards ... 135,938 6 5 104,261 10 9 4,894 13 9 Taranaki, — Waitara to Patea ... ... ... 274,977 17 4 28,182 12 3 Wellington— Patea to Wanganui Wanganui to Manawatu... Manawatu to Foxton Wellington to Masterton 945 17 4 80,916 4 0 36,094 7 4 71,031 14 3 2 11 Carried forward 492,148 12 6 636,564 4 3

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DISBURSEMENTS— c, itinued. £ s. d. £ a. d. 492,148 12 6 £ e. d. 636,564 4 3 Brought forward Railways— continued. Hawke's BayNapier to Waipukurau ... Waipukurau to Manawatu 120,538 2 3 4,135 3 6 124,673 5 9 Middle Island —■ Nelson— Nelson to Foxhill Foxhill to Brunner Westport to Mount Rochfort Nelson South-West Gold Fields Roads 47,290 7 9 445 8 11 48,547 0 7 6,640 9 3 102,923 6 6 Marlborough— Picton to Blenheim 32,870 10 6 Canterbury— Kowai to Addington Selwyn to Rakaia Rakaia to Ashburton Ashburton to Temuka Temuka to Timaru Timaru to Waitaki Canterbury Branch Lines Waitaki Bridge 27,166 8 2 3,886 6 7 21,183 8 10 115,381 1 6 44,472 0 8 25,440 1 0 85,314 6 1 9,371 7 6 !,215 0 4 Westland— Brunner to G-reymouth ... ... £47,445 3 0 Expenditure in excess of Appropriation, transferred to Unauthorized ... 3,668 10 5 Roads ... ... ... ... 22,762 16 10 Roads, Hokitika to Christchurch ... 14,403 3 5 43,776 12 7 37,166 0 3 10 Otago— Waitaki Bridge Waitaki to Moeraki Moeraki to Dunedin Dunedin to Clutha ... ... £111,640 4 11 Expenditure in excess of Appropriations, transferred to Unauthorized 8,742 14 4 9,371 7 7 143,829 8 0 76,974 1 7 Clutha to Mataura Mataura to Invercargill ... ... £49,611 5 9 Expenditure in excess of Appropriation, transferred to Unauthorized 214 12 3 102,897 10 7 46,336 19 9 Winton to Kingston Tokomairiro to Lawrence Dunedin to Port Chalmers ... 124,378 2 8 Expenditure in excess of Appropriation, transferred to Unauthorized 6,638 15 2 49,396 13 6 80,568 4 10 36,290 11 4 117,739 7 6 Surveys General Account Lines opened for Traffic— Balances transferred to credit of New Account — Auckland to Mercer Wellington to Masterton Manawatu to Foxton 663,404 4 8 2,775 10 3 197,419 9 8 710 1 7 334 5 0 127 11 2 1,171 17 9 Roads, Noeth Island, — Mangarei Bridge Waikato Bay of Plenty ... Bay of Islands ... Taupo to Auckland Poverty Bay to Auckland Taupo to Hawke's Bay ... PoTerty Bay to Hawke's Bay Seventy-Mile Bush, Hawke's Bay... Napier to Patea Hawera to Waitara Waitara to Patea Patea to Wanganui Manawatu Wanganui to Taupo Seventy-Mile Bush, Wellington ... Manawatu Tramway Hutt to Lowry Bay 5,848 14 8 2,864 12 7 10,120 9 11 10,876 1 6 648 13 10 1,725 6 8 3,683 1 3 229 14 9 5,210 1 2 562 10 6 3,530 9 11 8,000 19 0 1,471 14 3 8,226 11 10 843 10 3 28,192 17 9 1,263 7 10 290 0 0 2,030,544 10 9 93,588 17 8 Carried forward 2,760,697 12 8

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DISBURSEMENT! I— continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,760,697 12 8 Brought forward Watbb Supply on Gold Fields,— General Charges Auckland ... Nelson Westland ... Otago 11,772 2 9 12,503 9 9 52,266 1 5 32,371 16 2 50 11 11 108,913 10 1 108,964 2 0 Pubchase op Land in Nobth Island, — " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873," — General Charges Auckland ... Taranaki ... Wellington ... ... ... ... . Hawke's Bay 72,320 12 7 10,985 4 5 22,108 4 9 5,065 9 7 240 9 4 110,479 11 4 Advances to Native Lands Act Account, under section 7 of "The Appropriation Act, 1874" 8,000 0 0 Aids to Wobks on Gold Fields, — Advances to Province of Auckland under section 18 of " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1874 " 118,720 0 8 15,000 0 O % Tblegeaph Extension Coal Peospeoting Lighthouses Payments under section 45 of " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870" Payments under section 93 of " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870" 61,746 15 3 2,669 16 1 428 7 6 1,500 0 0 1,467 7 1 Charges and Expenses op Eaising the Loans, — Discount — On sales of Debentures On Instalments paid up before due date On Drafts on the Crown Agents 153,663 0 0 19,965 12 5 2,187 10 0 175,816 2 5 96,766 0 0 1,879 12 6 1,776 4 9 Commission and Brokerage Stamp Duty Advertising, Printing, Telegrams, &c. Intbeest received on Credit Balances New Zealand Public Account, London, &c, transferred to Consolidated Fund 276,237 19 8 28,462 12 10 Rbfunds of Stamp Duties, — Auckland Wellington Hawke's Bay ... Nelson Canterbury Otago 7 7 0 7 11 4 4 7 0 4 15 0 76 17 0 77 7 6 Advances to New Zealand Settlements Acts Account under section 5 of "The Appropriation Act, 1872" ... 178 4 10 13,000 0 0 UNAtTTHOBIZED EXPENDITUBE, — In excess of Appropriations— Vote No. 67 —Agent-General's Department— Amount expended ... ... £12,756 12 8 Amount voted ... £12,065 0 0 Credits ... 26 6 5 12,091 6 5 Vote No. 68 —Immigration— Amount expended ... ... £581,017 5 2 Amount voted ... £463,746 7 0 Credits... ... 42,150 18 2 505,897 5 2 665 6 3 75,120 0 0 Vote No. 69 —Liabilities on completion of Immigration and Quarantine Dep&ts— Amount expended ... ... £4,502 4 0 Amouut voted ... ... ... 4,000 0 0 502 4 0 Railways— Auckland to Mercer Railway — Amount expended ... ... £391,820 3 0 Amouut voted ... £344,000 0 0 Credits ... 41,995 6 8 385,995 6 8 5,824 16 4 Carried forward 82,112 6 7 3,389,072 18 7

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STATEMENT of ADVANCES OUTSTANDING on 30th June, 1875, on Account of the Immigration and Public Works Loan, specifying the Items against which such Advances were issued.

hnue< Brought forward Unauthoeized Expekdittjbe— continued. Brunner to Greymouth Railway — Amount expended ... ... £88,310 12 7 Amount voted ... £84,400 0 0 Credits ... 242 2 2 £ s. d. 82,112 6 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,389,072 18 7 84,642 2 2 3,668 10 5 Dunedin to Port Chalmers Eailway— Amount expended ... ... £224,781 9 2 Amount voted ... £210,000 0 0 Credits ... 8,142 14 0 218,142 14 0 6,638 15 2 Mataura to Invercargill Eailway — Amount expended ... ... £149,127 8 0 Amount voted ... £148,000 0 0 Credits ... 912 15 9 148,912 15 9 214 12 3 Dunedin to Clutha Railway — Amount expended ... ... £363,617 18 5 Amount voted ... £326,000 0 0 Credits ... 28,875 4 1 354,875 4 1 8,742 14 4 Services not provided for— Temporary advances to New Zealand Settlements Acts Account Temporary advances to Railways opened for traffic (General Account) Agent-General's Department 2,500 0 0 101,376 18 9 5,639 6 5 3,000 0 0 139 6 5 Tempoeabt Advances Repaid,— Bank of England Consolidated Fund 610,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 107,016 5 2 760,000 0 0 760,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 Dbafts on Ceown Agents Retieed Total Disbursements 4,756,089 3 9 Baiance on 30th Jttne, 1875, —■ Cash in the Public Account Advances to be accounted for — Colonial ... Foreign 2,126,572 18 2 35,050 17 11 25,464 15 7 60,515 13 6 2,187,088 11 8 :6,943,177 15 5

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balances op Advances, 1874-75, — Reserve Vote 84 —Introduction of Immigrants Financial Year ended 30th June, 1875 — Vote 68 —Immigration Services Vote 69 —Liabilities on completion of Depdts, &c. Railways— Auckland to Mercer Mercer to Newcastle Napier to Waipukurau Waipukurau to Manawatu Waitara to Patea ... ... ... .... Wanganui to Manawatu Manawatu to Foxton Wellington to Masterton Brunner to G-reymouth Westport to Mount Rochfort... Nelson South-West Gold Fields Roads... Canterbury Branch Lines Hokitika to Malvern ... ... ;.. Westland Roads Hokit ika to Christchurch 7,516 5 7 0 15 6 134 14 4 2,024 1 11 7 16 4 3 9 2 311 11 3 915 16 2 610 12 0 178 11 9 120 4 2 102 13 10 22 14 8 21 14 6 8 13 4 288 17 0 291 10 10 2 6 0 7,517 1 1 Carried forward 4,908 6 11 7,519 7 1

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The account of the Keceipts and Expenditure under the Immigration and Public Works Loan Acts (1870-1874) during the Financial Tear 1874-75, has been audited and found correct with the following exceptions, viz., — 1. A sum of £82 4s. 2d. recovered on account of "Waitaki Bridge, all credited to Canterbury, instead of being divided between Canterbury and Otago. 2. A sum of £22 credited to Land Purchases, Auckland, 1873, instead of Land Purchases, 1870. Chables Knight, 4th October, 1875. Commissioner of Audit. By Authority: Printed by Oioigb Didbbdbt, Government Printer.—lB7s. Price 6d.]

ITATEMENT of Advances ItTTSTANDING on 30th Juni Public Works Loan — c e, 1875, on continued. :count o: mmigrai ion am £ s. d. 4,908 6 11 £ s. d. 7,519 7 1 £ s. d. Brought forward Balances op Advances, 1873-74 — continued. Railways— continued. Waitaki to Moeraki Moeraki to Duncdin Dunedin to Clutha ... Clutha to Mataura ... Mataura to Invercargill Tokomairiro to Lawrence Winton to Kingston General Account Surveys under section 10, " Railways Act, 1872 " 164 7 11 185 2 5 528 9 1 7 8 7 3 12 8 85 9 1 28 12 4 309 4 7 45 12 7 Deduct Credit Balances— Auckland to Mercer ... ... ... £134 14 4 Surveys, section 10, " Railways Act, 1872" 45 12 7 6,220 13 7 180 6 11 Roads, North Island Water Supply on Gold Fields Purchase of Lands, North Island — " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870" " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 "— Auckland £13,560 16 11 Wellington ... ... ... 131 1 7 Taranaki ... ... ... 190 18 11 6,040 6 8 2,073 9 0 1,434 3 7 1,803 16 0 13,882 17 5 15,686 13 5 Lighthouses Telegraphs Unauthorized ... General Imprest Account Total 27 1 2 1,299 12 6 300 6 6 669 18 0 £35,050 17 11 Treasury, Wellington, 26th August, 1875. James" C. Gavin, Accountant to the Treasury.