RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE UNDER "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACTS, 1870-74," DURING FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1876.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1876 Session I, B-11

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1876. NEW ZEALAND.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE UNDER "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACTS, 1870-74," DURING FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1876.

Presented to loth Souses of the General Assembly, pursuant to Section 17 of " Tlie Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870."

ACCOUNT of MONEYS raised under "The Immigration and Public Works Loan Acts, 1870-74," and the Expenditure thereof, during the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1876. RECEIPTS.

Sales op Debextuees :— In England, — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1874 — Four and a half per cents, sold at 94 ... Add discount £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,823,036 0 0 116,364 0 0 Less brought to Account in 1874-75 ... 1,939,400 0 0 271,516 0 0 1,667,884 0 In the Colony, — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 — Four and a half per cents, sold at 97 ... £7,275 0 0 Add discount ... ... ... 225 0 0 Four and a half per cents, sold at 97 ... £14,900 0 0 Less brought to Account in 1874-75 ... 14,453 0 0 7,500 0 0 447 0 0 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 — Four and a half per cents, sold at 96 ... £5,952 0 0 Add discount ... ... ... 24S 0 0 6,200 0 0 In Australia, — General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 — Five per cents, sold at par 14,147 0 0 1,400 0 0 Tempoeaky Advances: — Advances received in England on Debentures guaranteed by Imperial Government Sales of Allotments Kecoveeies fob Cbedit op Votes :— Class I.—Immigration, — Vote No. 72 —Immigration ... Vote No. 73 —Advances to Provinces ... 1,683,431 0 0 140,000 0 0 548 5 9 34,373 16 0 115 8 9 34,489 4 9 Class II.—Departmental Public Works, — Vote No. 74—Head Office ... Vote No. 76—Agent-General's Department 539 6 10 10 15 7 550 2 5 Class III. —Railways, — Vote No. 78 —Kaipara-Auckland ... ... . Vote No. 79 —Auckland-Punui Vote No. 80 —Napier-Mauawatu Vote No. 81 —Wellington-Masterton ... Vote No. 82 —Waitara-Patea Vote No. 83—Patea-Manawatu Vote No. 84 —Manawatu-Foxton 940 15 0 12,934 14 11 16 13 6 1,909 1 9 520 0 0 201 5 9 359 4 2 Carried forward 16,881 15 1 35,039 7 2 1,823,979 5 9

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RECEIPTS— contini ted. i Brought forward Class III.—Railways— continued. Vote No. 85—Nelson-Foxhill Vote No. 86—Pieton-Blenheim Vote No. 87 —Brunner-Greymouth Vote No. 88—Westport and Mount Rochfort ... Vote No. 89—Kowai-Waitaki Vote No. 90 —Canterbury Branches Vote No. 91—Waitaki Bridge Vote No. 92—Waitaki-Invercargill Vote No. 90—Tokomairiro-Lawrenee ... ... Vote No. 94—Winton-Kingston £ s. d. 16,889 16 1 £ s. d. 35,039 7 2 £ s. d. 1,823,979 5 9 0 7 0 13 10 0 189 18 7 37 12 3 9,621 9 2 2,782 3 7 9 16 0 4,833 1 2 7 3 0 21 6 0 Class IV.—Roads,— Vote No. 96—North Island ... Class V.—Land Purchases, North Island, — Vote No. 101—Auckland Vote No. 102—Taranaki Vote No. 103—Wellington ... 34,398 1 11 5,953 15 2 1,229 10 2 100 0 0 8 6 8 1,337 16 10 ClasB VI.—Waterworks on Gold Fields,— Vote No. 105—Water-raceB ... Class VII.—Coal Mines,— Vote No. 107 —Prospecting, &c. Class VIII. —Telegraph Extension, — Vote No. 108—Telegraph Extension ... Class IX.—Public Buildings,— Vote No. 109—Judicial Vote No. 112—Offices for Public Departments ... Vote No. 113—Miscellaneous 188 15 10 5 13 6 2,276 0 3 56 0 208 2 1,241 0 1,505 2 0 Class X. —Lighthouses,—■ Vote No. 114 —Lighthouses ... 15 10 0 Railways General Account :— Recoveries by Transfers to Votes ... Pbotince op Otago:— On Account of Advances for Immigrants'Cottages ... On Account of Advances under " Otago Provincial Public Works Advances Act, 1874" ... ... 80,720 2 8 211,312 14 3 3,000 0 0 5,208 6 8 Native Lands Acts Account:— Recoveries by Transfers to Votes for Land Purchases Confiscated Lands: — Recovery of Temporary Advances made prior to 30 June, 1875 Consolidated Fund : — Moiety of Stamp Duties for 1875-76,— Auckland ... Taranaki ... Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Westland ... ... ... ... .'. "' Otago 8,208 6 8 9,719 18 5 20,500 0 0 9,375 8 7 556 19 0 9,247 14 7 2,652 16 4 2.312 9 5 384 13 10 13,081 10 6 1.313 10 9 18,282 6 0 Recovery of Advances made under Section 14, " Public Revenues Act, 1875," as per contra Recovery of Temporary Advance made prior to 30 June, 1875, for Railway Stores, &c. 57,207 9 0 300,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 Defence Loan:— Recovery of Advance made under Section 10, " Immigration and Public Works Appropriation Act, 1875," as per contra ... 360,207 9 0 70,000 0 0 Total Receipts 2,584,647 16 9 Balance on 30 June, 1875:— Cash in Public Account, — Immigration and Public Works Loan ... General Purposes Loan ... 2,126,572 18 2 67,020 17 1 2,193,593 15 3 Advances to be accounted for, — Immigration and Public Works Loan— Colonial ... ... ... ... £35,050 17 11 Foreign ... ... ... ... 25,464 15 7 General Purposes Loan 60,515 13 6 41 11 3 60,557 4 9 2,254,151 0 0 £4,838,798 16 9

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DISBURSEMENTS.

3lass I. —Immigration :— Vote No. 72,— Immigration— Salaries in the Colony— Chief Office ... ... ... £1,228 9 0 Immigration Officers and others .., 5,296 12 '3 £ e. d. £ s. d. £ b. d. 6,525 1 3 1,502 6 2 89 0 0 Management of Country Depots Rent of Depots » ... Agent-General's Department,— Salaries ... ... ... ... £5,158 8 9 Travelling Expenses ... ... 811 15 2 Bent, Gas, Cleaning Offices, &c. ... 579 1111 Printing, Advertising, Stationery ... 3,753 18 7 Contingencies ... ... ... 1,564 1 10 Agencies in United Kingdom... ... 4,083 9 10 Introduction, Location, &c, — Passages from Europe £213,008 10 9 G-ratuities to Ships' Officers and others 14,247 4 6 Commission to Agents ... ... 4,913 18 2 Eations, Outfits, and other Supplies ... 39,896 16 1 Travelling Expenses ... ... 1,507 2 0 Refunds of Outfits and Passage-money... 398 15 0 Telegrams, Printing, Advertising, &c. ... 1,247 Oil Demurrage ... ... ... 86 18 6 Passages in the Colony ... ... 14,086 9 9 Medical Attendance and Medicines ... 1,237 0 8 Purchase of Quail Island ... ... 4,000 0 0 Barracks and Buildings ... ... 183 17 8 New Zealand Handbook ... ... 151 13 0 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 2,578 11 6 15,981 6 1 Purchase of Land under "The Immigrants Lands Act, 1873" ... ... .. ... Repairs to Immigration and Quarantine Depots... Moiety of Cjst of four Steam Launches Advances for Immigration Purposes—Karamea Settlement 297,543 18 6 2,379 8 6 4,282 16 4 1,200 0 0 1,891 10 5 331,395 7 3 Vote No. 73,— Advances for Immigration Purposes— Advances on Land for Public Works in Wellington in connection with Settlement of Immigrants Advances for Construction of Depots and Works in connection with Settlers, including Advances for Cottages— Taranaki ... ... ... £15,060 16 7 Hawke'sBay ... ... 2,055 0 1 Nelson ... ... ... 5,737 3 0 Marlborough ... ... 566 4 0 Westland ... ... ... 8,757 19 8 19,615 0 3 32,177 3 4 Total Class I. 51,792 3 7 383,137 10 10 3lass II.—Departmental Public Wobks :— Vote No. 74,— Head OfficeSalaries, 1st July, 1875, to 30th June, 1876 Instruments ... ... ... ... • Salaries and Contingencies hulk "Omega" Office and Engineer's Contingencies Travelling Expenses Witnesses'Fees in Assessors'Courts ... ... 10,782 14 11 7 11 3 247 0 9 2,842 12 2 621 7 3 11 8 6 14,512 14 10 Vote No. 75,— Store Department— Salaries, 1st July, 1875, to 30th June, 1876 Vote No. 76,— Agent-General's Department — Salaries Contingencies 737 10 0 602 11 6 148 18 6 751 10 0 Total Class II. 16,001 14 10 3lass III. —Railways : — Vote No. 77,— Kawakawa Vote No. 78,— Kaipara-Auckland ... Vote No. 79,— Auckland-Puniu ,,, ... ... Vote No. 80,— Napier-Manawatu ... Vote No. 81,— Wellington-Masterton Vote No. 82,— Waitara-Patea 7,608 17 6 13,847 13 10 175,565 1 3 91,297 17 5 143,677 9 9 27,531 1 5 Carried forward 399,189 5 8

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DISBURSEMENTS— co. ilinued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ b. d. 399,189 5 8 Brought forward Class III.—Railways— continued. Vote No. 83,— Patea-Manawatu Vote No. 84,— Manawatu-Foxton ... Vote No. 85,— Nelson-Foxhill Vote No. 86,— Picton-Blenheim ... Vote No. 87,— Brunner-Greymouth Vole No. 88,— Westport-Mount Eochfort ... Vote No. 89,— Kowai-Waitaki Vote No. 90,— Canterbury Branch Lines Vote No. 91,— Waitaki Bridge Vote No. 92,— Waitaki-InTercargill Vote No. 93,— Tokomairiro-Lawrence Vote No. 94,— Winton-Kingston ... ... ... ... ... Vote No. 95,— Surveys of new Lines Expenditure in excess of Appropriation transferred to Unauthorized 156,611 1 7 46,548 7 9 26,469*13 0 45,542 10 10 25,476 13 3 53,232 18 11 268,097 16 3 42,071 8 2 17,724 11 7 338,363 19 1 73,442 10 9 76,219 1 8 5,202 0 2 390 7 8 4,811 12 6 Total Class III. 1,634,140 6 6 Class IV. —Roads : — Vote No. 96,— North Island Vote No. 97,— Nelson South-West Gold Fields Vote No. 98,— Westland ... Vote No. 99,— Hokitika-Christehurch Total Class IV. Class V. —Land Puecuases, North Island :— Vote No. 100,— General Expenses ... Vote No. 101, — Auckland ... Expenditure in excess of Appropriation transferred to Unauthorized 29,223 7 10 4,530 18 8 2,779 14 3 9,260 17 5 45,794 18 2 94,420 17 9 2,472 17 11 Vote No. 102,— Taranaki ... Expenditure in excess of Appropriation transferred to Unauthorized 43,191 7 7 51,229 10 2 11,509 2 7 1,409 2 7 10,100 0 0 Vote No. 103,— Wellington ,., ... ... ... Vote No. 104,— Hawke's Bay Total Class V. Class VI.—Watebwobks on Gold Fields:— Vote No. 105,— Water Supply on Gold Fields Vote No. 106 — Aiding Works on Thames Gold Field ... Total Class VI. Class VII.—Peospeoting and Developing Coal Mines :— Vote No. 107,— Coal Fields Total Class VII. ... 15,838 7 9 797 4 8 74,185 9 1 80,438 0 6 24,908 0 0 99,093 9 1 Class VIII.—Telegbaph Extension:— Vote No. 108,— Telegraphs Expenditure in excess of Appropriation transferred to Unauthorized Total Class VIII. ... Class IX.—Public Buildings :— Vote No. 109,— Judicial— Hokianga ... Mangapai ... Waipu Alexandra... Waipawa ... 2,255 3 3 2.255 3 3 37,297 11 10 5,321 11 7 31,976 0 3 5 0 0 73 0 0 77 3 9 1 17 6 319 10 4 Carried forward 476 11 7 2,292,887 3 5

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DISBURSEMENTS— co; itinued. Brought forward £ s. d. 476 11 7 £ 8. d. £ s. d. 2,292,887 3 5 Public Buildings— continued. Greymoutb. ... ... Naseby Q,ueenstown Milton Fittings ... Penal Establishment 56 17 10 353 6 0 44 17 4 326 0 0 655 0 0 949 17 3 2,862 10 0 Vote No. 110,— Postal and Telegraph— Russell and other places Onehunga... Napier Wairoa Hokitika ... G-reymouth Lyeil Nelson Kainpoi Alexandra... Palm erston South ... Dunedin ... Mosgiel Offices in various places Fittings ... 1,246 3 5 250 9 4 2,772 10 0 955 13 8 3,825 6 7 2,1C9 6 0 31 0 0 1,618 7 0 800 0 0 31 5 6 550 13 0 1,761 4 6 679 14 11 2,915 9 7 1,021 18 7 Vote No. Ill,— Customs — Kaipara ... ... ... Fittings ... 20,665 2 7 444 2 3 5 10 0 449 12 3 Vote No. 112 — Offices for Public Departments — Auckland ... G-isborno ... Wellington HaTelock ... Lyttelton ... Invercargill Fittings ... 327 14 2 52 2 0 28,710 11 1 997 3 7 1,120 10 6 5,217 10 7 2,088 17 10 .4 9 9 Vote No. 113,— Miscellaneous — Ministerial Residence, Tinakori Road ... „ „ Moleaworth Street Q-uard Boom, Government House Furniture, House of Representatives ... Colonial Museum ... 2,425 6 0 511 2 11 373 12 4 1,629 11 7 700 4 9 Total Class IX. 5,639 17 7 Class X. —Lighthouses :— Vote No. 114,— Cape Foulwind The Brothers, Portland Island Hokitika ... Puysegur Point Mokohinau Cape Maria Van Dieman Centre Island ToryChannell Sundry Expenses in connection with other new Lights Steamer to be used as Lighthouse tender Undistributed 5,128 12 0 3,256 9 10 1,516 13 5 39 18 4 3,853 16 5 55 18 1 1,002 13 2 160 9 1 38 11 3 715 16 0 6,591 1 4 519 14 9 68,131 12 2 Total Class X. 22,879 13 8 22,879 13 8 Class XI.—Chabges and Expenses of Raising Loans : — Vote No. 115,— Discount, Commission, and other Charges— Discount— On Sales of Debentures ... On Instalments of Purchase-money of Debentures paid before due date ... ... ... ... On Drafts on the Crown Agents ... Commission, &c. Stamp Duty Advertising, Printing, Telegrams 117,284 0 0 4,948 18 11 1,093 15 0 5,593 16 5 5,055 15 0 3,005 10 8 136,981 16 0 16,981 16 0 Total Class XI. Railways Q-enebal Accomm:— Payments under Section 6, "Immigration and Public Works Appropriation Act, 1875 " 47,940 14 10 Carried forward 2,508,821 0 1

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DISBURSEMENTS— continued. Brought forward £ 8. d. t s. d. £ s. d. 2,568,821 0 1 Province op Otago : — Payments under " Otago Provincial Public Worts Advances Act, 1874" Native Lands Acts Account : — Transfers under Section 6, "Appropriation Act, 1875 " 46,658 12 5 14,000 0 0 Unauthorized :— In excess of Appropriations, — Vote No. 101—Land Purchases, AucklandAmount expended ... ... ... £94,420 17 9 Amount voted ... £50,000 0 0 Credits ... ... 1,229 10 2 51,229 10 2 43,191 7 7 Vote No. 102 —Land Purchases, laranaki, — Amount expended ... ... ... £11,509 2 7 Amount voted ... £10,000 0 0 Credits ... ... 100 0 0 10,100 0 0 1,409 2 7 Vote No. 108—Telegraph Extension, — Amount expended ... ... ... £37,297 1110 Amount voted ... £29,700 0 0 Credits ... ... 2,276 0 3 • 31,976 0 3 5,321 11 7 Vote No. 95—Surveys of new Lines, — Amount expended ... ... ... £5,202 0 2 Amount voted ... ... ... 4,81112 6 390 7 8 Services not provided for, — ImmigrationProportion of Expenses of Sir Julius Vogel to cover Exoenses of Mission to England ... ... £1,500 0 0 Less charged to Consolidated Fund... ... £500 0 0 Less charged to Charges and Expenses of raising Loan 750 0 0 1,250 0 0 50,312 9 5 250 0 0 Charges and Expenses of raising Loan,— Proportion of Expenses of Mission to England, as above ... Lighthouses,— Light-room, Stores, Freight, &c., for Province of Canterbury Balance at Debit of Imprest Account of D. Koss written off ... 750 0 0 36 12 6 1 12 0 1,038 4 6 Eedemption of Shobt-datbd Debentubes :— General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 Temporary Advances on Guaranteed Debentures : — Advances repaid Consolidated Fund: — Repayment of Temporary Advances Advances under Section 14, " Public Revenues Act, 1875 " 51,350 13 11 44,200 0 0 280,000 0 0 277,163 4 7 300,000 0 "0 577,163 4 7 Dbpence Loan: — Advance under Section 10, "Immigration and Public Works Appropriation Act, 1875 " Bills Payable :— Amount of Drafts on Crown Agents, London, outstanding on 30th June, 1875, transferred to Bills Payable Account 70,000' 0 0 1,050,000 0 0 Total Expenditure ••» 4,702,193 11 0 Balance on 30th June, 1876: — Advances to be Accounted for, — Colonial ... Foreign 18,743 1 9 298,232 5 2 316,975 6 11 Deduct, —■ Debit Balance Public Account 180,370 1 2 136,605 5 9 £4,838,798 16 9

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STATEMENT of ADVANCES OUTSTANDING on 30th June, 1876, on Account of the Immigration and Public Works Loan, specifying the Votes against which such Advances were issued.

Colonial. Foreign. Totals. Class I.—Immigeation : — Vote No. 72 —Introduction, Location, &o. ... Vote No. 73 —Advances to Provinces Class II.—Departmental Public Wobks : — Pote No. 74—Head Office Vote No. 76 —Agent-Q-eaeral's Department, London... Class III.—Railways :— Vote No. 78 —Kawakawa Vote No. 79—Auckland-Puniu ... Vote No. 80 —Napier-Manawatu ... Vote No. 81—"Wellington-Mastertan Vote No. 82—Waitara-Patea Vote No. 83—Patea-Manawatu ... Vote No. 84—Manawatu-Foxton ... Vote No. 85—Nelson-Foxhill Vote No. 86—Picton-Blenheim ... Vote No. 87 —Brunner-G-reymouth Vote No. 88—Westport-Mount Roehfort ... Vote No. 92—Waitaki-Invercargill Vote No. 95—Surveys of new Lines in excess of Vote Class IV. —Eoads: — Vote No. 96 —North Island Vote No. 97—Nelson South-West Q-old Reids Vote No. 98—Westland Roads ... Vote No. 99—Hokitika-Christchurch Class V.- —Land Pubchases, Noeth Island :— Vote No. 101—Auckland,— In excess of Vote Vote No. 103—Wellington Vote No. 104—Hawke's Bay Class VI. —Watebwobks on Gold Fields :— Vote No. 105 —Waterworks ... ... ... Class VII. —Peospecting, &c, Coal Mines :— Vote No. 107—Coal Fields Class VIII.— Telegeaph Extension:— Vote No. 108—In excess of Vote ... Class IX.—Public Buildings :— Vote No. 109—Judicial ... Vote No. 110—Postal and Telegraph Vote No. 112—Offices for Public Departments Class X. —Lighthouses : — Vote No. 114 —Lighthouses Class XL :— Vote No. 115 —Charges and Expenses of raising Loan Railways G-bneeal Account G-eneeal Imprest Account Agent-Genebal : — Balance of old Account ... £ b. d. 301 16 6 1,921 16 10 32 10 0 26 5 0 1,181 7 4 17 3 6 85 9 1 1,188 5 5 16 4 0 35 10 11 18 3 9 285 0 2 53 2 0 69S 16 8 15 15 6 67 10 0 307 11 2 214 15 3 398 2 6 £ a. d. 30,000 0 0 392 0 0 400 0 0 155 10 0 155 10 0 £ b. d. 30,301 16 6 1,921 16 10 392 0 0 400 0 0 32 10 0 181 15 0 1,181 7 4 172 13 6 85 9 1 1,188 5 5 16 4 0 35 10 11 18 3 9 285 O 2 53 2 0 698 16 8 15 15 6 67 10 9 307 11 2 214 15 3 398 2 6 9,007 8 3 64 19 10 63 9 7 9,007 8 3 64 19 10 63 9 7 470 18 8 470 18 8 232 15 11 232 15 11 519 4 0 2,982 10 0 3,501 14 0 11 17 2 353 0 0 120 0 0 250 0 0 364 17 2 120 0 0 250 0 0 20 0 0 21,945 0 0 21,965 0 0 1,900 0 0 151,150 0 0 1,900 0 0 151,150 0 0 1,487 2 0 1,487 2 0 88,718 13 7 88,718 13 7 Less Credit Balance Crown Agents' Account 18,743 1 9 298,522 3 7 289 18 5 317,265 5 4 289 18 5 Total Advances to be accounted for 18,743 1 9 298,232 5 2 316,975 6 11 Treasury, "Wellington, 10th August, 1876. Examined and found correct. 16th August, 1876. James C. Aci Gavin, :ountant to the Treasury. James Ej IWAED FlTZG-EHALD, Commissioner of Audit. Price 6d.] By Authority: G-eobge Didsbuby, Q-overnment Printer, Wellington.—1876.