PUBLIC ACCOUNTS For the Quarter ended 30th September, 1879.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1879 Session II, B-01a

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Sess. 11.—1879. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS For the Quarter ended 30th September, 1879.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

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* Including Provincial Liabilities Account. SUMMARY OF NET BALANCES. w Db- * s. a. Ok. £ s. d. Public Woeks Fund ... ... ... 236,267 14 7 Consolidated Fund ... . . 348,420 9 7 Public Account in the Colony ... ... 72,972 2 11 Suspense Account ... ... ... 7,732 8 11 Advance Accounts ... ... ... 591,840 2 10 New Zealand Public Account, London ... 294,927 1 10 Bills Payable ... ... ... 250,000 0 O Total ... ... ... £901,080 0 4 Total ... ... ... £901,080 0 4 Treasury, Wellington, 2nd October, 187ft. James B. Hetwood, Accountant to the Treasury.

GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET and SUMMARY of TRANSACTIONS of the PUBLIC ACCOUNT for the Qpaeter ended 30th September, 1879.

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Balances on 30th June, 1879. TCANSACTIONS. Balances on 30th Sept, 1879. j Expenditure and Transfers (net). Receipts and Transfers (net). Dr. Or. Dr. Or. Consolidated Fund : — Revenue Account ... Treasury Bills Account Deficiency Bills Account Accounts of Local Bodies Deposits Bills Receivable Account £ 9. d. ... i * 558,826 6 5 Z 82,524 8 4 £ 9. d. * 558,826 6 5 £ a. i. 832,000 0 0 7,755 14 9 38,537 16 2 £ s. d. 993,505 9 9 50.000 0 0 28^029 9 6 19,725 5 4 £ s. d. 691,428 1 2 450,000 0 0 28,617 17 6 8,934 11 0 23,727 8 4 £ s. d. 860,903 15 0 £ b. d. 832,000 0 O 400,000 0 O 8,374 2 9 27,747 1 10 82,524 8 4 58,797 0 0 Public AVobks Fuhd ... 506,205 10 6 953,387 13 2 210,914 8 1 236,267 14 7 Suspense Account: — Receipts in the Colony Receipts in London 489 5 9 654 12 6 1,385,642 19 8 654 12 6 7,243 3 2 7,732 8 11 1,275,853 13 6 Public Account :— Bank of New Zealand in the Colony Bank of New Zealand/London 05,626 17 G 74,4,292 4 11 2,045,302 10 3 ] ,420,895 9 3 119,885 3 11 102,323 0 11 1,154,722 0 ]1 474,576 5 0 1,177,376 15 6 667,179 16 11 72,972 2 11 294,927 1 10 Bills Receivable Account :— Bank Drafts on London 317,831. 0 0 317,831 0 O Bills Payable Account :— Drafts on Crown Agents ... 250,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 Advance Accounts :— Imperial Government General Account ,, „ Pensions Account Miscellaneous Imprests Foreign Imprest Account 271 4 1 '.'.'. \ 66,188 13 3 ... j 366,695 0 0 : 846,615 14 10~ 102,323 9 11 I 744,292 4 11 8,004 9 3 409,892 8 9 79,704 16 11 7,962 <7 3 187,285 17 9 143,671 4 5 274 4 1 42 2 O 288,795 4 3 302,728 12 6 664,812 5 9 544,927 1 10 2,126,900 0 10 2,751,307 1 10 119,885 3 11

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STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. RECEIPTS. GNSOLIDATED FUND :— Revenue Account, — Assets of 1878-79,— Revenue, — Postal ... ... ... £152 7 9 Telegraphic ... ... .... 22 4 8 Miscellaneous ... ... 8 10 6 Miscellaneous Recoveries ... Bills Receivable, — Second Instalment on account of Sale of Reclaimed Land, Wellington Harbour ... 183 2 11 6,510 3 2 23,727 8 4 30,420 14 5 Financial Year 1879-80 — Revenue, — Ordinary, — Raised by Taxation, — Customs ... ... £289,402 0 2 Stamps ... ... 33,898 3 7 j 323,300 3 9 Receipts for services rendered, — Railways ... ... £144,144 2 11 Postal ... ... 31,233 12 0 Telegraphic... ... 16,922 14 9 Judicial ... ... 13,743 19 2 Land Transferand Deeds Registry ... ... 9,444 12 1 Registration and other Fees ... ... 10,333 1 2 Marino ... ... 4,825 14 0 Miscellaneous ... 6,898 9 0 Territorial. — Land Sales ... ... £34,987 6 1 Depasturing License!, Rents, &c. ... ... ... 6,380 5 9 Miscellaneous ... ... 427 16 2 237,546 5 1 41,795 8 0 Transfer from Public Works Fund in aid of Contingent Defence Expenditure Miscellaneous Recoveries ... 602,641 16 10 80,000 0 0 2,092 18 3 Deficiency Bills Account, — Bills issued under "The Public Roveuues Act, 1878," Section 18 715,155 9 6 450,000 0 0 Carried forward ... 1,165,155 9 6

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ACCOUNT for the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1879.

EXPENDITURE. !ONSOLIDATED FUND :— Revenue Account, —■ Liabilities of 1878-79, — Permanent Appropriations, — Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature Subsidies to Local Bodies Twenty per cent, of Land Revenue paid to Counties Ellesmero and Forsytk Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Advances. £ s. d. 1,216 0 0 1,181 3 2 22,98(5 19 7 11,815 6 8 £ s. d. £ s. <L 276 11 6 583 12 8 Annual Appropriations,— Miscellaneous Services... ... £9,266 18 0 166,351 4 6 204,413 18 1 Outstanding Balances of Votes of 1878-79 ... ,.: ... 40,865 13 0 Financial Year 1879-80,— Permanent Appropriations, — Civil List ... ... ... 56 10 0 Interest and Sinking Fund ... 25,050 0 0 Under Special Acts of the Legislature Subsidies to Local Bodies One-third of Proceeds of Sales on Deferred Payments... 6,299 18 7 402,270 10 2 Il,fi82 5 7 4,284 10 11 2,289 3 10 Annual Appropriations, — Class I.—Colonial Secretary... 12,946 2 9 „ II.—Colonial Treasurer ... 1,444 12 1 „ III.—Minister of Justice 3,078 3 3 IV.—Postmaster-General 932 19 5 „ V.—Commissioner of Customs 2,290 2 5 VI.—Commissioner of Stamps 570 4 1 VII.—Minister of Education 100 0 0 VIII.—Minister of Native Affairs ... ... 2,880 1 3 „ IX. —Minister of Lands and Mines ... ... 8,502 13 2 „ X.—Minister of Public Works... ... 84,743 14 5 „ XL—Minister of Defence 65,500 5 4 426,826 9 1 59,441 14 11 7,710 10 8 27,285 11 5 53,156 13 9 17,993 10 5 6,157 11 11 54,401 19 11 7,999 13 9 27,841 0 1 77,061 1 4 22,557 7 11 993,505 9 9 Unauthorized Imperial Pensions Account, &c. ... 18,305 5 9 361,606 16 1 658 6 6 £276,533 4 11 Deficiency Bills Account, — Bill redeemed 50,000 0 0 Carried forward ... £1,043,505 9 9

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STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC

RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward CONSOLIDATED FUND :— Accounts of Local Bodies, — Revenue Accounts, — Revenue from License and other Fees Revenue from Lands made over Gold Fields Revenue Gold Duty 1,165,155 9 6 10,776 9 0 112 10 0 3,279 15 8 6,175 1 6 Counties Separate Account Advance Account 20,343 16 2 5,789 18 9 2,514 2 7 28,647 17 6 8,934 11 0 Deposits Total Consolidated Fund ... 1,202,737 18 0 PUBLIC WORKS FUND :— Advances obtained on security of Imperial Guaranteed Debentures Special receipts under section 9 of " The Railways Construction Act, 1878"... Miscellaneous Recoveries ... Temporary advance to Consolidated Fund on Deficiency Bills repaid 150,000 0 0 276 11 6 10,637 16 7 50,000 0 0 Total Public Works Fund 210,914 8 1 SUSPENSE ACCOUNT:— Receipts in the Colony 7,243 3 2 Total Receipt! ... ... ... 1,420,895 9 3 Balance on 30th June, 1879 ... ... ... ... 744,292 4 11 £2,165,187 14 2 Treasui -, Wellin; in, 2nd October, 1879.

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ACCOUNT for the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1879.

James B. Hexwood, Accountant to the Treasury, Examined and found correct: James Edward FitzGerald, Comptroller and Auditor-General. 20th October, 1879.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. EXPENDITURE. Brought forward CONSOLIDATED FUND :— Accounts op Local Bodies, — Revenue Accounts, — Revenue from License and other Fees Revenue from Lands made over Gold Fields Revenue Gold Duty 1,043,505 9 9 11,035 1 6 3,075 11 3 7,867 7 3 21,978 0 0 2,948 12 3 3,102 17 3 28,029 9 6 Counties Separate Account Advance Account Advances. Deposits £19,260 18 8 19,725 5 4 Total Consolidated Fund ... 1,091,260 4 7 PUBLIC WORKS FUND :— Annual Appropriations, — Class I. —Immigration „ II. —Public Works—Departmental „ III.—Railways „ IV. —Surveys of New Lines ,, V.—Roads „ VI. —Land Purchases ... „ VII.—Water-races „ VIII. —Telegraph Extension „ IX.—Public Buildings ... „ X.—Lighthouses „ XI.—Miscellaneous Contingent Defence ... 26,915 11 11 300 0 0 56,707 2 10 6,357 19 6 20,647 1 10 1,250 0 0 2,375 8 5 800 O 0 557 12 3 1,110 9 6 19,442 11 9 3,241 0 8 243,919 3 8 1,734 7 0 23,399 0 10 15,914 12 7 6,174 4 5 16,693 0 7 80,317 14 8 1,007 14 11 29,744 2 1 80,000 0 0 Unauthorized Outstanding balances of Votes of 1878-79, &c. Temporary advances on security of Imperial Guaranteed Debentures, repaid... Temporary advances to Consolidated Fund on Deficiency Bills 4,000 0 0 175,024 13 0 521,587 13 2 200,000 0 0 953,387 13 2 231,800 0 0 £296,045 19 3 Total Public Works Fund ... iUSPENSE ACCOUNT:— Receipts in London 654 12 6 Total Expenditure 2,045,302 10 3 Balance on 30th September, 1879... 119,885 3 11 £2,165,187 14 2

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STATEMENT of LAND REVENUE RECEIPTS (Net) for the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1879,

Note.—ln the instances above marked Dr., the refunds during the quarter exceeded the receipts. Treasury, James B. Hetwood, Wellington, 2nd October, 1879. Accountant to the Treasury. By Authority: Geoege Didsbubt, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB79. Price 6d.]

Land Sales. Depasturing Licenses, Rents, &c. Miscellaneous. Total. £ s. d. 21 12 8 £ e. d. £ s. d. £ b. d. 21 12 8 59 16 8 5S2 19 3 131 2 1 52 4 6 161 0 0 92 3 6 1,581 11 6 17 3 6 450 0 0 33 7 0 10 0 Dr. 191 16 9 218 1 6 Dr. 1 10 0 15 0 0 222 15 6 77 13 4 3,611 19 4 251 15 0 330 16 4 1,046 5 9 423 15 4 35 0 0 167 7 0 15 18 0 183 8 6 27 10 0 10,755 6 4 32 15 0 84 17 0 1,033 1 3 944 19 1 1 10 0 4,734 13 0 1,291 13 6 308 G 9 32 5 0 89 8 3 86 13 4 1,167 19 11 885 6 6 21 2 0 2,381 6 9 19 0 0 42 0 0 132 0 0 92 12 8 3,926 17 3 Ykaroa imuri ishburtou ... ishley Bay of Islands Bruce Buller 31utha :ook Eden Fiord 3-eraldine ... 582 19 3 125 10 0 52 4 6 55 9 3 1,553 11 6 59 16 8 5 12 1 94 10 9 86 0 6 20 10 0 17 3 6 11 0 0 6 3 0 7 10 0 450 0 0 33 7 0 Dr. 191 16 9 25 13 9 Dr. 1 10 0 1 0 0 3rey Hawke's Bay Sobaon [nangahua ... Caikoura Lake Manukau tfanawatu ... Maniototo ... ... . . ... ... Marlborough Mongonui ... Patea Raglan Selwyn Sounds Southland .... Stewart Island ... ... ... •. • raieri ... ... rauranga Faranaki rhames Fuapeka Vincent IVaimato tVairarapa East vVairarapa West IVaitaki Waipawa vVallaee Waimea Waikouaiti ... Waitemata ... Whangarei ... Whakatane ... Westland ... fieneral Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway ... Westport and Ngakawau Coal Field Railway Deferred Payments ... 192 2 9 23 0 0 60 0 0 850 0 2 236 15 0 330 16 4 431 9 0 324 12 0 15 0 0 193 15 6 16 13 4 2,761 19 2 15 0 0 (i o o 10 0 609 16 9 99 3 4 35 0 0 5 0 0 167 7 0 180 G G 3 2 0 27 10 0 113 15 G 15 18 0 10,331 10 4 310 0 6 32 15 0 19 6 6 1,033 1 3 939 19 1 65 10 6 3,789 12 2 950 15 6 308 6 9 32 5 0 89 8 3 5 0 0 1 10 0 939 10 10 310 18 0 5 10 0 1,167 19 11 858 14 6 86 13 4 1,969 10 0 19 0 0 37 0 0 132 O 0 43 10 0 3,889 9 3 13 2 0 21 2 0 408 16 9 13 10 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 45 12 6 25 0 0 3 10 0 12 8 0 356 0 0 185 15 0 356 0 0 185 15 0 3,572 0 1 3,572 0 1 Total ... 34,817 13 9 6,543 9 9 434 4 6 41,795 8 0