ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD ENDED 31st MARCH, 1880.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1880 Session I, B-10

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1880. NEW ZEALAND.

ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD ENDED 31st MARCH, 1880.

Presented to both Souses of the Oeneral Assembly pursuant to /Section 60 of " The Public Seventies Act, 1878."

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STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC

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RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. CONSOLIDATED FUND. FINANCIAL YEAR 1878-79. 236,942 16 2 REVENUE ACCOUNT:— Balance on 30th June, 1879 Deduct -Balances at credit of — Accounts of Local Bodies Deposit Accounts 7.755 «4 9 38,537 l6 3 46,293 10 11 i9°,649 5 3 Assets realized, — Revenue, — Postal Telegraphic ... Judicial Miscellaneous '5 2 7 9 22 4 8 248 8 10 6 185 7 7 20,864 1 9 Miscellaneous Recoveries ... Bills Receivable, — Instalments on account of Sale of Reclaimed Land, Wellington Harbour 65,361 6 4 86,410 15 8 Deficit carried forward to next Financial Period ... ■ 277,060 o 11 69,418 12 1 £346,478 13 o FINANCIAL PERIOD ENDED 31st MARCH, 1880. Ordinary Revenue, — Raised by Taxation, — Customs ... ... ... ,.. £902,664 14 7 Stamps ... ... ... ... 92>°78 1 2 Land-Tax ... ... ... ... 92,803 5 1 1,087,546 o 10 Receipts for Services rendered, — Railways ... ... ... ... £561,927 14 2 Postal ... ... ... ... 114,161 16 10 Telegraphic ... ... ... ... 361665 5 o Judicial ... ... ... ... 41,930 10 9 Land Transfer and Deeds Registry ... 25.9*5 '8 o Registration and other Fees ... ... 28,688 2 8 Marine ... ... ... ... !6,97o 13 5 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 28,340 10 4 874,610 11 2 Territorial Revenue, — Land Sales Depasturing Licenses, Rents, &c. Miscellaneous 98,608 17 3 54,625 15 10 ',873 9 4 1,962,156 12 o >55>i°8 2 5 16,493 16 2 Miscellaneous Recoveries Receipts in Aid, — Treasury Bills, issued under — " The Treasury Bills Act, 1879 " Deficiency Bills, issued under — " The Public Revenues Act 1878 " "The Public Revenues Act 1878 Amendment Act, 1879" ... 2.133.758 I0 7 350,000 0 o 450,000 o o 200,000 O O 650,000 o o 1,000,000 o o Treasury Bills renewed to 31st December, 1882, under "The Treasury Bills Act, 1879" ... 442,000 o o £3.575.75810 y

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ACCOUNT for the Financial Period ended 31st March, 1880.

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EXPENDITURE. £ ». d. £ •. d. £ s. d. CONSOLIDATED FUND. FINANCIAL YEAR 1878-79. REVENUE ACCOUNT:— Liabilities paid,— Permanent Appropriations, — Interest and Sinking Fund ... ... ... ... Under Special Acts of the Legislature Subsidies to Local Bodies Trustees of Wellington Hospital ... ... .,, Twenty percent, of Land Revenue paid to Counties One-third of Proceeds of Land Sold on Deferred Payments, paid to Local Bodies ... ... ... ,,, New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Ellcsmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 1,216 o o 1,276 3 i 30,690 19 7 5,000 o o 25.549 3 5 2,575 6 11 583 12 8 276 n 6 Surplus Land Revenue transferred to Deposit Accounts, — Canterbury ... ... ... ,,. ... ,,, Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... ,,, 67,167 17 3 55,100 13 6 1,678 2 6 56,778 16 o Annual Appropriation,— Miscellaneous Services,., ... ... ... .,, 222,531 19 9 346,478 13 o FINANCIAL PEKIOD ENDED 31st MAECH, 1880. £346,478 13 o Advances. Deficit from the Year 1878-79... ... ... £6 8 3 Permanent Appropriations, — Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund ... ... 28,770 12 1 Under Special Act s of the Legislature ... 1676 Subsidies paid to Local Bodies Twenty per cent, of Land Revenue paid to Counties One-third of Proceeds of Land Sold on Deferred Payments, paid to Local Bodies New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment ... EMesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust ... ... ... ... ,., ■ Annual Appropriations,— Class I. —Colonial Secretary ... ... 8,690 18 6 „ II.—Colonial Treasurer ... ... 34713 o „ III. —Minister of Justice ... ... 1,573 1 9 „ IV. —Postmaster-General ... ... 686 19 3 „ V. —Commissioner of Customs ... 7,5°6 15 6 „ VI. —Commissioner of Stamps ... 974 19 9 „ VII. —Minister of Education ... ... 154 18 9 „ VIII. —Minister of Native Affairs ... 1,325 n 5 „ IX.- —Minister of Lands and Mines ... 4,212 7 7 „ X.—Minister for Public Works ... 56,458 8 6 „ XI. —Minister of Defence ... ... 50,790 4 4 19,457 '7 ° 1,005,181 3 8 28,796 9 11 273,365 9 7 19.567 3 ° 2,676 14 5 1,214 6 9 356 o o 69,418 12 1 1,350,615 4 4 186,067 19 3 25,715 4 6 98,319 7 4 187,274 3 5 70,240 19 1 i9.649 3 5 195,240 5 o 3S.°47 1 o 108,533 16 3 412,744 15 o 79,142 1 9 ,772,275 14 9 Less in Excess of Appropriations ... ... ... ,„ Unauthorized Expenditure,— In Excess of Appropriations ... ... ... ,,, Services not provided for ... ... ... 2,132 15 4 1,417.974 16 o 8,575 4 7 i,4°9>399 " 5 8.575 4 7 3.685 14 5 12,260 19 0 Imperial Pensions Account, &c. ... ... 33,523 6 o £197,171 1 6 442,000 o o Treasury Bills redeemed 1st March, 1880 Balance on 3iBt March, 1880: — Cash in the Public Account ... ,,, Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government ... 94,892 16 3 197,171 7 6 3,28.3,694 6 io 292,064 3 9 £3.575.758 10 7

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STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC

Treasury, Wellington, 20th April, 1880. Examined and found correct: James Edwabd FitzGerald, Comptroller and Auditor-General. 31st May, 1880.

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RECEIPTS. CONSOLIDATED FUND—continued. £ 8. d. £ ■• d. £ .. d. ACCOUNTS OF LOCAL BODIES. Salance on 30th June, 1879, — Cash in the Public Account ievenuo Accounts, — Revenue from License and other Fees EeTenue from Lands made over Gold Fields Revenue Gold Duty 14,980 18 9 2.853 5 6 n.740 9 5 21,956 16 o 7.755 14 9 5i.53i 9 8 Jounties Separate Account, — Receipts tdvance Accounts, — Recovered on account of Expenditure of previous year ... 90,075 16 7 1,843 15 » 143.45 1 1 4 DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS, lalance on 30th June, 1879, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government ... £151,206 16 1 6,870 16 3 31,666 19 11 lodgments, — Armed Constabulary Reward Fund ... Armed Constabulary Reward Fund Investment Canterbury Surplus Land Revenue ... General Assembly Library Fund Hawke's Bay Surplus Land Revenue Imperial Pensions Expenses North Otago District Public Works Loan Nelson Rifle Prize Fund ... Railway Servants'Fund Temporary Deposits Unclaimed Balances Waiau Sheep Dip,,, Westland Loan Act 1873 Redemption 38,537 l6 2 37i 19 9 1,500 o o 55.H9 4 4 150 o o 1,678 2 6 701 5 2 12,236 11 2 756 o o 95 7 8 51,641 14 1 136 3 3 7 10 o i'7S4 124,511 3 3 £163,048 19 S

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ACCOUNT for the Financial Period ended 31st March, 1880.

James B. Heywood, James C. Gavin, Accountant to the Treasury. Secretary to the Treasury.

EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. CONSOLIDATED FUND— continued. ACCOUNTS OP LOCAL BODIES. Revenue Accounts, — Revenue from License and other Fees Revenue from Lands made over Gold Fields Revenue Gold Duty Counties Separate Account, — Payments 15,052 18 3 2.853 5 6 11,228 14 11 21,763 11 6 50,898 10 2 93.387 S 8 144.285 15 10 Balance on 31st March, 1880, — Cash in the Public Account ,,, 6,921 o 3 £151,206 16 1 DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS. 88 18 o 1,500 o o 46 5 o 20,898 15 3 150 o o 1,496 5 1 842 5 4 275 o o 700 o o 10,879 10 8 o 10 o "Withdrawals, — Advances. Armed Constabulary Reward Fund ... Armed Constabulary Reward Fund Investment Bay of Plenty Districts Canterbury Surplus Land Revenue ... General Assembly Library ... Hawke's Bay Surplus Land Revenue Imperial Pensions Expenses Nelson Rifle Prize Fund ... ... ... £175 o o Nelson Rifle Prize Fund Investment North Otago District Public Works Loan Railway Servants'Fund Temporary Deposits ... ... ... 43,064 13 8 Unclaimed Balances Weatland Loan Act 1873 Redemption 35.77 1 4 5 82 7 8 57 17 IO £43.'39 13 8 72,788 19 3 Balance on 31st March, 1880,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government ... 47,020 6 6 43>*39 '3 8 90,260 o 2 £163,048 19 5

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STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC

Treasury, Wellington, 20th April, 1880. Examined and found correct: James Edwakd FitzGeeald, Comptroller and Auditor-General. 31st May, 1880.

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£ e. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. RECEIPTS. PUBLIC WORKS FUND. 4,249,000 o o " New Zealand Loan Act, 1879, — Instalments received on account of the Loan ... Temporary Advances obtained on Security of Short-dated Debentures 456,500 o o "Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," Temporary Advances obtained on Security of Imperial Guaranteed Debenturea ... 4,7 0.v5 00 ° ° 200,000 o o Special Receipts under Section 9 of " The Railways Construction Act, 1878" Miscellaneous Recoveries 632 11 6 22,216 16 10 Advances to the Consolidated Fund, — Deficiency Bills Repaid, issued under " The Public Revenues Act, 1878" 4,928,349 8 4 231,800 o o Balance on 30th June, 1879, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — Colonial Foreign 5,160,149 8 4 207,662 9 7 27,789 14 8 27°,753 6 3 298,543 o ii 506,205 10 6 SUSPENSE ACCOUNT. £5,666,354 18 10 Balance on 30th June, 1879, — Cash in the Public Account, — In the colony In London 489 5 9 654 12 6 Lodgments ',143 18 3 4,201,872 19 2 £4,203,016 17 5

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ACCOUNT for the Financial Period ended 31st March, 1880.

* On 25th February, 1880. James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury. James B. Heywood, Accountant to the Treasury.

EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. £ t. i. £ b. d, 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.—Waterworks on Gold Fields „ VIII. —Telegraph Extension ... ... ... - „ IX. —Public Buildings „ X.—Lighthouses ... ,, XI.—Miscellaneous ,, XII. —Contingent Defence ,, XIII. —Charges and Expenses 122,112 14 1 11,114 3 6 856,55° " 2 39, 1 .?6 6 4 82,884 3 4 15,603 8 6 40,777 19 9 202,418 10 4 3,963 o 7 259,850 8 5 105,000 o o 3,816 1 5 Unauthorized : — Sei'vices not provided for ... Temporary Advances repaid : —■ On security of short-dated Debentures of "The New Zealand Loan Act, 1879" On security of Imperial Guaranteed Debentures of "The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870" i,7S°,35° 12 6 53° 12 3 456,500 o o 1,000,000 o o i,45 6>5°° ° o Advances to the Consolidated Fund : — On security of Treasury Bills issued under " The Treasury Bills Act, 1879" On security of Deficiency Bills issued under "The Public Revenues Act, 1878" On security of Deficiency Bills issued under " The Public Revenues Act 1878 Amendment Act, 1879" 3,207,381 4 9 431,800 o o 592,000 o o 200,000 o o 631,800 o o Investment Account: — • On security of Debentures issued by— The Waimeu Plains Railway Company (Limited) Wanganui Harbour Board 40,000 o o 17,000 o o 1,223,800 o o 57,000 o o Balance on 31st March, 1880:— Casli in the Public Account,— In the Colony In London 154,406 11 3 *i,000,540 14 10 4,488,181 4 9 Cash in Deposit with other Banks in London 1,154,947 6 1 1,229,000 o o Less Orders on Bank of New Zealand, London, unpaid 2,383,947 ',521,537 6 1 1 11 Advances in the hands of Oflieers of the Government: — In the Colony In London 24,694 3 11 291,069 6 o 862,410 4 2 315-763 9 " i>i78,i73 '4 1 SUSPENSE ACCOUNT. £5,666,354 18 10 Amount transferred to Revenue Balance on 31st March, 1880, — Cash in the Public Account, — In the Colony In London 2,888 ii 6 153 13 o 4,199,974 12 " 3,042 4 6 £4,203,016 17 5

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STATEMENT of LAND REVENUE RECEIPTS (Net) for the Financial Period ended 31st March, 1880.

Note.—County Akaroa, marked Dr. The refunds during the nine months exceeded the receipts. Treasury, James B. Heywood, "Wellington, 20th April, 1880. Accountant to the Treasury,

Price 6d.] By Authority: GaoKaE Didsbuey, Government Printer, Wellingtoa.—lBBo.

Land Sales. Depasturing Licenses, Rents, &c. Miscellaneous. Total. Akaroa Amuri Ashburton ... Ashley Bay of Islands Bruce Buller Clutha Collingwood Cook Coromandel Eden Fiord Geraldine ... G-rey Hawke's Bay Hobson Hokianga ... Hutt Inangahua ... Eaikoura ... Lake Manawatu ... Manukau ... Maniototo ... Marlborough Mongonui ... Patea Piako Eaglan Rodney Selwyn Sounds Southland ... Stewart Island Taieri ... ... ... Tauranga ... Taranaki Thames Tuapeka Vincent Waikato Waikouaiti... Waimate ... Waiinea Waipa Waipawa ... Wairarapa East Wairarapa West Wairoa Waitaki Waitemata... Wallace £ s. d. Dr. 193 7 2 £ s. d. Dr. 19 12 4 47° 6 3 £ s. d. I ... 1 5 ° I 2100 16 3 o 12 10 o 1 12 6 100 2 15 o 31 1 1 189 18 11 600 100 241 io o 45 ° o 500 66 18 1 15 18 o 69 12 2 865 19 7 127 9 3 500 I IO O 6 10 o 10 o o 7 10 o 10 7 1 7 10 o 420 27 o 8 16 10 o 55 "7 o & s. d, Dr. 212 19 6 47° 6 3 3,994 5 4 2,713 7 7 489 2 6 1,400 10 7 444 6 4 3,641 1 o 206 12 6 450 o o 20 o o 36 14 o 41 8 4 2,844 o 9 1,067 11 2 i4i 15 7 46 1 1 189 18 11 24 10 o 1,413 13 10 1,291 1 7 10,756 12 o 2,082 3 7 1,138 16 9 10,748 15 6 3,045 5 4 459 o o 2,208 4 4 673 14 o 15 18 o 68 o o 1,069 6 5 380 17 6 24,35' 18 7 139 *9 3 2,574 6 11 2,195 1 3 2,520 19 7 23 15 ° 14,765 1 8 14,169 5 2 82 o o 9> IO9 7 5 1,621 6 2 311 1 8 1,816 15 6 4,145 18 2 32 5 ° 128 3 3 73 4 4 577 9 ° 23 2 o 3,130 19 9 23 17 6 475 15 o 288 5 o 355 2 6 8,317 19 3 3.994 5 4 2,707 15 6 457 17 6 1,037 J8 9 5 12 1 30 o o 341 11 10 428 3 4 446 2 o 205 o o 3,182 9 o 450 o o 20 o o 36 14 o 40 8 4 2,844 ° 9 67 11 3 59 '4 8 997 4 'i 82 011 15 o o 24 10 o 355 I2 ° 60 o o 2,062 18 4 2,082 3 7 1,035 " 9 996 14 4 643 6 o 349 IO ° 2.358 4 4 673 14 o 1,052 I 10 1,230 1 7 8,452 3 8 58 5 ° 9,747 1 2 *>335 > 3 109 10 o Dr. 150 o o 68 o o 1,066 4 s 320 3'1 5 4 1,828 19 9 12 10 o 2.55° ° 5 21,656 19 3 19 6 6 2,193 " 3 2,503 9 7 8,991 '3 7 1,624 7 4 82 o o 5,881 1 11 1,621 6 2 400 1,816 15 6 4,138 8 2 32 5 o 128 3 3 17 10 o 23 IS ° 5,766 18 1 12,534 17 10 3,220 15 6 296 14 7 162 18 6 1900 2,087 9 7 23 17 6 475 '5 o 283 5 o 124 15 o 8,219 7 3 73 4 4 414 10 6 1,016 9 6 Wanganui ... Whakatane Whangarei... Westland ... General Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway ... Westport and Ngakawau Coal Field Railway Deferred Payments ... 500 213 17 6 42 15 o 757 7 6 380 14 8 757 7 6 380 14 8 9,357 o 1 9,357 o « Total ... 98,608 17 3 54,625 15 10 1.873 9 4 i55>i°8 2 5