ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1881.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1881 Session I, B-07

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1881. NEW ZEALAND.

ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1881.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 66 of " The Public JSevenues Act, 1878."

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STATEMENT of the Receipts and Expenditure of the ORDINARY REVENUE

RECEIPTS. FINANCIAL PERIOD 1879-80. Balance on 31st March, 1880,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government... £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. 94,892 16 3 197,171 7 6 292,064 3 9 Assets realized, — Eevenue, — Land-Tax Postal Telegraphic ... Miscellaneous 56,428 5 9 55 0 0 27 10 0 254 9 2 Miscellaneous Eecoveries Bills Eeceivable, — Instalments on account of Sale of Eeclaimed Land and Supreme Court Site, Welllington ... 56,765 4 11 15,146 6 2 15,097 12 0 87,009 3 1 FINANCIAL YEAR 1880-81. £379,073 6 10 Balance from the Financial Period 1879-80 Ordinary Eevenue, — Eaised by Taxation, — 'Customs ... ... ...£1,307,634 19 3 Stamps ... ... ... 142,803 8 4 Beer Duty ... ... ... 45,986 19 8 Property-Tax ... ... 219,716 1 0 38,555 12 6 1,716,141 8 3 Receipts for Services rendered, — Railways ... ... ... £838,622 10 8 Postal ... ... ... 149,042 12 7 Telegraphic ... ... ... 67,437 18 8 Judicial ... ... ... 56,222 2 11 Land Transfer and Deeds Registry 40,082 19 7 Registration and other Fees ... 32,205 11 3 Marine ... ... ... 14,220 5 3 Miscellaneous ... ... 69,320 9 6 Territorial Eevenue, — Depasturing Licenses, Bents, &c. ... Miscellaneous ... 1,267,154 10 5 2,983,295 18 8 126,083 10 5 4,080 8 8 Miscellaneous Eecoveries 130,163 19 1 10,500 19 9 *Eeceipts in Aid, — Deficiency Bills issued under "The Public Eevenues Act, 1878" ... 3,123,950 17 6 94,200 0 0 Total £3,256,716 10 0 LAND FUND Land Sales, — Ordinary ... ... ... ..* On Deferred Payments ,.. 275,135 4 5 24,031 14 7 299,166 19 O Total :. £299,166 19 0 'During the year Bills to the amount of £500,000 were issued in aid of '. £91,200 outstanding on 3. Revenue; but of the; 1st March, 1881, :e, £105,800 were redi seined in cash, leavin

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CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1881. ACCOUNT.

EXPENDITURE. FINANCIAL PERIOD 1879-80. Liabilities paid,— Permanent Appropriations, — Civil List ... Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of tlio Legislature Subsidies 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 Ellesmero and Forsyth Eeclamation and Akaroa Eailway Trust £ s. d. £ s. d, £ s. d. 1,208 2 4 19,311 4 6 2,732 5 1 2,093 4 7 7,487 0 6 5,906 4 9 327 6 5 321 19 6 Annual Appropriation,— Miscellaneous Services 39,387 7 8 301,130 6 8 Balance carried forward to next Financial Period 340,517 14 4 38,555 12 6 FINANCIAL YEAR 1880-81. £379,073 6 10 • Permanent Appropriations, — Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature Twenty per cent, of Territorial Eevenue paid to Counties 26,867 3 2 1,450,542 17 7 39,755 9 6 13,704 15 0 Annual Appropriations, — Class I.—Legislative ... ,, II. —Colonial Secretary „ III.—Colonial Treasurer ,, IV.—Minister of Justice „ V. —Postmaster-General ... „ VI.—Commissioner of Customs „ VII.—Commissioner of Stamps „ VIII. —Minister of Education „ IX. —Minister of Native Affairs ... . ,, X.—Minister of Mines „ XL —Minister for Public Works „. XII. —Minister of Defence ... 1,530,870 5 3 35,070 7 11 189,086 1 7 52,126 9 5 122,124 13 2 238,566 13 6 76,774 6 9 22,966 16 2 263,000 7 8 8,302 16 10 9,147 1 9 515,249 9 8 92,546 1 2 Services not provided for 1,624,961 5 7 6,151 13 9 Debentures issued under " The Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864," redeemed 3,161,983 4 7 6,200 0 0 Balance on 31st March, 1881,— Cash in the Public Account and in transitu Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — Colonial Foreign 10,686 3 4 3,168,183 4 7 24,883 7 0 41,463 15 1 69,347 2 1 8,500 0 0 88,533 5 5 _ Worn Silver Coin in transitu to Melbourne Mint Total £3,256,716 10 0 ACCOUNT. Permanent Appropriations, — Subsidies to Local Bodies Twenty per cent, of Land Sales Eevenue paid to Counties One-third of Proceeds of Land sold on Deferred Payments paid to Local Bodies New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Ellesmere and Forsyth Eeclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 110,506 2 11 11,480 9 8 4,911 3 5 9,296 6 7 1,519 2 7 Annual Appropriations,— Crown Lands and Survey Departments 137,713 5 2 Balance on 31st March, 1881,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — Colonial ... ,,, ... ... ... Foreign 129,080 5 5 266,793 10 7 28,909 11 3 3,043 17 2 420 0 0 3,463 17 2 32,373 8 5 Total £299,166 19 0

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STATEMENT of the Receipts and Expenditure of the ACCOUNTS OF

Treasury, Wellington, 20th April, 1881. Examined and found correct: James Edward Fitz Gerald, Controller and Auditor-General. 23rd May, 1881.

RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance on 31st March, 1880, — Cash in the Public Account Revenue appropriated to Local Bodies, —■ Revenue from License and other Fees Revenue from Lands made over ... Gold Fields Revenue Gold Duty ... ... ... 47,023 0 3 6,083 4 10 19,579 0 3 28,138 4 7 6,921 0 3 100,823 9 11 Counties Separate Accounts, — Eevenue of Counties in which " The Counties Act, 1876," is not in operation Advance Accounts, —■ Recovered 16,855 10 6 1,550 2 1 119,229 2 6 Total £126,150 2 9 DEPOSIT Balance on 31st March, 1880,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government 47,020 6 6 43,239 13 8 Lodgments, — Armed Constabulary Reward Fund Armed Constabulary Reward Fund Investment General Assembly Library Fund ... Imperial Pensions Expenses Native Account, Coromandel Native Account, Thames Nelson Bifle Prize Fund... New Zealand University Endowments, Westland North Otago District Public Works Loan Act Otago Educational Eeserves Outlying Districts Sale of Spirits Act Bailway Servants Fund ... Temporary Deposits Unclaimed Balances Unclaimed Property Waiau Sheep Dip Westland Loan Act Redemption ,,, 90,260 0 2 421 8 11 1,500 0 0 75 0 0 967 15 2 76 7 3 749 3 3 84 0 0 8 7 0 8,673 13 11 2,192 0 0 62 15 5 80 5 8 39,707 7 7 1,007 7 11 10 0 22 10 0 82 13 4 55,711 15 5 Total £145,971 15 7

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CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1881. LOCAL BODIES.

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

EXPENDITURE. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. Revenue paid over to Local Bodies, — Revenue from License and other Fees Revenue from Lands made over ... Gold Fields Revenue ... , Gold Duty 47,119 17 4 6,074 17 4 19,264 13 7 29,794 18 2 102,254 6 5 Counties Separate Accounts, — Amount distributed amongst Eoad Boards in Counties where " The Counties Act, 1876," is not in operation 17,308 15 11 Balance on 31st March, 1881, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, Colonial 119,563 2 4 6,580 19 5 6 10 6,587 0 5 Total £126,150 2 9 ACCOUNTS. Withdrawals, — Armed Constabulary Eeward Fund Armed Constabulary Eeward Fund Investment Canterbury Surplus Land Eevenue General Assembly Library Fund ... ... ... Hawke's Bay Surplus Land Eevenue Imperial Pensions Expenses Nelson Bifle Prize Fund... Nelson Bifle Prize Fund Investment North Otago District Public Works Loan Act Otago Educational Reserves Outlying Districts Sale of Spirits Act Temporary Deposits Unclaimed Balances Westland Loan Act Redemption ... 221 10 9 2,000 0 0 13,164 9 3 75 0 0 96 5 2 2,133 8 0 392 15 2 300 0 0 10,794 1 11 31 12 3 20 0 0 56,374 13 10 1,481 16 11 143 10 10 Balance on 31st March, 1881,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, Foreign ... 87,229 4 1 33,047 17 7 58,742 11 6 25,694 13 11 Total £145,971 15 7

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STATEMENT of Receipts and Expenditure of the PUBLIC WORKS

Treasury, Wellington, 20th April, 1881. Examined and found correct. James Edward Eitz Gerald, Controller and Auditor-General. 23rd May, 1881.

RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ a. d. Balance on 31st March, 1880,— Cash in the Colony and in London Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony ... In London 24,694 3 11 291,069 6 0 862,410 4 2 Wanganui Harbour Board Debentures Waimca Plains Railway Company Debentures ... Treasury and Deficiency Bills, representing temporary Advances to the Consolidated Fund 315,763 9 11 17,000 0 0 40,000 0 0 992,000 0 0 " New Zealand Loan Act, 1879," — Balance of Loan ... ... ... Special Receipts under Section 9 of " The Railways Construction Act, 1878 " Miscellaneous Recoveries Temporary Advances obtained on the Security of the Imperial Guaranteed Debentures of " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 " 751,000 0 0 1,841 2 1 41,333 2 8 2,227,173 14 1 300,000 0 0 .Note. —Balance on 31st March, 1880, subject to Inabilities, — Balance as above ... ' 432,227,173 14 1 Balance to be received of the Five Million "Loan of 1879 751,000 0 0 Imperial Guaranteed Debentures unissued ... 800,000 0 0 Total £3,778,173 14 l £3,821,847 18 10 1,094,174 4 9

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FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1881.

James C. Gatin, Secretary to the Treasury. James B. Hetwood, Accountant to the Treasury.

£ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. EXPENDITURE. 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 Public Works ... ,., „ XII.—Contingent Defence „ XIII.—Charges and Expenses 31,134 10 4 13,659 1 8 969,165 8 6 7,769 3 6 179,599 15 9 55,327 18 1 16,596 13 11 45,281 8 4 205,733 14 5 2,635 15 3 84,091 3 0 154,000 0 0 193,356 16 5 1,958,351 9 2 Services not provided for 2,622 19 6 1,960,974 8 8 Balance on 31st March, 1881,— Cash in the Colony and in London, and in transitu to London Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony ... In London 693,544 4 1 10,519 4 0 113,410 2 1 123,929 6 1 Amount in fixed deposit with the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, London, due 1st April, 1881 Wanganui Harbour Board Debentures New Zealand Government 5/40 Debentures Treasury Bills, representing temporaiy Advances to the Consolidated Fund 50,000 0 0 17,000 0 0 44,000 0 0 431,900 0 0 1,360,373 10 2 Note.—Balance on 31st March, 1881, subject to Liabilities,— Balance as above ... ... ... ...£1,360,373 10 2 Balance of Imperial Guaranteed Debentures unissired 500,000 0 0 £3,321,347 18 10 £1,860,373 10 2

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