ABSTRACT OF LIABILITIES ON MARCH 31, 1885.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1885 Session I, B-15

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1885. NEW ZEALAND.

ABSTRACT OF LIABILITIES ON MARCH 31, 1885.

Presented to both Houses in compliance with Section 9 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1882."

The Contbollee and Auditob-Genebal to the Honourable the Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives. Audit Office, 15th May, 1885. The Controller and Auditor-General has the honour to submit to the House of Eepresentatives the abstract of liabilities on the 31st March, in compliance with section 9 of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1882." James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. The Hon. the Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives, &c.

Summary of the Liabilities of the Government of New Zealand on the 31st March, 1885, prepared by the Audit Office, in accordance with section 9 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1882."

Class. Department. Amounts. I. II. III. Consolidated Fund. Legislative—No return ... Colonial Secretary Colonial Treasurer, — Departmental, &c. ... Bates on Crown lands Payable to local bodies Property-tax £ s. 1,172 17 23,258 2 20,788 6 700 0 d. 2 8 1 0 £ S. d. 17,173 15- 6 XIV. 45,919 5 11 IV. Minister of Justice, — Miscellaneous Prisons ... 3,111 3 11 10 1 6 3,122 13 7 V. VI. Postmaster-General, — Post and telegraph ... Commissioner of Customs, — Miscellaneous Marine ... 5,862 0 0 489 2,200 6 0 8 0 2,689 6 8 2,121 14 7 3,578 0 0 1,156 5 0 3,270 0 0 VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. Commissioner of Stamps Minister of Education ... Minister of Native Affairs Minister of Mines Minister for Public Works, — Working railways ... Public buildings, &c. 93,982 15 12,261 7 3 5 106,244 2 8 Carried forward 191,137 3 11

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Summary of the Liabilities of the Government of New Zealand on the 31st March, 1885— continued.

By Authority: George Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBs

Class. Department. Amo ints. XII. Consolidated Fund— continued. Brought forward Minister of Defence, — Militia and Volunteers Armed Constabulary £ S. d. 3,207 17 11 11,680 0 0 £ s. d. 191,137 3 11 Minister of Lands and Mines, — Crown lands Subsidies towards tracks Surveys 14,887 17 11 XIII. 5,725 1,427 5,210 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,362 0 0 Total ... £218,387 1 10 I. II. III. IV. V. IX. X. Public Works Fund. Minister of Immigration Minister for Public Works, — Departmental Railways Surveys of new lines Boads Public buildings Harbour works Eoads and Bridges Construction Act 778 14 3 496,593 3 11 931 15 11 110,929 14 0 8,194 1 7 119,220 6 11 166,329 5 5 8,000 0 0 902,977 2 0 V. V. VI. Minister of Lands, — Eoads to open up lands Minister of Mines, — Eoads on goldfields ... Water-races 33,122 7,369 0 0 0 0 70,072 9 2 40,491 0 0 |VII. VIII. Minister of Native Affairs, — Land purchases Postmaster-General, — Telegraph extension Minister of Education, — School buildings 173,200 6,000 0 0 0 0 IX. 2,230 0 0 Total ... £1,202,970 11 2 Summary. Total Consolidated Fund Total Public Works Fund 218,387 1 10 1,202,970 11 2 Grand total £1,421,357 13 0