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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND, FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR COMMENCING 1st APRIL, 1886, AND ENDING 31st MARCH, 1887.

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

WELLINGTON. 1887.

CONTENTS.

GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET :— PAGJJ. Cash Accounts .. .. .. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 Interest and Sinking Fund Remittance Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Accounts relating to the Public Debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 CONSOLIDATED FUND :— Statement of Receipts and Expenditure :— Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • 12Land Fund Account .. .. .. .. .• •• .. • ■ • • 12 State Forests Account .. .. .. • ■ • • • • • • • • • • 1* Accounts of Local Bodies .. .. • • • • • • ■ • • • • • 14 Deposit Accounts 4. .. •• •• ■• •• •• •• •• •• 14 Ordinary Revenue Account :— Receipts :— Statement of Ordinary and Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 16 Detail Statement of Miscellaneous Ordinary Revenue .. .. .. .. 17 Detail Statement of Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Expenditure :— Civil List .. .. •. • • ■ • • • • ■ • • • ■ • • I 9' Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. . ■ . ■ • • 20 Under Special Acts of the General Assembly .. .. .. .. .. 23Under Annual Appropriations .. .. .. .. .. • ■ •. 33Statement in Detail of the Net Expenditure under Votes for Miscellaneous Services : — Colonial Secretary's Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Colonial Treasurer's Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 39' Department of the Minister of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Commissioner of Customs' Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 ■Commissioner of Stamps' Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Department of the Minister of Education .. .. .. .. .. 42. Minister of Native Affairs' Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 42. Minister of Mines' Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42: Minister for Public Works' Department .. ... .. .. .. .. 44 Department of the Minister of Defence.. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Land Fund Account :— Receipts :— For Cash .. .. .. • • ■ • • • • • • • • • • • 45 On Deferred Payments .. .. . ■ • • • • •• • • • • 45 Expenditure :— Under Special Acts of the General Assembly .. .. .. • • • • 47 Detail Statement of the Net Expenditure under the Vote for Crown Lands (Miscellaneous) .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 48 Under Annual Appropriations .. .. .. .. • • • ■ ••■ • 49 Detail Statement of Expenditure under the Vote for Rates on Crown Lands .. 50 State Forests Account :— Receipts .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • d 2 Expenditure under Annual Appropriations .. .. ■ • • • • ■ •■ 52 Accounts of Local Bodies : — Balance-sheet of — Revenue from Fees, Fines, etc. .. .. .. • • • • • • •• 53 Endowments of Land .. .. .. • • • • • ■ • ■ • • • ■ 55 Goddfields Revenue .. .. .. . • • • • • •••• • • 55 Gold Duty .. .. .. -■ •• •• •• •• •• ... 56 Counties Separate Accounts .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • ■ 57 Advance Account .. .. .. • • • ■ • ■ • • • • • • 57 Deposit Accounts :— Balance-sheet .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "* Statement of the Unauthorised Expenditure .. .. • • • • • • • • 59 Statement of Advances Outstanding .. .. .. •• •• ■• •• •• 62

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CONTENTS— continued. PUBLIC WORKS FUND :— Statement of Receipts and Expenditure :— page Part I. —Chargeable to the Unexpended Balance on 31st March, 1886 ~ .. .. 64 Part ll.—Under " The North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Act, 1882 " .. .. 64 Part lll.—Under "The New Zealand Loan Act, 1886" .. .. .. .. .. 64 The Conversion Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 Loans to Local Bodies Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 Expenditure under Annual Appropriations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 Statement of the Unauthorised Expenditure.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 Statement of the Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 Cash received from Local Bodies in Respect of Debentures given under "The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882" .. .. .. .. .. .. .! .. 74 THE SINKING FUNDS ACCOUNTS :— Account of Receipts and Disbursements of the Sinking Funds .. .. .. .. 76 Statement showing the Amount of Sinking Funds accrued to 31st March, 1887 .. .. 84 Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds were held .. .. .. 84 TABLE OF THE PUBLIC DEBT ON 31 st MARCH, 1887 .. .. .. .. .. -.. 85

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Gh EIST IE !R, AIL BALANCE-SHEET AND SUMMAEY OF TEAN SACTION S.

FINANCIAL YEAB 1886-87.

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GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET and SUMMARY of TRANSACTIONS for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887. CASH ACCOUNTS.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Balances on 31st March, 1886. Net Transactions, 1886-87. Balances on 31st March, 1887. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. CONSOLIDATED FUND :— Ordinary Eevenue Account Deficiency Bills Account Land Eund Account.. State Forests Account Accounts of Local Bodies Deposit Accounts £ s. d. 112,141 9 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,012,597 15 1 £ s. d. 4,032,445 2 7 54,100 0 0 120,055 5 7 3,873 15 5 47,797 11 3 57,163 11 1 £ s. d. 92,294 2 4 £ s. a. 225,000 0 0 279,100 0 0 20,384 0 8 153,934 8 0 5,839 19 3 49,648 8 9 38,568 1 4 54,263 3 1 1,478 11 2 487 12 8 7,367 2 5 58,088 1 7 5,516 4 11 76,683 11 4 PUBLIC WOEKS FUND :— Part I. Part II. Part III. Conversion Account.. Loans to Local Bodies Account 768,779 14 3 802,813 2 6 325,685 2 10 555,765 15 11 1,208,361 12 0 15,270 0 0 525,279 0 9 1,176,500 0 0 1,078,275 0 0 50,000 0 0 325,685 2 10 491,245 12 6 620,734 4 1 191,414 14 5 34,730 0 0 321,501 6 5 SUSPENSE ACCOUNT :— Eeceipts in Suspense .. .. .. .... 9 6 11 1,079 0 2 1,688 7 1 1,701,112 14 4 473,720 19 5 1,227,391 14 11 Totals 132,525 10 6 1,381,233 4 3 132,525 10 6 473,720 19 5 1,248,707 13 9 7,147,168 6 10 7,168,484 5 8 PUBLIC ACCOUNT :— Bank of New Zealand in the Colony Bank of New Zealand in London 98,889 8 5 176,713 12 8 4,435,482 9 3 2,808,794 13 11 4,451,977 11 7 2,786,237 14 0 82,394 6 1 199,270 12 7 BILLS EECEIVABLE :— Drafts on Eoyal Mint, London, m payment of worn Silver Coin 400 0 0 400 0 0 800 0 0 SILVEE COIN ACCOUNT:— Worn Silver Coin sent to Melbourne Mint A D V ANCE ACCOUNTS:— Public Works Fund Investment Account, — Part I. Part III. Imperial Government Pensions Account Miscellaneous Imprests Foreign Imprest Account Stock Agents' Conversion Account Crown Agents' Conversion Account 400 0 0 517,247 19 5 110 10 6 31,585 6 1 113,299 0 3 254,761 16 5 55,300 0 0 1,011,319 7 3 222,208 10 11 34,911 12 1 1,325,4,59 14 9 363,135 1 2 57,975 0 0 1,151,200 0 0 400 0 0 940,923 14 5 92,150 0 0 34,788 10 6 1,331,941 i2 0 375,286 8 2 297,496 17 6 1,120,200 0 0 11,432,202 8 2 587,643 12 3 130,058 10 11 233 12 1 25,103 8 10 101,147 13 3 15,239 18 11 86,300 0 0 Totals 11,410,886 9 4 1,227,391-14 11 1,248,707 13 9 I I

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GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET AND SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS— continued. SUMMARY OF BALANCES OF CASH ACCOUNTS ON 31st MARCH, 1887.

INTEREST AND SINKING FUND REMITTANCE ACCOUNT.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Public Account .. 281,664 18 8 Consolidated Fund ■ .. 213,263 19 8 Public Works Fund Investments — Public Works Fund 786,294 13 9 Part I. 587,643 12 3 Conversion Account 191,414 14 5 Part III. 130,058 10 11 717,702 3 2 Loans to Local Bodies' Account 34,730 0 0 Colonial and Foreign Advances 228,024 13 1 Suspense Account 1,688 7 1 Total .. £1,227,391 14 11 Total .. £1,227,391 14 11

Balances on 81st March, 1886. Dr. Cr. Transactions, 1886-87. Balances on 31: it March, 1887. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. Interest Remittance Account 242,667 5 0 544,674 0 0 432,350 5 0 130,343 10 0 Sinking- Fund Remittance Account 32,662 15 0 111,649 0 0 ! 111,313 0 0 32,326 15 0 Suspense Remittance Account — Bank of New Zealand Union Bank of Australia, London Crown Agents, London 3,474 0 0 6,666 0 0 265,190 0 0 13,296 0 0 5,016 0 0 525,351 5 0 11,270 0 0 1,140 0 0 643,913 0 0 5,500 0 0 10,542 0 0 146,628 5 0 Total 275,330 0 0 275,330 0 0 1,199,986 5 0 1,199,986 5 0 162,670 5 0 162,670 5

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GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET AND SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS— continued. ACCOUNTS RELATING TO THE PUBLIC DEBT.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 1886-87.

Balances on 31: st March, 1886. Transactions, 1886-87. Balances on 31st March, 1887. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. PUBLIC DEBT ACCOUNT :— Under Colonial Acts :— Old Debenture Account New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 Westland Loan Act, 1873 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1874 New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 New Zealand Loan Act, 1877 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884, — London issue Colonial issue New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 .. .. .. District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885 5-per-cent. 10/40 Debentures (Loans of 1876 and 1877) 4j-per-cent. 5/30 Debentures Public Revenues Act, 1886 Deficiency Bills issued under — The Public Revenues Acts, 1878 and amending Acts Under Provincial Acts or Ordinances :— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 .. ... Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860 .. Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 £ s. d. 311 0 0 500,000 0 0 93,100 0 0 1,519,400 0 0 3,708,400 0 0 100,000 0 0 801,400 0 0 135,000 0 0 714,600 0 0 50,000 0 0 2,030,100 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 2,500,000 0 0 16,135,011 0 0 524,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 6,360,244 0 0 £ s. a. 19,000 0 0 223,600 0 0 600,600 0 0 201,400 0 0 714,600 0 0 2,030,100 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 2,500,000 0 0 136, 000 0 0 £ s. d. 311 0 0 500,000 0 0 74,100 0 0 1,295,800 0 0 3,107,800 0 0 100,000 0 0 600,000 0 0 135,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 22,495,255 0 0 388,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 £ : s. d. 3,651,700 0 0 488,600 0 0 1,500 0 0 188,300 0 0 606,000 0 0 264,500 0 0 164,100 0 0 4,257,700 0 0 589,000 0 0 1,500 0 0 40,500 0 0 2,207,300 0 0 235,500 0 0 150,000 0 0 116,600 0 0 3,500,000 0 0 2,940,100 0 0 162,000 0 0 264,400 0 0 1,292,700 0 0 2,710,600 0 0 12,000 0 0 225,000 0 0 819,100 0 0 765,000 0 0 279,100 0 0 31,600 0 0 13,500 0 0 15,000 0 0 77,700 0 0 22,800 0 0 116,700 0 0 31,600 0 0 13,500 0 0 15,000 0 0 77,700 0 0 22,800 0 0 116,700 0 0 - .. 34,893,722 0 0 12,634,100 0 0 37,034,166 0 0 j ; . 14,774,544 0 0 ■ ■ DEBENTURES ACCOUNT 18,814,411 0 0 6,362,400 0 0 2,531,400 0 0 14,983,411 0 0 INSCRIBED STOCK ACCOUNT 16,135,011 0 0 6,360,244 0 0 22,495,255 0 0 COLONIAL INSCRIBED STOCK ACCOUNT 250,000 0 0 i 250,000 0 0 SCRIP ACCOUNT 494,300 0 0 826,390 0 0 361,777 7 11 229,687 7 11

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GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET AND SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS— continued. ACCOUNTS RELATING TO THE PUBLIC DEBT— continued.

SUMMARY OF BALANCES OF PUBLIC DEBT ACCOUNTS ON 31st MARCH, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Balances on 31st March, 1886. Transactions, 1886-87. Balances on 31st March, 1887. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. DEBENTUEES SALES ACCOUNT:— Public Works Fund Investment Account, — Immigration ana Public Works Loan Act, 1870 (Imperial Guaranteed) Deficiency Bills Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial Issue) Public Eevenues Act, 1886 District Eailways Purchasing Acts, 1885 and 1886 £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 503,500 0 0 426,500 0 0 220,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 251,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 129,687 7 11 380,000 0 0 220,000 0 0 550,000 0 0 251,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 55,500 0 0 50,000 0 0 74,187 7 11 London and Westminster Bank, — Imperial Guaranteed Debentures pledged 380,000 0 0 130,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 General Post Office, — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 (Imperial Guaranteed).. 296,500 0 0 296,500 0 0 Total 800,000 0 0 1,469,187 7 11 1,345,000 0 0 924,187 7 11

Balances Dr. £ s. a. Balances Cr. £ s. a. Public Debt Account 37,034,166 0 0 Debentures Account 14,983,411 0 0 Debentures Sales Account 924,187 7 11 Inscribed Stock Account 22,495,255 0 0 Colonial Inscribed Stock Account .. 250,000 0 0 Scrip Account 229,687 7 11 I £37,958,353 7 11 Total £37,958,353 7 11 Total

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James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury. James B. Heywood, Assistant Secretary and Accountant. Julius Vogel, Colonial Treasurer.

GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET AND SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS— continued. SUMMARY of Balances on 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Funds. Balances. Consolidated Fund. Public Works Fund. Suspense Account. Total. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. Consolidated Fund :— Ordinary Eevenue Account Land Funa Account State Forests Account Accounts of Local Bodies Deposit Accounts 186,805 17 8 Dr. 54,263 3 1 Dr. 1,478 11 2 5,516 4 11 76,683 11 4 ,263 19 8 Cash .. Advances Investments 168,631 19 4 44,632 0 4 111,344 12 3 183,392 12 9 717,702 3 2 1,688 7 1 281,664 18 8 238,024 13 1 717,702 3 2 Public Works Fund :— Part I. „ II. „ III. Conversion Account Loans to Local Bodies' Account 491,245 12 6 Dr. 325,685 2 10 620,734 4 1 191,414 14 5 34,730 0 0 Suspense Account j X )\JX4,-±OV O A 1,688 7 1 Totals Total [ 1,227,391 14 11 213,263 19 8 11,012,439 8 2 1,688 7 1 11,227,391 14 11

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OOITSOLIDATED IFTTIISr ID.

UINANCIAL YEAE 1886-87.

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the ORDINARY REVENUE

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

RECEIPTS. Balance on 31st March, 1886,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London .. .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d. 66,633 9 2 £ s. d. 9,914 2 2 36,310 18 10 46,225 1 0 112,858 10 2 Ordinary Revenue, — Customs Stamps, including Postal and Telegraph Cash Receipts .. Property-Tax Beer Duty Railways Registration and other Fees Marine Miscellaneous 1,285,764 13 0 601,162 12 8 310,897 2 3 53,493 19 . 4 992,186 17 4 37,034 11 7 13,070 11 5 145,231 12 3 Territorial Revenue, — Depasturing Licenses, Rents, &c. Miscellaneous 3,438,841 19 10 187,343 1 11 5,242 9 2 192,585 11 1 Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," for increases of Sinking Fund for the current year 251,000 0 0 3,882,427 10 11 Sinking Funds set free— Applicable to the redemption of Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," in respect of, — The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 The Wellington Loan Act, 1886 The New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 123,300 0 0 2,190 0 0 38,627 11 8 Debentures issued under " The Public Revenues Act, 1886," — To redeem Deficiency Bills as per contra 164,117 11 8 150,000 0 0 Deficiency Bills issued and outstanding on the 31st March, 1887.. 279,100 0 0 Total 4,588,503 12 9 LAND FUND Land Sales, — For Cash On Deferred Payments 48,728 10 1 48,818 0 6 Recovery from Public Works Fund in respect of rates paid on Native Lands from this account 97,546 10 7 22,508 15 0 Balance on 31st March, 1887 — Cash overdrawn Less Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 56,239 14 10 120,055 5 7 1,864 1 9 112 10 0 1,976 11 9 54,263 3 1 Total £174,318 8 8

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CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1887. ACCOUNT.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

EXPENDITURE. Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature Moiety of Subsidies payable under "The Local Bodies Finance and Powers Act, 1885 " One-fourth of Rents paid over to Local Bodies under " The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1884 " Endowments, — New Plymouth Harbour Board Greymouth Harbour Board Westport Harbour Board £ s. d. 31,015 2 6 1,642,876 2 1 161,134 15 5 49,806 9 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 284 19 3 206 4 1 10,328 11 8 10,427 18 3 Annual Appropriations,— Class I.—Legislative ,, II.—Colonial Secretary ,, III.—Colonial Treasurer ,, IV.—Minister of Justice ,, V.—Postmaster-General ,, VI. —Commissioner of Trade and 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 1,906,080 2 5 17,626 3 3 162,727 6 9 54,690 17 3 118,570 19 7 290,046 2 7 80,751 4 0 30,120 2 11 371,602 11 11 26,836 0 6 32,693 7 4 723,945 19 7 182,568 17 5 Services not provided for .. 2,092,179 13 1 14,337 19 7 Redemption of Debentures issued under, — "The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884" (colonial issue) 4,012,597 15 1 164,100 0 0 Redemption of Deficiency Bills as per contra 150,000 0 0 Deficiency Bills outstanding on the 31st March, 1886, redeemed 75,000 0 0 Balance on 31st March, 1887,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 8,502 13 7 20,126 17 4 158,176 6 9 28,629 10 11 186,805 17 8 Total £ 4,588,503 12 9 ACCOUNT. Balance on 31st March, 1886,— Cash overdrawn Less advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London .. .. .. 4,961 7 10 111 14 8 25,457 3 2 5,073 2 6 20,384 0 8 Permanent Appropriations,— One-third of proceeds of Land sold on Deferred Payments paid over to Local Bodies Amount paid under Section 7 of " The Local Bodies Finance and Powers Act, 1885 " Amount paid under clause 40 of " The Special Powers and Contracts Act, 1886 " New Plymouth Harbour Board Enaowment 14,568 4 2 122 1 3 394 17 11 3,852 7 9 Annual Appropriations,—• Class XIII.—Minister of Lands ,, XIV. —Rates on Crown Lands 18,937 11 1 97,836 13 4 36,156 0 6 133,992 13 10 1,004 3 1 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. 153,934 8 0 Total £174,318 8 8

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the STATE FORESTS

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. Balance on 31st March, 1886, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. ... Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony 379 6 1 108 6 7 487 12 8 Rents from Lands set apart Miscellaneous 109 10 4 3,764 5 1 3,873 15 5 Balance on 31st March, 1887 — Cash overdrawn 1,478 11 2 Total .. £5,839 19 3 ACCOUNT OF Balance on 31st March, 1886, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — , In the Colony 7,357 18 2 7,367 2 5 9 4 3 Revenue appropriated to Local Bodies, — Fees, Fines, &c. Endowments of Land, &c. Goldfields Revenue Gold Duty 2,375 16 11 8,438 9 5 14,319 19 3 22,583 1 8 Counties Separate Accounts, — Revenue of Counties in which "The Counties Act, 1876," is not in full operation 47,717 7 3 80 4 0 47,797 11 3 Total £55,164 13 8 DEPOSIT Balance on 31st March, 1886, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 100 0 0 16,022 15 5 41,965 6 2 16,122 15 5. 58,088 1 7 Lodgments,— Armed Constabulary Reward Fund Armed Constabulary Reward Fund Investment Emigrants' Deposits General Assembly Library Fund Miscellaneous Moeraki Harbour Board Fund Moeraki Harbour Board Fund Investment Native Land Act, 1878 (No. 2) .. Native Land Purchases Nelson Rifle Prize Fund .. New Zealand University Endowment, Canterbury New Zealand University Endowment, Westland Thermal-Springs Districts Act, 1881 Westland Loan Act, 1873, Redemption 80 11 0 2,000 0 0 8,800 0 0 110 0 0 40,675 19 7 1,725 0 0 1,200 0 0 162 10 0 1,778 9 0 66 0 0 150 0 0 15 5 0 266 5 3 133 11 3 57,163 11 1 Total £115,251 12 8

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CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1887. ACCOUNT.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

EXPENDITURE. ' £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Annual Appropriations, — Class XV. —Minister of Lands 5,769 19 11 Permanent Appropriations,— Interest on Debentures, £1,500 69 19 i 5,839 19 3 Total £5,839 19 3 LOCAL BODIES. Revenue paid over to Local Bodies, — Fees, Fines, &c. Endowments of Land, &c. Goldfields Revenue Gold Duty 2,363' 1 0 8,303 18 4 15,118 9 2 23,104 6 1 Counties Separate Accounts, — Amount distributed amongst Road Boards where ",The Counties Act, 1876," is not in full operation 48,889 14 7 246 1 9 Advance Accounts, — Net amount paid on behalf of Local Bodies 512 12 5 49,648 S 9 Balance on 31st March, 1887,— Cash in the Public Account 5,516 4 11 Total £55,164 13 8 ACCOUNTS. Withdrawals, — Armed Constabulary Reward Fund Auckland Museum Endowment Emigrants' Deposits General Assembly Library Fund Miscellaneous Moeraki Harbour Board Fund Moeraki Harbour Board Fund Investment Native Land Act, 1878 (No. 2) .. Native Land Purchases .. Nelson Rifle Prize Fund Thermal-Springs Districts Act, 1881 Westland Loan Act, 1873, Redemption 2,351 15 8 23 6 3 8,800 0 0 110 0 0 23,397 4 2 225 0 0 1,725 0 0 112 10 0 1,281 18 9 66 0 0 327 7 9 147 18 9 38,568 1 4 Balance on 31st March, 1887,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 3 2 3 14,022 15 5 62,657 13 8 14,025 17 8 76,683 11 4 Total. £115,251 12 8

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STATEMENT of the REVENUE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Eeceipts: Eefunds. Net Eevenue. OBIDINAEY EEVENUE :— Customs .. .. £ s. d. 1,285,927 2 10 £ s. d. 162 9 10 £ s. a. 1,285,764 13 0 Stamps 540,719 17 4 8,556 13 2 532,163 4 2 Postal and Telegraph Cash Eeceipts 69,898 5 1 898 16 7 68,999 8 6 Property-tax 311,415 11 3 518 9 0 310,897 2 3 Beer Duty 53,493 19 4 53,493 19 4 Eailways 1,053,101 17 4 60,915 0 0 992,186 17 4 Eegistration and other Fees :— Births, Marriages, and Deaths Dentists Friendly Societies Medical Practitioners Issue of Crown Grants Inspection of Sheep and Cattle Native Land Court Fees Beer Duty Act, 1880 Chinese Immigrants Act, 1881 Coal Mines Act, 1886 Coroners Act, 1867 Customs Duties Consolidation Act, 1882 Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882 Distillation Act, 1868 District Eailways Purchasing Act, 1885 Fine Arts Copyright Acts, 1877-79 First Offenders' Probation Act, 1886 Fish Protection Act, 1877 Impounding Act, 1884 Inspection of Machinery Act, 1882 Licensing Act, 1882 Life Assurance Companies Act, 1873 Life Assurance Policies Act, 1884 Lunatics Act, 1882 Mining Act, 1886 .. .. .. ' .. Oyster Fisheries Act, 1866 Thermal Springs District Act, 1881 Timber-floating Act, 1884.. Tobacco Act, 1879 5,546 4 0 2 11 0 4 14 0 30 16 0 1,052 18 8 15,758 15 5 2,854 0 8 127 0 0 .650 0 0 19 10 0 10 0 5,425 3 5 72 1 6 18 0 0 2,076 9 4 13 14 0 39 14 1 5 0 0 9 0 0 2,977 0 0 159 16 7 0 10 0 0 6 0 35 9 3 37 8 6 2 0 0 95 0 0 37 10 0 108 6 8 *5 8 0 4 7 0 60 0 0 44 12 6 5,546 4 0 2 11 0 4 14 0 30 16 0 1,052 18 8 15,753 7 5 2,849 13 8 127 0 0 590 0 0 19 10 0 10 0 5,425 3 5 27 9 0 18 0 0 2,076 9, 4 13 14 0 89 14 1 5 0 0 9 0 0 2,976 0 0 149 16 7 0 10 0 0 6 0 35 9 3 37 8 6 2 0 0 95 0 0 37 10 0 108 6 8 'i 0 0 10 0 0 Marine :— Merchant Shipping Act, 1858 Pilotage Eates and Harbour Pees Shipping and Seamens' Act, 1877 37,159 19 1 125 7 6 37,034 11 7 79 7 3 1,960 17 3 11,034 6 11 *4 0 0 79 7 3 1,960 17 3 11,030 6 11 13,074 11 5 4 0 0 13,070 11 5 Miscellaneous (for details see separate statement) 147,614 16 7 2,383 4 4 145,231 12 3 Totals of Ordinary Eevenue 73,564 0 5 3,438,841 19 10 3,512,406 0 3 TEEEITOEIAL EEVENUE:— Depasturing Licenses, Eents, etc. :— Ordinary (for details see separate statement) Perpetual Leases (for details see separate statement) .. Small Grazing Euns (for details see separate statement) 178,580 19 11 5,307 9 7 3,850 5 0 296 19 5 98 2 8 0 10 6 178,284 0 6 5,209 6 11 3,849 14 6 Miscellaneous (for details see separate statement) 187,738 14 6 395 12 7 187,343 1 11 6,169 6 11 926 17 9 5,242 9 2 Totals of Territorial Eevenue 193,908 1 5 1,322 10 4 192,585 11 1 Grand Totals 3,706,314 1 8 74,886 10 9 3,631,427 10 11

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DETAIL STATEMENT of MISCELLANEOUS ORDINARY REVENUE for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Interest on Public Moneys :— On Credit Balance of, — The Public Account, Wellington The New Zealand Public Account, London The Foreign Imprest Account, London The Eeceiver-General's Deposit Account, Wellington £ s. d. 6,962 13 10 2,282 5 6 118 5 8 123 19 5 £ s. a. £ s. a. 9,487 4 5 On Debentures and Stocks On Amount advanced to the Duntroon-Hakateramea Eailway Company On Fixed Deposit, Moeraki Harbour Board ... 64 14 6 2,496 9 8 60 0 0 2,621 4 2 Less Interest received in Debentures of the Wel-lington-Manawatu Eailway Company credited last yea.r, now transferred to Public Works Fund to make good loss on Investment in these Debentures 12,108 8 7 2,348 19 4 Advances repaid :— West Coast Settlement Grantees .. .. ..' Inangahua County Council Manawatu County Council Tauranga County Council 9,759 9 3 22 4 6 634 7 6 2,000 0 0 15 15 6 2,672 7 6 Eeleased Sinking Fund :— Amount received from the Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Fund in respect of " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1863," Series 1914, being the proceeds of £107,989 Inscribed Stock sold at 97 104,749 6 7 Bents, etc. :— Eent of Eeserves Storage of Powder 536 5 11 1,144 12 1 1,680 18 0 Unknown Gold Duty :— Eeceived at Dunedin 0 3 0 Under " The Public Eevenues Act, 1878:"— Unclaimed Balances of Intestate Estates Unclaimed Courts of Law Trust Moneys Unclaimed Goldfields Deposits Unclaimed Land Eevenue Deposits Sundries .. ,. 1,560 14 1 5,071 14 7 904 5 9 27 10 0 1 14 8 7,565 19 1 Water-race Eeceipts :— Argyle Kumara Mikonui .. .. . ■ • • • • . • Nelson Creek Waimea 480 6 5 10,708 14 2 91 13 4 1,071 19 2 1,088 3 2 14,040 16 3 Miscellaneous : — Three per cent, commission allowed on payment of Imperial Pensions Conscience-money .. .. Deposits forfeited, Pines and Penalties Deposits standing for six years to 31st March, 1881 Fees on issue of Gold-mining Leases Foreshore Licenses Forfeitures under " The Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1881" - Money Orders unclaimed, 1878-80 Moneys in hand at dissolution of Harbour Boards Profit on sale of Inscribed Stock Eoyal Commission on West Coast Native Eeserves (part expenses) Sales of Seizures Sales of Unclaimed Goods Second and final Dividend in the Estate of Eobert Day, Springston Sundries 1,045 12 3 14 5 0 122 16 6 398 9 2 153 8 6 69 10 0 6 8 2 402 0 8 360 17 9 1,520 0 0 158 17 0 58 10 6 55 1 4 29 17 2 85 0 5 Departmental Eecoveries :— Tolls collected, — Manawatu Gorge Bridge 4,480 14 5 281 18 2 Total Miscellaneous Eevenue £145,231 12 3

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DETAIL STATEMENT of TERRITORIAL REVENUE (ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Depasturing Land Districts, i Licenses, Eents, &c. Pm-ncHtnnl Bents from Leases Small GrazLeases. ing Bung> Miscellaneous. Total. Eelunds. Not Eevenue. Auckland Canterbury .. Hawke's Bay Invercargill.. Marlborough Nelson Otago Southland .. Taranaki Wellington .. West Coast .. Westland £ s. d. 610 15 6 49,038 5 7 489 1 9 5 10 0 8,604 4 10 15,594 14 8 99,403 19 2 3,857 19 10 30 16 10 46 17 2 90 10 2 808 4 5 £ s. d. 78 11 11 160 10 1 587 17 7 21 6 3 13 18 0 £ s. d. 134**0 0 235 11 1 £ s. d. 331 5 0 1,284 10 0 118 1 6 £ s. d. 1,020 12 5 50,617 5 8 1,430 11 11 26 16 3 9,342 4 11 16,884 12 11 105,316 3 4 5,082 10 4 810 18 1 1,880 17 9 448 13 0 1,046 14 10 £ s. d. 101 0 6 47*12 8 10 0 £ s. d. 919 11 11 50,617 5 8 1,382 19 3 25 16 3 9,342 4 11 16,853 18 11 105,032 8 4 4,285 10 7 803 16 4 1,826 11 1 448 13 0 1,046 14 10 2,405 10 2 120 10 6 541 3 11 1,080 9 11 256 4 5 41 6 10 2,931 13 8 6 *9 3 542 11 0 724 2 1 1,289 18 3 575 0 4 1,104 0 0 232 8 1 210 19 8 101 18 5 197 3 7 6,169 6 11 30 14 0 283 15 0 796 19 9 7 19 54 6 8 Totals .. 3,850 5 0 193,908 1 5 1,322 10 4 192,585 11 1 178,580 19 11 5,307 9 7

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STATEMENT of the DISBURSEMENTS of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887, under "The Civil List Act 1863 Amendment Act, 1873."

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

CIVIL LIST. FIEST DIVISION. lis Excellency the Governor, — Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, G.C.M.G., C.B., 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Phe Judges :— The Chief Justice, — Sir James Prendergast. K.C.M.G., 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 The Puisne Judges,— T. B. Gillies, 11 March, 1886, to 30 September 1 October, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 (half salary) 1,700 0 0 5,000 0 0 792 6 10 C. D. E. Ward, 1 October, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 C. W. Eichmond, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 A. J. Johnston, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 J. S. Williams, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 375 0 0 1,167 6 10 600 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 0 7,967 6 10 Establishment of the General Government :— The Premier and Attorney-General,— Hon. Sir Eobert Stout, K.C.M.G., 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 The Colonial Treasurer, Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs, and Commissioner of Stamp Duties, — Hon. Sir J. Vogel, K.C.M.G., 1 April, 1836, to 31 March, 1887 .. The Colonial Secretary,— Hon. P. A. Buckley, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 .. The Minister of Marine, Immigration, and Mines, —• Hon. W. J. M. Larnach, C.M.G., 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 The Minister for Public Works, — Hon. E. Eichardson, C.M.G., 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 .. The Minister of Native Affairs and Lands, — Hon. J. Ballance, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 .. The Minister of Justice, — Hon. J. A. Tole, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 1,750 0 0 1,250 0 0 1,250 0 0 1,250 0 0 1,250 0 0 1,250 0 0 9,250 0 0 1,250 0 0 9,250 0 0 SECOND DIVISION. Native Purposes :— Pensioners, — Auckland .. .. .. Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Canterbury Otago 2,458 5 3 85 0 0 567 8 4 85 17 6 7 10 0 53 6 8 Assessors Medicine, &c... Miscellaneous salaries Food and rations Travelling expenses Contingencies ... 3,257 7 9 1,467 10 2 1,203 13 1 1,245 9 11 171 13 1 272 10 10 1,179 10 10 8,797 15 8 Total £31,015 2 6

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STATEMENT of the DISBURSEMENTS of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (Ordinary Revenue Account) for INTEREST and SINKING FUND, for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1860:" — Interest, — On £19,000 at 6 per cent., 1 January to 30 April, 1886 .. On £74,100 at 6 „ 1 year to 1 July, 1887 374 9 2 4,446 0 0 Less interest on £19,000 at 6 per cent., £ year to 1 July, 1886, overcharged in last year's account 4,820 9 2 570 0 0 4,250 9 2 Sinking Fund, — On £93,100 at 2 per cent., J year to 1 July, 1886 On £74,100 at 2 „ ' „ to 1 January, 1887 931 0 0 741 0 0 1,672 0 0 " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 :"— Interest, — On £67,700 at 6 per cent., 15 Deo., 1885, to 30 April, 1886 On £262,200 at 6 * 1 year to 15 December, 1886 .. On £46,700 at 6 „ 15 March to 30 April, 1886 .. On £154,800 at 6 „ 1 year to 15 March, 1887 On £65,600 at 5 „ 15 Jan. to 30 April, 1886 On £378,800 at 5 „ 1 year to 15 January, 1887 .. On £500,000 at 4 „ 1 „ to 1 November, 1886.. 1,524 6 7 15,732 0 0 360 13 11 9,288 0 0 952 7 1 18,940 0 0 20,000 0 0 5,922 9 2 Sinking Fund, — On £262,200 at 2 per cent., 1 year to 15 December, 1886.. On £154,800 at 2 „ 1 „ to 15 March, 1887 On £378,800 at 1 „ 1 „ to 15 January, 1887 .. On £500,000 at 1 „ 1 „ to 1 November, 1886 5,244 0 0 3,096 0 0 3,788 0 0 5,000 0 0 66,797 7 7 17,128 0 0 "The Public Debts Act, 1867:" — " The Auckland Loan Act, 1863," — Interest, — On £31,600 at 6 per cent., 1 year to 1 October, 1886 .. Sinking Fund, — On £31,600 at 2 per cent., 1 year to 1 July, 1886 1,896 0 0 83,925 7 7 632 0 0 " The Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, I860,"— Interest, — On £77,700 at 6 per cent., 1 year to 31 December, 1886.. 2,528 0 0 4,662 0 0 Sinking Fund, — On £77,700 at 2 per cent., 1 year to 31 December, 1886.. 1,554 0 0 " The Wellington Loan Act, 1866,"— Sinking Fund, — On £13,500 at 2 per cent., £ year to 1 July, 1886 6,216 0 0 135 0 0 135 0 0 " The Canterbury Loan Ordinance Act, 1862," — Interest, — On £22,800 at 6 per cent., 1 year to 31 December, 1886 1,368 0 0 1,596 0 0 Sinking Fund, — On £22,800 at 1 per cent., 1 year to 31 December, 1886 228 0 0 " The Otago Loan Ordinance Act, 1862," — Interest, — On £116,700 at 6 per cent., 1 year to 1 January, 1887 .. 7,002 0 0 8,169 0 0 Sinking Fund, — On £116,700 at 1 per cent., 1 year to 1 July, 1887 1,167 0 0 18,644 0 0 11 The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 :"— Interest, — On £3,703,800 at 5 per cent., J year to 15 April, 1886 On £38,200 at 5 „ 15 April, 1886, to 30 April, 1886 On £3,210,600 at 5 „ | year to 15 January, 1887 .. On £64,000 at 5 „ 1 „ to 1 „ „ .. On £13,000 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 October, 1886 .. 46,297 10 0 83 9 10 120,397 10 0 3,200 0 0 520 0 0 Sinking Fund, — On £7,283,100 at 1 per cent., 1 year to 15 January, 1887 .. 170,498 9 10 72,831 0 0 ■' The Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870:"— Interest, — On £25,000 at 4J per cent., 1 year to 31 December, 1886 On £75,000 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 October, 243,329 9 10 1,125 0 0 3,000 0 0 4,125 0 0 355,946 6 7 f~!n l'V-1 £lH +/-IV11TOVH . . Carried forward

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4—B. 3.

DISBURSEMENTS in respect of INTEREST and SINKING FUND—continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. 355,946 6 7 Brought forward INTEREST AND SINKING FUND-continued. "The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870:"—' Interest, — On £27,900 at 4J per cent., 1 year to 15 October, 1886 On £4,800 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 On £173,200 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 On £1,000 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 On £21,100 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 On £1,100 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 On £170,900 at 4 „ J „ to 15 On £200,000 at 4 „ 1 „ to 1 December, 1880 On £172,000 at 4 „ £ „ to 15 April, 1887 .. On Advances obtained on Guaranteed Debentures 1,255 10 0 192 0 0 6,928 0 0 40 0 0 844 0 0 44 0 0 3,418 0 0 8,000 0 0 3,440 0 0 17,346 15 11 Sinking Fund, — On £1,000,000 at 2 per cent., 1 year to 13 March, 1887 .. 41,508 5 11 20,000 0 0 01,508 5 11 " The General Purposes Loan Act, 1873:" — Interest, — On £54,700 at 5 per cent., 1 year to 15 November, 1886 .. On £49,500 at 5 „ 1 „ to 15 December, „ .. On £5,800 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 October, „ .. On £1,300 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 „ „ .. On £1,200 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 „ „ .. On £5,200 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 „ „ .. On £5,000 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 „ „ .. On £12,300 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 November, .„ .. 2,735 0 0 2,475 0 0 232 0 0 52 0 0 48 0 0 208 0 0 200 0 0 492 0 0 " The Westland Loan Act, 1873 : " — Interest, — On £50,000 at 5 per cent., 1 year to 15 October, 188 6,442 0 0 6,442 0 0 j 2,500 0 0 I 2,500 0 0 "The Nelson Loan Act, 1874:"— Interest, — On £15,000 at 7 per cent., 1 year to 1 March, 1887 1,050 0 0 1,050 0 0 Four and One-half per cent. 5-30 Debentures :— Unconverted Balances of following Loans, — " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870" .. .. .. •• £201,400 " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873" 714,600 " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1874" .. .. .. •• 2,030,100 2,946,100 Less debentures converted 1 Feb., 1886 1,891,200 £1,054,900 Interest, — ' On £1,054,900 at 4J per cent., J year to 1 August, 1886 .. 23,735 5 0 23,735 5 0 Five per cent. 10-40 Debentures :— Unconverted Balances of following Loans, — " New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 " £1,000,000 " New Zealand Loan Act, 1877 " 2,500,000 3,500,000 Less debentures converted 1 May, 1886 .. 1,292,700 £2,207,300 Interest, — On £1,292,700 at 5 per cent., 1 March to 30 April, 1886 .. On £2,207,300 at 5 „ 1 year to 1 March, 1887 .. 10,794 9 1 110,365 0 0 121,159 9 1 " The New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877:" — Interest, — On £1,910,107 at 4 per cent., 1 February to 30 April, 1886 On £16,239,010 16s. 8d. at 4 per cent., J year to 1 May, 1886 On £20,927,455 at 4 per cent., J year to 1 November, 1886 18,622 1 0 324,780 4 4 418,549 2 0 Less accumulated fractions of interest repaid to the Public Account ... 761,951 7 4 49 13 1 " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1879:"— Interest, — On £524,000 at 5 per cent., J year to 1 May, 1886 On £388,000 at 5 „ J „ to 1 November, 1886 .. 761,901 14 3 13,100 0 0 9,700 0 0 22,800 0 0 Carried forward 11,357,043 0 li

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DISBURSEMENTS in respect of INTEREST and SINKING FUND— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Brought forward £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. 1,357,043 0 10 INTEREST AND SINKING FUND— continued. "The New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Act, 1882:"— Interest, — On £250,000 at 5 per cent., 1 year to 1 November, 1886 .. 12,500 0 0 12,500 0 0 " The North Island Main Trunk Eailway Loan Act, 1882 : " — Interest, — On £250,000 at 4 per cent., 16 August to 9 December, 1886 3,150 13 5 3,150 13 5 " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 : " — Interest on Colonial Issue, — On £4,500 at 5 per cent., 15 February to 28 May, 1886.. On £251,000 at 5 „ 0 to 28 May, 1886 On £100,000 at 5 „ 1 March to 28 November, 1886 On £71,000 at 5 „ 1 year to 28 November, 1880.. On £255,500 at 5 „ i- year to 28 November, 1886.. On £25,000 at 4J „ 31 December, 1885, to 28 November, 1886 On £288,100 at 4J per cent., 1 year to 28 November, 1886.. On £107,900 at 5' „ 15 February to 31 March, 1886 (debentures redeemed) On £2,690 at 5 per cent., 28 November to 21 December, 1886 (debentures redeemed) 62 17 6 756 8 9 3,705 9 7 3,550 0 0 6,387 10 0 1,018 13 3 12,964 10 0 050 7 1 8 9 0 Interest on London Issue, — On £3,651,700 at 5 per cent., \ year to 15 April, 1880 On £4,214,100 at 5 „ f „ to 15 January, 1887 .. On £43,600 at 5 „ 1 „ to 15 „ „ .. 29,104 5 8 45,646 5 0 158,028 15 0 2,180 0 0 205,855 0 0 " The Public Eevenues Act, 1886 : " — Interest, — On £12,000 at 5 per cent., 14 to 25 October, 1886, 11 days 234,959 5 8 18 1 7 18 1 7 Deficiency Bills :— Interest, — " The Public Eevenues Act, 1878," and amending Acts, — On £89,300 at 5 per cent., 31 March to 30 June, 1886.. On £150,000 at 5 „ 2 April to 30 „ „ .. On £100,000 at 5 „ 15 „ to 30 „ „ .. On £175,000 at 5 „ 21 „ to 30 „ „ .. On £20,000 at 5 „ 29 Sept. to 30 „ • „ ... On £150,000 at 5 „ 30 June to 14 October „ .. On £12,000 at 5 „ 25 Oct. to 31 December „ .. On £244,300 at 5 „ . j- „ to 31 „ ' „ .. On £113,400 at 5 „ 1 „ to 31 „ On £100,000 at 5 „ A „ to 31 „ „ .. On £200 at 5 „ 1 „ to 31 „ „ .. On £2,000 at 5 „ 1 „ to 31 „ „ .. On £20,100 at 5 „ 1 „ to 31 „ „ .. On £20,000 at 5 „ 31 Dec, 1886,to 30Mar., 1887 1,113 3 10 1,828 15 4 1,041 1 11 1,678 1 7 249 6 3 2,178 1 7 110 2 9 6,107 10 0 5,670 0 0 2,500 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 1,005 0 0 246 11 6 23,837 14' 9 "The District Eailways Purchasing Act, 1885:" — Interest, — On £60,100 at 4 per cent., 1 year to 1 April, 1886 On £2,000 at 4 „ \ „ to 1 „ On £226,300 at 4 „ -J „ to 1 October, 1886 On £21,600 at 4 „ 14 June to 1 „ On £83,900 at 4 „ 11 Aug. to 1 „ On £500 at 4 „ 30 July to 20 „ On £534 7s. lid. at i per cent., from 1 April, 1885, to 20 November, 1886 On £37,622 at 4 per cent., 21 June to 20 November, 1886 2,404 0 0 40 0 0 4,526 0 0 258 0 3 189 9- 4 4 9 10 35 1 7 626 13 9 8,083 14 9 8,083 14 9 " The District Eailways Purchasing Act 1885 Amendment Act, 1886:"— Interest, — On£10,000 at 4 per cent., from 1 April to 22 November, 1880 On £22,000 at 4 „ from 1 April, 1886, to 10 March, 1887 On £40,000 at 6 per cent., J year to 1 October, 1886 On £35,000 at 6J „ i „ to 1 258 12 7 731 3 6 1,200 0 0 1,093 15 0 3,283 11 1 3,283 11 1 Total Interest and Sinking Fund £1,642,876 2 1

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STATEMENT of the DISBURSEMENTS of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887, under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

" The Auckland University College Act, 1882 : " — Grant for year to 31st March, 1887 £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. 4,000 0 0 " The Abolition of Provinces Act, 1875 :" — Compensation to Mr. J. Hislop .. .. • • . • • 830 10 7 " The Civil Service Act, 1866 : " — Allowances, — Arrow, H. ' .. 1 Jan., 1886, to 31 Mar., 1887 Aubrey, H. E. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Back, A. .. 1 Jan., 18S5, to ]3 Mar., 1885 Bailey, H. .. 1 April, 1886, to 10 Oct., 1886 Baker, E. .. - „ „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Barnard, W. H. .. „ „ to Barstow, E. C. .. „ „ to Bicknell, F. .. „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Boughton, A. .. 1 July, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Bowron, G. .. 1 April, „ to Brewer, H. N. .. „ „ 'to Bromley, W. .. „ ,, to „ ,.. Brown, S. P. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Buchanan J. .. 1 July, „ to Bull, E. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Burgess, A. .. 1 June „ to Carrington, 0. .. 1 April, „ to „ Chapman, E. .. » /.to „ „ Clark, J. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Clarke, H. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Clarke, H. T. .. „ to Corbett, W. .. „ to Crawford," J. C. .. „ ■ „ to Cuddy, J. ' .. 1 Nov., „ to Culpan, W. .. 1 April, „ to Cunningham, P. .. „ ,/ to „ „ Curry, H. .. „ to Crowe, A. .. „ to Daniell, H. C. .. „ to „ . „ Dickey, A. J. .. „ to Domett, Hon. A. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Durbridge, C. .. 1 April, „ to 11 July, Eliott, G. E. .. „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Elles, A. J. .. 1 Jan., „ to 4 Sept., 1886 Fenton, F. D. .. 1 Mar., „ to 31 Jan., 1887 Fletcher, J. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., „ Pitzherbert, Hon. Sir W. „ ' „ to Gill, E.J. .. 1 Sept., „ to Gisborne, Hon. W. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Gregory, J. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 (iresson, H. B. .. 1 July, „ to 30 Sept., 1886 Grover, H. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Halliday, C. .. 1 Sept., „ to 28 Feb., „ Halse, H. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., „ Hamilton, M. .. 1 Jan., „ to Harsant, W. .. 1 April, „ to Hartwright, H. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Hewlings, G. F. ... 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Hill, E. .. 1 Jan., ■ „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Holden, T. .. „ „ to Johnston, D. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Keetley, E. .. „■ „ to Knight, 0. .. „ to Knowles, .1. .. „ to Lawlor, H. C. .. „ „ to Lewis, D. .. j, ,/ to Lockwood, H. W. .. „ to Lodge, W. F. .. „ „ to Lusher, E. A. .. „ „ to Lynch, J. .. „ n to „ „ Marshall, C. .. 1 Jan., ',„ to 31 Dec, 1886 Mathews, J. .. 1 April, .„ to 31 Mar., 1887 Mattison, J. W. ... „ „ to McArthur, J. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 McCarthy, S. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Meoch, W. .. „ to Mills, W. .. „ to Mitford, G. M. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Monro, H. A. H. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Monson, J. E. .. „ to Miiller, S. L. .. „ „ to 32 10 0 167 10 0 54 0 0 41 10 7 214 17 0 101 18 0 201 13 4 72 10 0 73 13 0 89 18 0 124 7 6 92 13 0 80 0 0 63 10 8 105 14 4 97 4 2 300 0 0 255 19 0 90 3 4 .98 13 0 400 0 0 273 4 0 146 13 4 59 0 5 62 10 0 65 12 0 65 0 0 68 12 0 260 13 4 122 0 0 559 10 6 22 16 7 400 0 0 217 9 1 578 7 5 55 7 0 325 0 0 133 6 10 466 13 0 53 6 8 187 10 0 103 5 0 48 0 8 400 0 0 250 0 0 151 13 0 152 7 8 81 8 0 100 0 0 31 5 0 366 13 0 18 12 8 600 0 0 36S 6 0 130 18 0 266 13 4 22 18 4 185 0 0 76 16 8 71 8 6 125 0 0 81 13 4 23 6 8 65 0 0 55 16 8 64 16 4 385 14 4 196 15 0 342 17 0 271 16 0 175 0 0 Carried forward 12,160 5 3 4,836 10 7

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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87

Brought forward £ s. d. 12,160 5 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,836 10 7 ;, The Civil Service Act, 1866" — continued. Allowances— continued Nancarrow, J. .. 1 Jan., 1887, to 31 Mar., 1887 Parker, T. W. .. 1 April, 1886, to Parris, E. .. „ „ to „ „ Pauling, G. W. .. 1 Feb., 1887, to Pearson, W. H. .. 1 April, 1886, to Pickett, E. .. 1 Aug., „ to 31 Jan., Pitt, H. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., „ Plimpton, E. E. E. .. 1 Mar., „ to 28 Feb., Pollen, Hon. D. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., „ Poole, D. .. „ „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Eogan, J. - .. „ to 31 Mar., 1887 . Bough, D. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Sanders, T. .. „ „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Sealy, H. B. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Searancke, W. N. .. 1 Mar., „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Sheath, A. .. „' to 31 July, 1886 Sheath, A. B. ■ .. „ „ to 28 Feb., 1887 Sinclair, A. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Mar., Smith, A. 1 April, „ to „ Smith, J. E. .. „ „ to Smith, T. H. .. „ „ to Stratton, F. Y. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Strode, A. E. C. .. „ „ to Teague, W. E. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Thomas, G. W. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Tidmarsh, W. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Tucker, W. .. „ to „ „ Veal, J. .. „ „ to Wayland, J. M. .. „ to Ward, C. .. „ „ to Ward, J. N. .. „ „ to Watt, I. N. .. „ to 10 Sept., 1886 White, W. .. „ to 31 Mar., 1887 White, W. B. .. „ „ to Wilcocks, E. S. .. „ to Wilkin, J. T. W. .. „ to Wilson, W. W. .. „ to Woolcombe, B. .. „ „ to „ „ Woon, E. W. .. „ to Young, W. .. „ „ to „ „ 62 10 0 242 3 0 314 6 0 15 3 6 340 9 1 104 15 2 100 0 0 110 14 0 418 15 0 41 5 0 466 13 4 277 1 8 62 10 0 214 5 6 200 0 0 64 14 7 129 9 3 243 15 0 27 13 8 484 11 6 371 8 7 60 9 0 538 0 0 160 0 0 38 15 0 69 7 3 104 13 4 49 15 0 205 1 0 198 7 0 100 0 0 97 7 1 36 5 0 375 4 0 250 0 0 127 19 7 100 14 0 183 0 8 216 13 0 350 0 0 19,774 0 0 Gratuities, — Widow of T. Seon, late Harbourmaster, Hokianga Widow of J. Allaway, late Clerk, Post and Telegraph, Auckland Widow of T, Shortt, late Clerk, Agent-General's Department, London Widow of J. C. Q. Austin, late Eegistrar, Native Land Court, Wanganui .. .. .. Widow and children of W. Blane, late Clerk, Eesident Magistrate's Court, Boss .. .. .. Widow of J. Trice, late Harbourmaster, Hokitika Widow of J. Dowdeswell, late Messenger, Government Buildings, Wellington .. .. .. Daughters of J. H. Marriott, late Inspector of Weights and Measures, Wellington.. Widow and daughters of H. Kenrick, lato Eesident Magistrate, Thames Widow of M. Duncan, late Warder, Auckland Prison Widow of T. B. Low, late Eesident Engineer, Public Works, Dunedin Widow of A. D. Harvey, late Deputy-Eegistrar, Supreme Court, Dunedin .. .. .. .. E. J. Americk, attendant, Lunatic Asylum, Hokitika, for injuries received .. .. IcSO 0 0 225 0 0 300 0 0 550 0 0 225 0 0 200 0 0 54 15 0 50 0 0 795 0 0 270 0 0 487 10 0 166 13 4 25 0 0 Compensation for Loss of Office, — Eesident Magistrate's Court, — Allom, A. J., Clerk, Thames Postal, — Whisken, G., Letter-carrier, Auckland Prisons, — Barry, T., and Wife, Warder and Matron, Napier .. .. .. .. £139 5 11 Cotter, Mrs. Mi, Matron, Timaru .. 33 1 0 3,528 18 4 299 0 4 141 13 11 172 6 11 Customs, — Greig, J. B., Coastwaiter, &c, Invercargill 300 15 2 Taylor, G., Boatman's, Port Chalmers .. 94 13 6 395 8 8 Carried forward 1,008 9 10 23,302 18 4 4,836 10 7

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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87

£ s. d. 1,008 9 10 £ s. d. 23,302 18 4 £ s. d. 4,836 10 7 Brought forward " The Civil Service Act, 1866 " — continued. Compensation for Loss of Office — continued. Marine, — Eichardson, W., Lightkeeper, Brothers Land and Deeds, — Giller, H. A., Assistant Land Eegistrar, Dunedin Education, — Hislop, J., Secretary, Wellington Native, — Brown, G., Clerk, Native Office, Auckland £413 2 6 Vickers, S. 0. G., Clerk, Native Office, Wellington .. .. .. .. 591 11 6 27 1 0 342 17 0 473 16 11 1,004 14 0 Surveys,— Federli, G. B., Assistant Draughtsman, Wellington .. .. .. .. 55 17 4 Hallett, W., Surveyor, Napier .. .. 260 5 11 Jennings, J. H., Assistant Surveyor, Westport.. .. .. .. .. 201 6 3 Lambert, B., Assistant Surveyor, Wairoa .. 158 4 2 Lewis, C, Assistant Surveyor, Nelson .. 147 17 4 Percival, W. J., Assistant Draughtsman, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 216 19 0 1,040 10 0 3,897 9 3 "The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882:"— Section 48, — Eewards for convictions and seizures 27,200 7 7 11 6 6 " The District Eailways Act Amendment Act, 1882 :"— Section 7, — Two-sevenths of guaranteed interest on cost of Waimea Plains Eailway for year ended 31 March, 1886 175 10 9 "The District Eailways Purchasing Act, 1885:"— Thames Valley and Eotortia Eailway Company,— Interest on amount expended by the Company, from March, 1885, to December, 1S86 1,233 6 9 Section 7, — Amount agreed to be paid for purchase of Waimate Bailway Less charged to Public Works Fund 33,913 0 0 33,900 0 0 13 0 0 Section 10, — Pay of extra clerks, making assessment rolls for collection of rates 136 16 0 " The Governor's Salary and Allowances Act, 1873 :"— Allowances for Staff Salaries 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Travelling Allowances .. „ „ to „ „ 1,383 2 9 1,500 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,500 0 0 " The Greenwood Pension Act, 1877 : " — _ Greenwood, J. D. .. 1 April, 1886, to 31 Mar., 1887 120 0 0 "The Government Officers Guarantee Act, 1870:"— Contribution from the Consolidated Fund of one-fortieth of the call to make good the defalcations of H. I). Willcox, late Postmaster, Alexandra South 3 9 0 "The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885:"— Subsidies, — Arrow District Hospital.. Ashburton District Hospital Board ■ Auckland District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Auckland North and Auckland United Charitable Aid Board Auckland North District Hospital Board Bay of Plenty Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.. Buller District Hospital Board Buller District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Charleston Hospital Cook District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board .. Coromandel Hospital Board Cromwell District Hospital Dunedin Hospital Dunstan District Hospital Gisborne Hospital Grey District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Greymouth Benevolent Society Grey Eiver Hospital 214 18 0 682 0 0 3,713 7 0 3,223 5 5 90 7 2 147 14 6 373 7 11 386 10 0 151 9 0 41 5 1 74 7 0 467 9 0 2,868 3 4 436 5 9 477 0 10 700 0 0 65 11 11 1,795 15 0 Carried forward 15,903 10 11 36,230 7 2

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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. d. 15,908 16 11 £ s. d. £ s. d, 36,230 7 2 Brought forward .. " The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885 " — contd. Subsidies — continued. Greytown Hospital Hawke's Bay District Hospital Board Hawke's Bay United District Charitable Aid Board Hokitika Benevolent Society Kumara Hospital Masterton Hospital Napier Hospital .. Naseby Hospital Nelson District Hospital Board Nelson United Charitable Aid Board North Canterbury and Ashburton United District Charitable Aid Board .. North Canterbury District Hospital Board North Otago Benevolent Society.. North Wairarapa Benevolent Society Oamaru Hospital Otago Benevolent Institution Otago Central Hospital Board .. .. Otago District Hospital Board .. Otago District United Charitable Aid Board Patea District Hospital Board Picton District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Eeefton Hospital South Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Southland Hospital Southland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Thames and Coromandel United District Charitable Aid Board Thames District Hospital Board.. Thames Hospital Tuapeka District Hospital Board United Districts of Central Otago, Tuapeka and Otago Charitable Aid Board Waimate Hospital ... Waipawa District Hospital Board Wairau District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Waitaki District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Wakatipu District Hospital Wallace and Fiord Hospital Wanganui and Patea United Charitable Aid Board Wanganui District Hospital Board Wellington and Wairarapa United Charitable Aid Board .. Wellington Benevolent Institution Wellington District Hospital Board Wellington Hospital Wellington Ladies' Christian Association Westland District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Westland Hospital 176 15 2 816 19 9 1,599 12 6 974 19 11 745 19 1 285 17 8 1,106 14 2 295 12 0 760 0 0 1,211 0 0 10,832 5 5 4,534 2 4 270 14 5 330 4 10 418 19 10 3,210 0 10 293 4 0 2,191 0 11 143 0 0 129 19 6 342 2 8 572 11 5 2,938 16 8 958 19 2 769 19 9 1,200 19 7 674 9 2 740 16 7 566 9 7 563 13 9 3,541 4 6 170 0 9 969 2 11 839 0 4 203 13 0 343 18 7 368 4 4 188 10 0 742 6 9 1,088 0 7 1,398 15 0 795 7 1 3,188 19 4 67 4 0 1,199 7 8 2,016 5 6 72,684 18 " The Legislative Officers' Salaries Act, 1867 :" — Salaries, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 — Legislative Council House of Representatives "The Meredith and Others Pensions Act, 1870:'' — Collins, M. .. .. 1 Jan., 1886, to 31 Mar., 1887 Hamlin, E. B. .. .. 1 April, „ to Meredith, E. .. .. „ „ to Trustees of Family of late C. »W. Broughton .. .. 1 Jan., „ to „ 1886 1,300 0 0 2,000 0 0 3,300 0 81 5 0 50 0 0 46 0 0 4 14 6 181 19 " The Military Pensions Act, 1866 : " — Pensions to Widows, — Brown, M. E. .. 1 Jan., 1886, to 31 Dec, 1886 Buck, C. M. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Hastings, L. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 McDonald, E. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Morrison, A. .. „ „ to „ „ Eussell, C. . • „ „ to Von Tcmpsky, A. .. „ „ to Arapera te Eeo .. „ „ to „ „ Iritona Hanita .. „ „ to „ „ Mata Kiriwai .. „ to Marara Ngakoa .. „ to Mere Karaka Kopu .. 1 Oct., 1886, to 75 0 0 70 0 0 55 0 0 36 0 0 36 0 0 36 0 0 120 0 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 36 0 0 18 0 0 534 0 0 Carried forward 534 0 0 112,397 5

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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Brought forward £ s. a. £ s. d. 534 0 0 £ s. d. 112,397 5 1 'The Military Pensions Act, 1886" — continued. Compassionate Allowances, — Geary, C. IT. .. .. 1 Oct., 1885, to 30 June, 1886 Hart, A., Children of .. 1 April, 1886, to 31 Mar., 1887 Hunter, E. M. E. .. „ ' „ to McDonald, E., Child of „ „ to McKenzie, J. H. .. „ „ to „ „ 4 10 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 38 10 0 Pensions for Wounds, &c, — Adamson, T. 1 April, 1886, to 31 Mar., 1887 Beamish, J. G. .. „ „ to „ „ Corbett, G. .. „ „ to Crawford, C. F. .. „ „ to Crosby, H. .. „ „ to „ „ Dore, G. H. .. „ „ to Gibbons, M. C. .. „ „ to Hamblyn, J. .. „ „ to „ „ Henshaw, T. J. .. „ „ to „ „ Hope, E. L. .. „ „ to „ „ Kelly, T. .. „ „ to Kershaw, P. .. „ „ to „ „ Lacey, G. .. „ „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Lake, T. .. „ „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Lloyd, T. 1 April, 1886, to McDonnell, W. .. „ „ to McEvoy, J. .. „ „ to 31 Dec, 1886 McKay, G. 1 Jan., „ to McMahon, T. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Monck, J. B. .. „ „ to Percy, J. A. .. „ „ to „ „ Eoche, H. .. „ „ to „ „ Eoss, E. 0. .. „ „ to Shanaghan, J. .. „ „ to „ „ Shepherd, E. .. „ „ to „ „ Timms, W. .. „ „ to „ „ Tuffin, G. .. „ „ to Vance, E. .. 1 Jan., „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Walsh, W. .. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Wasley, E.O. .. „ to Williamson, F. .. „ „ to „ „ 39 10 10 27 7 6 36 10 0 30 10 0 36 10 0 30 10 0 39 10 10 39 10 10 18 5 0 27 7 6 39 10 10 27 7 0 29 15 10 45 12 ,6 36 10 0 150 0 0 13 15 0 18 5 0 36 12 0 18 5 0 150 0 0 39 10 10 75 0 0 27 7 6 48 13 4 27 7 6 39 10 10 39 10 10 27 7 6 39 10 10 36 10 0 Anaru Patapu .. „ to „ „ Anaru Taruke • .. „ „ to „ „ Apera te Keunga .. „ to „ „ Hemi Tonganui .. „ „ to „ „ Hone Paraki .. „ „ to „ „ Karena Euataniwha .. „ „ to „ „ Matiu .. „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Mauparoa .. „ „ to „ „ Mehaka Kepa .. „ to „ „ Matiu Whitiki .. „ to 31 Mar., 18S7 Pera Taitimu .. „ to 31 Dec, 1886 Piripi Tomotomo .. „ „ to 26 Oct., Eenata Kawepo .. „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Euihana ' .. „ „ to „ „ Eaniera Ngoto .. „ „ to „ „ Tamati to Hapu .. „ „ to „ „ Tamihana Kopeke .. „ to „ „ 13 13 9 9 2 6 45 12 6 18 5 0 9 2 0 18 5 0 13 15 0 13 15 0 10 6 3 9 2 0 13 15 0 7 16 9 50 0 0 9 2 6 9 2 6 13 13 9 9 2 6 2,149 18 4 1,577 8 4 "The Militia Act Amendment Act, 1862:" — Pensions to Widows, —■ Herford, A. .. 1 April, 1886, to 31 Mar., 1887 King, E. M. .. 1 July, 1885, to 30 Sept., 1886 Passmore, S. S. .. 1 April, 1886, to 31 Mar., 1887 Sarten, L. .. „ „ to „ „ 130 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 36 0 0 Pensions for Wounds, &c, — Bilton, F. .. 1 Oct., 1884, to 31 Mar., 1887 Bending, W. .. 1 April, 1886, to Callaghan, D. .. „ „ to „ „ Cody, W. .. 1 Jan., „ to „ „ Dunn, A. J. N. .. 1 April, „ to „ „ Johnson, J. .. „ „ to „ Leaf, E. .. „ „ to „ „ Messenger, W. .. „ „ to „ „ Oxenham, W. .. „ „ to „ „ Skinner, W. H. .. „ „ to Vickery, W. .. „ „ to „ „ Woolfe, T. .. „ „ to 312 0 0 91 4 0 86 10 0 39 10 10 22 15 0 30 10 0 39 10 10 9 2 0 36 10 0 27 7 6 45 12 6 36 10 0 30 10 0 769 13 2 457 13 2 Carried forward 115,316 16 7

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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY-continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. a. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. 115,316 16 7 Brought forward The New Zealand Consolidated Stock Acts, 1877 and 1884:— Commission paid Bank of England,— ■ For management of £10,000,000, from 1 November, 1885, to 31 October, 1880, at £600 per million per annum For management of £5,000,000, from 1 November, 1885, to 31 October, 1886, at £550 per million per annum For management from 31 March, 1885, to 30 April, 1886 6,000 0 0 2,750 0 0 4,543 13 9 13,293 13 9 81 10 11 13,375 4 8 Stamped warrants " The New Zealand University Act, 1874 :"— Grant for year 1886-87 3,000 0 0 "The New Zealand Institute Act, 1867:" — Hector, J., Salary .. .. 1 April, 1886, to 31 Mar., 1887 800 0 0 " The Nixon Pension Act, 1865 :"— Sisters of the late Colonel Nixon 1 Dec, 1885, to 30 Nov., 1886 150 0 0 " The Parliamentary Honorarium and Privileges Act, 1884 " — Honoraria of Members of the Legislative Council Honoraria of Members of the House of Eepresentatives 7,612 18 0 18,033 0 8 25,646 4 8 " The Public Eevenues Act, 1878 :" — Sections 7 and 11, — Deposits refunded Section 27 — Salaries, — FitzGerald, J. E. .. 1 April, 1886, to 31 Mar., 1887 Batkin, C. T. .. „ „ to 183 6 2 1,000 0 0 800 0 0 2,162 18 6 1,800 0 0 Section 83, — Law costs .. .. .. .. 179 12 4 " The Schafer, McGuire, and Others Pension Act, 1872 : " — McGuire, E. .. .. 1 Jan., 1886, to 31 Dec, 1886 Russell, W. .. .. 1 „ „ to 31 Mar., 1887 Schafer, C. .. .. 1 Oct., 1885, to 30 Sept., 1880 18 6 0 22 15 0 30 0 0 " The Supreme Court Judges Act, 1874 : " — Gresson, H. B. .. .. 1 April, 1886, to 30 June, 1886 1 Oct., „ to 31 Mar., 1887 71 1 0 187 10 0 375 0 0 562 10 0 " The Walsh and Others Pension Act, 1869: " — Hewitt, E. A. .. ., 1 April, 1886, to 31 Mar., 1887 50 0 0 The Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Acts, 1885 and 1886: — Payment of subsidies— Counties, — Akaroa '.. .. .. .. .. Amuri Ashburton Bay of Islands Bruce Buller .. .. Clifton . Clutha CoUingwood Cook Geraldino Grey Hawera Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. Hobson Hokianga Horowhenua Hutt .. .. ' .. .. Inangahua Kaikoura Lake Mackenzie Manawatu Maniototo Mongonui .. Ohinemuri .. .. .. Patangata Piako Eangitikei Eodney Selwyn 161,134 15 5 215 2 4 437 10 0 1,448 11 4 314 5 7 1,144 10 5 436 13 2 281 14 8 1,564 12 8 245 3 11 104 5 9 1,243 12 5 74 12 3 321 13 9 295 13 6 176 1 9 147 11 6 105 17 2 528 9 11 437 8 0 588 15 0 721 2 2 749 12 3 619 10 6 1,000 0 0 147 7 11 207 15 8 1,394 3 6 2,402 7 5 1,331 18 11 266 13 1 1,741 18 7 161,134 15 5 Carried forward 20,694 15 1

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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. a. 20,694 15 1 £ s. d. ' £ s. d. 161,134 15 5 Brought forward 'he Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Acts, 1885 and 1886 — continued. Payment of Subsidies — continued. Counties— continued. Southland Taieri Taranaki Tauranga Thames Tuapeka Vincent Waihemo Waikato Waikouaiti Waimate Waimea .. .... .. .. Waipa Waipawa Wairarapa East Wairarapa North Wairarapa South Wairarapa West Wairoa Waitaki Waitemata Waitotara .. Wallace Wanganui Wangarei Westland Whangarei 2,545 4 2 713 2 1 595 11 10 783 12 0 486 4 9 1,246 3 3 1,000 0 0 1,750 0 0 766 3 8 1,000 0 0 3,545 0 6 839 15 4 643 12 4 1,123 3 11 423 3 7 183 16 11 375 0 0 401 13 0 1,000 0 0 1,326 0 2 942 0 6 1,008 5 9 1,763 10 0 1,012 14 8 347 11 11 256 12 1 41 0 2 46,813 17 8 Boroughs,— Alexandra Arrowtown .. .. -. •• •• •■•• Ashburton Auckland Avenal Balclutha Blenheim Campbelltown Caversham Christchurch Cromwell Devonport Dunedin .. .. .. • • Dunedin South Feilding Gisborne Gladstone Gore Green Island Greymouth Greytown Hamilton Hampden Hastings Hawera Hawkesbury Hokitika .. .. Invercargill Invercargill East Invercargill North Invercargill South Kaiapoi Kumara .. .. Lawrence Lyttelton Maori Hill Marton Masterton .. .. .. • • Milton Mornington Mosgiel Napier Naseby Nelson Newmarket New Plymouth Newton 28 14 0 76 8 8 281 5 0 675 0 0 56 13 0 28 15 0 656 5 0 118 17 6 378 15 5 675 0 0 101 15 2 281 5 0 675 0 0 375 0 0 212 7 6 375 0 0 131 17 3 183 3 8 88 11 0 375 0 0 21 15 11 284 8 8 21 14 5 281 5 0 255 15 7 83 7 7 375 0 0 1,432 16 0 111 9 6 18 0 0 176 0 3 251 6 3 103 5 10 235 2 9 93 15 0 80 3 8 213 13 8 375 0 0 148 19 0 281 5 0 38 2 8 81 14 11 68 6 6 789 13 4 258 0 2 93 15 0 564 0 10 Carried forward 12,512 10 8 46,813 17 8 161,134 15 5

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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. d. 12,512 10 8 £ s. d. 46,813 17 8 £ s. d. 161,134 15 5 Brought forward ?he Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Acts, 1885 and 1886— — continued. Payment of Subsidies— continued. Boroughs— continued. North-east Valley Oamaru Onehunga Palmerston North Palmerston South Parnell Patea Picton Port Chalmers.. Queenstown .. .. .. Eangiora Eiverton Eoslyn Boxburgh .. .. .. .. .. ., St. Albans St. Kilda Sydenham Tapanui Tauranga Thames .. .. Timaru Waimate Wanganui Wellington West Harbour Westport Winton 375 0 0 306 5 0 239 7 3 375 0 0 87 5 3 375 0 0 144 0 11 212 13 5 273 11 0 135 5 1 47 5 4 107 17 6 656 5 0 30 7 9 369 5 2 62 16 10 548 10 4 70 16 10 295 2 2 375 0 0 83 6 8 220 10 2 467 7 4 675 0 0 276 15 1 285 0 7 56 4 0 Town Boards, — Amberley Arowhenua Bull's.. Cambridge Carterton Clinton Clyde .. Dargavillo Foxton Geraldine Gordon Halcombe Hastings Havelock Helensville Hutt .. Inglewood. Johnsonville Kaitangata Kamo Kihikihi Lethbridge Linwood Manaia Mataura Ngaruawahia Normanby Opotiki Opunaki Otautau .. .. .. Outram Papakura Petone Ealeigh Southbridge Stratford Sumner Te Awamutu .. ... Temuka .. .. .. Tinwald Upper Wangaehu Waipawa Waverley Woolston Wyndham 19,669 15 4 60 9 0 15 0 0 105 18 5 101 17 9 62 6 3 8 13 0 57 7 4 19 4 3 87 17 6 90 0 4 47 4 6 62 18 6 66 17 6 22 10 10 73 18 7 23 5 1 12 12 2 24 8 1 05 12 0 12 17 6 ' 28 15 4 7 15 1 375 0 0 14 19 5 4 4 2 13 3 1 11 8 0 2 17 9 46 8 0 20 3 1 9 17 2 18 0 0 172 10 8 73 0 0 39 16 11 10 5 6 102 5 10 11 4 11 7 18 6 5 10 7 27 10 4 15 2 1 27 17 0 154 19 11 2 10 8 2,284 8 7 Carried forward 68,768 1 7 461,134 15 5

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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. d. £ s. a. 68,768 1 7 £ s. d. 161,134 15 5 Brought forward ?he Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Acts, 1885 and 1886— continued. Payment of Subsidies— continued. Eoad Boards, — Akaroa and Wainui Albertland North Albertland South Alfredton Amuri Arch Hill Ashley Avon Avondale Awatere .. .. .. .. Awhitu Balmoral Barret Settlement Birkenhead .. .. Cambridge .. .. ,. Carrington .. .. .. .. .. Castlepoint Clive Coldstream nollingwood Courtenay Cust Danevirke Devonport .. .. .. .. .. Eastern Mahurangi East Tamaki Eden Terrace Egmont Eketahuna Ellesmere Elliot Epsom Eyreton Featherston Frankley Geraldine Glenbervie Glenledi Grey .. - Halfway Bush Halswell Hamilton Havelock Hawera Heathcote .. .. .. Henui Heretaunga Howick Township .. .. .. Hunua .. .. .. Inch-Clutha Eiver Invercargill Kaeo .. Kakanui Karaka Karioi Karori-Makara Katikati .. .. .. .. .. Kaukapakapa Kaurihohore Kihikihi Kiibirnie Kirikiriroa Kiwitea Knapdale Kohi Lake .. Le Bon's Bay Levels Lincoln Lindhurst Little Eiver Longbeach Lower Mahurangi Lower Moutere Maharahara .. .. 250 0 0 11 14 8 30 0 0 41 12 2 187 10 0 '310 0 0 486 5 7 286 15 5 •208 6 11 852 10 9 73 7 0 172 5 7 25 1 4 269 13 6 42 10 11 7 7 6 250 0 0 238 6 11 33 0 3 95 4 7 131 13 8 367 18 0 120 16 9 62 10 0 9 15 9 155 2 3 564 15 11 77 11 1 23 8 11 238 8 6 19 0 7 38 3 11 580 2 1 375 0 0 28 12 2 187 10 0 2 12 1 41 7 8 13 1 1 52 12 3 196 15 3 15 7 8 54 10 6 62 10 0 295 10 3 10 13 9 250 0 0 29 16 7 26 12 8 102 0 2 131 5 0 3 15 11 62 10 0 53 6 4 62 9 3 237 12 10 2 19 5 57 1 2 10 17 5 6 13 5 233 7 5 62 10 0 230 6 3 437 10 0 34 11 3 175 3 1 78 12 3 500 0 0 161 5 4 267 2 1 62 10 0 817 0 4 9 4 8 44 17 4 26 8 6 Carried forward 68,768 1 7 11,180 11 10 161,134 15 5

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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87

£ s. d. 11,180 11 10 £ s. d. 68,768 1 7 £ s. a. 15 5 Brought forward )he Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Acts, 1885 and 1886— continued. Payment of Subsidies — continued. Eoad Boards — continued. Mairatahi Makaretu Manaia Manawatu Manchester Mandeville and Eangiora Manganui-Taranaki Manganui Township Mangapai Mangapiko Mangawai Mangere Mangorei Manurewa Maraekakaho Maraetai Masterton Matakana West Mauku Maungaatua Maungakaramea Maungatawhiri Maunu Mauriceville Meanee .. .. Mercer Moa. .. Motueka Mount Albert Mount Eden Mount Peel Mount Eoskill Mount Somers Mount Stewart.. Mount Wellington Newcastle New Eiver Ngaire Norsewood Northcote North Albertland North Euataniwha North Taieri Oakura .. .. .. .. Okain's Bay Okato Okawa Okotuku Omaha Omaka Omata One-tree Hill Opaheke Opotiki Ormona Ormondville Oruaiti .. .. .. .. .. Oruru.. Otahuhu Otaika .. .. .. .. Otaki Otaraia .. .. .... Otepopo Oteramika .. „. Otonga Otonga East Outram Oxford Pahiatua Pakuranga Pangatotara Panmure Township .. ., Papakura .. .. .. .. Paparata Paparoa .. .. .. .. .. Papatoitoi 58 6 7 24 13 10 8 10 5 628 14 11 119 16 11 653 10 9 10 8 0 8 16 3 13 16 7 17 7 5 25 9 7 86 15 2 25 7 8 94 18 11 19 18 2 26 9 4 237 10 2 19 2 3 40 1 7 79 13 1 4 5 4 59 18 6 26 0 0 46 5 7 51 4 6 29 16 4 215 14 4 107 14 0 1 12 1 500 0 0 240 11 11 72 8 7 132 1 3 116 14 2 352 18 5 10 8 2 62 10 0 9 3 9 59 7 4 170 16 2 3 19 64 5 3 14 11 4 30 17 9 17 7 6 20 3 7 130 11 2 24 10 7 19 13 9 479 12 2 27 7 9 457 1 0 16 6 5 8 4 0 17 1 4 48 1 0 1 3 10 28 16 3 25 3 7 13 9 33 1 10 200 8 0 55 2 8 141 7 9 7 10 6 9 10 7 29 0 4 125 0 0 76 17 7 171 3 9 7 16 1 24 15 0 79 19 6 112 1 4 41 13 1 64 12 2 Carried forward 18,264 14 3 68,768 1 7 161,134 15 5

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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. d. 18,264 14 3 £ s. a. 68,768 1 7 £ s. a. 161,134 15 5 Brought forward 'he Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Acts, 1885 and 1886— continued. Payment of Subsiaies — continued. Eoad Boards — continued. Parihaka Parua Patangata Pelorus Peninsula Picton Pigeon Bay Pirongia Point Chevalier Pokeno Pokororo Pollok Settlement Porangahau Port Levy Portobello Port Victoria Poverty Bay Puhoi Pukeatua Pukekohe East Pukekohe West Pukekura .. • • Rangiaohia .. Eangitata Eemuera Eiccarton Eichmond Eiwaka Euarangi Euataniwha Euataniwha North Sandon and Carnarvon Seaside South Malvern.. South Eakaia South Wyndham Spreydon Spring Creek Springs Suburban Suburban North Taieri Taitapu Takaka .. •• •• Tamaki West .. .. ■ • Tamunui Taotaora Taratahi-Carterton Tataraimaka Tauhoa Te Horo Templeton Temuka Toitois Tokatoka Tokornairiro .. . • • • • • • • Totara •. • • • • • • • • Tuhikaramea .. . ■ • • • ■ • • • • Turanga Tuturau Upper Ashburton Upper Hurford Upper Mahurangi Upper Motueka Upper Moutere Upper Taueru Waiareka Waihola Waikanui Waikohu Waimata Waimate Waimea Waimea West Wainiaha Waipaeoa 92 5 5 4 15 6 40 15 3 285 10 10 500 0 0 209 17 8 42 0 4 61 16 10 90 16 11 19 17 10 11 4 8 8 8 4 90 6 2 22 12 2 224 12 11 73 6 7 130 0 10 23 13 4 23 16 10 46 3 8 258 4 8 49 15 6 29 16 4 108 4 10 686 4 5 268 13 4 250 0 0 10 9 11 9 17 5 146 15 6 167 11 6 283 17 6 26 6 2 79 18 7 244 18 8 104 11 4 120 14 0 202 13 1 144 6 10 ' 3 16 7 25 1 8 18 1 9 29 11 8 149 19 4 134 1 0 233 0 1 31 2 0 401 13 0 13 3 10 12 9 4 4 15 0 132 18 1 300 5 2 49 18 4 8 6 7 157 9 6 13 17 4 16 1 61 6 2 240 7 1 62 10 0 4 11 8 5 17 1 11 14 5 46 14 3 77 11 6 221 5 4 56 5 4 250 0 0 69 3 7 44 14 9 250 0 0 196 13 6 122 12 7 152 11 8 5 13 7 Carried forward 27,000 4 9 68,768 1 7 161,134 15 5

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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Brought forward £ • s. a. 27,000 4 9 £ s. d. 67,768 1 7 £ s. a. 161,134 15 5 The Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Acts, 1885 and 1886— continued. Payment.of Subsidies— continued. Eoad Boards— continued. Waipara Waipareira Waipipi Waipukurau .. .. .. .. Waipu North .. .. .. Waipu South Wairau Wairoa Waitaki Waitara West ..' Waitoa Waiuku Waiwakaiho Wallingford Wangaebu Wellington West Eyreton Whaingaroa, Whangaparoa Whangarei .. .... Whangaroa North Whareama Wharehino Whareora .. .. .. ... Whenuakura-Waitotara Wirokino Woodville Wyndham .. .. 1,000 0 0 18 4 5 196 15 9 177 19 7 88 10 0 20 5 0 533 15 4 338 17 11 244 6 3 150 9 0 62 10 0 124 0 8 25 17 6 108 5 4 73 16 4 57 9 8 134 14 11 2 10 5 4 18 0 20 18 4 18 13 10 68 3 10 18 0 4 1 17 5 58 14 10 68 0 4 119 12 5 97 4 1 30,844 16 9 Less moiety charged to Public Works Fund 99,612 18 4 49,806 9 2 "The Land Act, 1885:"— Amount paid over to local bodies in respect of rents on perpetual leases, — County of Westland Borough of South Invercargill Alfredton Eoad Board Eketahuna Eoad Board.. Maharahara Eoad Board Mauriceville Eoad Board Pahiatua Eoad Board Upper Wangaehu Eoad Board 24 13 3 65 7 11 42 18 11 83 10 9 6 3 4 38 15 6 18 6 5 5 3 2 49,806 9 2 261 9 8 " The New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 :"— 25 per cent, of amount derived from rents under perpetual leases 284 19 3 206 4 1 " The Greymouth Harbour Act, 1884:"— Section 7, — Net profits arising from the Greymouth-Brunner Eailway, 1 February, 1886, to 5 February, 1887 .'. 10,328 11 8 "The Westport Harbour Act, 1884:" — Section 7, — Net profits arising from the Westport-Ngakawau Coalfield Eailway and Wharf, 1 February, 1886, to 5 February, 1887 10,427 18 3 Total '232,188 17 10

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STATEMENT showing the Net Issues from the Consolidated Fund for the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1887, compared with the Sums voted under "The Appropriation Act, 1886."

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

o > Issued. Voted. Amount unissued. Issued in Excess. Expenditure. Credits. jNet Expenditure. Advances. Totals. Class I.—Legislative :— Legislative £ s. d. 17,628 7 9 £ s. a. 2 4 6 £ s. d. 17,626 3 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. 17,626 3 3 £ s. a. 17,810 0 0 £ s. d. 183 16 9 £ s. Total Class I. 17,028 7 9 2 4 6 17,626 3 3 17,626 3 3 17,810 0 0 183 16 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Class II. —Colonial Secretary: — Colonial Secretary's Office Ministers' Secretaries Messengers and Office-keepers Electoral Department Audit Office Eegistrar-General's Department Agent-General's Department Charitable .. Lunatic Asylums Printing and Stationery Stock Branch Miscellaneous Services 1,859 3 4 950 0 0 3,704 3 6 2,794 12 10 6,985 12 0 20,506 13 6 4,474 3 0 24,045 1 2 47,167 13 5 28,586 7 1 41,303 18 11 22,177 17 11 41 8 0 48 10 0 401 0 2 17 8 8 14 4 1 21,891 19 2 5,685 8 4 6,327 12 9 6,761 15 5 618 13 4 1,859 3 4 950 0 0 3,662 15 6 2,746 2 10 6,564 11 10 20,489 4 10 4,459 18 11 2,153 2 0 41,482 5 1 22,258 14 4 34,542 3 6 21,559 4 7 108* 6 10 1,859 3 4 950 0 0 3,662 15 6 2,746 2 10 6,672 18 8 20,489 4 10 4,459 18 11 2,153 2 0 41,495 17 11 25,118 14 4 35,359 9 3 21,026 16 1 2,025 0 0 950 0 0 3,720 0 0 2,980 0 0 7,625 0 0 19,172 0 0 4,325 0 0 2,976 0 0 43,558 0 0 23,792 0 0 29,825 0 0 22,288 0 0 165 16 8 57 4 6 233 17 2 952 1 4 1,317 4 li 134 18 li 13 12 10 2,800 0 0 817 5 9 67 11 6 822 18 0 2,062 2 1 1,326 14 - 5,534 9 i 661 3 11 Total Class II. 204,535 6 8 41,807 19 11 162,727 6 9 3,866 16 11 166,594 3 8 103,236 0 0 4,955 3 8 8,313 7 14 15 17 Class III. —Colonial Treasurer :— Treasury Department Property-tax Department Friendly Societies' Eegistry Office. .. .. Miscellaneous Services 6,558 19 11 23,904 14 5 1,517 15 6 25,077 3 7 4 6 0 2,102 10 7 6,554 13 11 21,801 17 10 1,517 15 6 24,816 10 0 6* 5 8 6,554 13 11 21,808 3 6 1,517 15 6 24,878 19 11 6,607 0 0 18,897 0 0 1,500 0 0 28,200 0 0 52 6 1 2,911 3 17 15 260 13 7 62 9 11 3,321 0 1 Total Class III. 57,058 13 5 2,367 16 2 54,690 17 3 68 15 7 54,759 12 10 55,204 0 0 3,373 6 2 2,928 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Class IV. —Minister of Justice :— Department of Justice Crown Law Office .. .. .. \\ Patent Office Supreme Court Bankruptcy District, Eesident Magistrates', and Wardens' Court's Criminal Prosecutions Coroners Prisons Miscellaneous 856 14 2 2,325 0 0 196 18 11 9,076 2 4 7,752 10 8 47,483 14 8 13,259 3 1 3,339 1 7 34,233 5 10 3,330 3 2 35 12 0 162 1 7 40 10 7 64 7 0 1 15 6 2,961 13 6 15 14 8 856 14 2 2,289 8 0 196 18 11 9,076 2 4 7,590 9 1 47,443 4 1 13,194 16 1 3,337 6 1 31,271 12 4 3,314 8 6 380 15 11 89 9 0 288 4 9 856 14 2 2,289 8 0, 196 18 11 9,076 2 4 7,971 5 0 47,432 13 1 13,483 0 10 3,337 0 1 31,317 9 5 3,349 15 6 950 0 0 2,325 0 0 220 0 0 8,715 0 0 5,566 0 0 48,988 0 0 11,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 34,170 0 0 3,150 0 0 93 5 10 35 12 0 23 1 1 361 2 4 2,405 5 0 1,505 6 11 2,483 0 10 337 6 1 45*17 1 35 7 0 2,852 10 7 199 15 6 Total Class IV. . .. 121,852 14 5 3,281 14 10 118,570 19 7 789 13 9 119,360 13 4 118,084 0 0 4,509 16 5 5,786 9 9

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STATEMENT showing the Net Issues from the Consolidated Fund, &c.— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Issued. Issued in Excess. fH o r* Voted. Amount Unissued. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure.] Advances. Total. — Class V.—Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Stamps :— General Post Office Chief Offices and Sub-Offices Maintenance, Eepairs, and Miscellaneous Telegraph Cable Subsidies Conveyance of Mails by Sea Conveyance of Inland Mails Carriage of Mails by Eailway £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 7,718 4 2 125,171 18 8 47,874 13 11 350 0 0 85,260 6 4 27,771 1 0 935 0 0 3,702 17 7 901 19 7 7,718 4 2 121,469 1 1 46,972 14 4 350 0 0 85,038 11 2 27,562 11 10 935 0 0 726*11 3 7,718 4 2 121,469 1 1 47,699 5 7 350 0 0 85,288 11 2 27,562 11 10 935 0 0 7,710 0 0 123,520 0 0 40,385 0 0 350 0 0 72,878 0 0 28,180 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,050 18 11 8 4 2 1,314 5 7 221 15 2 208 9 2 250* 0 0 617 8 2 65 0 0 12,410 11 2 -- Total Class V. .. • 295,081 4 1 5,035 1 6 290,046 2 7 976 11 3 291,022 13 10 280,023 0 0 2,733 7 1 13,733 0 11 35 36 37 Class VI.—Commissioner of Trade and Customs :— Customs Offices and Services Marine and Harbours Miscellaneous Services 38,954 2 9 31,109 4 11 11,390 4 8 116 6 10 414 17 7 171 3 11 38,837 15 11 30,694 7 4 11,219 0 9 44 17 11 504 1 8 1,310 12 4 38,882 13 10 31,198 9 0 12,529 13 1 44,266 0 0 34,558 0 0 12,766 0 0 5,383 6 2 3,359 11 0 236 6 11 Total Class VI. 81,453 12 4 702 8 4 80,751 4 0 1,859 11 11 82,610 15 11 91,590 0 0 8,979 4 1 38 39 40 Class VII.—Commissioner of Stamps :— Stamp Department Land and Deeds Eegistry Miscellaneous Services 6,649 2 7 22,977 12 0 529 13 6 29 5 3 2 10 2 4 9 9 6,619 17 4 22,975 1 10 525 3 9 2 0 0 213 1 9 6,621 17 4 23,188 3 7 525 3 9 7,256 0 0 22,725 0 0 525 0 0 634 2 8 463 3 7 0 3 9 Total Class VII. 30,150 8 1 36 5 2 30,120 2 11 215 1 9 30,335 4 8 30,506 0 0 634 2 8 403 7 4 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Class VIII.—Minister of Education:-— Head Office Public Schools Native Schools Industrial Schools Deaf-and-Dumb Institution Higher Education Miscellaneous Services 2,243 0 6 326,610 14 5 16,115 12 2 21,947 2 2 3,719 16 7 3,500 0 0 3,948 7 7 476 1 0 139 6 11 5,480 4 5 386 9 2 2,243 0 6 326,134 13 5 15,976 5 3 16,466 17 9 3,333 7 5 3,500 0 0 3,948 7 7 2,243 0 6 326,134 13 5 15,976 5 3 16,466 17 9 3,333 7 5 3,500 0 0 3,948 7 7 2,318 0 0 337,115 0 0 16,320 0 0 17,121 0 0 3,115 0 0 3,500 0 0 4,000 0 0 74 19 6 10,980 6 7 343 14 9 654 2 3 218 7 5 51 12 5 Total Class VIII. .. 378,084 13 5 6,482 1 6 371,002 11 11 371,602 11 11 383,489 0 0 12,104 15 6 218 7 5 -18 19 50 Class IX.—Minister for Native Affairs :— Native Department Native Land Court Miscellaneous Services 3,565 18 0 19,977 10 4 3,747 6 2 454 13 0 0 10 3,111 5 0 19,977 9 4 3,747 6 2 380* 10 7 3,111 5 0 20,357 19 11 3,747 6 2 3,565 0 0 15,839 0 0 3,426 0 0 453 15 0 4,518 19 11 321 6 2 Total Class IX 27,290 14 6 454 14 0 28,836 0 6 380 10 7 27,216 11 1 22,830 0 0 453 15 0 4,840 6 1

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STATEMENT showing the Net Issues from the Consolidated Fund, &c.— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Issued. so o > Voted. Amount unissued. Issued in Excess. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. Aavances. Total. _J 51 52 53 Class X.—Minister of Mines: — Mines Department Geological and Meteorological Miscellaneous £ s. a. 2,374 5 6 3,718 3 10 26,997 8 6 £ s. a. 139 2 0 4 4 0 253 4 6 £ s. a. 2,235 3 6 3,713 19 10 26,744 4 0 £ s. a. i' 2 10 405 2 0 £ s. a. 2,235 3 6 3,715 2 8 27,149 6 0 £ s. a. 2,288 0 0 3,555 0 0 34,261 0 0 £ s. a. 52 16 6 7,111 14 0 £ s. a. 160 2 8 Total Class X. 33,089 17 10 396 10 6 32,693 7 4 406 4 10 33,099 12 2 40,104 0 0 7,164 10 6 160 2 8 54 55 50 57 Class XI. —Minister for Public Works :— Working Eailways Government Gardens Public Buildings Miscellaneous Services 838,175 13 2 1,403 6 8 26,678 9 10 433 14 6 142,404 7 6 120 7 7 220 9 6 695,771 5 8 1,403 6 8 26,558 2 3 213 5 0 11,995 2 1 456* 3 11 707,766 7 9 1,403 6 8 27,014 6 2 213 5 0 761,282 0 0 1,300 0 0 38,750 0 0 160 0 0 53,515 12 3 11,735 13 10 103 6 8 53 5 0 Total Class XL 866,691 4 2 142,745 4 7 723,945 19 7 12,451 6 0 736,397 5 7 801,492 0 0 65,251 6 1 156 11 8 58 59 60 Class XII. —Minister of Defence :— External Defence, — Artillery and other Corps Field Force .. .. .. Volunteers 23,960 0 10 20,553 3 11 48,427 10 8 23,960 0 10 5,329 10 5 44,747 3 1 1,786 0 2 441 15 11 91 % 8 25,746 1 0 5,771 6 4 44,838 11 9 27,513 0 0 9,512 0 0 45,902 0 0 1,766 19 0 3,740 13 8 1,063 8 3 15,223 13 6 3,680 7 7 61 62 63 Total External Defence Stores and Magazines Police Miscellaneous Services 92,940 15 5 3,397 1 11 103,148 18 11 2,950 16 6 18,904 1 1 7 18 957 12 7 74,036 14 4 3,390 0 3 102,191 6 4 2,950 16 6 2,319 4 9 32 1 8 1,441 14 11 25 0 0 76,355 19 1 3,422 1 11 103,633 1 3 2,975 16 6 82,927 0 0 3,511 0 0 102,116 0 0 2,997 0 0 6,571 0 11 88 18 1 1,517 1 3 21 3 6 Total Class XII. 202,437 12 9 19,868 15 4 182,568 17 5 3,818 1 4 186,386 18 9 191,551 0 0 6,681 2 6 1,517 1 3 Unauthorized, — Services not provided for ' 14,337 19 7„ 16,032 2 11 1,694 3 4 14,337 19 7 14,337 19 7 SUMMAEY. Consolidated Fund :— Ordinary Eevenue Account, — Class I.—Legislative „ II. —Colonial Secretary .. „ III. —Colonial Treasurer .. „ IV. —Minister of Justice .. „ V.—Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs „ 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 Unauthorized 17,628 7 9 204,535 6 8 57,058 13 5 121,852 14 5 295,081 4 1 81,453 12 4 30,156 8 1 378,084 13 5 27,290 14 6 33,089 17 10 866,691 4 2 202,437 12 9 16,032 2 11 2 4 6 41,807 19 11 2,367 16 2 3,281 14 10 5,035 1 6 702 8 4 36 5 2 6,482 1 6 454 14 0 396 10 6 142,745 4 7 19,868 15 4 1,694 3 4 17,626 3 3 162,727 6 9 54,690 17 3 118,570 19 7 290,046 2 7 80,751 4 0 30,120 2 11 371,602 11 11 26,836 0 6 32,693 7 4 723,945 19 7 182,568 17 5 14,337 19 7 3,866 16 11 68 15 7 789 13 9 976 11 3 1,859 11 11 215 1 9 17,626 3 3 166,594 3 8 54,759 12 10 119,360 13 4 291,022 13 10 82,610 15 11 30,335 4 8 371,602 11 11 27,216 11 1 33,099 12 2 736,397 5 7 186,386 18 9 14,337 19 7 17,810 0 0 163,236 0 0 55,204 0 0 118,084 0 0 280,023 0 0 91,590 0 0 30,506 0 0 383,489 0 0 22,830 0 0 40,104 0 0 801,492 0 0 191,551 0 0 183 16 9 4,955 3 8 3,373 6 2 4,509 16 5 2,733 7 1 8,979 4 1 634 2 8 12,104 15 6 453 15 0 7,164 10 6 65,251 6 1 6,681 2 6 8,313 7 4 2,928 19 0 5,786 9 9 13,733 0 11 463 7 4 218 7 5 4,840 6 1 160 2 8 156 11 8 1,517 1 3 14,337 19 7 380 10 7 406 4 10 12,451 6 0 3,818 1 4 •• Total Ordinary Eevenue 12,331,392 12 4 224,874 19 8 J2,106, 517 12 8 24,832 13 11 |2,131, 350 6 7 ;2,195, 919 0 0 117,024 6 5 52,455 13 0

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STATEMENT in DETAIL of the NET EXPENDITURE under the DEPARTMENTAL VOTES for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-8 7

£ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECEETAEY :— Vote No. 13—Miscellaneous :— Item 1—General Contingencies,— Salaries, &c, — Hall-keeper, Nelson, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1837 .. Gardener, Napier, 2 April to 28 May, 1886 Temporary Office-keeper, Blenheim, 5 to 23 March, 1886 House allowance for Chief Messenger, Wellington, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Inspector of Weights and Measures, Wellington Extra Messengers Extra Clerical Assistance 10 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 110 0 0 42 4 9 753 6 7 168 10 0 Travelling expenses of Ministers and Officers on Public Service, — Ministers Officers of Colonial Secretary's Department 1,090 3 4 Fuel and light Subscriptions to newspapers Advertising Assessment Courts Freight and cartage Cleaning offices Overtime, copying, &o. Telegrams Miscellaneous 2,132 10 7 343 3 1 2,475 13 8 574 11 5 113 2 3 76 17 3 108 12 8 429 11 2 676 12 2 191 13 0 3,735 1 6 523 4 5 * Item 2—Eent of Government Offices, — Hospital Eeserve, 1 August, 1886, to 31 January, 1887 Item 3 —Civil Service Examination Board, — Supervising Preparation of papers Miscellaneous 141 18 4 129 18 0 23 11 6 9,995 2 10 100 0 0 Less fees received 295 7 10 145 3 6 Item 4—" Public Health Act, 1867,"— Salaries Vaccination fees .. Eegistration fees Inspecting ships Advertising and contingencies 150 4 4 205 16 8 1,367 0 10 805 17 0 286 0 6 17 8 7 2,682 4 1 Pensions granted by late Provincial Governments, — Wellington,— Item 5—T. George, late turnkey, Wellington Gaol, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 6—D. Green, late Matron, Wellington Hospital, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Nelson, — Item 7—M. Robinson, widow of late Superintendent, 1 January to 31 December, 1886 Canterbury,— Item 8—T. Cass, late Chief Surveyor, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 9 —J. Reston, sen., late Chief Gaoler, 1 April, ■ 1886, to 31 March, 1887 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 400 0 0 200 0 0 Otago,— Item 10—J. Outram, late sergeant, Dunedin Gaol, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 600 0 0 188 0 0 988 0 0 Item 11—H. N. Brewer, addition to Pension, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 12—" Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1877,"— Fees, &c. Item 13 —" Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880," — ' Salaries Miscellaneous 25 0 0 15 12 6 300 0 0 25 1 6 325 1 6 Item 14—Expenses of printing " Transactions of New Zealand Institute " Item 15 —Expenses of West Coast Eoyal Commission, — Advertising Item 16—Wellington Patent Slip Company, guarantee of interest to 31 March, 1887 Item 17 —Eent of Friendly Societies' Eeserve, Dunedin, 1 year to 1 November, 1886 500 0 0 6 7 0 2,450 0 0 20 15 0 Carried forward 17,258 7 3

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STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Brought forwara £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 17,258 7 3 CLASS II.—COLONIAL SECRETARY— continued. Vote No. 13—Miscellaneous — continued. Item 18 —Compilation of Maori History, salary, 1 June, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 19—Bonus for encouragement of local industries, — Salaries Cost of fisheries pamphlet Less advertising 274 1 0 117* 0 0 24 13 6 156 10 0 Report re sugar beet.. 92 6 6 5 7 6 254 4 0 139 18 1 Item 20 —Cost of work done by Survey Department Item 21—Fees on Crown grants issued under " The West Coast Settlements Act, 1880 " Item 22—United Fire Brigade Association, grant in aid of annual demonstration .. Item 23—Contribution towards expenses of protectorate over portion of New Guinea, 12 months, to 30 June, 1887 Item 24—Grant in aid to Eoyal Humane Society of Australasia ... Item 25—Compensation to John Brace for injuries received while in service of Lunacy Department Item 26—Amount due in respect of powder magazine, Port Chalmers (provincial liability) Item 27 —Compensation to G. Webb for loss of contract to supply groceries to Wellington Hospital Item 28 —Eefund of fine inflicted on E. Cobb for breach of Sheep Act Item 29—Expenses in connection with the publishing of Sir George Grey's work on Polynesian Mythology Item 30 —Sundry expenses in connection with bush fires at Makatuku, Hawke's Bay Item 31—Compensation to W. Brent on account of agreement with the Provincial Government of Otago 250 0 0 2,668 18 9 50 0 0 50 0 0 162 4 0 25 0 0 92 14 0 • 291 4 4 30 3 2 12 10 0 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 13.. £21,559 4 7 CLASS III.-COLONIAL TBEASUBEB:— Vote No. 18—Miscellaneous :— Item 1—Audit of County and Eoad Board Accounts, — Salaries Travelling expenses .. Miscellaneous 2,351 6 8 373 2 8 3 19 11 Item 2—Salary of Secretary to Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Fund, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 .. Item 3—Expenses of investment of Sinking Fund, under " The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867," — Notarial charges .. Printing and advertising 2,728 9 3 50 0 6 13 13 0 18 18 9 32 11 9 Item 4—Exchange and commission on remittances and payments of dividends, — Commission on remittances by post and telegraph in. the colony Commission on payment of interest, — Bank of New Zealand .. .. Union Bank of Australia Bank of England Crown Agents 26 11 6 96 15 6 57 10 0 1,332 14 8 3,804 19 2 Commission on money-orders Exchange on drafts, — On Australia .. .. .. On Colombo On London On Freemantle On. Calcutta 1,513 11 8 50 .2 10 66 2 4 0 15 0 5 15 5 0 6 10 0 2 6 73 2 1 Less exchange received from Public Trustee and Government Insurance Association for remittances 5,441 15 9 129 15 1 Item 5—Expenses attending the payment of Imperial pensions,— Salaries to 31 March, 1887 Travelling allowance and expenses Advertising .. .. .. .. Miscellaneous 5,312 0 8 463 4 0 16 0 0 8 5 0 14 0 488 13 0 Carried forward 8,611 14 8

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STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. 8,611 14 8 Brought forward CLASS III.—COLONIAL TREASURER— continued. Vote No. 18—Miscellaneous — continued. Item 6—Industrial Exhibition, — Rents Gas Freight Cartage and labour Salaries .. .. .. Fittings and decorations Advertising Local committees Music, bands, &c. Medals and certificates Prize essays Contingencies 13 0 0 0 17 4 2 1 120 0 2 69 9 0 9 16 3 12 19 3 69 13 6 22 10 0 466 10 1 36 15 0 15 13 6 Less additional receipts— Space fees Sale of furniture Sale of stores Balance on sale of building Sashes sold to Lunatic Asylum 840 10 5 1 11 0 8 11 1 1 12 6 1 16 6 17 8 0 30 19 1 Item 7 —Indian and Colonial Exhibition, — Show-cases, fittings, &c. Carpenters' work Bags, cases, &c, for exhibits Cost of building conservatory, &c. Insurances Cost of exhibits Freight and charges Advertising .. .. .. Stationery and printing Salaries, pay, and labour Honorarium to Commissioner Honorarium to Agent-General Cost of decorations for New Zealand Court Hire of plants Pay of lecturers Telegrams and postages Preparation of catalogues, &c. Travelling expenses Rents Storage of cases Miscellaneous 809 11 4 1,867 6 4 1,398 5 7 421 15 2 990 11 4 416 6 4 279 3 0 523 10 9 60 10' 3 60 6 11 817 14 9 1,345 0 0 500 0 0 492 10 0 402 1 6 115 10 0 143 4 11 193 4 10 68 16 11 18 5 2 100 10 3 90 13 7 Less expenses in connection with Mr. J. Gully's exhibits 10,305 7 7 12 5 0 10,293 2 7 Item 8—Revote of subsidy of £1 for £1 on rates levied and collected within counties containing one or more goldfields during the year ending 31st March, 1886, in excess of three farthings in the £1, exclusive of rates under the Crown and Native Lands Acts, 1882 and 1883, — Counties — Buller Coromandel Grey .. .. .. .. Inangahua Maniototo .. .. Westland Road Boards— Patea East 220 9 7 262 16 0 355 14 11 259 19 7 484 14 10 256 12 1 1,840 7 0 15 12 6 Item 9 —Expenses in connection with the preparation of rolls under " The Rating Act, 1882,"— Transfer to Property-tax Department 1,855 19 6 2,000 0 0 Item 10—Contingencies,— Extra clerical assistance .. .. Advertising and subscriptions to newspapers Assistant binder, wages, 6 April, 1886, to 19 March, 1887.. Preparation of returns Brown-paper envelopes and freight Bonus to Treasury messenger Bonus to Assistant Private Secretary Preparation of Mortgage Debentures Amendment Act Survey Department for lithographic work in connection with preparation of debentures Expenses in connection with worn silver coin 399 15 0 20 7 0 137 0 10 63 10 9 37 19 11 19 0 0 25 0 0 94 2 6 24 8 4 86 19 9 Carried forward 908 4 1 23,570 8 1

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STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Brought forwara £ s. a. £ s. d. 908 4 1 £ s. d. 23,570 8 1 ILASS III.—COLONIAL TEEASUEEE— continued. Vote No. 18—Miscellaneous — continued. Item 10—Contingencies— continued. Travelling expenses, Agent-General's Office, London Postage and revenue stamps Stamp duty on London cheques Freight on coin imported from England Travelling expenses of Private Secretary to Colonial Treasurer — Allowance Expenses .'. 18 15 1 12 18 11 39 11 8 64 5 7 55 5 0 10 11 0 65 16 0 10 0 Stamp duty on bill drawn on Eoyal Mint Preparation of Handbook, " Government Loans to Local Bodies " Subscription to Telephone Exchange, one year, to 31 December, 1886 Compensation for loss occasioned through ravages by codlin moth Bonus to officers in lieu of increases Miscellaneous 10 0 0 15 0 0 48 11 7 20 0 0 41 19 0 1,246 1 11 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 18 .. £24,816 10 0 !LASS IV.—MINISTEE OF JUSTICE :— Vote No. 27 —Miscellaneous Services ; — Item 1 —Purchase of reports and treatises for Crown Law Office Item 2—Subsidy towards publication of New Zealand Law Eeports Item 3—Compensation to Eegistrars of Supreme Court for loss of fees under the Property Law Consolidation Act .. Item 4—Compensation, in accordance with recommendation of the Public Petitions Committee, to Mrs. Ann Eobertson, for loss sustained by delay in sittings of Supreme Court, Auckland Item 5—Contingencies,— Head Office, Justice Department Supreme Court District and Eesident Magistrates' Courts Official Assignee in Bankruptcy 53 19 9 200 0 0 494 0 0 150 0 0 382 5 11 667 10 0. 1,361 4 10 5 8 0 2,416 8 9 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 27 .. £3,314 8 6 ILASS VI.—COMMISSIONEE OF CUSTOMS :— Vote No. 37. —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—s.s. " Hinemoa," — Wages Coal Provisions, &c Eepairs, stores, &c. 3,412 7 10 1,743 18 6 1,386 12 10 944 4 7 Less recoveries for rations, passage-money, &o. 7,487 3 9 171 3 11 Item 2—New boiler for s.s. " Hinemoa " .. Item 3—Introduction of fish ova, — S. C. Farr, services rendered Fish ova Travelling expenses Freight, fittings, &c Telegrams Wages Contingencies 31 10 0 54 0 0 96 16 1 804 12 0 15 11 7 88 16 7 70 14 1 7,315 19 10 1,088 14 9 Item 4—Bonus on exportation of canned and cured fish Item 5—Quarantine Stations, — Salaries, — Auckland Wellington Lyttelton Port Chalmers 1,162 0 4 758 4 6 108 0 0 120 0 0 120 0 0 120 0 0 Rations, timber, fares, &c. 468 0 0 128 1 4 596 1 4 Carried forward 10,921 0 9

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STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

.PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 10,921 0 9 Brought forward CLASS VI.—COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS— continued. Vote No. 37 —Miscellaneous Services — continued. Item 6—Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Holmes, mother of the late William Holmes, Landing Waiter, Wellington .. Item 7 —Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Fell, widow of the late Thomas Fell, Writer, Customs Department, Wellington Item ,8 —Compassionate allowance to widow of ■ late Lightkeeper Campbell 100 0 0 50 0 0 148 0 0 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 37 .. £11,219 0 9 CLASS VII.—COMMISSIONER OF STAMPS:— Vote No. 40—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Collection of Native Land Duties under section 142 of " The Stamp Act, 1882,"— Commission .. ... .. .. . > . Law costs Travelling allowance and expenses of Collector Railway fares 125 13 0 0 14 2 383 5 2 14 2 2 523 14 6 Item 2 —Contingencies, " The Joint-Stock Companies Act, 1860," and " The Building Societies Act, 1876,"— Clerical work .. .. 19 3 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 40 .. £525 3 9 CLASS VIII.—MINISTER OF EDUCATION :— Vote No. 47 —Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Subsidies to public libraries, including liabilities .. 3,948 7 7 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 47 .. £3,948 7 7 CLASS IX.—MINISTEE OF NATIVE AFFAIES :— Vote No. 50—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Chairmen of District Committees under " The Native Committees Act, 1883," — Bay of Islands Kawhia .. .. Waikato Eotorua .. .. .. .. Opotiki East Cape Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. Wanganui Thames 37 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 37 10 0 37 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 412 10 0 Item 2—Eefund of Native Land Court fees charged on succession orders Item 3—Assistance and supplies to Native sufferers from the Tarawera eruption,— Provisions, &c. .. Clothing, bedding, &c. Freight and cartage Storage Travelling expenses Tools Gratuity to Wi Kepa Eangipuawhi Sacks 1,017 3 11 47 6 6 55 14 7 8 10 3 26 17 11 5 7 0 100 0 0 0 6 0 10 10 0 Item 4—Erection of a Native hostelry at Picton Item 5—Compensation in lien of land at Poverty Bay,' awarded to Hori Maka for military service Item 6—Expenses connected with carrying out the provisions of " The Native Land Administration Act, 1886 " Item 7 —Services of Hon. Sir William Fox as Commissioner under " The West Coast Settlement Act, 1880 ".. 1,261 6 2 48 0 0 15 0 0 2,000 0 0 £3,747 6 2 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 50 .. CLASS X.—MINISTEE OF MINES :— Vote No. 53—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Assistance towards prospecting by the purchase of diamond drills, upon a subscription of one-third or more being contributed for their use, — Purchase of diamond drills .. ... Freight Contingencies 418 10 3 1 15 3 0 16 6 421 2 0 Carried forward 421 2 0

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STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. 421 2 0 Brought forward ILASS X.—MINISTEE OF MINES— continued. Vote No. 53 —Miscellaneous Services— continued. Item 2—Local Museum of Specimens,— Ores, minerals, &c Publications, &c Freight 400 0 0 49 19 10 10 2 11 Item 3—Rewards for discovery of new goldfields Maintenance and management of water-races, — Item 4—Nelson Creek Item 5—Wainlea-Kumara Item 6—Maintenance and raising sluice, Kumara Sludgechannel Item 7 —Argyle-Charleston 400 2 9 1,316 16 4 2,327 3 1 6,348 2 0 389 2 3 10,381 3 8 250 0 0 192 2 5 78 6 8 Item 8—Mount Ida Water-race (contingencies) Item 9—Kumara Water-race, altering tuiinel Item 10—Eent of Tokatea Block to 23rd March, 1886 Item 11—To defray cost of lectures by Professor Black and others in the principal mining centres throughout the colony, and for Schools of Mines contribution of £1 for £1 — Salaries Travelling expenses, freight, cartage, &c Advertising Plans Chemicals Subsidy on " Black's Chemistry for the Goldfields " Subsides to Schools of Mines, — Kanieri Eeefton Thames 1,455 12 6 955 15 2 15 2 6 20 0 0 37 4 5 120 0 0 10 0 0 70 0 0 330 1 2 410 1 2 Loss recoveries for chemicals and apparatus 3,013 15 9 90 0 0 2,923 15 9 Item 12—Subsidy of £1 for £1 on moneys subscribed for prospecting for gold at deep levels, — Cardrona Prospecting Association Tapu Low-level Tunnel Company Cromwell Prospecting Association Little Boatman's Low-level Tunnel Company 303 12 10 470 9 2 28 7 7 150 0 0 952 9 7 Item 13—Purchase of S. Inder's interest in Sections 8 and 10, Block III., Blackstone, claimed by W. Agnew Item 14—Sellars and party, settlement of claim for damage done to sluice-boxes, as per judgment of Warden's Court Item 15 —Eemoval of bodies, Hatters Terrace, £1 for £1 subsidy .. .. ■ Item 16—Erection of shelter-huts To give effect to recommendations of the Goldfields Committee, — Item 17—School of Mines, Otago University Item 18—Costollo v. Croninville miners, half taxed costs.. Item 19—Aids to prospecting and rewards for mineral discoveries, — Subsidies to local bodies and mining associations Subsidies to guides and prospectors Steam-jet pump Provisions and stores' Freight and cartage Wages .. Tools Travelling expenses .. Advertising and printing Contingencies 160 0 0 275 3 0 45 0 0 386*14 0 1,674 9 9 285 15 5 216 4 10 286 3 3 122 1 10 241 6 8 21 17 .10 66 10 3 5 8 8 7 2 0 Less recoveries from prospectors, Big Bay 2,927 0 6 18 0 Item 20 —To give effect to resolution of House of Eepresentatives on claim of F.D. Eich and others for compensation towards cost of opening Shag Point Coal-mine Item 21—Eemission of railway charges on carriage of quartz, Te Aroha to Auckland Item 22—Bonus on 200 tons copper, at £5 per ton, on bonus to be paid on a lesser quantity for shipment than 50 tons .. Item 23 —Geological surveys, field-work, &c, exploration .. 2,925 12 6 3,000 0 0 52 19 1 Carried forward 22,504 11 5

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STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87

£ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 22,504 11 5 Brought forward CLASS X.—MINISTEE OF MINES— continued. Vote No. 53—Miscellaneous Services — continued. Item 24—Expenditure incurred in affording relief, aid, and assistance to the sufferers by the Tarawera disaster, — Mrs. Haszard, furniture and clothing destroyed, &c. Allowance to Professor Hutton Gratuity to J. S. Warbrick Provisions, clothing, &c. Travelling expenses Wages Funeral expenses Cartage and other transit expenses Medical attendance Photographs Charter of steamer Expenses incurred in preparing report Contingencies 266 11 6 70 0 0 20 0 0 432 13 8 80 3 2 130 7 0 53 2 6 249 4 0 10 10 0 45 14 11 35 0 0 101 0 0 17 1 6 1,511 8 3 Item 25 —Gratuity to Joseph McEae, voted by Parliament in connection with losses by Tarawera eruption Item 26—Contingencies,— Travelling expenses Eent of offices Advertising and subscriptions Services as Warden's Agent, Barrytown Salaries .. .. Wages Plans and surveys Office furniture Tools for prospecting parties Anemometers and barometers Safety-hooks for loading purposes Law costs Contribution towards the erection of a public hall at CoUingwood Subsidy s.s. "Waipara" Miscellaneous 1,184 12 11 27 0 0 171 13 0 24 0 0 425 12 9 27 10 -0 372 14 11 19 18 6 26 0 6 47 5 4 187 0 0 52 3 0 150 0 0 21 0 0 60 0 0 91 9 11 Less amount recovered for advertising 2,738 0 10 159 16 6 2,578 4 4 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 53 .. £26,744 4 0 CLASS XL—MINISTEE FOE PUBLIC WOEKS :— Vote No. 57 —Miscellaneous Services :— Expenses of collecting tolls, Manawatu Gorge and Panmure Swing Bridges,— Salary of Toll Collector, Manawatu Gorge Bridge, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Salary of Panmure Swing-bridge Attendant, 1 February to 31 December, 1886 .. 132 0 0 81 5 0 213 5 0 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 57 .. £213 5 0 CLASS XII.—MINISTEE OF DEFENCE :— Vote No 63—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 2—Pension of late F. G. Eawson continuea to his wiaow, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 3—Pension of late William Oliver continuea to his wiaow, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 4—Pension to Mrs. Cook, 1 January to 30 May, 1886, ana liabilities of aeceased, £3 14s. 9d. .. Item 5—Pensions to recipients of New Zealand Cross Item 6 —Special allowance to ex-Constable Packer for serious permanent injuries received in the service, 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 Item 7 —Special allowance to ex-Sergeant McGuire for injury receivea in the police service Item 8 —Eewards for conviction in sly-grog cases Item 9 —Eepairs, &c, to military grave-yards Item 10—Purchase of long-service medals Item 11—Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late William Ward, Torpedo Instructor Item 12—Expenses incurred in connection with coals purchased for the Imperial Government Compensation for loss of office as Inspectors of Armed Constabulary,— Item 13 —Colonel Lyon, two years' pay, at £450 Item 14—Inspector Scully, nine years and ten months' service 46 0 0 45 0 0 14 10 0 170 0 0 39 10 10 52 0 0 238 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 400 0 0 683 19 10 900 0 0 286 15 10 Total Net Expenaiture, Vote No. 63 .. 2,950 16 6 £2,950 16 6

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS of the LAND FUND ACCOUNT for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

7—B. 3.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Land Sales. Eefunds. Net Eeceipts. Land Sales for Cash: — Auckland Canterbury Hawke's Bay Invercargill Marlborough Nelson Otago Southland Taranaki .. .. .. Wellington West Coast Westland .. .. •. • • • • _ Ellesmere and Forsyth Eeclamation and Akaroa Eailway Trust £ s. a. 12,110 12 7 10,376 4 0 582 7 11 1,871 11 7 268 13 6 2,157 13 9 14,167 6 8 •1,500 9 6 1,668 9 6 2,380 6 0 10 5 6 160 10 4 £ s. a. 15 5 0 539 14 5 196 11 11 4 17 11 33 13 0 £ s. d. 12,095 7 7 9,836 9 7 385 16 0 1,866 13 8 268 13 6 2,157 13 9 14,133 13 8 1,500 9 6 1,666 19 6 2,380 6 0 10 5 6 160 10 4 'i 10 0 2,479 1 3 213 9 9 2,265 11 6 Total Land Sales for Cash 49,733 12 1 1,005 2 0 48,728 10 1 Land Sales on Deferred Payments :— General Public Eeserves Sales Act Counties, — Amuri Buller .. Clifton .. Clutha .. Cook Geraldine Grey Hokianga Inangahua Lake ... Mackenzie Maniototo Eangitikei ' Sounds Southland Taieri Taranaki Tuapeka.. Vincent .. .. .. .. • • Waihemo Waikouaiti Waimate Waipawa Waitaki Waitotara Wallace Westland Whangarei Borough,— South Invercargill Town Boards, — Gordon Gore Mataura Stratford Eoad Boards, — Alfredton Aparima Arowhenua Balmoral Clifton . .. .. .. .... CoUingwood Danevirke .. .. Dovedale Egmont Eketahuna Eeatherston Geraldine Hawera Hua and Waiwakaiho Invercargill Kiwitea Knapdale Kumeroa Lindhurst Lower Moutere Maharahara 30,940 10 4 4,965 18 10 6 18 8 51 7 5 6 2 2 40 2 1 24 6 7 16 13 0 39 19 3 69 18 8 82 0 5 37 11 5 8 10 5 486 14 0 37 10 5 56 2 1 1,093 7 6 79 15 6 14 1 9 311 12 4 191 16 8 172 3 10 57 4 9 101 8 1 35 17 1 334 9 8 58 4 8 743 1 0 14 12 8 0 18 4 17 2 8 37 9 10 *2 6 8 'i 13 6 4 15 0 *3 5 5 30,923 7 8 4,928 9 0 6 18 8 51 7 5 6 2 2 40 2 1 24 6 7 16 13 0 39 19 3 69 18 8 82 0 5 37 11 5 8 10 5 484 7 4 37 10 5 56 2 1 1,093 7 6 79 15 6 14 1 9 309 18 10 187 1 8 172 3 10 57 4 9 101 8 1 35 17 1 334 9 8 58 4 8 743 1 0 14 12 8 Dr. 2 7 1 29 10 3 29 10 3 9 18 7 4 18 0 4 11 3 7 16 9 18 7 4 18 0 4 11 3 7 16 76 6 8 54 18 8 4 9 6 293 12 0 5 15 6 1 13 8 259 10 9 2 11 8 5 16 501 14 6 5 10 5 20 3 4 263 6 10 0 18 8 41 0 1 94 4 6 27 9 4 482 2 1 43 17 1 1 11 8 230 18 8 194 14 10 6 2 2 4113 9 *2 13 7 Dr. 118 8 2 54 18 8 4 9 6 293 12 0 Dr. 0 6 8 1 13 8 217 17 0 2 11 8 2 7 11 501 14 6 5 10 5 20 3 4 238 10 9 0 18 8 41 0 1 94 4 6 27 9 4 482 2 1 43 17 1 1 11 8 230 18 8 24 16 1 Carried forward 42,551 16 3 336 13 6 42,215 2 9

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS of the LAND FUND ACCOUNT— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Land Sales. Refunds. Net Receipts. j. Brought forward jand Sales on Deferred Payments— continued. Road Boards— continued. Makaretu Malvern Malvern East Malvern South Manawatu Maungaatua Manganui Maraetai Masterton Mauriceville Moa Motueka Mount Stuart Ngaire .. .. .. .. .. Norsewood Opotiki Ormond Ormondville Otaraia Oteramika Oxford .. .. .. .. Pahiatua Pangatotara Parihaka Patea East Patutahi Pelorus Pokororo Pukekohe .. .. .. Pukekohe East Rakaia South Rangitikei Richmond Riwaka Ruataniwha Suburban North Takaka Tataraimaka Tauhoa Te Arai .. Temuka Te Puke Tikorangi Toitois Tokomairiro Tuturau Upper Ashburton Upper Motueka Upper Moutere Victoria Valley Waikohu Waimata Waimate Waimea Wairoa Waitakerei East Waitakerei South Waitara East Waitoa Wellington Woodville .. .. .. .. Wyndham £ s. d. 42,551 16 3 £ s. d. 336 13 6 £ s. d. 42,215 2 9 45 13 8 1 17 7 4 0 0 3 19 2 126 9 7 219 0 11 188 8 2 74 2 11 17 19 3 188 3 0 297 12 11 19 4 27 10 2 557 8 5 228 19 4 51 19 7 45 13 7 93 13 0 3 8 11 157 1 10 153 13 1 576 7 2 4 0 4 284 16 8 48 7 1 59 3 1 2 7 4 2 18 4 18 20 9 8 71 4 11 35 4 0 2 15 0 0 19 0 163 9 10 8 18 9 8 0 1 14 10 26 11 5 4 9 10 47 16 1 144 15 6 6 5 4 4 13 0 8 10 0 4 4 9 3 14 8 80 6 4 15 5 1 2 18 4 13 2 10 5 5 4 2,113 8 6 90 8 8 93 19 3 7 15 0 4 15 10 1 11 i 50 5 0 26 7 9 170 19 6 17 6 3 94 16 3 15 0 'i 14 0 3 6 8 2 13 4 0 18 11 Dr. 49 2 7 1 17 7 4-0 0 3 19 2 126 9 7 219 0 11 188 8 2 74 2 11 17 19 3 188 3 0 296 7 11 19 4 27 10 2 555 14 5 228 19 4 51 19 7 45 13 7 90 6 4 3 8 11 154 8 6 153 13 1 576 7 2 4 0 4 284 16 8 48 7 1 59 3 1 2 7 4 2 18 4 18 20 9 8 .71 4 11 34 5 1 2 15 0 0 19 0 163 9 10 8 18 9 8 0 1 14 10 26 11 5 4 9 10 47 16 1 144 15 6 6 5 4 4 13 0 8 10 0 4 4 9 3 14 8 80 6 4 15 5 1 2 18 4 13 2 10 5 5 4 2,113 8 6 90 8 8 93 19 3 7 15 0 4 15 10 Dr. 3 2 8 50 5 0 26 7 9 155 13 6 17 6 3 "4 14 0 15 6 0 Total Land Sales on Deferred Payments .. 49,279 8 2 461 7 8 48,818 0 6 Total Land Sales 99,013 0 3 1,466 9 8 97,546 10 7 Transfer from Public Works Fund :— Amount recovered from Public Works Fund in respect of rates on Native lands paid from this account in previous years 22,508 15 0 Total Receipts £120,055 5 7

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STATEMENT of the EXPENDITURE of the LAND FUND ACCOUNT under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

LAND FUND ACCOUNT. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. Permanent Appropriations :— Sales of Land on Deferred Payments under " The Land Act, 1885," Section 127:— Payments of one-thira of proceeds to— Counties, — Amuri Buller .. Clifton .. Clutha .. Grey Inangahua Lake .. Maniototo Southland Taieri Tuapeka Vincent Waihemo Waikouaiti Waitaki Wallace Westland 13 17 4 25 13 8 6 2 2 69 2 5 31 3 8 27 17 0 118 10 8 385 7 8 1,775 19 8 89 18 8 421 4 2 368 9 0 128 2 0 45 2 9 193 10 11 1,295 13 5 10 0 0 Borough,— South Invercargill Town Boards, — Gordon Gore Mataura Opunake Stratford 5,005 15 2 22 12 0 19 12 0 17 0 8 9 16 0 14 3 0 65 16 8 83 3 8 Road Boards, — Alfredton Aparima Balmoral CoUingwood Danevirke Eketahuna Egmont Hawera Knapdale Kiwitea Kumeroa Lindhurst Lower Motueka Maharahara Mairetahi Manawatu Manganui Mangatua M-asterton Mauriceville .. .. I' .. Moa Motueka .. ... Mount Stuart Ngaire Norsewood Opotiki Ormond Ormondville Otaraia Oteramika Pahiatua Pangatotara Parihaka Patea East Patutahi Pokororo Pukekohe East .. Rakaia Richmond Riwaka Ruataniwha Suburban North Takaka Te Puke Toitois Tokomairiro 77 9 0 159 5 5 272 7 6 0 4 4 14 4 0 315 7 0 5 10 210 0 0 39 18 11 119 11 1 569 2 4 30 13 2 1 11 8 146 8 11 59 7 5 119 0 0 192 3 2 180 18 9 179 2 7 75 1 3 220 14 3 19 4 125 11 4 436 16 8 142 9 4 23 0 9 118 15 4 93 4 6 72 1 8 139 6 3 465 13 10 6 6 8 283 16 2 116 1 7 44 10 0 2 18 16 13 2 341 3 4 2 15 0 3 6 0 111 9 7 7 18 4 4 10 8 250 14 2 14 13 0 5 10 Carried forwara .. 5,817 2 1 5,154 15 6

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STATEMENT of the EXPENDITURE of the LAND FUND ACCOUNT— continued.

STATEMENT in Detail of the NET EXPENDITURE under the DEPARTMENTAL VOTES for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES of the LAND FUND ACCOUNT for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

LAND FUND ACCOUNT. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 5,817 2 1 5,154 15 6 Permanent Appropriations— continued. Sales of Land on Deferred Payments under "The Land Act, 1885," Section 127 — continued. Payments of one-third of proceeds to— Tuturau Upper Motueka Upper Moutere Waimate Waimea Wairoa Woodville Wyndham 10 15 0 63 15 8 12 2 0 2,918 8 6 94 2 4 220 1 6 252 17 6 24 4 1 9,413 8 8 "Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, 1885," Section 7: — Eangitikei County,— One-fourth of receipts from land sales in Township of Hunterville 14,568 4 2 122 1 3 " New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 :" — Twenty-five per cent, of the proceeds of land sold within the Provincial District of Taranaki, one year to 31st December, 1886 3,852 7 9 " The Special Powers and Contracts Act, 1886," Section 40: — ArOwhenua Town Board, — Proceeds of sale of rifle range, Christchurch 394 17 11 Total under Special Acts £18,937 11 1

CLASS XIII.—MINISTER OF LANDS :— Vote No. 66—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Fees to members of Waste Lands Boards, including travelling expenses, — Fees Travelling expenses £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. 905 0 0 1,366 9 0 2,331 9 0 Item 2—Interest on £2,000, part purchase-money of Stewart Island, — Representatives of the late Hencri Paitu, from 1 July, 1873, to 31 March, 1886 Estate of the late A. Kihau, from 1 April, 1885, to 31 March, 1886 J. T. Patuki, from 1 April, 1885, to 31 March, 1886 « 408 0 0 32 0 0 32 0 0 Item 3—Expenses in connection with investigation of grasses and other agricultural subjects,— Salaries Travelling expenses .. .. .. Expenses of forwarding grasses Wages 472 0 0 lcSO 0 0 39 14 6 1 10 0 8 8 0 229 12 6 Item 4—Refunds of deposit paid by the late Peter Sinclair in the year 1854, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum Item 5—Payment to Natives for excess of land now included in boundaries of Town of Gisborne Item 6—Compensation to Mrs. Bain for loss of land in Howe Street, Aucklana Item 7 —Stamp duty payable on Rotorua leases Item 8—Purchase of Scrip No. 505, issued by the New Zealand Company in favour of late Emily Gower 104 0 0 312 0 0 50 12 6 112 10 0 Total Net Expenditure, Vote No. 66 .. £3,612 4 0

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STATEMENT showing the NET ISSUES of the LAND FUND ACCOUNT for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended the 31st March, 1887, compared with Sums voted under "The Appropriation Act, 1885."

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Issued. o Voted. Amount unissued. Issued in Excess. Expenditure. Credits. Not Expenditure. Advances. Total. LAND FUND ACCOUNT. Class XIII. —Minister of Lands :— Crown Lands Department Expenses, Thermal Springs Act Crown Lands, Miscellaneous Coalfields - Survey Department £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. ;£ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. 64 65 66 67 68 20,658 10 3 4,259 2 8 3,619 14 5 150 0 0 97,629 17 2 114 10 2 2,920 2 7 7 10 5 20,544 0 1 1,339 0 1 3,612 4 0 150 0 0 72,191 9 2 74*19 6 20,544 0 1 1,413 19 7 3,612 4 0 150 0 0 74,093 1 5 22,024 0 0 1,188 0 0 3,774 0 0 200 0 0 80,993 0 0 1,479 19 11 225 19 7 101 16 0 50 0 0 6,899 18 7 25,438 8 0 1,90112 3 Total Class XIII. .. 126,317 4 6 28,480 11 2 97,836 13 4 1,976 11 9 99,813 5 1 108,179 0 0 8,591 14 6 225 19 7 69 Class XIV. —Colonial Treasurer: — Rates on Crown Land 37,661 16 3 1,505 15 9 36,156 0 6 36,156 0 6 37,500 0 0 1,343 19 6 Total Class XIV. .. 37,661 16 3 1,505 15 9 36,156 0 6 36,156 0 6 37,500 0 0 1,343 19 6 Unauthorized, — Services not provided for 1,004 3 1 1,004 3 1 1,004 3 1 1,004 3 1 SUMMARY. Land Fund Account, — Class XIII. —Minister of Lands XIV. —Colonial Treasurer Unauthorized 225 19 7 126,317 4 6 37,661 16 3 1,004 3 1 28,480 11 2 1,505 15 9 97,836 13 4 36,156 0 6 1,004 3 1 1,976 11 9 99,813 5 1 36,156 0 6 1,004 3 1 108,179 0 0 37,500 0 0 8,591 14 6 1,343 19 6 1,004 3 1 Total Lana Fund 136,973 8 8 145,679 0 0 9,935 14 0 1,230 2 8 164,983 3 10 29,986 6 11 134,996 16 11 1,976 11 9

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DETAIL STATEMENT of EXPENDITURE under Vote 69, "RATES on CROWN LANDS" for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Counties, — Ashburton Buller Clifton Cook Coromanael Grey Hawera Hawke's Bay Hobson Hokianga Horowhenua Inangahua Lake Mackenzie Manawatu Ohinemuri Patangata Patea Rangitikei Southlana Tauranga Thames Tuapeka Waikato Waimate Waipa Waipawa Wairarapa East Wairoa Waitaki Waitotara.. Wallace .. Westlana £ s. d. 94 6 10 .. 1,616 1 3 332 18 9 425 12 6 139 11 6 .. 3,114 1 1 191 14 11 59 5 9 166 9 3 367 10 9 208 18 1 .. 4,118 12 7 376 0 7 117 8 10 18 15 0 86 9 9 95 8 9 102 15 8 60 18 11 391 15 8 101 16 6 66 19 3 378 17 7 59 11 5 119 13 3 51 5 0 111 14 4 866 1 6 204 18 8 73 9 1 27 16 4 574 19 1 .. 14,272 17 4 Brought forward .. Road Boards, — Albertland North Alfredton Amuri Ashley Awatere Awhitu Balmoral Castlepoint Courtenay Egmont Eketahuna Ellesmere.. Featherston Geraldine Glenbervie Havelock Hawera Heathcote Invercargill Karioi Kilbirnie Kirikiriroa . Kiwitea Knapdale Koromiko Maharahara Makaretu Manawatu Manchester Mangapai.. .. Masterton.. Maunu Mauriceville Mount Hutt Mount Peel Mount Somers Newcastle Norsewood Okawa Omaha Omaka Ormondville Otaika Otaki Otaraia Otepopo .. Oteramika .. Otonga East Pahiatua".. Paparata Papatoitoi Patangata Patea Pelorus Peninsula.. Pokeno Porangahau Port Victoria Puhoi Pukekura Rangiaohia Rangitata.. Riwaka .. Ruataniwha Sandon and Carnarvon Seaside South Rakaia South Wyndham Springs Taieri Tamahere Taotaoroa Te Horo Temuka Toitois Tokomairiro Totara Tuhikaramea Tuturau £ s. a. .. 51,291 16 2 19 0 41 12 11 63 19 4 52 6 7 26 1 2 2 11 6 14 5 89 14 0 8 0 4 0 9 1 59 14 0 8 5 1 108 5 4 15 10 8 0 6 4 0 2 6 48 11 8 12 13 7 46 12 4 11 17 3 6 13 9 17 4 5 941 17- 0 10 3 7 0 8 6 1 12 5 6 9 10 67 1 0 6 13 2 2 2 11 215 19 2 9 7 10 60 10 9 5 18 8 40 12 7 19 7 9 13 6 2 12 14 3 1 13 3 19 1 9 2 2 2 14 0 0 13 9 38 9 2 56 17 8 2 7 5 115 12 3 43 19 6 279 5 3 3 11 3 0 13 0 14 3 18 9 304 12 5 3 7 2 9 6 3 31 9 7 4 9 7 5 17 4 0 6 1 4 6 1 15 8 3 31 11 3 20 3 6 11 13 11 0 14 8 10 11 6 8 4 9 0 3 6 0 19 7 14 6 0 11 56 11 9 36 1 8 4 16 2 14 8 4 6 6 15-5 3 13 2 Boroughs,— Akaroa Arrowtown Ashburton Aucklana Blenheim Campbelltown Caversham Dunedin Gisborne Gore Hampden Hawera Hokitika Invercargill Kaiapoi Kumara Marton Masterton Milton Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Palmerston Palmerston North .. Patea Picton Port Chalmers Sydenham Tauranga Thames Wellington 7 0 8 7 5 6 31 10 0 770 11 4 62 8 11 8 11 9 24 1 6 237 8 1 28 15 3 3 2 6 3 14 8 15 12 6 30 0 6 393 11 4 2 13 1 44 8 0 6 1 10 13 10 2 3 8 9 176 12 11 147 1 3 75 2 3 257 16 3 5 8 9 23 2 11 34 2 8 14 12 8 7 19 4 26 3 0 18 15 0 63 8 5 699 13 7 Town Boards, — Arowhenua Carterton Clinton Clyde Dargaville Gore Kaitangata Kihikihi Normanby Te Awamutu Temuka Waverley 7 5 3 3 4 7 2 9 10 4 3 5 4 7 6 11 10 2 8 16 4 4 3 7 0 16 8 2 16 9 1 15 5 1 15 7 Carriea forward .. 31,291 16 2 Carried forward .. 35,477 3 7

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DETAIL STATEMENT of EXPENDITURE under Vote 69, "RATES on CROWN LANDS," for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87

Brought forwara Road Boards— continued. Upper Ashburton .. Upper Mahurangi .. Upper Taueru Waiareka Waikohu Waimata Waimea Waipara Waipu Waipukurau Wairau Wairoa .. Waitara West Waitoa £ s. a. .. 35,477 3 7 22 7 2 3 14 10 3 12 6 12 1 19 6 9 27 9 1 24 7 0 51 2 5 18 11 10 1 10 8 27 2 2 81 5 5 6 2 0 12 16 4 Brought forwara Road Boards— continued. Wallingf ora Wellington Whakatane Whangaroa Whareora Whenuakura-Waitotara Wirokino .. Wynaham £ s. a. .. 35,777 13 10 0 5 6 108 10 6 24 17 6 15 1 1 18 3 0 7 3 66 6 7 0 16 Harbour Board, — Oamaru 110 7 7 Railway Company,— Waimea Plains 64 6 11 Carriea forwara .. 35,777 13 10 Total .. ..£36,156 0 6

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS of the STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

STATEMENT showing the NET ISSUES of the STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT, for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended the 31st March, 1887, compared with Sums voted under "The Appropriation Act, 1885."

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Issued. o i> Voted. Amount unissued. Issued in Excess. Expenaiture. Credits. Net Expenditure. Advances. Total. I STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. Class XV. —Minister of Lands :— State Forests and Agricultural Department £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. 5,770 9 11 0 10 0 5,769 19 11 5,769 19 11 16,634 0 0 10,864 0 1 70 Total Class XV. 5,770 9 11 0 10 0 5,769 19 11 5,769 19 11 16,634 0 0 10,864 0 1

Rents. Timber Licenses, etc. i Total. Auckland Otago Southland £ s. a. 107 18 4 1 12 0 £ s. a. 101 0 0 £ s. a. 101 0 0 107 18 4 3,664 17 1 3,663 5 1 Totals 109 10 4 3,764 5 1 3,873 15 5

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BALANCE-SHEET of ACCOUNTS of LOCAL BODIES for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

B—B. 3.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Balances on 31 March, 1886. Eeceipts. Payments and Transfers. Balances on 31 March, 1887. REVENUE FROM FEES, FINES, ETC. Counties :— Amuri Ashburton Ashley Buller Clifton Cook .. .. .. .; Eden Geraldine Hawke's Bay Horowhenua Manawatu Marlborough .. ' Eaglan Eangitikei Selwyn Southland Taieri Taranaki Tuapeka Vincent Waikato Waikouaiti Waimate Waimea Waipawa Wairarapa East Wairoa Waitaki Westland Whakatane £ s. a. 6*11 3 0 3 3 3 3 0 £ s. a. 10 0 37 10 0 41 13 10 10 0 0 17 0 3 16 6 0 8 6 36 5 0 6 0 0 2 4 0 0 7 0 15 0 53 0 0 0 14 0 4 8 0 0 6 0 17 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 16 6 2 10 0 1 10 0 0 10 0 40 0 0 9 0 0 2 5 0 0 10 14 0 £ s. a. 10 0 37 10 0 40 11 3 10 0 0 17 0 3 16 6 36 5 0 6 0 0 2 4 0 0 7 6 0 3 3 3 3 0 15 0 53 0 0 0 14 0 4 8 0 0 6 0 17 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 16 6 2 10 0 1 10 0 0 10 0 40 0 0 9 0 0 2 5 0 0 10 14 0 £ s. d. 1*13 10 6' 8 6 Boroughs :— Akaroa Alexandra South Arrowtown Ashburton Auckland Avenal Balclutha Blenheim Campbelltown Caversham Christchurch Cromwell Dunedin Dunedin South Feilding Gisborne Gladstone Gore Greymouth Greytown Hawera Hawkesbury Hokitika Invercargill Invercargill East Invercargill North Invercargill South Kaiapoi Kumara Lawrence Lyttelton Marton Masterton Mornington Napier Naseby Nelson 3 17 6 12 5 0 0 2 6 29 15 0 97 18 0 0 7 6 0 17 0 6 16 0 0 2 0 2 8 0 85 3 6 6 0 0 143 10 6 0 14 6 0 15 0 5 7 0 2 3 6 1 10 0 11 15 0 41 10 0 4 15 0 0 10 0 17 5 0 11 1 0 2 2 6 4 18 6 2 14 0 0 10 0 2 15 0 2 7 0 13 10 0 0 15 0 19 2 0 0 5 0 70 4 0 0 15 0 16 13 6 254 13 10 256 9 0 12 5 0 0 2 6 29 15 0 97 18 0 0 7 6 0 17 0 6 16 0 0 2 0 2 8 0 85 3 6 6 0 0 143 10 6 0 14 6 0 15 0 5 7 0 2 3 6 1 10 0 11 15 0 41 10 0 4 15 0 0 10 0 17 5 0 11 1 0 2 2 6 4 18 6 2 14 0 0 10 0 2 15 0 2 7 0 13 10 0 0 15 0 19 2 0 0 5 0 70 4 0 0 15 0 16 13 6 2 2 4 Carried forward .. 619 2 6 619 2 6

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BALANCE-SHEET of ACCOUNTS of LOCAL BODIES— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87

Balances on 31 March, 1886. Eeceipts. Payments and Transfers. Balances on 31 March, 188' IEVENUE FEOM FEES, FINES, ETC. — continued. Brought forward £ s. a. £ s. a. 619 2 6 £ s. d. 619 2 6 £ s. d. Soroughs— continued. Newmarket New Plymouth North-east Valley Oamaru Onehunga .. .. .. Palmerston North Parnell Patea Pieton Port Chalmers Eangiora Eiverton Roslyn Ross St. Albans Sydenham Tapanui Tauranga Thames Timaru Waimate Wanganui Wellington West Harbour Westport Q 1 0 0 16 0 5 14 6 20 6 0 1 13 0 5 11 0 0 5 0 2 10 1 10 0 0 14 6 10 0 0 19 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 15 4 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 11 10 0 24 13 0 3 15 0 10 8 0 106 15 7 19 0 12 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 5 14 6 20 0 0 1 13 0 5 11 0 0 5 0 2 10 1 10 0 0 14 6 10 0 0 19 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 15 4 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 11 10 0 24 13 0 3 15 0 10 8 0 107 4 0 19 0 12 10 0 0 8 11 0 8 11 848 5 1 848 14 0 'own Boards :— Amberley Clinton Dargaville Foatherston Foxton Geraldine Hastings Helensville Kaitangata Linwood Mataura Ngaruawahia Opunake Raleigh Richmond Southbridge Sumner Temuka Tinwald Waipawa Wooaville 15 0 3 17 6 10 0 0 15 0 40 15 0 2 5 0 26 10 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 2 15 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 10 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 0 15 0 0 5 0 15 0 3 17 6 10 0 0 15 0 40 15 0 2 5 0 26 10 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 2 15 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 10 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 0 15 0 0 5 0 90 11 6 90 11 6 Ioad Boards :— Amberley Eyreton Kowai Manchester Mandeville and Rangiora Motueka Mount Albert Oxford Richmona Suburban North Waipara Wellington 10 15 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 7 0 10 0 0 2 15 0 0 7 0 2 3 0 2 2 6 20 0 0 10 15 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 7 0 10 0 0 2 15 0 0 7 0 2 3 0 2 2 6 20 0 0 51 14 6 51 14 6 Iareour Boards :— Auckland Napier Thames Wellington 2 7 0 0 10 0 0 8 0 6 5 0 2 7 0 0 10 0 0 8 0 6 5 0

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BALANCE-SHEET of ACCOUNTS of LOCAL BODIES—continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Balances on 31 March, 1886. Receipts. Payments and Transfers. Balances on 31 March, 1887. REVENUE FROM FEES, FINES, ETC. — continued. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. .CCLIMATISATION SOCIETIES :— Auckland Canterbury Canterbury North Canterbury South Cook Grey Hawera Hawke's Bay Manawatu Manchester and Kiwitea Marlborough Nelson Otago Southland Taranaki Tauranga Wanganui Waitaki Wellington Wellington and Wairarapa 262 10 0 4 0 0 177 0 0 10 0 23 0 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 22 1 0 10 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 37 0 0 43 0 0 18 0 0 66 0 0 11 10 0 172 15 0 30 0 0 0 10 232 0 0 262 10 0 4 0 0 177 0 0 10 0 23 0 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 22 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 22 0 0 43 0 0 18 0 0 66 0 0 11 10 0 172 15 0 30 0 0 110 232 0 0 10 0 *2 0 0 17 0 0 Dr. i o o 2 0 0 1,118 2 0 1,103 2 0 17 0 0 ioARDs of Health :— Ellesmere 2 0 0 2 0 0 r OLUNTEER CORPS :— Hawera Rifles 10 0 10 0 Total Revenue from Fees, Fines, etc. 6 6 5 2,375 16 11 2,363 1 0 19 2 4 ENDOWMENTS OF LAND. Iducation Commissioners :— Otago 17 8 8 17 8 8 [arbour Boards :— Greymouth Westport 2,011 10 6 128 19 2 4,020 10 1 4,275 10 8 3,666 16 9 4,385 9 0 2,365 3 10 19 0 10 2,140 9 8 8,290 0 9 8,052 5 9 2,384 4 8 ;iver Board :— Clutha 234 3 11 125 0 0 234 3 11 125 0 0 Total Endowments of Land 2,374 13 7 8,438 9 5 8,303 18 4 2,509 4 8 GOLDFIELDS REVENUE. iOUNTIES :— Bay of Islands Bruce Buller Clutha CoUingwood Coromandel Grey Hawke's Bay Hokianga Inangahua Lake Maniototo Marlborough Ohinemuri Patangata Piako Selwyn Southland Taieri Thames Tuapeka 47 12 6 10 15 0 0 13 4 92 7 3 84 3 0 153 13 10 99 0 0 17 16 0 8 12 6 0 10 0 9 0 0 963 1 11 2 10 0 173 4 0 105 2 6 1,326 19 3 0 5 0 0 10 0 2,640 14 9 863 11 2 800 0 8 71 19 0 124 4 6 0 5 0 185 10 0 67 5 0 267 19 8 52 12 8 68 12 0 746 2 10 0 10 0 7 10 0 928 8 5 2 10 0 183 0 0 98 14 10 1,385 5 6 0 5 0 0 10 0 2,655 12 9 977 6 0 882 2 8 36 6 6 129 0 0 0 5 0 189 13 0 67 5 0 300 10 2 62 19 2 74 0 0 780 3 10 i io o 82 6 0 0 19 0 7 10 34 1 0 69 5 0 39 19 0 17 4 0 53 8 6 3 17 0 4 18 0 0 15 0 42 14 0 12 11 6 9 13 0 60 2 0 10 3 0 2 5 0 4 5 0 26 1 0 Carried forward .. 353 0 0 644 11 11 8,470 5 11 8,761 17 10

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BALANCE-SHEET of ACCOUNTS of LOCAL BODIES—continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Balances on 31 March, 1886. Receipts. Payments and Transfers. Balances on 31 March, 1887, GOLDFIELDS REVENUE— continued. Brought forward £ s. d. 644 11 11 £ s. d. 8,470 5 11 £ s. d. 8,761 17 10 £ s. d. 353 0 0 Counties — continued. Vincent Waihemo Waikouaiti .. Waimate Waimea Waipawa Wairoa Waitaki Wallace Westland 55 0 0 3 5 0 10 0 10 0 861 4 6 55 4 6 10 7 0 33 5 0 0 5 0 44 6 6 177 11 6 1,252 13 0 877 15 0 57 9 0 10 0 10 0 10 7 0 30 5 0 0 5 0 52 14 0 205 16 0 1,275 11 0 38 9 6 10 0 30 0 8 17 6 28 4 6 79 5 0 0 10 0 50 7 0 Boroughs :— Hokitika Kumara Naseby Ross Thames 821 3 11 10,905 2 11 11,274 0 4 452 6 6 11*16 0 6 0 0 20 15 0 3 0 0 349 4 0 20 7 0 6 0 0 16 15 0 3 0 0 355 2 0 20 6 0 4* 0 0 5*18 0 0 10 Harbour Boards: Hokitika Westport 11 16 0 399 6 0 0 19 0 99 0 0 401 3 0 0 19 0 99* 0 0 9 19 0 High School Commissioners:— Thames 99 19 0 0 19 0 99 0 0 2 0 0 117 10 0 97 10 0 22 0 0 Native Accounts :— Coromandel Ohinomuri Te Aroha .. Thames West Wanganui. 125 6 4 95 7 6 188 7 5 1,118 5 11 76 12 0 171 10 6 748 10 0 704 5 0 1,173 15 10 47 1 11 705 16 11 770 2 7 1,761 15 5 249 14 11 78 0 7 122 9 10 530 6 4 76 12 0 Total Goldfields Revenue 1,603 19 2 2,438 19 1 2,798 1 4 14,319 19 3 3,344 16 10 15,118 9 2 1,057 3 8 1,040 9 2 GOLD DUTY. Iounties :— Bruee Buller Clutha CoUingwood Coromandel Grey Hutt Inangahua Lake Maniototo Marlborough Ohinemuri Piako Southland Taieri Thames Tuapeka Vincent Waihemo Waikouaiti Waimea Waitaki Waitemata Wallace Westland 179 6 2 73 7 6 262 0 0 104 1 4 Dr. 1 16 0 23 15 2 12 1 7 1,831 9 11 8 10 4 252 17 4 274 5 10 2,702 19 6 4 14 3 2,709 1 11 1,514 0 1 1,215 7 0 49 10 0 404 4 6 291 16 2 373 2 6 113 17 9 820 13 7 1,772 2 7 2,043 5 1 89 10 1 3 17 7 52 11 6 105 1 4 0 11 674 12 5 3,700 10 3 12 1 7 1,827 12 5 2 2 4 252 17 4 251 5 8 2,727 15 5 4 14 3 2,586 9 2 1,619 9 2 1,247 1 10 408 5 6 268 4 2 361 19 2 100 15 3 1,456 3 2 1,800 16 5 2,078 1 10 96 9 8 3 16 2 52 11 6 105 8 9 0 11 648 8 5 3,493 15 2 317 6 6 S 0 23* 0 2 154 10 3 196 0 3 150 10 11 72 6 6 47 14 0 19 14 2 23 12 0 11 13 6 14 0 7 0 10 2 6 18 1 635 9 7 204 8 5 228 0 5 10 14 9 175 14 7 193 3 8 3 15 2 0 15 6' 7 5 Dr. 26 4 0 33 9 3 240* 4 4 1,734 8 3 21,020 4 2 21,412 5 5 1,342 7 0

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BALANCE-SHEET of ACCOUNTS of LOCAL BODIES—continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Balances on Payments and Transfers. Balances on 31 March, 1887. Receipts. 31 March, 1886. GOLD DUTY— continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Iorouohs :— Alexandra Hokitika Kumara Ross Thames 9 0 0 94 14 2 4 3 9 98 11 9 653 3 2 712 4 8 83 12 2 3 2 9 98 11 9 604 13 0 902 1 0 20 2 0 110 48**10 2 189 16 4 Total Gold Duty 198 16 4 1,933 4 7 1,562 17 6 22,583 1 8 1,092 0 8 23,104 6 1 69 13 2 1,412 0 2 COUNTIES SEPARATE ACCOUNT. Ashley Eden Manukau Marlborough .. Oroua Peninsula Raglan 171 5 0 14 9 Dr. 16 19 5 111 8 6 12 1 0 Dr. 7 19 3 Dr. 18 17 10 40 11 3 211 16 3 14 9 Dr. 16 19 5 Dr. 86 2 6 36* 9 9 234* 0 9 12 1 0 3* 3 0 Dr. 7 19 3 Dr. 15 14 10 Total Counties Separate Account 252 2 9 80 4 0 246 1 9 86 5 0 ADVANCE ACCOUNT. Iounties :— Buller Clifton CoUingwood Coromandel Grey .. .. Inangahua Lake Maniototo Marlborough Ohinemuri Piako Southland Thames Tuapeka Vincent Wallace Westland Dr. 14 0 Dr. 11 19 3 Dr. 0 7 6 Dr. 19 6 Dr. 0 8 0 Dr. 70 3 1 Dr. 2 0 0 5 12 0 0 7 0 3 11 0 3 10 0 11 13 0 2 10 0 30 9 0 122 1 5 12 19 4 4 10 0 13 3 6 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 18 0 6 0 0 4 8 0 3 11 0 4 0 0 10 3 6 4 2 0 0 6 0 30 9 0 51 18 4 10 19 4 4 10 0 16 8 3 1 11 6 3 6 0 0 18 0 6 0 0 Dr. 1119 3 Dr. 0*10 0 Dr. 2 0 0 Dr. 0 6 0 Dr. 2 19 6 Dr. 1 10 6 Dr. 0 4 3 Dr. 92 1 4 223 12 9 152 10 11 Dr. 20 19 6 Jorough :— Ross 3 10 3 10 Ioad Board :— Spring Creek Dr. 13 18 6 13 18 6 Iarbour Boards: — Greymouth Westport Cr. 467* 15 10 5,660 1 3 342 15 11 5,790 8 2 810 11 9 Dr. 130 6 11 467 15 10 6,002 17 2 6,600 19 11 Dr. 130 6 11 luckland University College Dr. 0 10 0 0 10 0 Torth Canterbury Education Board .. Cr. 0 10 0 Cr. 0 10 0 Total Advance Account .. Cr. 361 16 0 6,243 19 5 6,756 11 10 Dr. 150 16 5

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BALANCE-SHEET of DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Balances on 31 March, 1886. Eeceipts. PhVyments AND Balances on 31 March, 1887. Transfers. £ s. d. 2,271 4 8 £ s. d. 80 11 0 £ s. d. 2,351 15 8 £ s. d. .rmea Constabulary Rewai-a Funa Account .rmed Constabulary Reward Fund Investment Account .uckland Museum Endowment Account .. lanterbury Surplus Land Fund Account .. 'migrants' Deposits l-eneral Assembly Library Fund Account.. liscellaneous Account loeraki Harbour Fund Account loeraki Harbour Fund Investment Account Native Land Act, 1878, No 2 Account Tative Land Purchases lelson Rifle Prize Fund Account Telson Eifle Prize Fund Investment Account lew Zealand University Endowment Account, Canterbury lew Zealand University Endowment Account, Westland fceceiver-General's Deposit Account 'hermal-springs District Act, 1881, Account Vaimakariri Bridge Account Vestland Loan Act Eedemption Account .. Vorking Eailways Deposit Account Dr.2 ,000 0 0 23 6 3 463 7 3 18,642*14 1 15* 0 0 1,013* 3 7 2,000 0 0 8,800 0 0 110 0 0 40,675 19 7 1,725 0 0 1,200 0 0 162 10 0 1,778 9 0 06 0 0 23* 6 3 8,800 0 0 110 0 0 23,397 4 2 225 0 0 1,725 0 0 112 10 0 1,281 18 9 66 0 0 463* 7 3 35,921 9 6 1,500 0 0 Dr. 525 0 0 65 0 0 496 10 3 1,013 3 7 -Dr.1,000 0 0 Dr.1,000 0 0 746 1 4 150 0 0 896 1 4 71 17 6 37,000 0 0 144 13 5 677 6 0 14 7 6 5 0 0 15 5 0 87 2 6 37,000 0 0 83 10 11 677 6 0 206* 5 3 327* 7 9 133 11 3 147 18 9 50 0 Totals 58,088 1 7 57,163 11 1 38,568 1 4 76,683 11 4

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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Consolidated Fund. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. FOE SEEVICES NOT PEOVIDED FOE. Ordinary Eevenue Account :— Colonial Secretary's Department: — Compassionate allowance to widow of H. E. de B. Brandon, Examiner of Standing Orders Eefund of amount paid for maintenance of Mrs. Jane Bamsay at Seacliff Asylum Salary of C. J. Holworthy, extra clerk, Audit Department, Wellington, from 1 April, 1886, to 31 March, 1887 250 0 0 39 4 0 156 10 0 445 14 0 Treasury Department: — Advances made to Counties and Eoad Boards under " The Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, 1885," — County of Akaroa County of Tauranga Le Bon's Bay Eoad Board Little Eiver Eoad Board Okain's Bay Eoad Board Port Levy Eoad Board Pigeon Bay Eoaa Boara Akaroa and Wainui Eoad Board Borough of Oamaru Salary of T. H. Burnett, extra clerk, from 11 to 31 October, 1886 Overpayment to County of Thames in respect of rents derived from water-races, &c, received during period 1 September, 1881, to 31 December, 1884 Advance to the Public Trustee for payment to grantees of the West Coast Settlement Eeserves Amount due to the Crown under the Crown and Native Lands Eating Act for rates on part Sections Nos. 1 to 50, Waitara, affixed in stamps on deed of lease, Public Trustee to G. V. Tait and another 600 o o 500 0 0 70 0 0 200 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 68 15 0 9 0 0 39 0 0 1,414 6 9 20 13 11 Property-tax Department: — W. J. Murphy, extra clerk, from 9 to 18 September C. G. Johnston and others, extra clerks, from 8 to 30 September F. J. Proctor and others, extra clerks, October 3,391 15 8 3 18 7 74 2 7 196 2 7 274 3 9 Justice Department: — Eefund of amount paid in case of Fury v. Davies (horse illegally sold by bailiff under distress-warrant) 31 12 0 Prisons Department: — Gratuity to E. Ferguson, chief warder, Dunedin Prison Passages of Mrs. Carter and children to England Freight on luggage of Mrs. Carter, passenger to England per " Aorangi" .. 66 13 4 60 0 0 128 9 3 1 15 11 Stamp Department: — Salary to G. W. Pauling, clerk, Wellington, in lieu of notice Amount refunded to F. C. E. Evans, being portion of a sum of money expended by claimant in replacing certain stamps lost whilst in his custody 56 5 0 81 5 0 25 0 0 Native Department: — Stamp duty on trust deed of part section, Waitara West Suburban District, vested in Public Trustee for benefit of Puketapu Tribe .. ..£33 15 0 Less amount lodged on account of duty and fine.. .. .. .. .. 30 6 3 3 8 9 Payment to Eepeka Manae to Tauri in final settlement of her claim in parts of Sections Nos. 56 ana 57, Aramoho .. Subsiaies to Medical Officers, Native Department.. 50 0 0 184 2 11 Mines Department: — Compensation to W. McConochie for land taken, Section No. 13, Block VIII., Blackstone Eeprinting Statement of Mines Report 237 11 8 75 0 0 180 0 0 255 0 0 Railways Department: — Amount of cash stolen from Kaiwara Station in November.. Compassionate allowance to widow of J. Yule, wharf foreman, Lyttelton 1 17 5 105 0 0 Carried forward 106 17 5 4,845 11

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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUNDcontinued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. cl. 106 17 5 £ s. a. 4,845 11 4 £ s. a. Brought forward Consolidated Fund— continued. FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR— continued. Ordinary Revenue Account — continued. Railways Department —continued. Wharf charges on household goods of S. F. Whitcombe, Railway Department, transferred to Napier Freight on luggage for widow of late J. B.-Bradshaw, from Dunoain to Christchurch Eefuna of half cost of tickets issued to Miss Cowie and Eev. P. H. Cornford Cost of samples of timber sent to Victorian Eailway Department Compensation for goods destroyea by fire at Dunedin Goods-shed .. .. ..£1,588 2 6 Less amount realised by sale of salvage.. 256 7 2 17 6 2 6 4 10 10 0 60 11 7 1,331 15 4 Militia and Volunteers Department: — Stores supplied by War Office 1,513 8 2 7,017 19 5 Police Department: —■ Amount paid Inspector-General of Police, Sydney, for apprehension of Caffrey and Penn Compassionate allowance to widow of late Sergeant Brookes, Akaroa Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable B. C. Wallace, Christchurch Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable H. Graham, Auckland Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable Leonard, Gisborne Compassionate allowance to widow of late Constable Fitzpatrick, Blenheim 300 0 0 158 1 1 139 8 6 164 5 0 33 11 0 94 6 8 Crown Lands Department: — Travelling allowance to J. Lundon while lecturing in connection with village settlements 889 12 3 34 9 0 Public Works Department: — Furniture supplied to Government House, Auckland 36 19 5 Land Fund Account :— Crown Lands Department: — Location of Settlers on Village and Homestead Settlements, — Cost of transit of families Advertising Hire of hall 730 5 3 25 1 3 4 5 0 14,337 19 7 759 11 6 70 0 0 1,004 3 1 15,342 2 8 Purchase of part Section 9, Blackstone District Danevirke Eoad Board, — Amount received from Waipawa Small-farm Association.. 174 11 7 Total for Services not provided for FOE SEEVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. Ordinary Eevenue Account :— Class II. Colonial Secretary,— Vote 7—Eegistrar-General's Department.. „ 8 —Agent-General's Department „ 12—Stock Branch 1,317 4 10 134 18 11 4,717 3 6 Class III. Colonial Treasurer, — Vote 15 —Property-tax Department „ 16 —Friendly Societies' Eegistry Office 6,169 7 3 2,904 17 10 17 15 6 Class IV. Minister of Justice, — Vote 21 —Supreme Court „ 22—Bankruptcy .. „ 24—Criminal prosecutions .. .. „ 25 —Coroners „ 27 —Miscellaneous 2,922 13 4 361 2 4 2,024 9 1 2,194 16 1 337 6 1 164 8 6 5,082 2 1 Carried forward 14,1 '4 2 8 15,342 2 8

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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND— continued.

9—B. 3.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

£ s. d. £ s. d. 14,174 2 8 £ s. d. 15,342 2 8 Brought forwara Consolidated Fund— continued. FOE SEEVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES— continued. Ordinary Eevenue Account— continued. Class V. Postmaster-General ana Commissioner of Stamps,— Vote 28—General Post Office „ 30—Maintenance, repairs, and miscellaneous „ 32—Conveyance of mails by sea 8 4 2 587 14 4 12,160 11 2 Class VII. Commissioner of Stamps,— Vote 39—Land and Deeds Eegistry „ 40 —Miscellaneous 12,756 9 8 250 1 10 0 3 9 250 5 7 Class VIII. Minister of Education, — Vote 45—Deaf-and-dumb Institution 218 7 5 Class IX. Minister of Native Affairs, — Vote 49—Native Land Court „ 50—Miscellaneous services.. 4,138 9 4 321 6 2 4,459 15 6 Class X. Minister of Mines, — Vote 52—Geological and meteorological 158 19 10 Class XL Minister for Public Works, — Vote 55—Government gardens .. „ 57—Miscellaneous services.. 103 6 8 53 5 0 156 11 8 Class XII. Minister for Defence, — Vote 62—Police 75 6 4 Land Fund :— Class XIII. Minister of Lands, — Vote 65—Expenses of Thermal Springs Act 32,249 18 8 151 0 1 32,400 18 9 Total Unauthorized Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund £47,743 1 5

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STATEMENT of ADVANCES of the CONSOLIDATED FUND OUTSTANDING on 31st March, 1887, showing the SERVICES for which they were issued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87. '

Colonial. Foreign. Total. irdinary Eevenue Account, — Civil List, — Native Purposes Class II. Colonial Secretary,— Vote 6—Audit .. „ 10 —Lunatic Asylums „ 11—Printing and Stationery „ 13—Miscellaneous Class III. Colonial Treasurer, — Vote 17—Miscellaneous Class IV. Minister of Justice, — Vote 23—District, Eesident Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts „ 20 —Prisons Class VI. Commissioner of Trade and Customs, — Vote 35—Customs Officers and Services .. „ 36—Marine and Harbours .. „ 37—Miscellaneous Class VII. Commissioner of Stamps, — Vote 38—Stamp Department Class X. Minister of Mines, — Vote 53—Miscellaneous Class XL Minister for Public WorksVote 54—Working Eailways „ 56—Public Buildings Class XII. Minister of Defence, — Vote 58—Artillery and other Corps „ 59—Field Force .. „ 60—Volunteers „ 61—Stores and Magazines .. „ 63—Miscellaneous Services Pensions Account Imperial Pensions Account Government of Jamaica ' „ Mauritius Samoa General Imprest Silver Coin Account Unauthorised, — In Excess of Appropriations,— Class II. Colonial Secretary,— Vote 11—Printing and Stationery .. „ 12—Stock Branch Class III. Colonial Treasurer, — Vote 15—Property-tax Class IV. Minister of Justice, — Vote 22—Bankruptcy „ 24—Criminal Prosecutions „ 27—Miscellaneous Class V. Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs,— Vote 30 —Maintenance, Eepairs, and Miscellaneous .. „ 32 —Conveyance of Mails by Sea Class VII. Commissioner of Stamps,— Vote 39 —Land and Deeds Eegistry Class IX. Minister of Native Affairs, — Vote 49—Native Land Court Class X. Minister of Mines, — Vote 52—Geological and Meteorological Class XII. Minister of Defence, — Vote 62—Police .. £ s. d. 68 16 0 108 6 10 13 12 10 67 11 6 62 9 11 39 9 0 45 17 1 44 17 11 222 11 3 10 12 4 2 0 0 405 2 0 1,466 13 6 56 3 11 67 0 2 441 15 11 91 8 8 32 1 8 25 0 0 77 4 3 233 12 1 13 7 9 129 6 3 38 -9 6 £ s. d. 1,533* 5 8 281*10 5 1,300 0 0 10,528 8 7 400 0 0 1,719 0 0 £ s. d. 68 16 0 108 6 10 13 12 10 1,533 5 8 67 11 6 62 9 11 39 9 0 45 17 1 44 17 11 504 1 8 1,310 12 4 2 0 0 405 2 0 11,995 2 1 456 3 11 1,786 0 2 441 15 11 91 8 8 32 1 8 25 0 0 77 4 3 233 12 1 13 7 9 129 6 3 38 9 6 3,037 18 4 198 2 10 3,03718 4 198* 2 10 817 5 9 1,320 14 4 1,320 14 4 817 5 9 6 5 8 6 5 8 380 15 11 288 4 9 35 7 0 380 15 11 288 4 9 35 7 0 726 11 3 250 0 0 720 11 3 250 0 0 213 1 9 213 1 9 380 10 7 380 10 7 1 2 10 1 2 10 1,441 14 11 1,441 14 11 hand Fund Account, — Class XIII. Ministei- of Lands, — Vote 68—Survey Department Uuauthorised, — In Excess of Appropriation,— Class XIII. Minister of Lands, — Vote 65 —Expenses, Thermal Springs 8,502 13 7 1,789 2 3 20,126 17 4 112 10 0 28,029 10 11 1,901 12 3 74 19 6 74 19 6 )eposit Accounts, — Miscellaneous Accounts Thermal Springs District Act 1,864 1 9 112 10 0 1,976 11 9 3 2 3 14,022 15 5 14,022 15 5 3 2 3 3 2 3 14,022 15 5 14,025 17 8 Total Consolidated Fund Advances outstanding 44,032 0 4 11,696 11 11 32,935 8 5

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PUBLIC WORKS IFTTHSTID.

FINANCIAL TEAS 1886-87.

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC Part I.—Chargeable to the Unexpended

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

RECEIPTS. Balance on 31st March, 1886 — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London £ s. d. £ s. d. 174,075 7 9 £ s. d. 16,602 15 9 60,853 11 4 77,456 7 1 517,247 19 5 768,779 14 3 Investments Debentures created for purchase of District Railways,— Duntroon and Hakateramea Railway Thames Valley and Rotorua Railway Waimate Railway Waimea Plains Railway (proceeds of £34,000) 61,100 0 0 40,187 7 11 33,900 0 0 31,000 0 0 Sinking Funds released, under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884,"— In respect of " The Wellington Loan Act, 1866 " 166,187 7 11 8,311 17 9 Amounts transferred, in respect of expenditure of previous years, — From Part II., for Construction and Permanent-way Material From Part III., for Permanent-way Material 137,779 15 1 213,000 0 0 525,279 0 9 350,779 15 1 Total £1,294,058 15 0 Part II— Chargeable to the £1,000,000 authorize d to be raiseBalance on 31st March, 1887 — Temporary advances from Part I. Less advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony 331,383 15 10 5,698 13 0 325,685 2 10 Total £325,685 2 10 Part III.-C: .argeable to the £1,325,00' authorized ti "New Zealand Loan Act, 1886,"— Part proceeds of Loan in 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock 11,176,500 0 0 Total £ 1,176,500 0 0

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WORKS FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1887. Balance on the 31st March, 1886.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

EXPENDITURE. Annual Appropriations,— Class I. —Immigration ... ,, II.—Public Works, Departmental ,, III.—Railways IV.—Roads .. ,, V.—Waterworks on Goldfields „ VI. —Purchase of Native Lands, North Island ,, VII. —Telegraph Extension „ VIII.—Public Buildings .. ,, IX. —Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Defences ,, X.—Contingent Defence ,, XI.—Rates on Native Lands „ XII.—Thermal Springs £ s. d. 12,453 17 11 12,895 12 3 16,728 14 7 264,716 19 10 7,665 7 8 18,457 5 10 18,951 14 8 89,498 5 1 143,705 4 3 12,500 0 0 25,138 18 1 7,813 14 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. 630,525 14 7. Services not provided for .. Purchase of District Railways,— Duntroon and Hakateramea Railway Thames Valley and Rotorua Railway (balance) Waimato Railway .. .. .. .. ■ .. Waimea Plains Railway 61,100 0 0 40,187 7 11 33,900 0 0 31,000 0 0 6,100 0 0 166,187 7 11 Balance on 31st March, 1887, — Investments Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 802,813 2 6 587,643 12 3 4,727 1 9 44,298 3 4 49,025 5 1 331,383 15 10 Temporary advance to Part II.. Less cash drawn against Investments 968,052 13 2 476,807 0 8 491,245 12 6 Total £1,294,058 15 0 mder " The North Island Main Trunk Railway Loa: Act, 1882." Annual Appropriations, — Class I.—Public Works, Departmental Class II. —Railways Class III.— Purchase of Native Lands .. 2,772 14 4 252,533 16 2 70,378 12 4 325,685 2 10 Total i £325,685 2 10 ie raised under " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1886/ Annual Appropriations, — Class I.—Railways .. m II. —Charges and Expenses of raising Loan, and Contingencies 543,495 4 3 12,270 11 8 555,765 15 11 Balance on 31st March, 1887 — Cash in the Public Account Advances in hands cf Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 463,546 17 5 4,541 8 7 22,587 .7 2 27,128 15 9 Investments 130,058 10 11 620,734 4 1 Total £ |l, 176,500 0 0

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC CONVERSION

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

RECEIPTS. Balance on 31st March, 1886 — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Stock Agents Advances in the hands of Crown Agents £ s. d. 254,761 16 5 55,300 0 0 £ s. d. 11,439 10 0 £ s. 310,061 16 5 321,501 6 5 Proceeds of Sale of 4 per cent. Inscribed Stock Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " (Colonial issue) 1,064,775 0 0 13,500 0 0 1,078,275 0 0 Total d 1,399,776 6 5 LOANS T LOCAL_ " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," — Debentures created 50,000 0 0 Total £50,000 0 0

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WORKS FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1887. ACCOUNT.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

EXPENDITURE. Debentures issued under " The Wellington Loan Act, 1866," redeemed Five per cent. 5-30 Debentures called in for payment on 15 January, 1885 Four and a half per cent. 5-30 Debentures called in for payment on 1 August, 1886 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 13,500 0 0 300,800 0 0 819,400 0 0 Expenses Account, — Discount Commission Brokerage .. .. ... Stamp Duty Office Expenses 1,133,700 0 0 20,500 0 0 14,322 6 2 1,520 1 7 24,569 17 6 7,749 6 9 74,661 12 0 Balance on 31st March, 1887 — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Stock and Crown Agents,— Stock Agents .. .. .. Crown Agents 1,208,361 12 0 89,874 15 6 15,239 18 11 86,300 0 0 101,539 18 11 191,414 14 5 Total £ 1,399,776 6 5 BODIES' ACCOUNT. Payments to, — Counties, — Manawatu Patangata Waipawa Wairarapa North .. 2,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 3,500 0 0 4,170 0 0 Road Board, — Taratahi-Cartortonl 14,670 0 0 600 0 0 15,270 0 0 Balance on 31st March, 1887 — Cash in the Public Account 34,730 0 0 Total £50,000 0 0

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STATEMENT showing the Net Issues from the Public Works Fund for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1887, compared with the Sums voted under "The Immigration and Public Works Appropriation Act, 1886."

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

O Expenditure. Issued. Voted. Amount unissued. Issued in Excess. Credits. Net Expenditure. Aavances. Total. ' PAET I. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. * £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. Class I.—Immigration :— ■ Immigration 26,714 9 7 14,260 11 8 12,453 17 11 5,208 15 9 17,662 13 8 19,200 0 0 1,537 6 4 71 Total Class I. 26,714 9 7 14,260 11 8 12,453 17 11 5,208 15 9 17,662 13 8 19,200 0 0 1,537 6 4 Class II. —Public Works, Departmental :— Public Works, Departmental 12,895 12 3 72 29,244 10 8 16,348 18 5 25 . 8 6 12,921 0 9 14,000 0 0 1,078 19 3 Total Class II. 29,244 10 8 16,348 18 5 12,895 12 3 25 8 6 12,921 0 9 14,000 0 0 1,078 19 3 73 74 75 76 77 Class III. —Eailways :— New Plymouth-Foxton Wellington-Foxton Hurunui Northwards Lincoln-Little Eiver .. Aaaitions to open lines : Legal ana other expenaiture in connection with purchase of District Eailways 5,179 16 11 0 3 3 1,556 16 6 10,237 12 3 *2 11 0 243 3 4 5,179 16 11 0 3 3 1,554 5 6 9,994 8 11 5,179 10 11 0 3 3 1,554 5 6 9,994 8 11 5,500 0 0 500 0 0 1,600 0 0 8,800 0 0 320 3 1 499 16 9 45 14 6 1,194 8 11 800 0 0 800 0 0 Total Class HI. 16,974 8 11 245 14 4 16,728 14 7 10,728 14 7 17,200 0 0 1,665 14 4 1,194 8 11 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 Class IV. —Eoads: — Eoads, Bridges, and Wharves, North of Auckland Main Eoads Miscellaneous Eoads and Bridges Grants-in-aid .. .. .. ... Eoaas to open up Laiuls before Sale Village Special Settlements Roaas on Gold Fields .. .. ... 30,823 8 0 22,294 4 0 39,846 10 1 91,432 2 0 57,619 12 5 1,890 15 4 32,702 8 2 85 5 6 97 19 11 11.16S 11 6 462 8 3 30,738 2 6 22,294 4 0 39,748 10 2 80,263 10 6 57,157 4 2 1,890 15 4 32,624 13 2 741* 6 1 1,000 0 0 1,411 8 0 1,031 0 4 18 18 0 30,738 2 6 23,035 10 1 39,748 10 2 81,203 10 6 58,568 12 2 2,921 15 8 32,643 11 2 34,600 0 0 25,750 0 0 57,450 0 0 109,740 0 0 66,500 0 0 5,000 0 0 57,000 0 0 3,861 17 6 2,714 9 11 17,701 9 10 28,476 9 6 7,931 7 10 2,078 4 4 24,356 8 10 77 10 0 Total Class IV. 276,608 15 0 11,891 15 2 264,716 19 10 4,202 12 5 268,919 12 3 356,040 0 0 87,120 7 9 Class V.—Waterworks on Gold Fields :— Water-races, Middle Island 7,665 7 8 7,665 7 8 7,665 7 8 15,100 0 0 7,434 12 4 Total Class V. 7,065 7 8 7,665 7 8 7,665 7 8 15,100 0 0 7,434 12 4 •I

STATEMENT showing the Net Issues from the Public Works Fund, &c.—continued.

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10— B. 3.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

O Expenditure. Issued. Voted. Amount unissued. Issued in Excess. Creaits. Net Expenditure. Advances. Total. PAET I.— continued. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. Class VI. —Purchase of Native Lands: — Purchase of Native Lands, North Island 63,207 16 5 44,750 10 7 18,457 5 10 878 2 7 19,335 8 5 20,000 0 0 664 11 7 86 Total Class VI. 63,207 16 5 44,750 10 7 18,457 5 10 878 2 7 19,335 8 5 20,000 0 0 664 11 7 Class VII. —Telegraph Extension :— Telegraph Extension 87 20,749 4 1 1,797 9 5 18,951 14 8 3,482 15 11 22,434 10 7 21,700 0 0 734 10 7 Total Class VII. 20,749 4 1 1,797 9 5 18,951 14 8 3,482 15 11 22,434 10 7 21,700 0 0 734 10 7 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Class VIII.— Public Buildings:— Parliamentary Buildings General Departmental Offices Judicial Postal and Telegraph Customs Lunatic Asylums Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Quarantine Stations School Buildings 7 13 0 946 11 7 16,027 8 10 2,772 6 3 125 0 0 13,612 5 9 4,928 15 7 273 11 10 51,606 14 9 151 18 6 125 0 0 18 0 0 507 4 0 7 13 0 946 11 7 15,875 10 4 2,772 6 3 760*19 11 7 13 0 946 11 7 16,636 10 3 2,772 6 3 2,000 0 0 9,200 0 0 21,200 0 0 4,550 0 0 500 0 0 18,400 0 0 8,350 0 0 400 0 0 55,000 0 0 1,992 7 0 8,253 8 5 4,563 9 9 1,777 13 9 500 0 0 4,805 14 3 3,928 8 5 126 8 2 3,393 5 3 13,594 5 9 4,421 11 7 273 11 10 51,606 14 9 13,594 5 9 4,4.21 11 7 273 11 10 51,606 14 9 Total Class VIII. .. 90,300 7 7 802 2 6 89,498 5 1 760 19 11 90,259 5 0 119,600 0 0 29,340 15 0 97 93 99 Class IX.—Lighthouses Harbour Works, and Harbour Defences :— Lighthouses Harbour Works Harbour Defences 3,272 9 0 1,013 16 0 142,431 12 9 10 0 0 3,002 13 6 3,272 9 0 1,003 16 0 139,428 19 3 2,384 15 6 1,146*11 3 5,657 4 6 1,003 16 0 140,575 10 6 7,700 0 0 1,600 0 0 120,000 0 0 2,042 15 6 596 4 0 20,575 10 6 Total Class IX. 146,717 17 9 3,012 13 6 143,705 4 3 3,531 6 9 147,236 11 0 129,300 0 0 2,638 19 6 20,575 10 6 Class X. —Contingent Defence :— Armed Constabulary, Field Force .00 12,500 0 0 12,500 0 0 12,500 0 0 12,500 0 0 Total Class X. 12,500 0 0 12,500 0 0 12,500 0 0 12,500 0 0 Class XL —Bates on Native Lands :— Bates on Native Lands 01 25,138 18 1 25,138 18 1 25,138 18 1 35,400 0 O 10,261 1 11 Total Class XI. 25,138 18 1 25,138 18 1 25,138 18 1 35,400 0 0 10,261 1 11 ■«

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STATEMENT showing the Net Issues from the Public Works Fund, &c.— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

hi ■o Issued. Issued in Excess. Voted. Amount unissued. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. Advances. Total. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. jg s. d. PAET I.— continued. 1102 Class XII. —Thermal-springs :— Thermal-springs (completion of contracts entered into for various works at Eotorua ana Hanmer Plains 7,813 14 5 7,813 14 5 46 3 6 7,859 17 11 10,000 0 0 2,140 2 1 Total Class XII. 7,813 14 5 7,813 14 5 46 3 6 7,859 17 11 10,000 0 0 2,140 2 1 Unauthorized ,— Services not provided for 16,270 15 0 10,170 15 0 6,100 0 0 6,100 0 0 6,100 0 0 •• I Total Part I. 739,906 5 2 103,280 10 7 036,625 14 7 18,136 5 4 654,761 19 11 776,140 0 0 143,882 10 1 28,604 10 0 PAET II. Class I.—Public Works Department :— Public Works, Departmental 1031 2,772 14 4 2,772 14 4 2,772 14 4 3,000 0 0 227 5 8 Total Class I. 2,772 14 4 2,772 14 4 2,772 14 4 3,000 0 0 227 5 8 104 105 106 Class II. —Eailways :— ■ Main Trunk Line, Marton-Te Awamutu Transfer of Expenditure Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Boiling-stock 77,840 3 1 60,779 15 1 114,050 8 0 77,840 3 1 60,779 15 1 113,913 18 0 4,677 8 6 82,517 11 7 60,779 15 1 113,913 18 0 130,000 0 0 60,800 0 0 114,000 0 0 47,482 8 5 20 4- 11 86 2 0 136 10 0 Total Class II. 252,670 6 2*1 136 10 0 252,533 16 2 4,677 8 6 257,211 4 8 304,800 0 0 47,588 15 4 Class III. —Purchase of Native Lands :— Purchase of Native Lands, North Island 107 70,423 3 4 44 11 0 70,378 12 4 1,021 4 6 71,399 16 10 80,000 0 0 8,600 3 2 Total Class III. 70,423 3 4 44 11 0 70,378 12 4 1,021 4 6 71,399 16 10 80,000 0 0 8,600 3 2 Total Part II. 181 1 0 325,866 3 10 325,685 2 10 5,698 13 0 331,383 15 10 387,800 0 0 56,416 4 2 * Incluaes £137,779 15s. ia. transferrea to Part I. in recoupment of expenditure made in previous ears.

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STATEMENT showing the Net Issues from the Public Works Fund, &c. — continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

O Issued. Voted. Amount Unissued. Issued in Excess. Expenditure. Credits. INet Expenditure.] Advances. Total. PAET III. £ s. d. Class I.—Eailways :— New Works —Construction and Lana, — Extension North of Auckland Auckland-Doubling Line Hamilton-Grahamstown .. Auckland-Botorua Napier-Palmerston Wellington-Woodville Greymoutli-Hokitika Picton Southwards Upper Ashburton Branch Livingstone Branch Catlin's Eiver Branch Edendale-Toitois Otago Central Lumsden-Mararoa Seaward Bush Eiversdale-Switzers (including Assessor's fees, £13 12s.) Additions to Open Lines (exclusive of Per-manent-way, Sleepers, and Boiling-stock) .. Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Boiling-stock.. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 238 15 5 238 15 5 238 15 5 4,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 40,000 0 0 40,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 13,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 87,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 3,761 4 7 5,000 0 0 8,906 5 9 8,833 1 0 10,770 15 2 420 18 3 15,606 18 3 10,675 5 0 3,850 10 2 5,562 3 6 12,397 16 3 4,655 17 3 30,920 18 1 11,380 7 5 4,632 17 10 29,186 11 10 39,682 15 3 12,096 14 1 4,324 17 0 3,973 9 6 9,448 16 6 602 3 9 344 2 9 54,169 1 1 5,029 0 8 5,492 3 1 30i 7 1 9 18 10 11,079 0 4 4,622 19 0 29,186 11 10 39,579 1 9 12,096 14 1 4,324 15 0 3,973 9 6 9,437 16 6 602 3 9 344 2 9 54,026 3 3 5,029 0 8 5,492 3 1 14 13 11 1,544 0 0 42 13 0 11,093 14 3 6,166 19 0 29,229 4 10 39,579 1 9 14,393 1 9 4,324 15 0 4,149 9 10 9,437 16 6 602 3 9 344 2 9 56,079 1 11 5,029 0 8 5,492 3 1 103 13 6 2,296* 7 8 *0 2 0 ii 0 0 176* 0 4 142 17 10 2,052*18 8 29 0 8 507 16 11 354 1 10 354 1 10 354 1 10 5,000 0 0 4,645 18 2 124 81,150 13 11 340,157 8 4 1,389 14 5 56,810 2 4 79,760 19 6 283,347 6 0 403 15 0 20,598 7 2 80,164 14 6 303,945 13 2 125 93,000 0 0 320,000 0 0 12,835 5 6 22,054 6 10 Total Class I. 602,264 0 3*| 58,768 16 0 543,495 4 3 27,128 15 9 570,624 0 0 732,000 0 0 161,405 0 8 29 0 8 126 127 128 129 Class II. —Charges and Expenses of Eaising Loan and Contingencies :— Costs and Charges of the Loan Public Works, Departmental Surveys of New Lines Additions to Open Lines 922 7 5 10,166 12 9 1,231 16 3 922 7 5 10,166 12 9 1,181 11 6 922 7 5 10,166 12 9 1,181 11 6 30,000 0 0 11,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 29,077 12 7 833 7 3 1,818 8 6 15,000 0 0 50 4 9 Total Class II. 12,320 16 5 50 4 9 12,270 11 8 12,270 11 8 59,000 0 0 46,729 8 4 Total Part III. 614,584 16 8 58,819 0 9 555,765 15 11 27,128 15 9 582,894 11 8 791,000 0 0 208,134 9 0 29 0 8 * Includes £213,000 transferrea to Part I. in recoupment of expenditure made in previous ears.

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STATEMENT showing the Net Issues from the Public Works Fund, &c.— continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Issued. Issued in Excess. Voted. Amount unissued. Expenditure. Credits. Net Expenditure. Advances. Total. SUMMAEY. Part I.—Chargeable to the Unexpended Balance on 31st March, 1886. Class I.—Immigration .. ,, II. —Public Works, Departmental .. ,, III. —Eailways „ IV—Eoads ,, V.—Waterworks on Gold Fields ,, VI. —Purchase of Native Lands, North Island ,, VII. —Telegraph Extension .. „ VIII.— Public Buildings ,, IX. —Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Defences ,, X. —Contingent Defence ,, XL —Bates on Native Lands „ XII.—Thermal Springs Unauthorized £ s. a. 26,714 9 7 29,244 10 8 16,974 8 11 276,608 15 0 7,665 7 8 63,207 16 5 20,749 4 1 90,300 7 7 146,717 17 9 12,500 0 0 25,138 18 1 7,813 14 5 16,270 15 0 £ s. a. 14,260 11 8 16,348 18 5 245 14 4 11,891 15 2 44,750 10 7 1,797 9 5 802 2 6 3,012 13 6 £ s. a. 12,453 17 11 12,895 12 3 16,728 14 7 264,716 19 10 7,665 7 8 18,457 5 10 18,951 14 8 89,498 5 1 143,705 4 3 12,500 0 0 25,138 18 1 7,813 14 5 6,100 0 0 £ s. a. 5,208 15 9 25 8 6 4,202*12 5 878 2 7 3,482 15 11 760 19 11 3,531 6 9 £ s. a. 17,662 13 8 12,921 0 9 16,728 14 7 268,919 12 3 7,665 7 8 19,335 8 5 22,434 10 7 90,259 5 0 147,236 11 0 12,500 0 0 25,138 18 1 7,859 17 11 6,100 0 0 £ s. a. 19,200 0 0 14,000 0 0 17,200 0 0 356,040 0 0 15,100 0 0 20,000 0 0 21,700 0 0 119,000 0 0 129,300 0 0 12,500 0 0 35,400 0 0 10,000 0 0 £ s. d. 1,537 6 4 1,078 19 3 1,665 14 4 87,120 7 9 7,434 12 4 664 11 7 £ s. d. 1,194 8 11 734 10 7 29,340 15 0 2,638 19 6 20,575 10 6 46* 3 6 10,261 1 11 2,140 2 1 10,170 15 0 6,100 0 0 Total Part I. 739,906 5 2 103,280 10 7 636,625 14 7 18,136 5 4 654,761 19 11 770,040 0 0 143,882 10 1 28,604 10 Part II. —Chargeable to the £1,000,000 authorized to be raised under " The North Island Main Trunk Eailway Loan Act, 1882." Class I.—Public Works, Departmental .. ,, IT. —Eailways ,, III. —Purchase of Native Lands 2,772 14 4 252,670 6 2 70,423 3 4 136 10 0 44 11 0 2,772 14 4 252,533 16 2 70,378 12 4 4,677* 8 6 1,021 4 6 2,772 14 4 257,211 4 8 71,399 16 10 3,000 0 0 304,800 0 0 80,000 0 0 227 5 8 47,588 15 4 8,600 3 2 Total Part II. 325,866 3 10 181 1 0 325,685 2 10 5,698 13 0 331,383 15 10 387,800 0 0 56,416 4 2 Part III. —Chargeable to the £1,325,000 authorized to be raised under " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1886." Class I.—Eailways ,, II. —Charges and Expenses of raising Loan and Contingencies 543,495 4 3 602,264 0 3 58,768 16 0 27,128 15 9 570,624 0 0 732,000 0 0 161,405 0 8 29 0 12,320 16 5 50 4 9 12,270 11 8 12,270 11 8 59,000 0 0 46,729 8 4 Total Part III. 614,584 16 8 58,819 0 9 555,765 15 11 27,128 15 9 582,894 11 8 791,000 0 0 208,134 9 0 29 0 Total Public Works Fund 1,948,840 0 0 1,680,357 5 8* 162,280 12 4 1,518,076 13 4 50,963 14 1 1,509,040 7 5 408,433 3 3 28,633 10 * Includes £350,779 15s. Id. transferred to the Ways and Means of Part I. in recoupment of expenditure of irevious years.

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STATEMENT of the UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

STATEMENT of ADVANCES of the PUBLIC WORKS FUND OUTSTANDING on the 31st March, 1887, showing the SERVICES for which they were issued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Public Works Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. FOE SEEVICES NOT PEOVIDED FOE. Part I.: — Eoads, — Advances to Ohinemuri County Public Buildings,— Annuity to children of the late James Simson, paid on account of purchase of site for Lunatic Asylum, Nelson .. Harbour Works, — Advance to Oamaru Harbour Board 1,000 0 0 100 0 0 FOE SEEVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES. 5,000 0 0 6,100 0 0 Part I.:— Class III. Eailways,— Vote 76 —Lincoln-Little Eiver Class IX. Lighthouses, Harbour Works, &c, — Vote 93 —Harbour defences Part III. :— Class I. Eailways,— Vote 121 —Lumsden-Mararoa 1,194 8 11 19,428 19 3 29 0 8 20,652 8 10 Total Unauthorised Expenditure of the Public Works Fund [£26,752 8 10

Colonial. Foreign. Total. Part I.:— Class I. Immigration,— Vote 71 —Immigration Class II. Public Works Departmental,— Vote 72 —Public Works Departmental Class IV. Eoads, — Vote 79—Main Eoads .. „ 81—Grants-in-aid .. „ 82 —Eoads to open up Lands before Sale „ 83—Village Special Settlements „ 84 —Eoads on Goldfields Class VI. Purchase of Native Lands, North Island, — Vote 86—Purchase of Native Lands Class VII. Telegraph Extension, — Vote 87—Telegraph Extension Class VIII. Public Buildings,— Vote 90 —Judicial Class IX. Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Harbour Defences, — Vote 97 —Lighthouses .. „ 99 —Harbour Defences Class XII. Thermal Springs,— Vote 102 —Thermal Springs General Imprest In excess of appropriations,— Class VII.,— Vote 87 —Telegraph Extension Class IX.,— Vote 99—Harbour Defences.. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,208 15 9 5,208 15 9 25 8 6 25 8 0 741 6 1 1,000 0 0 1,411 8 0 1,031 0 4 18 18 0 741 6 1 1,000 0 0 1,411 8 0 1,031 0 4 18 18 0 878 2 7 878 2 7 2,748 5 4 2,748 5 4 760 19 11 760 19 11 153 13 0 Cr. 578 18 3 2,231 2 6 578 18 3 2,384 15 6 46 3 6 30,888 19 9 46 3 6 30,888 19 9 734 10 7 734 10 7 1,146 11 3 1,146 11 3 Part II. :— Class II. Eailways,— Vote 104—Main Trunk Line, Marton-Te Awamutu Class III. Purchase of Native Lands, North Island, — Vote 107 —Purchase of Native Lands 14,677 8 6 4,727 1 9 44,298 3 4 49,025 5 1 4,677 8 6 1,021 4 6 1,021 4 6 5,698 13 0 5,698 13 0 Part III. :— Class I. Eailways,— Vote 110—Hamilton-Grahamstown „ 111 —Auokland-Eotorua .. .. .. .. „ 112—Napier-Palmerston .. „ 114 —Greymoutli-Hokitika .. „ 116—Upper Ashburton Branch „ 120—Otago Central „ 124—Additions to Open Lines „ 125—Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Boiling-stock 14 13 11 925 0 0 42 13 0 926 7 8 176 0 4 2,052 18 8 403 15 0 619 0 0 1,370* 0 0 14 13 11 1,544 0 0 42 13 0 2,296 7 8 176 0 4 2,052 18 8 403 15 0 20,593 7 2 20,598* 7 2 4,541 8 7 22,587 7 2 27,123 15 9 Total Public Works Fund Advances outstanding 14,967 3 4 66,885 10 6 81,852 13 10

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CASH received from LOCAL BODIES in respect of DEBENTURES given under "The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882."

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

1884-85. 1885-86. 1886-87. Total Cash received. £ s. a. £ s. a. 108 0 0 £ s. a. 108 0 0 225 0 0 204 11 11 90 0 0 36 0 0 6 12 0 315 0 0 349 5 0 104 5 0 317 11 0 8 9 0 46 7 0 216 0 0 264 8 5 255 8 5 262 10 0 3 15 0 31 10 0 3 16 0 2 6 0 291 1 2 68 12 7 33 0 0 18 0 0 335 9 11 361 6 0 464 2 0 1,190 7 5 107 10 0 7 7 6 956 14 1 60 6 0 90 0 0 105 7 10 36 0 0 5 3 0 254 6 9 167 9 10 5 9 6 4 16 6 175 10 6 18 15 0 18 15 0 76 2 7 42 11 6 16 0 4 251 7 9 302 18 9 117 9 0 54 0 0 45 0 0 18 0 0 105 18 0 148 11 10 188 15 0 6 19 6 358 14 0 94 15 0 154 6 0 231 12 5 50 0 0 86 9 6 4 12 0 251 14 4 182 15 0 72 19 10 78 13 2 12 13 0 18 0 0 217 5 2 3 2 0 96 1 0 £ s. a. 216 0 0 225 0 0 428 16 4 270 0 0 108 0 0 6 12 0 945 0 0 940 19 0 104 5 0 927 13 0 25 7 0 92 14 0 414 0 0 528 16 10 255 8 5 387 10 0 11 5 0 94 10 0 8 19 6 4 12 0 582 2 4 90 10 7 66 0 0 36 0 0 983 11 9 1,045 8 0 839 2 0 4,370 4 2 170 0 0 12 19 6 2,616 11 2 84 6 0 180 0 0 210 15 8 72 0 0 7 9 0 517 10 6 167 9 10 5 9 6 11 10 6 435 3 6 56 5 0 18 15 0 152 5 2 119 17 6 32 0 8 718 18 3 881 19 11 234 18 0 108 0 0 135 0 0 36 0 0 237 3 0 297 3 8 313 15 0 6 19 6 985 8 0 125 15 0 364 0 0 596 13 9 100 0 0 145 13 6 9 4 0 738 13 6 401 10 6 72 19 10 153 10 9 29 19 0 54 0 0 217 5 2 6 4 0 136 1 0 Ashburton County Birkenhead Eoad Board Bruce County Cambridge Eoad Board Carrington Eoad Board Clifton County Clinton Eoad Board Clutha County CoUingwood County Cook County Eden Terrace Eoad Board Epsom Eoad Boad Featherston Eoad Board Geraldine County Grey County Greymouth Borough Hamilton Borough Hamilton Eoad Board Howick Eoad Board Hunua Eoad Board Kaiapoi Borough Kaikoura County Karioi Eoad Board Kihikihi Town Board Kiwitea Eoad Board Manawatu County Manawatu Eoad Board Manchester Eoad Board Maori Hill Borough Maraetai Eoad Board Masterton Eoad Board Mount Albert Eoad Board Ngaire Eoad Board North-East Valley Borough .. Oero Eoad Board Opaheke Eoad Board Oroua County Pahiatua Eoaa Board Paparata Eoad Board Paparoa Eoad Board Piako County Pokeno Boad Board Portobello Eoad Board Pukaka Eiver Boari Pukekohe Eoad Board Pukuranga Eoad Board Eangitikei County Sandon and Carnarvon Eoad Board Southland County Spring Creek Eiver Board Tamahere Eoad Board Taotaoroa Eoad Board Taranaki County Taratahi-Carterton Eoad Board Tauranga County Turanga Eoad Board.. Thames County Tuapeka County Waihemo County Waikato County Waimea County Waipa County Waipipi Eoad Board Wairarapa East County Wairarapa West County Wairoa County Wairoa Eoad Board Wairoa South Eoad Board Waitara West Boad Board Waitoa Eoad Board Waiuku Boad Board Wanganui County 57 2 6 90 0 0 36 0 0 315* 0 0 282 6 0 292*11 0 8 9 0 3 15 0 31 10. 0 1 17 6 312*11 11 322 16 0 1,623* 0 0 638* 7 0 167* 5 6 167 1 11 90 0 0 36 0 0 315* 0 0 309 8 0 317 11 0 8 9 0 46 7 0 198 0 0 264 8 5 125 0 0 3 15 0 31 10 0 3 6 0 2 6 0 291 1 2 21 18 0 33 0 0 18 0 0 335 9 11 361 6 0 375 0 0 1,556 16 9 62 10 0 5 12 0 1,021 10 1 24 0 0 90 0 0 105 7 10 36 0 0 2 6 0 95 18 3 1 17 6 109 6 6 18 15 0 4 16 6 150 6 6 18 15 0 37*10 0 216* 2 9 289 10 7 76 2 7 39 16 0 16 0 4 251 7 9 289 10 7 117 9 0 54 0 0 45 0 0 18 0 0 75 0 0 148 11 10 125 0 0 45* 0 0 56* 5 0 313* 7 0 313 7 0 31 0 0 134 14 0 189 11 5 50 0 0 37 12 6 4 12 0 251 14 4 145 8 6 75* 0 0 175 9 11 2111 6 235* 4 10 73 7 0 710 0 18 0 0 74 17 7 9 16 0 18 0 0 3* 2 0 40 0 0 Total 5,876 9 0 9,195 9 9 10,913 12 0 25,985 10 9

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FINANCIAL YEAK 1886-87.

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8.—3

ACCOUNT of the RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS of the SINKING

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

EECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. " THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN ACT, 1856 :"— Interest on Investments Eefund of Income-tax, — On dividends on New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock for year ended 5 April, 1885 19,691 9 7 274 15 9 Balance on 31 March, 1886 .. 19,966 5 4 2,298 7 11 £22,264 13 3 " THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN ACT, 1860 :"— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 2 per cent.,— On £93,100, half year to 30 June, 1886 On £74,100, „ to 31 December, 1886 931 0 0 741 0 0 Interest on Investments Investments realised, — Canterbury Eivers Debentures, 16 April, 1886 Cambridge Town Debentures, 1 February, 1887 1,672 0 0 3,086 15 0 5,740 0 0 70 0 0 5,810 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1886 .. 10,568 15 0 15 1 11 £10,583 16 11 ' THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN ACT, 1863 :"— Series 1891,— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 2 per cent., — On £262,200, one year to 15 December, 1886 On £154 800, one year to 15 March, 1887 5,244 0 0 3,096 0 0 Interest on Investments Less Interest received 1 November, 1886, in respect of £71,029 8s. Sinking Fund to be set free 12,703 7 0 8,340 0 0 1,373 4 9 11,330 2 3 Eefund of Income-tax, — On Dividends derived from, — 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock, 5 April, 1885 Treasury Bills, 1 January, 1883 239 18 11 492 9 0 732 7 11 Investments realised, — New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stook, £2,802 19s. 2d. at par 28,202 19 2 9 4 Series 1914,— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 1 per cent., — On £378,800, one year to 15 January, 1887 Interest on Investments Less Interest received, 1 November, 1886, on account of £41,127 7s. 8d. New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock set free 7,067 13 8 3,788 0 0 795 2 7 6,272 11 1 Eefund of Income-tax, — On Dividends derived from, — 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stook, 5 April, 1885 Treasury Bills, 1 January, 1883 136 10 5 290 8 2 426 18 7 Investments realised, — New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock, — £9,383 17 2 at par 107,989 0 Oat 97 9,383 17 2 104,749 6 7 114,133 3 9 124,620 13 5 Series 1915, — Contributions of Sinking Fund at 1 per cent., — On £500,000, one year to 1 November, 1886 Interest on Investments, — New Zealand 4-por-cent. Inscribed Stock, — On £170,732 13 5, half year to 1 May, 1886 On £176,704 13 1, „ to 1 November, 1886 5,000 0 0 3,300 16 7 3,416 5 9 6,717 2 4 Eefund of Income-tax, — On Dividends derived from, — 4-per-cent. New Zealand Inscribed Stock, 5 April, 1885 126 7 4 £11,843 9 8

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11— B. 3.

FUNDS during the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

DISBURSEMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. " THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN ACT, 1856 :"— Crown Agents,— To provide for payment of Interest, — On £425,000, one vear to 1 January, 1887 On £75,000, „ to 1 October, 1886 17,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1887, — Fixed Deposits with London and Westminster Bank 20,000 0 0 2,264 13 3 £22,264 13 3 " THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN ACT, 1860 :"— Investments, — Consolidated Stock 5-per-cent. Debentures, 8 Sept., 1886 .. Consolidated Stock 4J-per-cent. Debentures, 7 Sept., 1886 .. Accrued Interest from 28th May to 7 September, 1886 .. Cambridge Town Debentures, 14 September, 1886 Accrued Interest from 1 August to 14 September, 1886 .. Deficiency Bills, 5 per cent., 31 March, 1887 < 5,700 0 0 i 2,250 0 0 28 5 10 140 0 0 10 3 2,400 0 0 Balance on 3.1 March, 1887 10,519 0 1 04 10 10 £1.0,583 10 11 "THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN ACT, 1863:"— Series 1891 — Investments, — New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock, — £7,028 1 1 at 99 2,651 16 8 at 99| 1,567 11 10 at 98i 8,009 10 4 at 96 1,620 11 TO at 954- .. £20,877 11 9 6,957 15 6 2,615 7 5 1,544 1 8 7,689 2 9 1,543 19 0 20,350 6 4 Brokerage Sinking Funds set free, — Under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884,"— New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at par 52 3 10 28,202 19 2 [£48,605 9 4 Series 1914,— Investments, — New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock, — £3,933 14 1 at 99 1,917 19 6 at 98J 2,904 3 9 at 96 2,009 11 0 at 94 3,894 7 4 1,889 4 1 2,788 0 5 1,888 19 0 £10,765 8 4 10,460 11 4 Brokerage Sinking Funds set free, — Under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884,"— 4-per-cent. New Zealand Inscribed Stock at par - Under " The Public Debt Sinking Fund Act, 1868,"— 4-per-cent. New Zealand Inscribed Stock, £107,989 at 97 26 18 4 9,383 17 2 104,749 0 7 114,133 3 9 124,620 13 5 Series 1915, — Investments, — New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock, — £5,971 19 8 at 99 .. 6,146 15 10 at 90 .. 5,912 5 3 5,900 18 5 11,813 3 8 £12,118 15 6 i 30 6 0 Brokerage Brokerage £11,843 9 8

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ACCOUNT of the RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS of the SINKING

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

RECEIPTS. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. NEW ZEALAND CONSOLIDATED LOANS :— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 1 per cent., — On £7,153,100, one year to 15 January, 1887 On £130,000, to 71,531 0 0 1,300 0 0 Interest on Investments, — On drawn bonds On money deposited with the London and Westminster Bank 72,831 0 0 88,888 15 0 1,584 18 11 90,473 13 11 Balance on 31 March, 1886,— Cash lodged with London and Westminster Bank 163,304 13 11 117,471 1 7 £ 280,775 15 6 "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WOEKS LOAN ACT, 1870:"— Contributions of Sinking Fund, at 2 per cont., — On £1,000,000, one year to 13 March, 1887 Interest on Investments 20,000 0 0 4,680 7 7 Balance on 31 March, 1886 .. 24,680 7 7 1,418 10 3 £26,098 17 10 " THE AUCKLAND LOAN ACT, 1863 :"— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 2 per cent., — On £31,600, one year to 1 July, 1886 Interest on Investments Investments realised, — Canterbury Eivers Debentures, 16 April, 1886 632 0 0 713 7 5 100 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1886 1,445 7 5 2 15 5 £1,448 2 10 "THE CANTEEBUEY LOAN ORDINANCE, 1862:"— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 1 per cent., — On £22,800, one year to 31 December, 1886 Interest on Investments .. .. Investments realised, — Canterbury Rivers Debentures, 16 April, 1886 228 0 0 196 8 7 280 0 0 704 8 7 3 19 8 Balance on 31 March, 1886 £708 8 3

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FUNDS during the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

DISBURSEMENTS. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. NEW ZEALAND CONSOLIDATED LOANS :— Debentures drawn 15 March, 1886 Converted Debentures drawn 10 March, 1887, — Amount paid to New Zealand Public Account 156,500 0 0 122,800 0 0 279,300 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1887,— ■ Cash lodged with London and Westminster Bank 1,475 15 6 280,775 15 6 £ "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACT, 1870:"— Investments, — Canada 3i-per-cent. Inscribed Stock, — £975 0 0 at 97 .. 483 12 6 at 97 .. 1,020 0 5 at 97 .. 239 0 3 at 97f .. 431 17 8 at 99J .. 2,000 0 Oat97J .. 945 15 0 469 2 4 989 8 5 233 6 9 428 2 0 1,942 10 0 £5,149 10 10 Victoria 4-per-cent, Inscribed Stock, — £180 7 9 at 105f 7,761 8 11 at 103J .. £7,941 16 8 New South Wales 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock,— £861 3 9 at 95 .. 1,343 4 1 at 93fj 864 17 10 at 94J .. 190 15 2 8,033 1 11 5,008 4 6 8,223 17 1 818 2 7 1,251 14 0 814 1 7 £3,069 5 8 South Australian 4-per-cent. Debentures, — £9,700 at 102| Brokerage 2,883 18 2 9,9J8 5 0 64 13 1 £26,098 17 10 "THE AUCKLAND LOAN ACT, 1863:"— Investments, — Consolidated Stock 5-per-cent. Debentures, 8 September, 1886 Defence Loan 4J-per-cent. Debentures, 7 September, 1886 .. Accrued interest, 30 June to 7 September, 1886 Immigration and Public Works Loan 4J-per-cent. Debentures, 7 September, 1886 Accrued interest, 15 April to 7 September, 1886 Cambridge Town 6-per-cent. Debentures, 14 September, 1886 Accrued interest, 1 August to 14 September, 1886 Deficiency Bills at 5 per cent., 31 March, 1887 100 0 0 780 0 0 6 12 8 100 0 0 1 15 9 100 0 0 0 14 5 350 0 0 1,439 2 10 9 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1887 .. £1,448 2 10 " THE CANTEEBUEY LOAN ORDINANCE, 1862 :"— Investments, — Consolidated Stock 5-per-cent. Debentures, 8 September, 1886 Immigration and Public Works Loan 4cJ-per-cent. Debentures, 7 September, 1886 Accrued interest, 15 April to 7 September, 1886 General Purposes Loan 5-per-cent. Debentures, 7 Sept., 1886 Accrued interest, 15 May to 7 September, 1886 Deficiency Bills at 5 per eent., 31 March, 1887 200 0 0 100 0 0 1 15 9 170 0 0 2 13 7 230 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1887 704 9 4 3 18 11 £708 8 3

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ACCOUNT of the RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS of the SINKING

PUBLIC ACOOUNTS, 1886-87.

EECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. THE BOROUGH OF HAWERA LOAN :— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 1 per cent., — On £6,300, one year to 1 August, 18S6 Interest on Investments 63 0 0 13 0 2 76 0 2 Balance on 31 March, 1886 14 10 6 £90 16 8 " THE LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY LOAN ORDINANCE, I860:"— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 2 per cent., — On £77,700, for 1 year Interest on Investments Investments realised, — Canterbury Rivers Debentures, 10 April, 1886 1,554 0 0 2,489 2 2 3,910 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1886 .. Balance on 31 March, 1887 (overdrawn) 7,953 2 2 5 8 6 14 11 10 "THE NORTH OTAGO DISTEICT PUBLIC WOEKS LOAN ACT, 1872:"— Balance on 31 March, 1886 £7,973 2 6 0 10 9 "THE OTAGO LOAN OEDINANCE, 1862:"— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 1 per cent., — On £116,700, 1 year, to 1 July, 1880 Interest on Investments Investments realized, — . Canterbury Eivers Debentures, 16 April, 1886 1,167 0 0 2,276 14 5 £0 10 9 3,700 0 0 7,143 14 5 11 16 0 Balance on 31 March, 1886 THE WAIT ABA HAEBOUE BOAED ACTS 1879 AND 1881:— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 1 per cent., — On £9,000, half-year to 30 June, 1886 On £6,000, „ to 1 August, 1886 On £650, one year to 15 October, 1886 £7,1,55 10 5 45 0 0 30 0 0 6 10 0 Interest on Investments .. .. .. .. , .. 81 10 0 20 6 11 101 16 11 5 17 5 Balance on 31 March, 1886 "THE WELLINGTON LOAN ACT, 1866:"— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 2 per cent., — On £13,500, half-year to 1 July, 1886 Interest on Investments Investments realised, — General Furposes Loan Debentures Immigration and Public Works Loan Debentures Consolidated Stock Debentures Deficiency Bills .. .. .. .. Canterbury Eivers Debentures Defence Loan Debentures .. Waitara Harbour Board Debentures Cambridge Town Debentures Wellington and Manawatu Railway Debentures 2,170 0 0 1,354 0 0 3,150 0 0 410 0 0 770 0 0 780 0 0 200 0 0 400 0 0 770 0 0 135 0 0 390 16 8 £107 14 4 10,004 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1886 .. 10,.529 10 8 1-4 16 8 "THE WESTLAND LOAN ACT, 1873:"— Eeceipts from the Treasury .. ' Interest on Investments £10,544 13 4 147 18 9 8 4 9 Balance on 31 March, 1886 156 3 6 7 1 5 £163 4 11

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FUNDS during the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

DISBURSEMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. THE BOROUGH OF HAWERA LOAN :— Investments, — General Purposes Loan 5-per-cent. Debentures, 7 Sept., 1886 Accrued Interest, 15 May to 7 September, 1886 80 0 0 15 2 81 5 2 Balance on 31 March, 1887 9 11 6 " THE LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY LOAN ORDINANCE, I860:"— Investments, — Wellington and Manawatu Railway 5-per-cent. Debentures, — £S00 at 101 Jj, 19 April, 1886 £770 at 100, 7 January, 1887 £90 16 8 808 10 0 770 0 0 Consolidated Stock 5-per-cent. Debentures, 8 Sept., 1886.. Immigration and Public Works Loan 4J-per-cent. Debentures, 7 September, 1886 Accrued Interest, 15 April to 7 September, 1886 1,578 10 0 3,800 0 0 1,154 0 0 20 12 6 1,174 12 6 1,420 0 0 ■ Deficiency Bills at 5 per cent., 31 March, 1887 7,973 2 0 £7,973 2 6 "THE NORTH OTAGO DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACT, 1872 :"— Balance on 31 March, 1887 0 10 9 "THE OTAGO LOAN ORDINANCE, 1862:"— Investments, — Consolidated Stock 5-per-cent. Debentures, 8 Sept., 1886 .. Consolidated Stock 4J-per-cent. Debentures, 7 Sept., 1886 .. Accrued Interest, 28 May to 7 September, 1886 General Purposes 5-per-cent. Loan, 7 September, 1886 Accrued Interest, 15 May to 7 September, 1886 Deficiency Bills at 5 per cent., 31 March, 1886 £0 10 9 3,700 0 0 900 0 0 11 6 4 1,350 0 0 21 5 4 1,170 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1887 7,152 11 8 2 18 9 £7,155 10 5 THE WAITARA HARBOUR BOARD ACTS 1879 AND 1881 :— Investments, — General Purposes Loan 5-per-cent. Debentures, 7 Sept., 1886 Accrued Interest, 15 May to 7 September, 1886 90 0 0 18 4 Balance on 31 March, 1887 91 8 4 16 6 0 £107 14 4 "THE WELLINGTON LOAN ACT, 1866:"— Amount realised and paid into the Public Account on redemption of the whole of the outstanding debentures of the loan 10,501 17 9 Balance on 31 March, 1887 .. 42 15 7 ' THE WESTLAND LOAN ACT, 1873 :"— Investments, — Deficiency Bills at 5 per cent., 31 March, 1886 £10,544 13 4 160 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1887 .. 3 4 11 £103 4 11

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AMOUNT of RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS of the SINKING

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87

EECEIPTS. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. 'HE GEEYMOUTH HAEBOUE BOAED LOAN :— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 1 per cent., — On £100,000, one year to 1 March, 1886 .. Interest on Investments 1,000 0 0 53 19 0 Balance on 31 March, 1886 1,053 19 0 10 7 4 'HE WESTPOBT HAEBOUE LOAN :— Contributions of Sinking Fund at 1 per cent., — On £150,000, one year to 1 March, 1887 .. Interest on Investments £1,064 6 4 1,500 0 0 77 5 8 Balance on 31 March, 1886 .. 1,577 5 8 5 8 9 £1,582 14 5

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FUNDS during the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

DISBUESEMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 'HE GEEYMOUTH HAEBOUE BOAED LOAN: — Investments, — General Purposes Loan 5-per-cent. Debentures, 22 September, 1886 Accrued Interest, 15 May to 22 September, 1886 Deficiency Bills, at 5 per cent., 31 March, 1886 480 0 0 ] 8 11 0 570 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1887 1,058 11 0 5 15 4 £1,064 6 4 HE WESTPOET HAEBOUE LOAN :— Investments, — Deficiency Bills, at 5 per cent., 14 September, 1886 Accrued Interest, 30 June to 14 September, 1886 Waitara Harbour Board 6-per-cent. Debentures, 14 September, 1886 Accrued Interest, 1 August to 14 September, 1886 Cambridge' Town 6-per-cent. Debentures, 14 September, 1886 Accrued Interest, 1 August to 14 September, 1886 Deficiency Bills, at 5 per cent., 31 March, 1886 410 0 0 4 5 4 200 0 0 1 8 11 160 0 0 13 1 800 0 0 Balance on 31 March, 1887 1,576 17 4 5 17 1 £1,582 14 5

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STATEMENT showing the Amount of SINKING FUNDS accrued to the 31st March, 1887, in respect of each LOAN.

STATEMENT of the SECURITIES in which the SINKING FUNDS were held on the 31st March, 1887.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Investments (Nominal Value). Cash. Totals. Inder Colonial Acts :— " New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 " .. " New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 " " New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 " New Zealand Consols " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 " " North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 " .. " Westland Loan Act, 1873 " .. Waitara Harbour Board Loan Acts, 1879 and 1881 Hawera Borough Loan Greymouth Harbour Board Loan Act Westport Harbour Board Loan Act £ s. d. 509,587 1 5 70,499 0 0 571,689 1 10 1,939,700 0 0 143,179 13 6 305 0 0 604 0 0 256 0 0 2,030 0 0 3,050 0 0 £ s. d. 2,264 13 3 64 10 10 1,475 15 6 0 10 9 3 4 11 16 6 0 9 11 6 5 15 4 5 17 1 £ s. a. 511,851 14 8 70,563 10 10 571,689 1 10 1,941,175 15 6 143,179 13 6 0 10 9 308 4 11 620 6 0 265 11 6 2,035 15 4 3,055 17 1 "nder Acts or Ordinances of the late Provinces :— " Auckland Loan Act, 1863 " .. " Wellington Loan Act, 1866 ".. " Lyttelton and Christchurch Eailway Loan Ordinance, 1860" " Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 " .. " Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 " 17,148 0 0 54,631 0 0 9 0 0 42 15 7 Dr. 14 11 10 17,157 0 0 42 15 7 54,616 8 2 4,545 0 0 52,072 0 0 3 18 11 2 18 9 4,548 18 11 52,074 18 9 Totals 3,369,295 16 9 3,890 6 7 3,373,186 8 4

New Zealand 5-per-oent. Debentures 4i 4 „ 5 ,, Consols 4 „ Inscribed Stock 5 „ Stock (Colonial issue) .. 44 „ „ Borough of Patea .. .. .. 6-per-cent. Debentures Borough of Hawera .. .. .. 6 „ Waitara Harbour Board .. .. 6 „ Cambridge Town District .. .. 6 Wellington and Manawatu Eailway Company 5 City of Dunedin Mortgage .. .. 7 Deficiency Bills .. .. .. 5 „ „ Canada .. .. ■• .. 4 „ „ New South Wales .. .. ., 4 „ Victoria .. . • .. 4 „ „ South Australia .. .. .. 4 „ New South Wales .. .. .. 4 „ Stock .... •• 34 „ Canada .. .. .. • • 34 Victoria .. .. .. 4 „ „ £ s. d. 54,700 0 0 33,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 *1,939,700 0 0 851,207 17 11 13,500 0 0 25,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 6,300 0 0 15,050 0 0 490 0 0 20,000 0 0 3,300 0 0 27,200 0 0 21,000 0 0 14,100 0 0 124,200 0 0 23,200 0 0 105,412 12 6 42,178 9 4 13,973 13 10 29,183 3 2 Totals £3,369,295 16 9 Includes £'. 22,800 of converted bonds belonging to the drawing on 10th March, until 15th April, 1887. >ut which is not finai .ly dealt witl:

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The PUBLIC DEBT of NEW ZEALAND on 31st March, 1887.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Annual Charge. Sinking Amount outstanding. Due Date. Funds IndebtedBate. Remarks. accrued. ness. Amount. When payable. ! Int. | S.F. ' ( New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 .. J £ 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 & L 500,000 j 1 Jan., 1888 1 Oct., 1888 1 Jan., 1889 1 July, 1889 1 Oct., 1889 1 July, 1894 * 1 [ 511,852 ) £ Cr. 11,852 % % £ (The accumulations of the sinking funa of this loan now enable the Trustees - not only to aispense with further contributions from the Treasury, but to pay the interest of the loan. New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 74,100 1 July, 1891 70,563 3,537 5,928 1 Jan. ana 1 July 6 2 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 .. J 378,800 500,000 154,800 188,400 73,800 I 1,295,800 15 July, 1914 1 Nov., 1915 15 Mar., 1891 15 June, 1891 15 Dec, 1891 73,252 182,851 [ 315,586 305,548 317,149 101,414 5 4 6 6 6 1 1 2 2 2 22,728 25,000 12,384 15,072 5,904 15 Jan. „ 15 July 1 May „ 1 Nov. 15 Mar. „ 15 Sept. 15 June „ 15 Dec. 15 June „ 15 Dec. Sinking Fund payable 13 Mar. and 13 Sept. Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870.. 3,210,600 1,000,000 Ann. arawing 1 June, 1907 •1,941,176 143,180 1,269,424 856,820 5 4 1 2 +233,361 60,000 Quarterly, 15 Jan., &o. 1 June ana 1 Dec. Auckland Loan Act, 1863 Lyttelton and Christchurch Eailway Loan, 1860 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 31,600 77,700 22,800 116,700 6,329,300 1 June, 1896 30 years 50 years 1 July, 1898 17,157 54,616 4,549 52,075 14,443 23,084 18,251 64,625 2,962,443 6 6 6 6 2 2 1 1 2,528 6,216 1,596 8,169 1 April „ 1 Oct. 30 June „ 31 Dee. 30 June „ 31 Dec. 1 Jan. „ 1 July 16% on £7,283,100 = £436,986 Less Interest at 5 % on £4,072,500, representing bonas convertea .. 203,625 Ordinance of Legislative Council .. ».. Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 .. .. I Presentation 1 Jan., 1893 15 April, 1913 3,366,857 64*000 13,000 311 311 64,000 13,000 5 4 *3,200 520 £233,361 I 77,000 1 Jan. „ 1 July 15 April „ 15 Oct. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 j 372,100 27,900 j 400,000 15 April, 1913 15 April, 1913 372,100 27,900 4 14,884 1,255 15 April „ 15 Oct. 15 April „ 15 Oct. Defence ana Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 j 25,000 75,000 I 100,000 1 July, 1910 15 April, 1913 25,000 75,000 44 4 1,125 3,000 30 June ,, 31 Dee. 15 April „ 15 Oct. Carriea forwara .. 6,906,611 3,366,857 I I 3,539,754 422,870 * Includes £122,800 belonging to the drawing on 10 March, but which is not fii tally dealt with until 15 April, 1887.

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The whole of the Imperial Guaranteed Loan of 1870 is included herein, although only £200,000 has actually been raised; the unsold debentures are used for the purpose of obtaining temporary advances from time to time. Deficiency bills are not included.

The PUBLIC DEBT of NEW ZEALAND on 31st March, 1887 —continued.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1886-87.

Annual Charge. Sinking Funds Amount outstanding. Due Date. IndebtedKate. Bemarks. accrued. ness. , Amount. When payable. Int. S.F. £ £ 6,906,611 £ 3,366,857 £ i % 3,539,754 i .". 12,300 4 49,500 5 18,500 4 54,700 5 % £ 422,870 492 2,475 740 2,735 Brought forward General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 I 12,300 49,500 18,500 54,700 r 135,000 J 15 May, 1914 15 Dec, 1888 15 Oct., 1913 28 Nov., 1914 15 May and 15 Nov. 15 June „ 15 Dec. 15 April „ 15 Oct. 15 May „ 15 Nov. Westland Loan Act, 1873 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 .. ... New Zealand Loan Acts, 1876-77 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 Colonial Inscribed Stock Act, 1882 District Eailways Purchasing Act, 1885 Public Eevenues Act, 1886 "I 50,000 15,000 2,207,300 388,000 250,000 114,687 15 April, 1894 23 Mar., 1896 1 Mar., 1918 1 Nov., 1889 1 Nov., 1888 1 April, 1905 10 Oct., 1891 10 Oct., 1891 50,000 5 15,000 7 2,207,300 i 5 388,000 I 5 250,000 5 114,687 4 100,000 ; 44 50,000 i 5 2,500 1,050 110,365 19,400 12,500 4,587 4,500 2,500 15 April „ 15 Oct. 1 Mar. „ 1 Sept. 1 Mar. „ 1 Sept. 1 May „ 1 Nov. 1 May „ 1 Nov. 1 April „ 1 Oct. 10 April „ 10 Oct. 10 April „ 10 Oct. Known as the 10-40s. Balance of Five-million Loan. 100' 000 50,000 ) 150,000 Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 .. Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 — English Issue ( 4,214,100 43,600 313,100 275,900 22,495,255 1 4,257,700 1 Nov., 1929 1892 15 Jan., 1892 22,495,255 ! 4 4,214,100 5 43,000 5 899,810 210,705 2,180 1 May „ 1 Nov. Quarterly, 15 Jan., &c 15 Jan. „ 15 July Convertible into stock at 107. Convertible into stock at 110. Colonial Issue f 1 | 589,000 28 Nov., 1891 28 Nov., 1891 313,100 i 44 275,900 j 5 14,089 13,795 28 May „ 28 Nov. 28 May „ 28 Nov. Totals 37,558,553 ! 34,191,696 | .. 1,727,293 3,366,857

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