ABSTRACT OF LIABILITIES ON MARCH 31, 1888.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1888 Session I, B-20

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1888. NEW ZEALAND.

ABSTRACT OF LIABILITIES ON MARCH 31, 1888.

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

The Contbolleb and Auditob-Gbnbeal to the Hon. the Speakbb of the House of Eepresentatives. Audit Office, 17th May, 1888. The Controller and Auditor-General has the honour to submit to the House of Representatives the abstract of liabilities on the 31st March, in compliance with section 9 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1882." James Edwabd FitzGeeald, ■ ' Controller and Auditor-General. The Hon. the Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives. : i .

Summary of the Liabilities of the Government of New Zealand on the 31st March, 1888, prepared by the Audit from the Returns rendered by the several Departments in accordance with Section 9 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1882."

Class. Department. Amount. Total. Consolidated Fund. Legislative Council House of Eepresentatives £ s. a. 12 0 0 94 15 6 £ ' s. d. I. 106 15 6 II. Colonial Secretary, — Miscellaneous Live-stock Hospitals, &c, Act 4,493 11 11 1,664 14 6 6,820 19 5 12,979 5 1C III. Colonial Treasurer, — Permanent charges Annual appropriation ... Property-tax ... Rates on Crown lands ... Land Fund, deferred payments ... Land Fund, permanent charges ... .... Local bodies' accounts... 7,586 16 6 417 19 2 50 0 0 2,400 0 0 12,254 16 11 483 11 11 6,997 3 11 XV. IV. Minister of Justice, — Miscellaneous Permanent charges Prisons ... ..... 30,190 8 5 2,433 198 7 0 0 9 9 1 11 2,638 11 8 V. VI. Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs,— Miscellaneous Commissioner of Customs, — Miscellaneous Marine 150 2,065 6 0 3 0 6,546 14 4 Commissioner of Stamps ... Minister of Edueatioa _.... 2,215 6 1,218 4 3,646 0 3 8 0 VII. VIII. Carried forward 59,541 6

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Summary of the Liabilities of the Government of New Zealand on the 31st March, 1888continued.

Class. Department. Amount. Total. IX. Consolidated Fund— continued. Brought forward ... Minister of Native Affairs,— Miscellaneous Permanent charges £ 729 501 s. d. 3 4 2 5 £ s. d. 59,541 6 8 X. XI. Minister of Mines Minister for Public Works, — Working railways Public buildings, &c. ... 1,230 5 9 3,081 18 0 XII. 51,293 14 21,107 4 0 1 72,400 18 1 XIII. Minister of Defence, — Militia and Volunteers... Police 4,716 7,350 3 0 8 0 12,066 3 8 XIV. Minister of Crown Lands, — Miscellaneous Survey Department State forests ... 1,110 2,524 370 0 0 0 0 0 0 XVI. 4,004 0 0 I Government Insurance Account, — Medical fees ... 295 1 0 Total £152,619 13 2 Public Works Fund. Pabt I. I. III. IV. VIII. Minister of Immigration ... Minister for Public Works, — Railways Eoads Public buildings 1,033 9 25,360 4 29,200 19 2 7 7 3,800 0 0 55,594 13 4 IV. V. Minister of Mines, — Eoads on goldfields Water-races ... 13,573 12 54 10 2 6 13,628 2 8 VI. VII. VIII. IX. Minister of Native Affairs,— Land-purchases Commissioner of Telegraphs,— Telegraph-extension Minister of Education, — School-buildings Minister of Marine, — Lighthouses ... Minister of Defence, — Harbour Defences Colonial Treasurer,- — Eates on Native lands ... Minister of Lands, — Thermal springs Eoads Village settlements 1,068 2 3,004 0 410 0 10 0 6 0 0 0 36,421 12 1 X. 11,000 0 0 XI. IV. 200 0 20,049 0 60,137 13 0 0 5 80,386 13 5 Total £205,323 4 0 II. Pabt II. Minister for Public Works, — Eailways Eoads 70,075 12 1,549 1 6 1 III. 71,624 13 7 IV. Minister of Native Affairs, — Land-purchases 4,279 15 11 Total £75,904 9 6

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Summary of the Liabilities of the Government of New Zealand on the 31st March, 1888 — continued.

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Authority: George Didsbtjby, Government Printer, Wellington. —1888.

'lass. Department. Amount. Total. Public Works Fund— cmimued. £ s. d. £ s. d. II. Paet III. Minister for Public Works, — Baibvays 190,467 12 9 Summary. Total Consolidated Fund... „ Part I., Public Works Fund... „ Part II., „ Part III., 205,323 4 0 75,904 9 6 190,467 12 9 152,619 13 2 471,695 6 3 Grand total £624,314 19 5