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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1895 Session I

Hocken Library University of Otago

The Commissioner of Crown Lands APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND. 1895.

VOL. I. A.—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL. B.—FINANCE. C.—CEOWN LANDS AND MINES.

IN THE FIFTY-NINTH YEAR OE THE REIGN OP HER; MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA,

BEING THE SECOND SESSION OE THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF NEW ZEALAND.

WELLINGTON. 1895.

ARRANGEMENT OF THE PAPERS.

VOL. I. A.—Legislative and Political. B.—Finance. C.—Cbown Lands and Mines.

PRINTED FOB THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY SAMUEL COSTALL, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON.

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CONTENTS.

A.—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL. A.—l. DESPATCHES from the Governor of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. A. —2. from the Secretary of State to the Governor of New Zealand. A. —2a. Further from the Secretary of State relative to a Colonial Decoration for Saving Life, and in Reply to Address relative to Assassination of M. Carnot. A.—3. PACIFIC ISLANDS.—Proceedings of the British Resident, Rarotonga. (In continuation of A.-3, 1894.) A.—4. WEBSTER'S LAND CLAIMS. (In continuation of A.-4, 1894.) A.—s. COLONIAL CONFERENCE AT OTTAWA, CANADA.

B.— FINANCE. B.—l. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS of the Government of New Zealand for the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1895. 8.—2. THE APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1895. 8.—3. CIVIL LIST ACCOUNT for 1894-95. 8._4. UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1895. 8.—5. ABSTRACT OP THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1895. 8.—6. FINANCIAL STATEMENT of the Colonial Treasurer (the Hon. Mr. Ward) made in Committee of Ways and Means, 30th July, 1895. 8.—7. APPROPRIATIONS chargeable on the Consolidated Fund and other Accounts for the Year ending 31st March, 1896. B.—7a. chargeable on the Public Works Fund, the Lands Improvement Account, and the Native Land Purchase Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1896. B. —8. SINKING FUNDS. —Report and Accounts of the Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Funds for the Year ended 31st March, 1895. 8._9. PUBLIC TRUST OFFlCE.—Accounts for the Fifteen Months ended 31st March, 1895. B.—lo. SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY AND ENGLAND ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT—Report of the. B.—ll. POST OFFICE, GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE, PUBLIC TRUST, AND PUBLIO DEBTS SINKING FUNDS ACCOUNTS—Return showing Investment of the Funds of the, during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1895. 8.—12. COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE by the Customs Department at each Port of Entry for the Year ended 31st March, 1895. 8.—13. GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS. 8.—13 a. " GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS ACT, 1894 "—Report relating to the administration of. 8.—13b. Correspondence relating to Negotiation of Million-and-a-Half Loan under the (vide also 8.-15). B. —13c. Applications for Loan under, how dealt with, and the Appointments and Emoluments of Valuers. 8.—14. APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1895. 8.—15. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT LOAN OF £I,soo,ooo—Circular issued by the Agent-General relative to (vide also 8.-13b). 8.—16. NEW ZEALAND CONSOLS ACCOUNT. 8.—17. TRAVELLING-ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES OF MINISTERS.—Return showing amount drawn by each member of the Executive during the Financial Year 1893-94. B — 17a. Return of, for Financial Year 1894-95. B.—lB. THREE-AND-A-HALF-PER-CENT. CONVERSION OPERATIONS — Further Correspondence relating to the. (In continuation of 8.-2 # 5, 1894.) 8.—19. PAYMENT OF INTEREST BY THE NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOUR BOARD—Further Correspondence relating to. (In continuation of 8.-13, 1893.) 8.—20. TREASURY BlLLS—Return showing Transactions in, between 31st March, 1894, and 31st March, 1895. 8.—21. APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE OF RETURNS FROM PROPOSED ALTERATIONS IN TARIFF. B. —21a. Amended Estimate. 8.—22. LIABILITIES—Abstract of, on 31st March, 1895. 8.—23. COUNTY COUNCIL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE during 1892, 1393, and 1894. 8.—24. UNIMPROVED VALUE, AND RATES COLLECTED IN DUNEDIN, CHRISTCHURCH, WELLINGTON, AND AUCKLAND, and adjacent Boroughs, in Years ended 31st March, 1894 and 1895. 8.—25. GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL DEBENTURES held on the 31st March, 1895, by the Post Office, the Government Insurance Department, and the Public Trust Office. (In continuation of 8.-29, 1894.) 8.—26. THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COLONY—Return showing particulars of. 8.—27. COLONIAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND AND THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND—Agreement between the. B. —27a. Report by tbe President of the Bank of New Zealand on the agreement between, for the Purchase of the Colonial Bank's Assets. 8.—27b. COLONIAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND—List of Shareholders in the. 8.—28. TERRITORIAL REVENUE—Return relating to.

IV. CONTENTS. C—CEOWN LANDS AND MINES. C—l. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—AnnuaI Report of the. C—2. MINES STATEMENT by the Hon. A. J. Cadman, Minister of Mines. C—3. GOLDFIELDS—Report of the Department of Mines on the. C. —3a. Wardens' Reports on. o.—3b. INSPECTION OF COAL-MINES' REPORT. o.—So, QUARTZ-MINING, REEFTON DlSTRlCT.—Supplementary Report. C. —4. CHEVIOT ESTATE —Returns showing Operations in connection with the, to 31st March, 1895, viz.: Outlay, Income, Lands disposed of, and Moneys received, &c. C—s. " LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894 "—Report on. C—6. VILLAGE SETTLEMENTS IN AUSTRALlA—Memorandum relating to, by the Hon. W. P. Reeves, Minister of Labour and Education. C—7. " GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1891 "—Blocks of Land proclaimed under. C—B. BLIND RIVER ESTATE —Reports of Officers on which the Minister advised the Governor to issue his Warrant for the Purchase Board to consider the Offer of the. o.—lo. THE IRON-ORES OF NEW ZEALAND—Letters from Messrs. Siemens and Others with reference to. C—loa. IRON-ORE LIMESTONE AND HiEMATITE PAINTS FROM COLLINGWOOD, AND LIMESTONE FROM TE KUlTl—Reports on. C—ll. TRAVELLING-EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF LAND BOARDS for Years 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1895. C—l 2. SETTLEMENT OP THE PEOPLE ON THE LAND—Report on the, in the Colonies of Now South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, by Mr. J. E. March. C—l 3. GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH-WEST PART OF NELSON AND THE NORTHERN PART OF WESTLAND—Report on the. C—l 4. POMAHAKA ESTATE—Expenditure on. 0.—15, PRIMARY-EDUCATION ENDOWMENTS—Lands proposed to be reserved as. C.—lsa. PRIMARY- AND SECONDARY-EDUCATION ENDOWMENTS—Lands proposed to be reserved as. C—l 6. 'COAL-MINERS' RELIEF FUND—Details of Administration of. C—l 7. PHYLLOXERA IN GRAPE-VlNES—Opinions of Experts on. C—lB. MOMOHAKI EXPERIMENTAL STATE FARM—Return relative to.