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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1916 Session I

HOCKEN LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO

APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND. 1916.

VOL. I. A.—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL. B.—FINANCE. C—CROWN LANDS AND MINES. D.—IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC) WORKS, AND RAILWAYS.

IN THE SEVENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY KING (JI.OIWK THE FIFTH.

BEING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH PARLIAMENT OF NEW ZEALAND.

WELLINGTON 1916,

ARRANGEMENT OF THE PAPERS. VOL. I. A. —Legislative and Political. B. —Finance. C.—Crown Lands and Minks. D.—lmmigration, Public Works, and Railways.

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8.—2. THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT SINKING FUND.—Statement of Securities in whioh invested.

CONTENTS. A. LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL. A. — I. DESPATCHES from the Governor of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. A. 2. from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor of New Zealand. A. 3. COOK AND OTHER ISLANDS. (In continuation of A. 3, 1915.) A. 4. ECONOMIC CONFERENCE OF THE ALLIES. Telegram from the Secretary of State to the Governor of New Zealand. B. FINANCE. B. 1. [Part [.] PUBLIC ACCOUNTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1915 Hi. -Presented to Parliament in accordance with the Public Revenues Act, 1910, and the Constitution Act. B. I. [Part ll.] PUBLIC ACCOUNTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR,, 1915-16. Prepared by the Treasury Department and certified to by the Controller and Auditor-Genera] : also Statement showing the Public Debt of the Dominion as on Hist March, 1916. 8.—3. THE PUBLIC REVENUES ACT. 1910—Statement of Amounts transferred from Votes In the Appropriation Act, 1915, to other Votes in the same ('lass in Terms of Section 47 of. B. -4. WAX EXPENSES ACCOUNT. Statement of Expenditure from Beginning of War to 31st March, 1916. 8.—5. INCOME-TAX.—Amount collected from Farmers; also Amounts received from Payers of £50 and under and £50 and over of Farmers' Income-tax. B. 6. FINANCIAL STATEMENT made by the Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, Bt._ P. 0., K.0.M.G., Minister of Finance, in Committee of Supply on 16th June, 1916. B. —7. APPROPRIATIONS chargeable on the Consolidated Fund and other Accounts for 1916-17. B. —7a. chargeable on the Public Works Fund and other Accounts for 1916-17. B.—B. SINKING FUNDS. Reports and Accounts of the Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Funds for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. 8.—9. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE Report relating to the. B. 9a. Accounts of the, for the Year ended 3lst March, 1916. B.—ll. INVESTMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL FUNDS— Return showing. B. 12. COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT AT EACH PORT OF ENTRY. -Return for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. B.—lB. STATE ADVANCES OFFICE—Report by the Superintendent of the, for the Year ended lilst March, 1916. B—l4. GRADUATED LAND-TAX paid on Urban and Rural Land for the Years 1913-14 anil 1914-15—Return showing the Amount of. 8.— 15. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND- Balance-sheet of the, for the Year ended 3lst March. 1916. 8.—17. VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT. -Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1916. 8.—19. FRUIT-PRESERVING INDUSTRY ACT, 1913— Statement regarding the Total Amount advanced under the. 8.—20. THE PUBLIC DEBT EXTINCTION ACT, 1910 -Certificate of Controller and Auditor-General under. 8.—21. SAMOA—Statement showing the Whole of the Cost to New Zealand of the Military Occupation of. C. GROWN LANDS AND MINES. G—l. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT, 1915-16. C—la. SURVEYS Annual Report on, for 1915-16. C—2. MINES STATEMENT FOR 1915, by the Hon. VV. D. S. Mac Donald, Minister of Mines. C. -2a. STATE COAL-MINES Report on Working of, for 1.915-16. C. 2b. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Tenth Annual Report (New Series).

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C. .'I. STATE NURSERIES AND PLANTATIONS Report on. tor 1915-16. C. 4. SWAMP DRAINAGE Report on. for 11115-16. together with Statement of Accounts. C. 5. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, J9OB Report mi. for I !HS Hi. C. (i. SCENERY-PRESERVATION Report mi. for L9IB 16, together with Statement of Accounts and Schedule of Lands acquired. &0. ('.— 7. ADVANCES OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROADING CROWN LANDS—Details relating to, for 1915-16. C. S. DRAINAGE OPERATIONS IN HAURAKI PLAINS. -Report for Year 1916-16, together with Statement of Accounts. C—9. DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT. Report for the Year 1915 16. C. 9a. Supplementary Statement on Operations. C—lo. PUBLIC DOMAINS Report on. for 1915. C. 11. RANGITAIKI LAND DRAINAGE, -Report for the Year ended :ilst, Maroh, 1916, together with Statement of Accounts. C—l 2. KAURI-GUM INDUSTRY. Report for the Year ended 31st March. 1916. together with Statement of Accounts. C. 11. ELECTRIC SMELTING AND REFINING OF IRON, AND THE PRODUCTION OF BASIC SLAG— Report on. ('. 18. MOTATAU No. 2 BLOCK Return showing the Expenditure on Reading the.

D.- IMMIGRATION. PUBLIC WORKS, AND RAILWAYS. D. I. PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, by the Hon. W. Eraser. Minister of Public Works. D.—2. RAILWAYS STATEMENT, by the Hon. \v. H. Herries, Minister of Railways, 1916-16. D.—3. MEMBERS OF THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT -List of, on Ist, April, 1916. D. -4. FOXTOX WHARF AND MAIN TRUNK DEVIATION COMMISSION - Report of the, together with Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, D.—s. GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS SUPERANNUATION FUND. -Report, of Board. 1915-16. I). 6. GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS ROLLING-STOCK—Report.of General Manager on Condition of. D.—7. MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS.—Statement showing the Names of the Roads, and , ___, the Amounts expended thereon and charged to the Consolidated Fund, Vote 21, for Year ended 31st Maroh, 1916, D.—9. DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION Animal Report of.

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