REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

SCHEDULE OF PAPERS APPENDED TO THE REPORT. A—Detailed Account of Sundries, 1857-8. B—Accounts rendered to Provinces. C—Reconciling Statement. D—Distribution of Revenue and Expenditure 1858-9 between Wellington and Ilawke'3 Bay. E—Expenses of Census, 1858. F—Expenditure of second Division of Loan of £500,000. G—Particulars of General Contingencies 1858-9. H—Balances of Loans due by Natives Ist September, 18C0. I—Steam Loan Account. X—Memorandum by Auditor-General. B 1 —Finance Account with Annotations of Audit Committee.* * The annotations arc not printed with the rest. Appendix to the Accounts. A. —Detailed Account of Sundries 1857-58. (B. Xo. l,p. 19.) £ s. d. Petty Expenses ... .., ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 0 6 Ditto ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 ]9 o Cameron, Award under Resident Magistrate's Ordinance ... ... ... ... 1 5 n Petty Expenses, Auckland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ]3 o Petty Expenses ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 2 Agent General, Packing Plans ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 4 0 Native Constable ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 0 Gravel , ] 8 „ Door Scrapers for Office ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 10 O Newspapers and Advertising ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 1 2 Padlocks and Despatch Bags ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 12 2 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 23 12 0 Subscription to Newspapers ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 10 0 Otago, Conveying Despatch to Mataura ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 10 0 Otago Witness, Subscription ... ... ... ... .. ... ... 1 19 O Petty Expenses ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... U jg 0 Ditto Auckland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 11 li Seals, Account Books, &c, ... ... ~, ... ... ... ... 8 5 6 Visiting Native Hospital, Wanganui ... ... .. ... ... ... 5 5 0. Petty Expenses, Ahuriri ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 8 0 Agent General, Insurance and Stationery ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 12 10 Almanacs ... ... ... ' ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 13 8 Sundries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... IS 1 9 Newspaper and Advertising ... ... ... ... ... ... ... • 5 18 6 Sundries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... \[\ I jy R Taranaki Newspapers ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 18 0 Otago Ditto ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 Excess of "Vote for Colonial Secretary's Department ... ... ... ... 9 4 6 Baiarwe of Po6tage« Account ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 4 11 Total ... ... ... £172 6 8

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