B—No. 3

UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE.

RETURN TO AN ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DATED 23sd OCTOBER, 1860, For a Statement of the unauthorised Expenditure incurred by the General Government during the period commencing on the lst July, 1856, and ended the 30th September, 1860. Also, a Return of the amount of the unauthorised Expenditure of the several Provincial Governments for the same period, or up to the latest date. C. W. Richmond. Treasury, Auckland, 10th June, 1861.

GENERAL GOVERNMENT. £ s. d. £ s. d. From lst July, 1856, to 30th September, 1860 20,245 12 9 Under Guarantee of Resolutions of the House of Representatives ' 22,477 9 8 42,723 2 5 Expenditure in connection with the Native Insurrection provided for by Loan of £150,000 25,043 14 2

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS. Province of Auckland 22,851 10 9 Province of Taranaki 1,600 11 0 Province of Wellington (to 31st December, 1860) 84,603 13 10 Do. under Guarantee of Resolutions of Provincial Council ... 17,088 411 101,691 18 9 Province of Hawke's Bay 12,621 2 3 Province of Nelson No Return. Province of Marlborough 175 7 8 Province of Canterbury No Return. Province of Otago • 10,075 7 10