FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

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functions of colonization and settlement which in many parts of New Zealand are still left to them to fulfil. Of course Sir it will he suggested that such a change as I hare indicated, however desirable on general grounds, may affect very ~ii; the variouf Provinces of the Colony, and may in some ca.es, unless this mequaUty is adjusted, cause mmmmmsmsm S^^STt^amTß^Lompleteithw not been thought expedient to embody its partial resul to m tin. ST B proceeds on the action that the current financial year will add £25,000 to the revenue of Auckland, and X away £10,000 each from Westland and Nelson, from which a considerable migration is now going on.

TABLE SHOWING FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1867-8-

~ * Harbour Keceipts in excess of Expenditure. mmmmmimm

I.—The Debit Consolidai Crovcrnmc Fund of t or Credit I ted Revenui ialance of each Province after receiving Moiety of the 3 a, providing for all Services controlled by the G-eneral .vincially charged, and for the Interest and Sinking II. —Loss or Grain t< withdrawal of Me Bevemie, by bei of Harbour Sen Charges, and of 3 Fund of Loans, a tion Grant for Pc o eacli Province by riety of Consolidated rig relieved of cost rices, of Provincial Interest and Sinking md receiving Capitaslice and Gaols. ;nt bat Prc ;he Provinci ial Loans. Province, Estimated Moiety of Consolidated Revenue, 1868-9. Estimated Charges. Interest and Sinking Fund oil Loans. Total Charges. Bali mce. Contribution to Provinces of 7s. per head. Cost of Harbour Departments, less - Fees and Dues. £ s. d. 2491 11 11 Loss to Provinces. Gain to Provinces. Debit. Credit. £ s. d. £ s. d. 9195 18 11 £ s. d. 29476 0 0 £ s. d. 45400 0 0 £ s. d. 74376 0 0 £ s. d. £ a. d. 10208 0 0 £ s. d. 16912 7 0 Auckland £ s. d. 85081 0 0 1907 0 3 3546 0 0 1500 0 0 5046 0 0 BO 0 0 1526 13 0 391 7 3 Taranalri 4996 0 0 11100 15 7 65465 0 0 20088 0 0 15712 0 0 35800 0 0 19665 0 0 7682 10 0 881 14 5 Wellington 1819 1 0 584 13 7 3093 14 7 Hawie's Bay ... 13960 0 0 6900 0 0 7720 0 0 14620 0 0 630 0 0 47936 0 0 14293 0 0 5171 2 5 19464 2 5 28471 17 7 8334 18 0 •316 4 3 i 20453 3 10 w Nelson 1529 17 0 266 15 2 2133 6 S Marlborough ... 4710 0 0 3723 0 0 1322 14 0 5045 14 0 )! 335 14 0 30500 0 0 30187 0 0 60693 0 0 15936 0 0 13448 15 0 1719 18 7 ' 767 6 5 Canterbury ... 76629 0 0 3 2213 7 10 19124 0 0 ) 30187 0 0. ) 49311 0 0 10601 0 0 6396 6 0 2991 6 2 West] and 59912 0 0 510894 19 0 43667 0 0 ! ) 57865 1 7, 7 101532 1 7 30385 18 5 16999 3 0 2491 16 5 Otago 131918 0 0 1595 16 0 3 13414 19 6 316 4 3 13098^5 _3 17974 6 0 5 34363 5 11 Southland 18711 0 0 499321 0 0 7635 0 0 178958 0 0 J 24674 9 oj .) 219739 7 0 ) 32309 9 0' D 398697 7 0 13598 9 0 14641 3 0 2780 1 0 78458 11 0 D 645429 12 8 3 115267 16 0 Totals ... 3