1869

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CONTENTS.

DEFENCE EXPENDITURE. B. —16. Beturn showing Total Amount expended for Defence purposes since the 30th June, 1868, and the Liabilities incurred. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. B. —17. Analysis of Amount Charged as Interest and Sinking Fund in approximate statement of Expenditure for 1868-9. PUBLIC BALANCES. B.—18. Letter by the Controller and Memorandum by the Accountant to the Treasury on the subject of the Balances of the Public Account.

C—CROWN LANDS. OTAGO WASTE LANDS. C.—1. Eeport of the Commission appointed to Investigate and Eeport on the Administration of Waste Lands in the Province of Otago. WASTE LANDS SOLD. C. —2. Return of Lands Sold or otherwise disposed of in the several Provinces in New Zealand for the Half-year ended 30th June, 1869. DEPASTURING LEASES. C.—3. Return of Lands held under Depasturing and other Leases in the several Provinces of New Zealand for the Tear ended 31st June, 1868.

D.—MISCELLANEOUS. COAL FIELD. D. —1. Report by Captain Hutton of the Discovery of a Coal Field between the Rivers Thames and Waikato, in the Province of Auckland. INTRODUCTION OF SALMON. D.—2. Papers relative to the Introduction of Salmon into the Colony of New Zealand. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. D.—3. Second Report of the Commissioners upon the Public Accounts. HER MAJESTY'S GIFT. D.—4. Correspondence relative to Her Majesty's presentation to the General Assembly Library of " Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands." BRITISH AND COLONIAL EMIGRATION FUND. D. —5. Papers relative to the British and Colonial Emigration Fund. PRIZE ESSAYS. D.—6. Essays on the subject of the Settlement of the Gold Mining Population of New Zealand. IMPORTS AT THE THAMES. D.—7. Return showing Quantities and Description of Imports Coastwise at the Thames; Quantities of Gold lodged in the Banks, &c. MANUKAU BAR. D. —8. Papers relative to the Re-survey of the Manukau Bar. NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE. D.—9. First Annual Report of the Governors of the New Zealand Institute. COLONIAL FORCES. D.—10. Return of Number and Distribution of Arms belonging to Colonial Government, and the Number and Distribution of the Colonial Forces. D.—12. Return showing the strength of Armed Constabulary, Militia, and Volunteers on Pay in the North Island on 12th August, 1869. D.—16. Return of Colonial Forces on Pay on the 15th June, 1869. D. —17. Return of the Rates of Pay given to the Colonial Forces, both European and Native. MR. BUSBY. D.—11. Arbitrators' Award in Mr. Busby's case, under " The Land Claims Arbitration Act, 1867." D.—24. Correspondence between Mr. Busby and the Government. PRINTING OFFICE. D.—13. Report on the Government Printing Office for the Year ended 30th June, 1869.