AUDITOR OE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

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B.—No. 2a,

Part II. of Colonial Treasurer's Finance Accounts.

Statement showing the Appropriations and Expenditure of the £3,000,000 Loan, 1863. Appropriations.

(a.) The whole £3,000.000 was appropriated by " The Loan Appropriation Act, 1863," but except the £300,000 and the £900,000, the appropriations were limited to the amounts spent before the Ist April, 1865 ; the sums so spent have been assumed as Ihe appropriations for this table.— Vide Gazette, 1865, page 200. (b.) Advances to be accounted for. This sum was outstanding in the hands of Accounting Officers on tho 30th June, 1866, and the Colonial Treasurer was indemnified for expenditure of the same when it should be accounted for. Dp to 30th June, 1868, about £55,000 had been accounted for, and the expenditure is in this table included under the several heads of Service. The balance, about £24,000, is now (1868-9) in course of being written off.

teceipts on account of Consolidated Fund. (See details, page 93, printed Statement) treasury Bills, being pro- £ s. d. ceedsof Bills outstanding on 30th June, 1867 ... 125,000 0 0 Jalance of Bank of Issue Account on 30th June, 1867 ... ... 462 12 0 Sinking Fund Account ... 0 0 4 ?reasury Bills issued during 1867-8 transferred from Land Fund, Auckland, in aid of expenditure in that Province ... £ s. d. 980,707 2 7 125,462 12 4 100,000 0 0 1,874 12 7 Disbursements in excess of Beceipts £ s. d. brought down from Part I. ... ... 193,650 13 0 Disbursements on General £ s. d. - Services, as shown in printed Statement ... 442,225 11 2 Deduct Interest on Loans charged on the Bevenues of previous year ... ... 77,291 4 10 364,934 6 4 Disbursements on Provincial Services, as shown in printed Statement ... 183,176 1 6 Paid to Provinces for Provincial appropriation, as shown in printed Statement ... ... 260,683 12 5 ■ 808,794 0 3 Treasury Bills redeemed ... ... 75,000 0 0 Cash at credit of Consolidated Fund in " Public Account" at Bank of New Zealand ... ... 46,979 15 11 Advances outstanding on 30th Juno, 1868 83,619 18 4 1,208,044 7 6 1,208,044 7 6 £3,000,000 Loan, 1863. Beceipts. DlSBUESEMENTS. £ s. d. Suppression of Bebellion 61,511 11 11 Introduction of Settlers, Surveys, &e. ... 12,872 10 11 Telegraphs ... ... 8,523 4 4 Taranaki Beinstatement... 2,703 15 0 Charges on negotiation of Loan ... ... 3,580 2 0 £ s. d. Balance unexpended on 30th June, 1867 Debentures issued during the year 1867-8 —■ Debentures issued under £ s. d. "Loan Act, 1863" ... 650,000 0 0 Debentures issued under " The Debentures Act Amendment Aet,1865" 25,896 11 0 £ s. d. 508,154 1 4 675,896 11 0 89,191 4 2 Less Debentures redeemed ... ... 633,601 11 0 42,295 0 0* Amount standing on 30th June, 1867, at debit of Imperial G-overnment, being balance of £500,000 Debentures paid by the Colony, now made a charge on this Loan Balance unexpended, 30th June, 1868 282,635 0 11 200,049 8 9 Premium on Debentures issued ... ... 21,406 12 6 Becoveryforsaleofstores 20 0 0 21,426 12 6 571,875 13 10 571,875 13 10 * Debentures in circulation on 30th June, 1868, £3,048,532 15s. lid., being a liability exceeding the sum of £3,000,000 sterling authorized to be raised under " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1863."

" Loan Appropriation Act, 1863." (o.) " Loan Expenditure Indemnity Act, 1866." " Loan Appropriation Act, 1866." Total. ArritopitiATiONS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. .pportioned to Provinces — Introduction of Settlers Incident to location of Settlers ... Jolonial Charge — Suppression of Bebellion Imperial Government Introduction of Settlers Incident to location of Settlers ... Compensation Electric Telegraph Lighthouses Beinstatement of Taranaki Charges incident to negotiation of Loan ... Advances to be accounted for Government Domains 300,000 0 0 900,000 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 50,857 17 2 147,331 4 3 3,162 6 10 34,371 4 0 29,196 16 5 137,363 6 11 399,282 5 4 500,000 0 0 27,037 17 9 133,229 1 0 11,535 10 2 28.306 3 8 11,114 11 3 19,431 7 2 12,195 8 4 79,466 6 10 7,236 17 1 170,000 0 0 | 1,200,000 0 0 1,399,282 5 4 500,000 0 0 ( 543,153 17 2 | 102,988 15 4 156,794 14 1 12,195 8 4 79,466 6 10 7,236 17 1 (i.) ... Totals 2,602,282 15 7 1,228,835 8 7 170,000 0 0 4,001,118 4 2