ACCOUNTS OE THE COLONIAL TREASURER.

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ACCOUNTS with several PROVINCES for MONEY RAISED, &c—continued.

1868. Canterbury. .pr. 15. Cash from the Sale of £266,600 New 5 per Cent. Bonds £ b. d. 258,602 0 0 1868. Canierhury. £ 8. d. Mar. 20. Paid Bank of New Zealand, in London, for Provincial Account ...190,000 0 0 August. Paid to Provincial Treasurer, by a Draft on London 33,311 6 2 „ Paid to Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works, by a Draft on London 28,800 0 0 Mar. 7. Brokerage paid in London on raising a Temporary Loan to provide for the payment to the Bank, before the New 5 per Cent. Bonds could be issued, i of 1 per cent, on £190,000 475 0 0 „ M Interest on the Temporary Loan, from the 7th March, 1868, to the 15th April, 1868, being the day preceding that on which Interest commences to be charged under the 44th clause of " The Public Revenues Act, 1867," 40 days, at 4 per cent., on £190,000 ... 832 17 9 Apr. 15. Charges and Expenses on Negotiation of Consolidated Loan, £37,531 12s. 5d., proportion chargeable on Canterbury — (For above transactions, vide printed Account, pp. 91, 95, and 99) 2,959 3 7 £256,378 7 6 Balance due to Province 2,223 12 6 £258,602 0 0 i £258,602 0 0 Teeasuky Chaeqes—(p. 99 printed Statement). £ e. d. Payments to Provincial Account ... ... 252,111 6 2 Interest and Charges .on Temporary Loan ... 4,283 18 0 Portion of Charges ... 2,959 3 7 £259,354 7 9 Audit Charges as above 256,378 7 6 Overcharged £2,976 0 3