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CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL YEAR 1873-74.

DISBURSEMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. On Account op Previous Years:— Civil List Permanent Charges,— Interest and Sinking Fund Under Acts of the General Assembly 252,756 13 3 4,725 3 6 1,888 2 1 Appropriations, — Reserve Account... Vote No. 1, Miscellaneous ... ... ... £29,693 15 9 Less in excess of Appropriation ... ... 1,576 13 8 257,481 16 9 13,403 9 11 28,117 2 1 41,520 12 0 Unauthorized, — In excess of Appropriation ... ... 1,576 13 8 Payments to Provinces 302,467 4 6 2,770 19 10 Total on Account of Previous Years ,.. 305,238 4 4 Financial Year 1873-74 *— Civil List Permanent Charges,— Interest and Sinking Fund ... ... £368,72119 2 Under Acts of the General Assembly ... 37,656 14 4 29,216 1 11 406,378 13 6 Appropriations, — Class I.—Public Departments ,.. ... £60,363 17 8 II.—Law and Justice ... ... 62,572 14 O III.—Postal and Telegraph ... ... 140,302 5 5 IV— Customs ... ... ... 44,387 13 2 V.—Native ... ... ... 22,678 19 0 VI.—Miscellaneous ... ... ... 37,246 17 10 VII.—Militia and Volunteers ... ... 18,297 18 3 VIII.—Public Domains, &c. ... ... 9,503 19 10 £395,354 5 2 Less in excess of Appropriations ... ... 13,820 16 0 Refunds of Revenue ... Unauthorized, — In excess of Appropriations ... ... £13,820 16 0 Services not provided for ... ... ... 24,65114 10 381,533 9 2 7,008 10 7 38,472 10 10 Payments to Provinces Treasury Bills redeemed Transfers to Immigration and Public Works Loan, — Moiety of Stamp Duties ... To provide for Interest and Sinking Fund, to be paid out of Loan in London ... ... ... ... ... ,,, 833,393 4 1 38,670 12 10 45,000 0 0 47,327 6 2 150,000 0 0 197,327 6 2 Total Disbursements ... 11,143,607 5 0 1,448,845 9 4 Balances on 30 June, 1874 :— Cash in the Public Account ... ... ... Advances unaccounted for, — Colonial Foreign ... ..< 357,587 3 3 18,149 8 1 1,566 0 5 19,715 8 6 377,302 11 9 Total ... 11,826,148 1 1