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The account of the Keceipts and Expenditure under the Immigration and Public Works Loan Acts (1870-1874) during the Financial Tear 1874-75, has been audited and found correct with the following exceptions, viz., — 1. A sum of £82 4s. 2d. recovered on account of "Waitaki Bridge, all credited to Canterbury, instead of being divided between Canterbury and Otago. 2. A sum of £22 credited to Land Purchases, Auckland, 1873, instead of Land Purchases, 1870. Chables Knight, 4th October, 1875. Commissioner of Audit. By Authority: Printed by Oioigb Didbbdbt, Government Printer.—lB7s. Price 6d.]

ITATEMENT of Advances ItTTSTANDING on 30th Juni Public Works Loan — c e, 1875, on continued. :count o: mmigrai ion am £ s. d. 4,908 6 11 £ s. d. 7,519 7 1 £ s. d. Brought forward Balances op Advances, 1873-74 — continued. Railways— continued. Waitaki to Moeraki Moeraki to Duncdin Dunedin to Clutha ... Clutha to Mataura ... Mataura to Invercargill Tokomairiro to Lawrence Winton to Kingston General Account Surveys under section 10, " Railways Act, 1872 " 164 7 11 185 2 5 528 9 1 7 8 7 3 12 8 85 9 1 28 12 4 309 4 7 45 12 7 Deduct Credit Balances— Auckland to Mercer ... ... ... £134 14 4 Surveys, section 10, " Railways Act, 1872" 45 12 7 6,220 13 7 180 6 11 Roads, North Island Water Supply on Gold Fields Purchase of Lands, North Island — " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870" " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 "— Auckland £13,560 16 11 Wellington ... ... ... 131 1 7 Taranaki ... ... ... 190 18 11 6,040 6 8 2,073 9 0 1,434 3 7 1,803 16 0 13,882 17 5 15,686 13 5 Lighthouses Telegraphs Unauthorized ... General Imprest Account Total 27 1 2 1,299 12 6 300 6 6 669 18 0 £35,050 17 11 Treasury, Wellington, 26th August, 1875. James" C. Gavin, Accountant to the Treasury.