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I next lay before the Committee a statement of the estimated Receipts and Charges upon the Land Fund : —

ESTIMATED RECEIPTS and PROPOSED CHARGES on the LAND FUND for the Financial Year 1877-78.

Estimated Receipts and Charges, Land Fund, 1877-78.

Auckland. Tabanaxi. Wellington. Hawjke's Bat. Nelson. Mablboeough. Cantebbuet. Westland. Otago. Total. RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. Land Sales 120,000 0 0 23,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 743,000 0 0 Licenses, Rents, &c. 500 0 0 25 0 0 150 0 0 400 0 0 6,850 0 0 4,950 0 0 38,800 0 0 750 0 0 95,100 0 0 147,525 0 0 Receipts deficient 120,500 0 0 23,025 0 0 6,109 16 1 60,150 0 0 28,486 0 3 15,400 0 0 8,151 9 6 16,850 0 0 11,380 17 3 9,950 0 0 6,680 6 7 338,800 0 0 10,750 0 0 21,244 0 2 295,100 0 0 890,525 0 0 82,052 9 10 Total Receipts 120,500 0 0 23,551 9 6 29,134 16 1 88,636 0 3 28,230 17 3 16,630 6 7 338,800 0 0 31,994 0 2 295,100 0 0 972,577 9 10 • EXPENDITURE. Crown Lands Department 1,615 0 0 1,287 10 0 2,430 0 0 900 0 0 1,150 0 0 670 0 0 2,950 0 0 1,090 0 0 10,256 2 0 22,348 12 0 Surveys 25,755 0 0 13,237 10 0 18,900 0 0 4,835 0 0 4,285 13 4 7,045 0 0 50,235 0 0 6,915 0 0 28,861 0 0 160,069 3 4 Miscellaneous 2,975 0 0 5,950 0 0 2,820 0 0 700 0 0 1,205 0 0 700 0 0 1,800 0 0 16,150 0 0 Grants to Counties, Road and River Boards 15,000 0 0 1,700 0 0 14,000 0 0 2,500 0 0 3,600 0 0 3,500 0 0 18,700 0 0 1,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 80,000 0 0 Interest and Sinking Fund on Provincial Permanent Debts 53,054 15 4 3,599 16 1 24,606 0 3 7,216 9 6 11,335 3 11 1,375 6 7 9,803 6 10 17,469 0 2 64,760 6 0 193,220 4 8 Interest at 2 per cent, on amount expended on Railways 20,480 0 0 3,360 0 0 25,880 0 0 8,100 0 0 7,160 0 0 4,040 0 0 40,280 0 0 4,820 0 0 57,300 0 0 171,420 0 0 Surplus distributable amongst the several Counties ... 1,620 4 8 215,626 13 2 112,122 12 0 329,369 9 10 Total Expenditure 972,577 9 10 120,500 0 0 29,134 16 1 88,636 0 3 23,551 9 6 28,230 17 3 16,630 6 7 338,800 0 0 31,994 0 2 295,100 0 0