8.—7.

I hereby certify that I have examined the above statement of account for the financial period ended 30th June, 1877 ; that the said account has been properly classified, and that it represents the liabilities of the Auckland Provincial District for the period above referred to. B. Maclean, Provincial Auditor.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF TARANAKI. Absteact of Receipts and Expenditure of the Provincial District of Taranaki for the Half-year ending 30th June, 1877.

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PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND— continued. Abstract of Eeceipts and Expenditure of the Provincial Liabilities Account— continued.

RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward ... ... 20,228 1 5 Brought forward ... £ s. d. 47,529 9 1 Consolidated Fund, — Balance of Interest on account of Railway ... ... 7,690 0 1 Working Expenses of Railway, in excess of receipts ... 3,099 5 3 Balance at debit of account to 31st March, 1877, under " The Payments to Provinces Act, 1872" ... ... ... 1,563 1 7 Salaries of Provincial Officers retained temporarily in the Q-overnment service ... 336 13 4 12,689 0 3 Advance, — Land Fund, under section 3, " Appropriation Act, 1876 " ... 6,200 0 0 Deposit,— Harbour Trust ... ... ... 2 17 10 Overdraft at Bane or New Zealand, — Grahamstown, September, 1876 6,743 15 2 Public Buildings Commissioners 1,000 0 0 7,743 15 2 £46,863 14 8 Balance ... ... ... 665 14 5 £47,529 9 1 £47,529 9 1

RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURE. Harbour Department,— £ s. d. £ s. d. Salary of Signalman and Pilot, Opunake ... ... ... 6 6 0 Gaol Department,— Rations and Fuel ... ... ... 0 15 0 Roads and Public Works, — Surveys ... ... ... 15 17 6 Road Boards, in proportion to rates levied ... ... 500 0 0 Felling Bush to open up land for sale ... ... ... 266 14 0 Forming and Bridging Mountain Road ... ... ... 3,641 8 9 South Road ... ... 698 11 4 North Road • ... ... 788 18 3 Inland Road to Inglewood ... 403 13 10 Contingencies ... ... 735 11 7 £ s. d. Ldvances from Consolidated Fund ... ... 2,491 19 11 Ldvances from New Zealand Loan Account, 1876 22,000 0 0 t. C. Grey ... ... ... ... 9 4 11 Itore Account, Inglewood ... ... ... 37 13 10 tents of Cottages... ... ... ... 72 6 9 liscellancous Reimbursements ... ... 1,615 0 10 liscellaneous Revenue ... ... ... 32 11 3 jand Fund ... ... ... 975 11 7 3 road more and Co. ... ... ... 80 0 0 Japitation Allowance ... ... ... 97 16 1 7,050 15 8 Miscellaneous, — Charitable Aid ... ... 19 10 0 Hospital and Lunatic Asylum... 53 13 9 Departmental Contingencies ... 58 2 11 Other Expenditure ... ... 272 9 4 Discharged Soldiers (vote to 30th September, 1876) ... 130 0 0 533 16 0 Unauthorized, — Roads and Public Works Department ... ... ... 112 10 0 Confiscated Lands ... ... 64 7 10 Advances Repaid,— Consolidated Fund in Aid ... 5,000 0 0 Dilto, seetion 17, Financial Arrangements Act ... 2,49119 11 Ditlo, section 3, Appropriation Act ... ... 2,750 0 0 Carried forward £27,412 5 2 Carried forward £10,418 17 9 £7,591 11 3