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DELIVERED BY THE COLONIAL TREASURER, THE HOST. JOHN BALLANCE, IN COMMITTEE OE AVAYS AND MEANS, TUESDAY, 6th AUGUST, 1878. CONTENTS. Page A.—The Public Debt of New Zealand ... ... ~. ... ~. ... 23, 2_ B. —General Balance-sheet and Summary of Transactions of the Public Account ... ... 25 C. —Receipts and Expenditure of the Public Account ... ... ... ... ... 26-33 D. —Statement showing the Total Expenditure of the Consolidated Eund for the Einancial Year 1877-78, with a comparison of tho Sums voted and expended in each Class ... 34 ]__. —Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual Bevenues of the Colony for the Financial Tear 1877-78 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 ]?.—Comparative Statement of the Actual Bevenues of the Colony for the Einancial Tears 1876-77 and 1877-78 ... ... ... ... ' ... ... ... 36 G-. —Statement of the Consolidated and Land Bevenue (exclusive of Gold Eields Bevenue) received during the Nine Tears commencing 1869-70 ... ... ... ... 36 _EL —Comparative Statement of the Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund and the Sums voted under " The Appropriation Act, 1877 " ... ... ... ... ... 37—41 I. —Statement of tho Unauthorized Expenditure of the Consolidated Eund Accounts of the several Erovincial Districts in respect of the period ended 31st December, 1877 ... 42, 43 J. —Land Fund Accounts of the several Provincial Districts for the Financial Tear 1877-78, in respect of the period from Ist July to 31st December, 1877 ... ... ... '44 X. —Statement of Balances at Credit of Accounts of Local Bodies on 30th June, 1878 ... 45 L. —Statement of Balances at Credit of Deposit Accounts on 30th June, 1878 ... ... 45 H. —Comparative Statement of the Net Expenditure of the Public Works Account and the Sums voted for tho Tear 1877-78 ... ... ... ... ... ...46-48 ]ST. —Statement of the Unauthorized Expenditure of the Public Works Account ... .., 49 O. —Statement showing the Total Ways and Means of the Public Works Account, the Total Expenditure to 30th June, 1878, and the Balance on that date available for Appropriation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 P. —Statement of the Estimated Expenditure out of tho Consolidated Fund for the Financial Tear 1878-79 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 51 Q,. —Statement'of tho Estimated Receipts of the Consolidated Fund for the Financial Year 1878-79 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 3J. • —Comparative Eeturn of tho Duties of Customs collected at the several Ports of New Zealand for the Financial Tears 1876-77 and 1877-78 ... ... ... ... 53 S. —Return of the Gross Duties of Customs for each Financial Year from 1865-76 to the • ' Tear ended 30th June, 1878 ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 T. —Return of the Value of Imports and Exports at each Port of New Zealand for the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1878 ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 XJ. —Comparative Beturn of the Total Value of all Imports ami Exports of Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand, for the Eleven Tears ended 31st December, 1876 ... 54 "V". —Table showing the Quantity and Value of Wool Exported from New Zealand during the Tears ended 31st December, 1876, and 31st December, 1877 ... ... ... 55 W. —Beturn of the Quantity and Value of Gold Entered for Duty for Exportation during Financial Tear 1877-78, as compared with the previous year ... ... ... 55 X. —Beturn of tho Quantity and Value of Flour and Grain Imported into and Exported from New Zealand, for the Tears ended 31st December, 1876, and 31st December, 1877 ... 55 Y. —Comparative Statement of Ad Valorem Duties collected during the Five Financial Tears ending 30th June, 1878, with the amounts collected on similar articles by means of Weight and Measurement Duties during the preceding Five Tears ... ... 56 Z. —Comparative Beturn of Customs Bevenue collected during the Five Financial Years ended 30th June, 1878 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 56

APPENDIX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT,