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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1878-79.

CONSOLIDATED FUND for the FINANCIAL TEAR 1878-79.

Page DISBURSEMENTS. £ i. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 3,817,333 6 2 TREASURY BILLS ACCOUNT. Bills redeemed under, — " The Treasury Bills extended Currency Act, 1873" " The Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1876 " ... 120,000 0 0 172,000 0 0 292,000 0 0 DEFICIENCY BILLS ACCOUNT. Bills redeemed under, — " The Public Revenues Act, 1878," section 18 184,000 0 0 BILLS RECEIVABLE ACCOUNT. Bills held on account of the Sale of Supreme Court Buildings and Site ... 9,276 13 4 28 80 PROVINCIAL LIABILITIES. Class XIV., Miscellaneous Services ... Wellington Hospital, on account of construction Unauthorized Expenditure, Services not provided for Temporary Advance on Security of Debeutures issued under " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1876," repaid 158,393 0 0 20,000 0 0 310 18 7 428,703 18 7 250,000 0 0 Bills Receivable, — Bills held on Account of Sale of Reclaimed Land, Wellington Harbour Bills Payable, — Drafts on Crown Agents, London, retired 73,247 15 0 220,000 0 0 ACCOUNTS OF LOCAL BODIES. Revenue Accounts, — License and other Fees Revenue from Lands made over ... Gold Fields Revenue Gold Duty 721,951 13 7 35 35 37 37 88 51,983 5 8 24,979 12 4 17,256 17 9 27,055 18 0 38 Counties Separate Account Advances Account, — Expenditure on behalf of Local Bodies, recoverable 121,275 13 9 191,287 7 1 3,441 3 1 DEPOSITS. 316,001 3 11 Deposits withdrawn 101,479 14 5 39 Total Disburseements 5,442,045 11 5 Balance on 30th June, 1879,— Cash in the Public Account Advances to be accounted for 102,327 19 9 134,614 16 5 236,942 16 2 Total... £5,678,988 7 7