8.—14

1881.

NEW ZEALAND.

LIABILITIES OF THE SEVERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS (STATEMENT OF, BY THE AUDIT OFFICE).

Laid on the Table in terms of " The Public Revenues Act, 1880," Section 3.

Memorandum by Mr. FitzGerald. 20th June, 1881. In.laying the accompanying statement of the outstanding liabilities on the 31st March before Parliament, in compliance with the provisions of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1880," the Controller and Auditor-General, in reference to the remarks which accompanied the similar statement of last year, has appended a statement this year, showing the votes in which the liabilities exceed the unexpended balances of the Appropriations as taken from the Appropriation Account already presented to Parliament. It will be seen that, whilst the unexpended balance of the vote for Native Land Purchases was £66,651 10s. 4d., the liabilities amount to £997,725, for which there was apparently no Parliamentary authority. The Hon. the Speaker of the James Edwabd FitzGeeald, House of Eepresentatives. Controller and Auditor General.

I.—Summary of Liabilities of the General Government of New Zealand outstanding on 31st March, 1881, prepared by the Audit Department in terms of Section 3 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1880."

I—B. 14.

Clasa. Partioalars of Service. Amount. II. Consolidated I'und. Colonial Secretary's Department Colonial Treasurer— Permanent Charges „ Land Fund Account Miscellaneous ... >.. 3,055 17 9 25,549 13 9 818 3 3 £ s. d. 22,490 0 0 III. 29,423 14 9 1,345 5 9 4,507 2 10 IV. V. Property-Tax Minister of Justice ... Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs 6,674 19 1 1,491 6 1.1 VI. Commissioner of Customs Marine Inspector of Machinery 738 9 4 3,345 18 0 25 0 0 8,166 6 0 738 9 3,345 18 25 0 4 0 0 XL 4,109 7 4 520 8 10 3,800 0 0 VII. VIII. Commissioner of Stamps Minister of Education Minister of Native Affairs — Liabilities of former Tears ... Permanent Charges Native Reserves... Native Lands Courts, &c. ... Salaries, &c. 566 0 0 468 5 0 50 0 0 660 0 0 701 2 3 IV. IX. 2,445 7 3 Carried forward ... 76,807 12