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1882. NEW ZEALAND.

FURTHER REPORTS OF GOLD FIELDS COMMITTEE. (MR. DE LAUTOUR, CHAIRMAN.)

" Gold Duties Abolition Bill, 1882." —{Final Report.) The Committee, having ordered me to report the Bill to the House, further instructed me to report the result of the inquiries made by the Committee as to the present bank overdrafts of the local bodies affected. The following is the analysis of the information obtained, showing how the sums of money advanced are secured : —■

C. A. De Lautour, 12th July, 1882. Chairman.

By Authority: Geobge DidSBTTEY, Government Printer, Wellington.

Local Body. Amount of Overdraft. How Secured. nangahua ... Jrey { £ s. d. 603 0 0 No overdraft, but bank has discounted promissory notes to the value of £2,000 800 0 0 Gold duty. > Gold duty. tYestland Gold duty and gold revenue, f £1,700 charged upon gold duty ( £4,300 general revenue. General revenue. Wallace 6,000 0 0 coromandel... Thames (Borough) Thames (County) 3iako klarlborough duller toss (Borough) tfaniototo ... _ake Vincent .uapeka 700 0 0 No information. 7,031 0 0 352 1 8_ No reply. 4,000 0 0 310 8 0 1,500 0 0 No information. 4,835 0 0 5,000 0 0 General revenue. General revenue. General revenue. General revenue. General revenue. General revenue. General revenue.