CONTENTS.

GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET:— Page Gash Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Interest and Sinking Fund Remittance Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Accounts relating to the Public Debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 CONSOLIDATED FUND :— Statement of Receipts and Expenditure :— Obdinaet Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Land Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Accounts of Local Bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Deposit Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Ordinary Revenue Account :— Receipts :— Statement of Ordinary and Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 16 Detail Statement of Miscellaneous Ordinary Revenue .. .. .. .. 17 Detail Statement of Territorial Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Expenditure :— Civil List ■.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Interest and Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Under Special Acts of the Genebal Assembly .. .. .. .. .. 24 TJndeb Annual Appeopbiations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. SO Statement in Detail of the Net Expenditure under Votes for Miscellaneous Sebvices :— Colonial Secretary's Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Colonial Treasurer's Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Department of the Minister of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Commissioner of Customs' Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 commissioneb of stamps1 department . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Department of the Ministeb of Education .. .. .. .. .. 36. Minister of Native Affairs' Department .. .. .. .. .. 36 Ministeb of Mines' Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Minister fob Public Works' Department .. .. .. .. .. 37 Department of the Minister of Defence .. .. .. .. .. 37 Land Fund Account :— Receipts :—■ Foe Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 On Defeebed Payments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Expenditure :— Under Special Acts of the Genebal Assembly .. .. .. .. .. 40 Under Annual Appropriations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Statement in Detail of the Net Expenditure under the Vote for Ceown Lands, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Detail Statement of Expenditure under the Vote fob Rates on Cbown and Native Lands 43 Accounts of Local Bodies :— Balance-sheet of — Revenue from Fees, Fines, etc. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Endowments of Land .. .. ■ .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Goldfields Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 49 Gold Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Counties Separate Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Advance Account .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 50 Deposit Accounts :— Balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Statement of the Unauthorized Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Statement of Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 PUBLIC WORKS FUND :— Statement of Receipts and Expenditure :—• Ordinary Loan Account .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 58 The Main Roads Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 The District Roads and Riveb Wobks Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 expbnditube undeb annual appropriations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Statement of the Unauthorized Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 Statement of Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 THE SINKING FUNDS ACCOUNTS :— Account of Receipts and Disbursements of the Sinking Funds .. .. .. .. 70 Statement showing the Amount of Sinking Funds accrued to 31st March, 1885 .. .. 76 Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds were held .. .. .. 76 Table of the Public Debt on 31st March, 1885 .. .. .. .. .. .. 77