CONTENTS. B.— 15. ABSTBACT OP LIABILITIES on 31st March, 1885. B.—16. THE PUBLIC TBUST OFFICE—Accounts and Balance-sheet of, for Year ended 31st December, 1884. B.—17. COUNTIES' BECEIPTS AND EXPENDITUBE for Year ended 31st March, 1885. B —18. EEVENUE CONTBIBUTED BY EACH PBOVINCIAL DISTRICT — Beturn of, for Year ended 31st March, 1885. B.—19. HABBOUB DEFENCES—Table showing Amount required for. B.—20. INANGAHUA COUNTY ACCOUNTS—Beport of Special Auditor upon. B —21 BECEIPTS BY LOCAL BODIES FBOM THE GENEBAL GOVERNMENT for Financial Years 1882-83 and 1883-84.

C—CBOWN LANDS. p.—l. CROWN LANDS DEPARTMENT—Eeport upon the, for the Year ended 31st March, 1885. C—la. SURVEYS OP NEW ZEALAND—Report on the, for 1884-85. 0.—2. GOLDPIELDS OP NEW ZEALAND—Report on. C—2a. LECTURES ON THE GOLDPIELDS THROUGHOUT THE COLONY — Correspondence with Professor J. G. Black as to providing for. C.—2b. Further Correspondence. C. —2c. Progress Report on, by Professor J. G. Black. C. —2d. Further Correspondence. 0.—3. AURIFEROUS WORKINGS SOUTH OF MATAURA RlVER—Report on Extent of. G.—i. CONTROL AND INSPECTION OF MlNES—Report on. C—s. CROWN LANDS FOR PUTUEE SETTLEMENT—Statement of Areas and Localities. o—6 MINES STATEMENT—Made in the House of Eepresentatives by the Minister of Mines (Hon. W. 1. M. Larnach, C.M.G.), 24th July, 1885. C—7. LANDS PURCHASED AND LEASED FROM NATIVES IN NORTH ISLAND. o.—B. DISPOSAL OF LAND FOR SPECIAL SETTLEMENT—Correspondence with the Agent-General as to the, in the United Kingdom. C—9._RUNS ABANDONED IN OTAGO DURING YEAES 1877-84—Particulars of.