CONTENTS.

GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET:— Paob Cash Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Interest and Sinking Fond Remittancb Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Accounts relating to the Public Debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 CONSOLIDATED FUND :— Statement of Receipts and Expenditure :— Ordinary Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Land Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 State Forests Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Under Special Acts of the General Assembly .. .. .. .. .. 23 Under Annual Appropriations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Statement in Detail of the Net Expenditure under Votes for Miscellaneous Services :— Colonial Secretary's Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Colonial Treasurer's Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Department of the Minister of Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Commissioner of Customs' Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Commissioner of Stamps' Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Department of the Minister of Education .. .. .. .. .. 40 Minister of Native Affairs' Department .. .. .. .. .. 40 Minister of Mines' Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Minister for Public Works' Department .. .. .. .. .. 41 Department of the Minister of Defence .. .. .. .. .. 41 Land Fund Account:— Receipts : — For Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 On Deferred Payments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Expenditure :— Under Special Acts of the General Assembly .. .. .. .. .. 44 Under Annual Appropriations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Detail Statement of the Net Expenditure under the Vote fob Crown Lands, Miscellaneous .. .» .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Detail Statement of Expenditure under the Vote fob Rates on Cbown and Native Lands 47 Accounts of Local Bodies : — Balance-sheet of — Revenue from Fees, Fines, etc. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Endowments of Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Goldfields Revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Gold Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Counties Sepabate Accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Advance Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Deposit Accounts :— Balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Statement of the Unauthorized Expenditure .. ~ .. .. .. .. 58 Statement of Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 PUBLIC WORKS FUND:— Statement of Receipts and Expenditure :— Ordinary Loan Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 64 The Main Roads Account .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ 66 The District Roads and River Works Account .. .. .. .. ~ ~ 66 The Conversion Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 Expenditure under Annual Appropriations .. .. .. .. ~ ~ ~ 68 Statement of the Unauthorized Expenditure .. .. .. ~ .. ~ yi Statement of Advances Outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 71 THE SINKING FUNDS ACCOUNTS :— Account of Receipts and Disbursements of the Sinking Funds .. .. .. ~ 74 Statement showing the Amount of Sinking Funds accrued to 31st March, 1886 .. .. 80 Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds were held .. .. „ 80 TABLE OF THE PUBLIC DEBT ON 31st MARCH, 1886 .. .. .. .. .. .. 81