B.—l.

for the Year ended 31st March, 1889, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st Makch, 1888.

ACCOUNT.

LOCAL BODIES.

15

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1888-8 9.

V ;:, EXPENDITURE. 1888-89. 1887-88. ' - •-. "■* '^^^?H» Balance to begin the Year with, — Cash overdrawn Less advances in the hands of officers of the Government, — In the colony £ s. d. 117 4 2 £ s:' a. 1,478 11 2 42 15 3 Annual Appropriations,— Class XVI. —Minister of Lands 74 8 11 1,478 11 2 2,783 15 4 7,671 13 0 Permanent Appropriations,— Interest on Debentures 391 0 7 196 17 8 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony 3,174 15 11 55 14 11 7,868 10 8 133 13 3 • 189 8 2 Totals £3,438 13 0 £9,347 1 10

Balance to begin the Year with, — Cash overdrawn Less advances in the hands of officers o£ the Government, — In the Colony 17,044 17 7 476 19 11 Revenue paid over to Local Bodies, — Pees, Pines, &c. Endowments of Land, &c. Goldfields Revenue Gold Duty 16,567 17 8 2,074 5 11 9,309 14 8 20,218 9 3 21,092 10 1 2,130 3 6 7,234 8 4 13,958 10 6 20,306 2 9 Counties Separate Accounts, — Amount distributed amongst Road Boards whers " The Counties Act, 1886," is not in full operation 52,694 19 11 1,241 11 1 43,629 5 1 336 18 11 Advance Account, — Payments on behalf of Local Bodies .. .. .. £170,503 5 2 Unauthorised .. .. .. .. .. 5,473 1 G 175,976 6 8 24,638 8 1 229,912 17 8 Totals * £240,480 10 4 £68,604 12 1