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The following schedule gives the total classified receipts and expenditure of the Botanic Garden Board from 1869 to 1888-89:—

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Receipts. £ s. d. From Trustees — 1869-70, £180 16s. 3d. ; 1870-71, £120; 1872--73, £109 19s. 2d. .. 410 15 5 Votes by Parliament — 1870-71, £300; 1871-72, £300; 1872-73, £300; 1873-74, £300; 1874-75, £300; 1875-76, £300; 1877-78, £300: 1878-79, £300; 1879-80, €300 ; 1880-81, £100 ; 1881-82, £121 10s. 4d. ; 1882-83, £200; 1883-84. £200; 1884-85, £100 .. .. ..3,42110 4 Votes by Provincial Council — 1874-75, £300; 1876-77, £300 .. .. .. 000 0 0 Grant in aid of nax from Commissioners, 1870-71 .. .. .. .. 50 o 0 Grant from Wellington Philosophical Society, 1870-71 .. .. .. 50 O 0 City Ueservo rents — 1873-74, £93 9s. ; ■ 1874-75, £93 9s.; 1875-76, £93 9s.; - 1876-77, £93 9s.; 1877-78, £231 6s. 9d.; 1878-79, £154 2s. Od.; 1879-80, £94 8s. 8d.: 1880-81, £184 18s. 2d.; 1881-82. £259 4s. 4d. ; 1882 - 83, £73 2s. 9d. ; 1883 - 84, £240 10s. 3d.; 1884-85, £178 12s. Id.; 1885-86, £183 10s. 8cl. ; 1886-87, £298 7s. 9d. ; 1887-88, £90 Is. lid.; 1888-89, £171 9s. lid. .. .. .. .. 2,539 17 9 Sale of plants .. .. .. .. 407 12 10 Sale of hay .. .. .. .. '-207 0 6 Expenditure. Fencing Planting Paths, scats, &c. Buildings Labour Miscellaneous (tools, &o.) Balance in hand, 9th May, 1889 .. £ s. a. 356 17 6 943 7 10 512 17 8 409 12 0 4,973 7 8 431 3 7 59 11 0 * Total .. .. .. £7,086 16 10 £7,686 16 10