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No. 1. for the Year ended 31st March, 1889, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1888. ACCOUNT.

ACCOUNT.

* Includes £23,811 153. 10.1. for School Buildings hitherto charged on Loan. f Includes £40,092 6s, for Stock Branch hitherto charged to Class 11., Colonial Secretary.

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EXPENDITURE. 1888--89. 1887-88. Perman ent Appropriations, — Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature .. ' ' Subsidies paid to Local Bodies Amounts paid over to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts in respect of Rents under the Land Acts Endowments, — New Plymouth Harbour Board Greymouth Harbour Board Westport Harbour Board £ s. d. 24,265 0 8 1,833,494 0 0 162,654 13 0 28,630 4 6 - £ s. d. '27,833,'! 4 4 1,765,067 11 10 191,913 10 4 46,071 12 10 7,875 5 1 3,103* 0 10 376 11 4 14,590 7 0 13,370 19 11 254 11 5 11,585 4 7 8,864 0 1 2,085,257 1 7 2,055,893 0 3 Annual Appropriations, — Class I.—Tjegislative ,, II. —Colonial Secretary .. .. .. ,, III.—Colonial Treasurer ,, IV.—Minister of Justice ,, V.—Postmaster-General .. ,, VI.—Commissioner of Trade and Customs ,, VII.— Commissioner of Stamps .. ,, VIII. —Minister of Education ,, IX.—Minister of Native Affairs ,, X. —Minister of Lands and Mines ,, XI.—Working Railways XII.—Minister for Public Works „ XIII.—Minister of Defence Services not provided for .. 14,899 11 0 100,598 17 2 41,573 11 2 107,777 9 1 260,230 15 7 62,454 6 0 22,507 9 0 377,858 8 1* 15,970 14 0 56,179 7 3f 641,118 3 2 29,340 12 9 157,855 1 8 3,496 18 2 10,269 18 5 151,838 8 10 35,131 4 6 114,608 0 8 208.282 14 3 69,217 8 8 24,996 0 11 368,798 0 5 16,801 16 10 20,630 4 4 099,750 8 5 23,248 14 6 209,998 11 8 7,170 4 8 1,891,921 4 7 2,026,741 17 1 Debentures redeemed, — Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial issue) District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885 Deficiency Bills redeemed 131,600 0 0 87 7 11 778,000 0 0 279,100 0 0 909,687 7 11 279,100 0 0 Part proceeds of Deficiency Bills transferred to Land Fund Account to cover deficit therein at 31st March, 1888 133,350 2 1 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London On account of Imperial Pensions 411,833 8 5 13,045 11 9 27,710 16 0 9,473 6 7 758,292 16 6 9,073 5 3 15,314 5 6 04 14 2 462,063 2 9 782,745 1 5 Totals £5,482,278 18 11 £5,144,480 4 9

Balance to begin the Year with, — Cash overdrawn .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 135,115 9 1 56,239 14 10 Less Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government .. .. 1,765 7 0 1,976 11 9 133,350 2 1 54,263 3 1 Permanent Appropriations, — One-third of Proceeds of Land sold on Deferred Payments paid over to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts ., .. .. .. 23,336 9 2 11,586 13 2 New Plymouth'Harbour Board Endowment .. .. ' 2,953 4 11 4,914 10 7 Annual Appropriations, — Class XIV.—Minister of Lan*s .. .. ... .. .. 77,703 13 7 101,247 0 9 „ XV.—Rates on Crown Lands .. .. .. .. .. 15,496 16 8 40,723 10 4 Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 5 0. 260 54,263 3 1 119,496 9 4 158,474 6 10 158,474 6 10 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. £252,846 11 5 £212,737 9 11 9 11