8.—6.

No. I—continued.1 — continued.

for the Year ended 31st March, 1890, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1889.

ACCOUNTS.

JAMES G. GAVIN, Secretary to the Treasury, JAMBS B. HEYWOOD, Assistant Secretary and Accountant. Examined and found correct, except as regards the " Customs " and " Railway " receipts, which are not now examined by the Audit Office. JAMES EDWARD FITZGERALD, Controller and Auditor-General.

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EXPENDITURE. 1889-90. 1888-89. Withdrawals, — Auckland Museum Endowment Canterbury Surplus Land Fund Emigrants' Deposits General Assembly Library Fund Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885 Miscellaneous Money Order settlement Native Land Act, 1878 (No. 2) Native Land Purchases Nelson Rifle Prize Fund New Zealand University Endowment, Taranaki Permanent-way material for open lines of Railway Post Office Suspense Receiver-General's Account Thermal-springs Districts Act, 1881 Trustees Act, 1883 .. Waimaka,riri Bridge .. Westlaind Loa,n Act 1873 Redemption £ s. a. 42 4 0 120 0 0 13 6 10 51,108 11 6 1,000 0 0 195 0 0 692 10 1 66 0 0 £ a. d. 463 7 3 1,800 0 0 265 16 0 94,577 1 1 4,500 0 0 185 0 0 767 3 6 66 0 0 23 18 6 20,979 17 5 22,124 0 2 19,133 5 10 135 18 10 910 10 0 1,000 0 0 130 5 11 677 6 0 46 15 8 95,541 7 3 125,482 11 4 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony .. • .. In London 65,056 2 4 85,350 18 11 18,101 6 2 33 4 2 15,900 0 0 Totals 78,157 8 6 101,284 3 1 £173,698 15 9 £226,766 14 5