8.—5.

for the Year ended 31st March, 1891, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1890. ACCOUNT.

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EXPENDITURE 1890-91. 1889-9O. Permanent 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. 25,081 18 1 1.858,252 17 0 168,501 8 0 72,158 17 3 £ s. d. 25,971 19 8 1,897.602 12 10 148,876 13 9 57,235 12 6 12,343 5 8 9,958 0 4 609 16 3 10,254 15 2 12,894 1 8 424 13 10 6,494 17 7 11,510 4 0 2,100,156 19 1 2,158,074 15 0 Annual Appropriations, — Class I. —Legislative ,, 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, — Education Department .. .. Lunacy and Charitable Aid Department.. ,, IX.—Minister of Native Affairs ,, X. —Minister of Lands and Mines „ XL—Working Railways () XII.—Minister for Public Works ,, XIII. —Minister of Defence Services not provided for .. 15,599 13 9 76,381 11 2 32,946 19 5 114,602 19 10 261,284 14 10 68,532 18 10 21,746 14 3 360,872 11 7 38,725 3 0 22,053 18 11 49,157 0 6 709,389 1 1 59,020 4 10 174,226 15 4 10,410 1 0 14,474 0 7 73,770 14 2 38,275 1 11 118,701 8 7 273,103 4 10 70,066 7 G 22,338 10 1 365,641 11 6 38,169 6 9 19,431 1 2 49,248 1 6 656,698 6 11 56,615 19 1 162,820 10 10 4,412 5 3 Debentures redeemed, — Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial Issue) Deficiency Bills redeemed (deficit of the Consolidated Fund at 31st March, 1888) Other Deficiency Bills redeemed 2,014,950 14 4 1,963,766 16 8 144,000 0 0 133,400 0 0 78,600 0 0 441,300 0 0 50,000 0 0 402,900 0 0 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 .. .. . • 603,900 0 0 046,300 0 0 822,321 6 8 497,257 10 3 13,080 G 1 24,204 14 7 459 8 2 10,198 19 1 40,025 1 7 8,987 8 5 860,065 15 6 556,408 19 4 Totals £5,699,073 8 11 [£5,324,610 11 0 ACCOUNT, ACCOUNT. _ Balance to begin the Year with, — Cash overdrawn Less Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government,— In the Colony £1,740 0 0 In London 47,456 15 5 14,016 6 9 1,740 0 0 2,526 10 6 Permanent Appropriations, — One-third of Proceeds of Land sold on Deferred Payments paid over to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts .. .. .. New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1888 Annual Appropriations, — Class XIV. —Minister of Lands .. ,, XV.—Eates on Crown Lands Services not provided for 45,710 15 5 18,765 9 11 3,056 12 2 30 0 0 11,489 16 3 18,159 11 6 2,137 12 0 92,614 9 6 821 7 3 819 16 8 89,920 14 4 11,684 10 G 16 15 0 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. ■• •• Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government,— In the Colony 116,107 15 0 1,009 1 3 1,436 :! 11 121,919 3 4 2,445 5 2 Totals .. .. .. •• •• •• £164,269 16 1 £133,408 19 7