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FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1896, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1895. ACCOUNT.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1895-96.

1894-95. EXPENDITURE. 189 i-96. £ s. d. 24,411 16 3 1,716,889 6 4 189,890 17 6 67,342 13 3 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 Payments under the Land Acts Endowments— New Plymouth Harbour Board Greymouth Harbour Board Westport Harbour Board £ s. a. 23,044 15 11 1,683,775 0 8 200,558 0 3 63,879 9 7 £ s. d. 44,959 0 2 44,066 7 3 2,052,673 6 5 6,993 1 10 10,577 9 0 15,937 14 10 8,987 11 10 11,348 10 2 17,013 10 9 2,077,001 19 2 17,398 8 10 66,022 13 4 24,511 17 6 124,204 6 0 298,765 15 7 65,674 10 8 20,168 8 7 396,234 8 0 54,413 18 8 3,437 3 3 15,602 9 8 42,529 11 1 725,256 1 7 50.155 14 6 62.156 7 6 94,210 5 1 119,763 14 10 319 18 0 8,884 13 1 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 Department of Labour „ IX.—Minister of Mines „ X. —Minister of Agriculture „ XI. —Working Railways XII.—Minister for Public Works „ XIII. —Defence Department .. „ XIV. —Police Department „ XV. —Minister of Lands „ XVI. —Rates on Crown Lands .. Services not provided for .. 18,537 17 11 72,380 14 10 24,784 0 6 122,728 4 11 331,062 11 11 62,741 10 9 22,565 17 1 420,155 14 11 53,129 4 6 8,088 6 1 15,806 14 7 43,347 16 4 743,670 5 2 46,939 2 3 68,647 12 2 98,272 1 9 121,533 15 1 493 1 3 22,422 16 10 2,297,307 8 10 2,189,7.10 5 9 264,414 0 0 Debentures redeemed, — Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial Issue) Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860 —due 1st January, 1896 .. 29,100 0 0 4,349,980 15 3 15,200 0 0 18,600 0 0 47,700 0 0 279,614 0 0 17 11 8 250,000 0 0 Released Sinking Funds transferred to Deposit Suspense Account Amount transferred to the Public Works Fund, Part I... Advanced to Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account in terms of section 49 of " The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894 " 113 150,000 0 0 1,180 0 0 The Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892, — Remission Certificates exchanged for Debentures per contra 20,500 0 0 445,740 17 8 19,595 0 1 35,207 15 3 280 12 9 13,200 0 0 476,000 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Acconnt .. .. .. .. .. Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Colony In London .. .. .. .. .. .. . > On account of Imperial Pensions Silver Coin Account .. .. .. .. .. .. Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 517,316 10 5 16,028 17 5 16,953 12 7 259 15 7 215,558 16 0 400,000 0 0 990,024 5 9 810,000 0 0 Less Treasury Bills outstanding 950,558 16 0 735,000 0 0 180,024 5 9 Totals £4,977,548 2 4 £4,783,740 12 6 ACCOUNT. 1,061,100 0 0 334,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 Treasury Bills paid off during Year Treasury Bills outstanding at end of Year, —• In anticipation of Revenue In redemption of Guaranteed Debentures 335,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 1,330,100 0 0 735,000 0 0 8)0,000 0 0 Totals £1,871,100 0 0 £2,065,100 0 0