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IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1896, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1895.
1894-95. EXPENDITURE. 189 i-96. £ s. d. 89,207 3 0 Annual Appropriations,— Vote 116—Roads and Bridges £ s. d. £ s. d. 108,168 1 10 24,868 15 10 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government,— In the Colony 19,523 5 1 11,901 10 1 31,424 15 2 10,724 1 2 35,592 17 0 £124,800 0 0 Totals 139,592 17 0 .CCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1896, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st Mα: iCH, 1895. 101,008 18 0 Purchase of Native Lands, — Annual Appropriations,— Vote 117—Native-Land Purchases 163,411 5 5 101,008 18 0 Balance at end of Year — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony 4,354 19 10 5,919 18 9 5,051 12 2 4,279 12 0 1,564 18 11 9,331 4 2 £110,340 2 2 Totals £169,331 4 2 .CCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1896, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st Mabch, 1895. Annual Appropriations, — Vote 74—Lands for Settlements Expenses .. 2,411 16 4 Ardgowan Estate (New Zealand and Australian Land Company)— Incidental expenses 25 8 8 Ashley Gorge Estate (Thomas Ellis)— Purchase-money Incidental expenses £ s. d. 4,827 9 6 252 16 9 5,080 6 3 14,678 10 5 509 7 5 Blind River Estate (G. Y. Fell)— Purchase-money .. .. Incidental expenses 1,151 14 4 1,151 14 4 Braco Estate (W. Boag)— Purchase-money Incidental expenses 1,375 0 0 23 3 0 1,398 3 0 Epworth Estate (John Meyer)— Purchase-money Incidental expenses 252 4 6 9 15 1 261 19 7 Highbank Estate (M. J. Browne) — Incidental expenses 83 16 3 130 16 1 Kapua Block Estate (M. Studholme)— Incidental expenses 67 10 8 24 13 0 Junction Estate (M. Studholme) — Incidental expenses 11 13 7 Kereta Estate (K. Hoare)— Purchase-money Incidental expenses .. .. . ■ • • 1,584 0 0 31 7 0 1,615 7 0 Maerewhenua Estate (J. Borton) — Purchase-money .. .. .. • ■ • • • • Incidental expenses 66,905 17 0 2,583 5 8 69,489 2 8 Merivale Estate (Elder, Smith, and Co.) — Purchase-money Incidental expenses .. .. . • •• •• 24,995 0 0 1,176 14 7 26,171 14 7 Omihi Stock Eeserve Estate (G. H. Moore)— Purchase-money Incidental expenses .. .. •• •• •• 240 0 0 4 0 3 244 0 3 Carried forward 105,600 16 10 2,411 16 4 15,343 6 11