CONTENTS.

A.—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL. A. 1, DESPATCHES from the Governor of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. X. 2. ■ from the Secretary of State to the Governor of New Zealand. A 3, PACIFIC ISLANDS. —Proceedings of the British Resident, Rarotonga. (In continuation of A.-3, 1895.)

B.— FINANCE. g i_ PUBLIC ACCOUNTS of the Government of New Zealand for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896. 8.—2. THE APPEOPEIATION ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896. B.—B. CIVIL LIST ACCOUNT for 1895-96. 8._4. UNAUTHOEISED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896. 8.—5. ABSTEACT OF THE EEVENUE AND EXPENDITUEE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896. B 6 FINANCIAL STATEMENT of the Colonial Treasurer (the Hon. Mr. Seddon) made in Committee of Supply, 14th July, 1896. B 7, APPEOPEIATIONS chargeable on the Consolidated Fund and other Accounts for the Year ending 31st March, 1897. B. 7a. - chargeable on the Public Works Fund and other Accounts for the Year ending 31st March, 1897. B 8. SINKING FUNDS.—Eeport and Accounts of the Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Funds for the Year ended 31st March, 1896. B 9. PUBLIC TEUST OFFICE —Accounts of the, for the Year ended 31st March, 1896. B.—lo. PUBLIC SECUEITIES HELD IN THE COLONY AND IN ENGLAND—Betum of, on 31st March, 1896. B—ll POST OFFICE, GOVEENMENT LIFE INSUEANCE, PUBLIC TBUST, COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC DEBTS SINKING FUNDS. GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE, AND NEW ZEALAND CONSOLS ACCOUNTS—Return showing Investment of the Funds of the, during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896. B. -12. COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER EEVENUE by the Customs Department at each Port of Entry for the Year ended 31st March, 1896. 8.—13. GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLEES OFFlCE—Accounts of the. 8.—13 a. " GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLEES ACT, 1894 "—Eeport relating to Administration of. 8.—13b. GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLEES ACTS, 1894 AND 1895.—Applications for Loans, Advances made, and Securities held against, in each Electoral District. 8.—14. APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," for Financial Year ended 31st March, 18C6. B. 15. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND —Balance-sheet of the, for the Year ended 31st March, 1896. 8.—16. THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COLONY—Return showing Particulars of. B —18 3J-PER-CENT. CONVERSION OPERATIONS—Further Papers relating to. (In continuation of 8.-18, 1895.) B —19 CUSTOMS REVENUE COLLECTED AT EACH PORT OF ENTEY during July, 1895, and June and July, 1896. 8.—20. CONSOLS ACCOUNT.—Eeturn for Year ended 31st March, 1896. 8.—21. LIABILITIES—Abstract of, on 31st March, 1896.

G—CEOWN LANDS AND MINES. o.—l. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY—Eeport of the, for 1895-96. 0.—2. MINES STATEMENT, by the Hon. A. J. Cadman, Minister of Mines. o.—B. GOLDFIELDS—Eeport on the. C. —3a. Wardens' and other Officers' Eeports on. O—3b. INSPECTION OF COAL-MlNES—Eeport on. C—4 WATEE-EACES ON GOLDFIELDS. —Amount of Subsidies applied for and granted auring Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896. C—s. "LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894 "—Eeport on. C—6. BEUNNEE COAL-MINE DISASTEE—Eeport of Eoyal Commission on. 0.—7. " GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1891 "—Details relative to Blocks of Land proclaimed under. C—B. MIDLAND RAILWAY LANDS.—Details of Crown Lands disposed of by the Midland Railway Company. C—9. MINING RESERVES, WESTLAND AND NELSON. —Report on the Mining Reserves within the Northern Districts of Westland and the Bulier and Grey Valleys, Nelson. C—lo. LEVIN STATE FARM—Expenditure and Receipts of. C_H GEOLOGY.—General Report and Reports of Special Examinations made during 1895-96, by Mr. A. McKay, F.G.S. O—l3. MOMOHAKI EXPERIMENTAL STATE FARM.— Particulars of Receipts and Expenditure.