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FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1897, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896. ACCOUNT.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1896-97.

1895-96. EXPENDITURE. 189 i-97. t-PG&l £ s. d. 23,044 15 11 1,683,775 0 8 200,558 0 3 63,879 9 7 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. 24,168 9 2 1,709,469 5 10 193,334 9 7 63,812 10 8 .'*! £ 8. d. 44,066 7 3 40,634 11 6 8,987 11 10 11,348 10 2 17,013 10 9 6,302 4 11 11,066 14 1 23,639 5 11 . ■ 7& 2,052,673 6 5 2,072,427 11 8 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 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 „ XL—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 20,328 8 4 101,921-13 0 29,835 4 2 123,294 5 0 352,386 7 6 91,050 0 7 22,380 14 2 428,129 12 0 54,513 10 1 7,206 4 6 18,106 14 7 50,033 9 2 776,747 17 6 45,370 17 7 68,551 9 10 101,330 6 1 116,668 19 10 508 9 11 3,188 17 7 - - " K ■:. ■-'-...•)l 2,411,553 1 5 2,297,307 8 10 150,000 0 0 Amount transferred to the Public Works Fund, Part I., in terms of section 17 of " The Appropriation Act, 1896 " Net amount advanced to Government Advances tc Settlers Office Management Account in terms of section 49 of " The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894" 150,000 0 0 20,500 0 0 26,000 0 0 ') i i ■; . : 29,100 0 0 18,600 0 0 Debentures redeemed, — Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial Issue) Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860—due 1st Jan., 1896 District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885, due 1st Oct., 1896 Released Sinking Funds transferred to Deposit Suspense Account 22,968 0 0 4,700 0 0 35,000 0 0 'i 1 3 62,668 0 0 47,701 1 3 • 517.316 10 5 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 Irnperi-al Pensions Investment Account 632,305 17 0 20,904 19 1 25,858 17 7 516 10 7 404.700 0 0 0 Si I 8 e n ou-j AC ■ < r ,v ■ 16,028 17 5 16,953 12 7 259 15 7 400,000 0 0 950,558 16 0 735,000 0 0 Less Treasury Bil'a outstanding 1,084,286 4 3 730,000 0 0 4 3 216,558 16 0 Totals £4,783,740 12 6 £5,076,934 17 4 ACCOUNT. 1,330,100 0 0 Treasury Bills paid off during Year iT 254,000 0' 0 476,000 0 0 1,530,000 0 0 335,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at end of Year, — In anticipation of Revenue lu redemption of Guaranteed Debentures ■ , BOS 730,000 0 0 735,000 0 0 Totals £2,260,000 0 0 £2,005,100 0 0