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DISBURSEMENTS under SPECIAL ACTS of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY— continued.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1896-97
£ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 212,467 2 3 " The New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 " :— Amount paid Bank of England for year ended 31st October, 1896 — For management For stamped warrants 15,897 2 0 179 0 11 16,076 2 11 "The New Zealand Institute Act, 1867":— Hector, Sir J., Salary .. 1 April, 1896, to 31 Mar., 1897 800 0 0 " The New Zealand University Act, 1874 " :— Grant for year 1896-97 3,000 0 0 "The Payment op Members Act, 1892":— Members of the Legislative Council .. Members of the House of Representatives 5,849 11 7 14,489 14 1 20,339 5 8 " The Pastoral Tenants Relief Act, 1895 " :— Remission of Sheep rates 397 8 0 " The Public Debts Sinking Fund Act, 1868 " :— Section 7, — Salary of Secretary .. 1 April, 1896, to 31 Mar., 1897 Auditing of accounts for year 50 0 0 2 2 0 52 2 0 " The Public Revenues Act, 1891" :— Section 91, — Law-costs Sections 9 and 76, — Deposits refunded Section 27, — FitzGerald, J. E. .. 1 April, 1896, to 2 Aug., 1896 Warburton, J. K. .. 1 Sept., „ to 31 Mar., 1897 Gavin, J. C. .. 1 April, „ to 25 10 10 70 6 11 338 14 2 583 6 8 800 0 0 1,722 0 10 1,817 18 7 "The Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1882": — Subsidies, — Rabbit Boards, — Hawke's Bay 1,210 18 4 "The Sea-fisheries Act, 1894":— Fees for licenses to take oysters, payable to County 74 0 0 " The Schaper, McGuire, and Others Pensions Act, 1872 " :— McGuire, E. .. .. 1 Jan., 1896, to 31 Mar., 1897 Russell, W. .. 1 April, „ to 31 Dec, 1896 Schafer, C. .. .. 1 Oct., 1895, to 31 Dec, 22 17 6 13 15 0 37 10 0 74 2 6 " The Supreme Court Judges Act, 1874 ":— Gresson, H. B. .. .. 1 April, 1896, to 31 Mar., 1897 750 0 0 "The Walsh and Others Pensions Act, 1869":— Hewett, E. A. .. .. 1 April, 1896, to 31 Mar., 1897 50 0 0 "The Land Act, 1892":— Amount paid over to Receivers of Land Revenue, Local Bodies' Deposit Accounts 40,634 11 6 " The New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Act, 1874 ":— 25 per cent, of amount derived from land-sales, rents, &c, to 31 December, 1896 6,302 4 11 "The Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1874":— Section 7,— Net profits arising from the Greymouth-Brunner Railway, 2 February, 1896, to 27 February, 1897 11,066 14 1 "The Westport Harbour Board Act, 1874": — Section 7, — Net profits arising from the Westport-Ngakawau Coalfield Railway and Wharf, 2 February, 1896, to 27 February, 1897 23,639 5 11 Remission op Penalties 38 0 0 Total 338,789 16 8