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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS Part I.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1896-97.

1895-96. RECEIPTS. 189 i-97. £ s. d. 218,217 2 4 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the colony In London Investments £ s. d. 4,811 14 7 £ s. d. 11,780 7 2 29,528 9 4 9,000 0 0 10,588 14 6 15,749 10 3 31,149 19 4 268,525 18 10 Proportion of proceeds of Debentures created under " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896 " .. Premium received in respect of same 375,000 0 0 5 12 6 375,005 12 6 150,000 0 0 Amount transferred from the Consolidated Fund in terms of section 17 of " The Appropriation Act, 1896" .. 150,000 0 0 Special Receipts in connection with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 1,674 3 8 1,635 7 0 572 15 11 Recoveries, — In respect of Debentures issued under "The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882" In respect of Expenditure charged in previous years 365 0 5 334 0 0 699 C 5 572 15 11 64 3 4 Sinking Funds released under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," in respect of— " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 " " The Auckland Loan Ordinance, 1863 " 36 13 4 12,859 12 9 12,896 6 1 64 3 4 Totals £420,798 5 1 £571,425 2 0 Part II. 24,104 19 10 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Colony 12,960 15 7 962 5 2 2,499 18 3 26,604 18 1 13,923 0 9 10,000 0 0 Transfer from " The North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Application Act 1886 Amendment Act, 1889," Deposit Account, in terms of section 4 of the Act .. £36,604 18 1 Totals £13,923 0 9