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No. 1. ACCOUNT for the Y ear ended 31st March, 1898, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1897.

1896-97. EXPENDITURE. 189 '-98. £ s. d. 24,168 9 2 1,709,469 5 10 193,334 9 7 63,812 10 8 40,634 11 -6 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. d. 24,205 4 11 1,741,412 18 5 196,985 Hi 6 70,262 6 2 37,133 4 8 £ s. d. 6,302 4 11 11,066 14 1 23,639 5 11 5,179 7 5 11,146 11 6 25,391 3 9 2,112,216 9 4 2,072,427 11 .8 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 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 for Agriculture XL —Working Railways XII. —Minister for Public Works XIII.—Defence Department XIV. —Police Department XV. —Minister of Lands XVI.—Valuation Department „ XVII.—Rates on Crown Lands Services not provided for .. 15,998 17 9 74,100 13 3 23,535 4 4 122,479 18 11 362,867 10 1 66,190 14 0 23,041 9 1 435,019 18 1 57,304 14 4 6,869 13 10 15,556 9 5 54,408 12 1 849 ,-923 8 9 42,603 5 11 72,452 15 9 105,974 9 9 122,584 2 9 37,126 18 10 154 5 5 1,962 3 2 508 9 11 3,188 17 7 2,490,155 5 6 2,411,553 1 5 Amount transferred to the Public Works Fund in terms of seotion 16 of "The Appropriation Act, 1897 " .. 300,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 % Purchase of the Patent and other Rights authorised by "The Cyanide Process Goldextraction Act, 1897 " Net amount advanced to Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account in terms of section 49 of " The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894" .. .. .. .. •• •• 10,000 0 0 26,000 0 0 4,659,980 13 1 354,286 4 3 Balancje at End op Year .. .. .. 4,912,371 14 10 521,144 6 10 5,433,516 1 8 5,014,266 17 4 22,968 0 0 4,700 0 0 35,000 0 0 Debentures redeemed, — " Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " (Colonial Issue) " Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860," due 1st Jan., 1897 " District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885," due 1st Oct., 1896 Released Sinking Funds transferred to Deposit Suspense Account 6,934 0 0 4,500 0 0 0 3 4 11,434 3 4 62,668 0 0 Temporary advanoe to the Public Works Fund 50,000 0 0 £5,494,950 5 0 Totals £5,076,934 17 4 ACCOUNT. Treasury Bills paid off during Year 880,000 0 0 1,530,000 0 0 254,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at end of Year,— In anticipation of Revenue In redemption of Guaranteed Debentures 254,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 Totals £1,610,000 0 0 £2,260,000 0 0