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Table STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS

1896-97. RECEIPTS. . 1897-98. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,811 14 7 10,588 14 6 15,749 10 3 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London Investment Account 63,642 13 10 18,198 2 0 5,521 16 5 70,000 0 0 157,362 12 3 31,149 19 4 Balances as on 31st March, 1897, transferred hereto in terms of section 17 of " The Appropriation Act, 1897," — Lands Improvement Account .. ... Native Lands Purchase Account 231,795 19 0 136,573 3 10 95,222 15 2 375,000 0 0 5 12 6 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896,— Proceeds of Debentures .. .. • . • Premium received in respect of same Temporary advance on security of short-dated debentures 125,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 225,000 0 0 375,005 12 6 Amount transferred from the Consolidated Fund in terms of section 16 of " The Appropriation Aot, 1897 " .. 300,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 Temporary advance from the Consolidated Fund (repaid as per contra) 50,000 0 0 1,674 3 8 Special Receipts in connection with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 1,639 5 8 365 0 5 334 0 0 Recoveries, — In respect of Debentures issued under "The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882" In respect of Expenditure oharged in previous years 365 0 5 365 0 5 699 0 5 Sinking Funds released under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," in respect of— " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 " " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 " " The Auckland Loan Ordinance, 1863 " 36 13 4 12,859 12 9 872 7 6 872 7 6 12,896 6 1 £571,425 2 0 Totals £967,035 4 10