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

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1896-97. EXPENDITURE, 189 '-98. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance as on 31st Maroh, 1897, transferred to Public Works Fund in terms of section 17 of " The Appropriation Act, 1897 " .. 136,573 3 10 106,929 12 1 Annual Appropriations,— Vote —Roads and Bridges 130,130 5 11 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advanoes in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony 6,442 17 11 136,573 3 10 Totals £243,502 15 11 £136,573 3 10 it March, 1897. .CCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1898, compared with the Financial Year ended 31: Balance as on 31st March, 1897, transferred to Public Works Fund in terms of section 17 of " The Appropriation Act, 1897 " 95,822 15 2 128,999 19 10 Annual Appropriations, — Vote —Native Land Purchases 93,959 12 1 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government,— In the Colony 1,263 3 1 95,222 15 2 £224,222 15 0 Totals £95,222 15 2. CCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1898, compared with the Financial Year ended 31i it March, 1897. 11,979 15 5 2,966 1 3 Expenditure, — Interest on Debentures Surveys, Roading, &c. 12,115 16 3 753 18 7 12,869 14 10 14,945 16 8 7 4 0 Appropriations, — Vote 111 —Cheviot Estate Expenses 3,787 13 2 55 16 8 324 10 9 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony 380 7 5 Totals £15,333 8 1 £16,657 8 0