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FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1899, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1898. ACCOUNT.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1898-99.

1897-98. EXPENDITURE. 189: I-99. £ s. d. 24,205 4 11 1,741,412 18 5 196,985 12 6 70,262 6 2 37,133 4 8 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 Old-age pensions £ s. d. 26,775 11 0 1,767,467 15 7 208,258 16 7 72,640 4 3 37,775 12 0 £ s. d. 5,179 7 5 11,146 11 6 25,891 3 9 6,325 17 11 10,462 10 7 29,275 1 10 3,124 1 8 2,112,216 9 4 2,162,105 11 5 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 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 „ XI.—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 21,265 4 1 71,290 18 2 43,191 14 6 123,801 1 11 388,520 13 6 70,568 7 3 30,423 14 0 438,259 9 7 57,383 9 8 6,461 13 1 16,959 2 4 60,792 3 8 968,917 0 3 40,945 18 7 98,618 11 9 114,193 17 8 114,280 12 11 26,720 12 9 628 14 7 3,182 8 11 2,490,155 5 6 2,696,405 9 2 Amount transferred to the Public Works Fund in terms of section 17 of " The Appropriation Act, 1898 " .. 425,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 6,934 0 0 4,500 0 0 0 3 4 Debentures redeemed, — " Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " (Colonial Issue) " Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860," due 1st Jan., 1897 Released Sinking Funds transferred to Deposit Suspense Account 61,742 0 0 2,146 0 0 63,888 0 0 11,434 3, 4 Repayment of advance made on security of Short-dated Debenture No. 5, issued under the Aid to Public Works and Land Settlements Acts 1896 and 1897 100,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 Temporary advance to the Public Works Fund 10,000 0 0 Purchase of the Patent and other Rights authorised by "The Cyanide Process Goldextraction Act, 1897 " 780,580 3 7 13,152 0 10 35,613 10 8 398 11 9 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony .. .. .. .. .. .. £18,204 9 5 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. 44,380 7 7 On account of Imperial Pensions .. .. .. .. 376 14 6 801,799 17 6 62,961 11 6 341,100 0 0 421,400 0 0 Investment Account 1,251,144 6 10 730,000 0 0 Less Treasury Bills outstanding 1,205,861 9 0 710,000 0 0 495,861 9 0 521,144 6 10 Totals £5,943,260 9 7 £5,494,950 5 0 ACCOUNT. 150,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 Treasury Bills paid off during Year Treasury Bills renewed during Year .. 320,000 0 0 1,190,000 0 0 880,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at end of Year, — In anticipation of Revenue In redemption of Guaranteed Debentures 1,510,000 0 0 254,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 234,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 710,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 Totals £2,220,000 0 0 1,610,000 0