IV CONTENTS. 8.—12. COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT AT EACH PORT OF ENTRY—Return of, for the Year ended 31st March, 1900. 8.—13. GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFlCE.—Superintendent's Report for Year ended 31st March, 1900. 8.—14. APPLICATIONS MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR LOANS under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," for the Year ended 31st March, 1900. 8.—15. BALANCE-SHEET OF THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND for Year ended 31st March, 1900. 8.—15 a. ASSETS REALISATION BOARD.—Balance-sheet and Statement of Accounts for the Half-year ended 31st March, 1900. 8.—16. CONSOLS ACCOUNT.—Return for Year ended 31st March, 1900. 8.—17. GOVERNMENT VALUATION OF LAND DEPARTMENT.—Statement of Accounts for Year ended 31st March, 1900. B.—lB. PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COLONY.—Return showing Particulars as on 31st Maroh, 1900. 8.—19. AUDIT AND TREASURY DEPARTMENTS.—Correspondence re Refusal to pass certain Payments connected with South African Contingents and Lands and Survey Department. 8.—20. LAND AND INCOME ASSESSMENT ACT.—Specimen Tables showing Estimate of Graduated Tax under certain Graduation. 8.—21. AUDIT OFFICE AND STAMP DEPARTMENT.—Correspondence relative to the Counting of Stamps. 8.—22. LOANS BY EACH LOCAL BODY IN THE COLONY.—Return showing Amount raised. 8.—23. DRAWING LOAN OF 1867 showing the Amount of Interest and Sinking Fund paid, or that would have been so payable, under each System of dealing, from 31st March, 1899, to 31st March, 1900. 8.—24. LIABILITIES—Abstract of, on 31st March, 1900.

O.—CROWN LANDS AND MINES. o.—l. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY.—AnnuaI Report for Year 1899-1900. C—2. MINES STATEMENT by the Hon. J. MoGowan, Minister of Mines. C—3. GOLDFIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND.—Report on Roads, Water-races, Mining Machinery, and other Works in connection with Mining. o.—3a. INSPECTION OF COAL-MINES REPORT. C—4. PORT ROBINSON LANDING-SERVlCE.—Statement of Quantity of Goods reoeived and shipped, and Revenue derived therefrom. C—s. "LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1894 "—Report on. C—sa. ISSUE OF SHORT-DATED DEBENTURES UNDER THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACTS.— Objection of the Controller and Auditor-General to a Clause giving the Holders of the ■ Debentures certain Powers, and agreeing to countersign on certain Terms. o.—sb. ISSUE OF SHORT-DATED DEBENTURES UNDER THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACTS, 1894-99 —Return showing the Conditions in connection with. Q—6. REPORT ON THE PUPONGA AND PAKAWAU COALFIELDS, COLLINGWOOD COUNTY, by Alexander McKay, F.G.S., Government Geologist. C—7. " GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1891 "—Details relative to, Blocks of Land proclaimed under. • C.—B. FIRE AT THE CARDIFF COAL-MINE, MOKIHINUI.—Report" and Correspondence relative thereto. C—9. GEOLOGY OF THE COROMANDEL GOLDFIELDS, by J. Malcolm MacLaren, B.Sc, Memb. N. Eng. Inst. Mining Engineers, &c. C—lo. THE PUBLIC ESTATE—Particulars of. C—ll. " THE CYANIDE PROCESS GOLD-EXTRACTION ACT, 1897."—Statement showing Receipts and Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1900. C—l 2. SUBSIDIES IN GOLDFIELDS DISTRICTS.—Return showing Total Amount of Money paid. 0.—13. WORKMEN'S HOMES IN THE VICINITY OF AUCKLAND—Proposed Purchase of Land for.