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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

LIABILITIES (ABSTRACT OF) ON 31st MARCH, 1900.

Laid upon the Table in compliance with Section 38 of "The Public Revemces Act, 1891."

Audit Office, 21st June, 1900. The Controller and Auditor-General has the honour to submit to the House of Representatives the Abstract of Liabilities on the 31st March last, in compliance with the 38th section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891." J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. The Hon. the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Summary, in accordance with the 38th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891," of the Certified Statements sent to the Audit Office by the several Departments of the Liabilities outstanding on the 31st March, 1900.

Class. Department. Ami iunt. Consolidated Fund. Civil List. Minister of Justice —Judges „ Native Purposes £ s. d. 125 0 0 866 15 0 £ s. d. 991 15 0 Permanent Charges. Legislative Council—Payment of Members Act Colonial Treasurer—Subsidies to Local Bodies " Land Act, 1892" ... ... ; Minister of Justice— " Civil Service Act. 1866 " „ Supreme Court Act Minister of Education —Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act Minister for Agriculture — Stock Act Amendment Act ... 5 0 0 867 12 6 1,757 0 1 93 15 0 94 8 11 5 0 0 867 12 6 1,757 0 1 93 15 0 94 8 11 84 5 0 454 6 0 84 5 0 454 6 0 Annual Appropriations. 3,356 7 6 I. II. Legislative—House of Eepresentatives Colonial Secretary —Miscellaneous ... ... < „ Printing and Stationery 6,277 3 10 306 0 8 6,277 3 10 306 0 8 33 19 4 III. IV. Colonial Treasurer—Land- and Income-tax... Minister of Justice—Miscellaneous ... ... : „ Prisons 2,059 6 8 338 7 7 6,583 4 70 0 6 0 2,059 6 338 7 8 7 V. VI. Postmaster-General —Miscellaneous Commissioner of Customs —Miscellaneous ... Commissioner of Marine—Miscellaneous ... ... 4 356 10 9 4,290 0 0 2,397 14 21,247 0 3 0 356 10 4,290 0 9 0 VII. Commissioner of Stamps—Miscellaneous Commissioner of Lands and Deeds —Miscellaneous ... 273 16 4 256 0 4 4,646 10 9 273 16 256 0 4 4 VIII. 529 16 8 Minister of Education —Miscellaneous „ Lunacy, &c. ... ... 1 Minister of Labour 23 15 1,803 10 143 14 23 15 0 1,803 10 0 143 14 7 0 0 7 1,970 19 42 9 4,335 1 74,911 6 7 0 5 6 IX. X. XI. Minister of Mines —Meteorological, &c. Minister for Agriculture—Miscellaneous Minister for Railways—Working Railways ... Carried forward 121,116 4 6