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FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1901, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1900.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1900-1901.

1899-1900. EXPENDITURE. 1900-1901. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 384 14 9 12,571 14 3 417,937 8 8 285,389 19 5 21,815 8 8 31,882 7 7 26,771 7 9 115,426 12 6 9,025 13 3 743 17 8 42,809 15 8 Annual Appropriations,— Class I. —Immigration II.—Public Works, Departmental III. —Railways IV.—Roads V.—Development of Goldfields „ VI.—Purchase of Native Lands VII. —Telegraph Extension .. „ VIII.—Public Buildings IX.—Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour Defences X.—Rates on Native Lands XI.—Contingent Defence 214 0 9 12,932 18 9 717,722 11 7 315,741 9 2 15,907 8 1 28,687 11 6 50,100 19 7 121,363 19 2 6,516 15 8 672 15 8 37,650 11 9 964,759 0 2 1,307,511 1 8 142 6 7 Unauthorised, — Services not provided for .. 50 0 0 250,000 0 0 85,000 0 0 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aots, 1896-99 — Temporary advances repaid by sale of Debentures Debentures redeemed 500,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 335,000 0 0 Charges and expenses of raising loans 1,460 0 0 28,321 15 4 125,000 0 0 " The Native Land Purchase Act, 1892,"— Debentures due 31st October, 1899, renewed 90,782 17 3 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony .. .. .. .. In London 7,991 6 5 232,515 18 1 25,710 6 3 23,256 2 6 42,845 4 6 181,679 7 3 139,749 6 0 Totals £2,041,536 19 9 £1,592,972 8 1