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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

LIABILITIES (ABSTRACT OF) ON 31st MARCH, 1903.

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

Audit Office, 29th June, 1903. 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 Honourable 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, 1903.

Class. Department. Am' lunt. Consolidated Fund. Civil List. t s. d. £ s. d. Minister of Justice —Native Purposes Permanent Charges. Colonial Treasurer—Interest and Sinking Fund „ Subsidies to Local Bodies "Land Act, 1892" " Old-age Pensions Act, 1898 " ... 622 14 5 15,000 126 1,757 36 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 16,919 3 5 I. Annual Appropriations. Legislative—Legislative Council ... House of Bepresentatives Nil. 91 10 2 II. Colonial Secretary —Miscellaneous „ Printing and Stationery Public Health... „ Industries and Commerce „ Tourist and Health Eesorts 91 10 2 3,365 8 5 1,167 6 7 577 11 3 314 19 6 1,566 9 10 6,991 15 7 144 2 11 III. IV. Colonial Treasurer—Land- and Income-tax Minister of Justice —Miscellaneous „ Prisons „ Maori Councils „ Maori Lands Administration 1,452 0 Nil. 396 0 53 0 7 0 0 Postmaster-General—Miscellaneous Commissioner of Trade and Customs —Miscellaneous... Minister of Marine—Miscellaneous „ Inspection of Machinery—Miscellaneous Commissioner of Stamps —Stamps, Miscellaneous „ Lands and Deeds—Miscellaneous 1,901 0 7 32,902 0 0 V. VI. 348 8 4 2,459 4 11 183 6 3 VII. 2,990 19 6 258 18 9 214 16 10 VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. Minister of Education Lunacy and Charitable, Miscellaneous Minister of Labour —Miscellaneous Minister of Mines—Meteorological and Museum Minister for Agriculture —Miscellaneous Minister for Railways —Working Railways ... Minister of Education —School Buildings Minister for Public Works—Public Buildings Minister of Defence—-Miscellaneous Minister of Justice—Miscellaneous Minister of Lands—Miscellaneous Colonial Treasurer —Valuation Expenses 473 15 7 Nil. 724 11 8 629 15 4 Nil. 8,390 2 0 109,375 4 0 Nil. 470 5 7 10,544 0 0 196 12 3 6,029 1 10 811 19 2 XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. Carried forward £200,208 14 0