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Balances in the Public Chests.. £ s. d. Sub-Treasury, Russell, on 31st May, 1856 .. •• •• 593 18 9' " New Plymouth, 4th May, 1856 .. •• 281 13 3 " Hawkes'Bay, 30th April, 1856 ... •• •- 94 15 9 " Canterbury, 30th April, 1868 .. — • * 308 18 4 " Wellington, 14th May, 1856 .. •• .. 904 1 2 " Otago, 31st December, 1855 .. •• •• 845 13 9' " Nelson, 31st March, 1856 .. _ - 1470 0 0 Commissioner Crown Lands, New Plymouth, 14ili May, 1856 .. .. 18 2 9 << Wellington, 14th May, 1836 .. .. 863 2 l ■< Ilawkes' i ay, 30th Apjil, 1856 .. ..10/9 7 / •< Nelson, 14th May, 1856 •• •• 12,912 8 8 « • Canterbury, 30th April, 1856 .. 3319 7 2 " Otago, 31st March, 1856 .. •• 281 0 6 Treasurer Waste Land Board, Auckland, and balance in hands of the several Collectors of Customs .. . • »• • • ® 0 •23,133 15 9 Add probable amount in chests at Otago on account of Land Sales of which accounts have not been received .. . • • • • • ,joo ° " 26,133 15 9 Deduct for eurrent expenses and liabilities up to 30th June 1856 .. 10,133 15 9 £13,000 0 0 CHARLES KNIGHT, Auditor-Genera!..

STATEMENT Of the amounts contributed from the Land Fund of each Province on account of the New Zealand Company's Fourths from 5th July, 1850, to the present date, as far as accounts have been received at Auckland; shewing also the amounts remitted to England on account of the New Zealand Company's Fourths.

- , - - - - Amounts contri- Amounts buted to N. Z. Co.'s remitted to Fourths. England. Province of Auckland £45,253 2 10 £32,043 6 11 New Plymouth 2,l0l 12 9 504 5 11 " Wellington 13,711 2 10 11, J 04= 1 2 Nelson 14,922 ll 10 10,412 4 1 Canterbury . ... 12,471 0 9 8,6'53 1 0 Otago 2.286 1 7 1,765 2 0 Total 90,646 1 7 64,482 0 1