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Estimated Ordinary Revenue and Expenditure of the Government of New Zealand for the current Year 1856—57.

REVENUE. £ s. d. £ s. d. Customs Receipts under New Tariff .. •• 114,740 0 0 Post Office collections .. .. 2,670 0 0 Miscellaneous Receipts .. •• 3,000 0 0 120,410 0 0 Deduct expenses of Customs Department .. 13,240 0 0 Net Revenue .. 107,170 0 0 EXPENDITURE. Civil List .. .. •• •• 16.000 0 0 Estimates as adopted by the House of Representatives.. 32,475 3 0 Permanent charges .. ... •• 3,686 12 0 52,162 0 0 /Additional votes proposed (uL infra) .. .. 7,924 0 0 Under Act of General Assembly reserved for Her Maiestv's assent: Governor's salary .. 1,000 0 0 J ' 61,086 0 0 Surplus Revenue to be distributed between Provinces... £46,084 0 0

Additional Estimates of Expenditure of the Government of New Zealand for the current Year 1856 —57, chargeable on the Ordinary Revenue. £ s. d. £ s. tl. Interest on Loan provided by Debenture Act, say .. 4,000 0 0 In aid of Provinces to cover expenses of Resident Magistrates' Departments for six months .. 1.837 7 6 Recommended by Governor for Native purposes .. 2,050 0 0 Recommended bv House of Representatives-~Pension to Alexander Browne .. .. 36 10 0 £7,923 17 6

Estimated Expenditure of the Government of New Zealand for the current 1 ear 1856 —57, chargeable on Temporary Loan. £ s. d. £ s. tl. Furniture, Government House .. ... 750 0 0 Compensation to Lazarus Berlowitz .. 350 0 0 General Assembly — Purchase of. Building,. Library and Reading Room, &c., &c. ... .. 580 0 0 Fencing Land around Houses of Assembly ... 15 0 0 Gratuity to Alexander Brown . . .. 50 0 0 One Month's Fay to Tidewaiters at Wellington .. 33 G 8 Surcharge to be refunded to Mr. J. J. Piercy .. 43 15 0 Temporary Work of Defence, Mechanic's Bay, Auckland .. .. •• 1/88 Land Purchases, including Land Purchase Department 40000 0 0 £41,839 10 4 CHARLES KNIGHT, Auditor.General.