ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1879.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1879 Session I, B-06

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1879. NEW ZEALAND.

ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1879.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly, pursuant to Section 66 of " The Public Bevenues Act, 1878."

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GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET and SUMMARY of TRANSACTIONS of the PUBLIC ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1879.

Balances on 30th June, 1878. Net Tbansactions, 1878-79. Balances on 30th June, 1879. Dr. Cr. Dr. Expenditure. Cr. Receipts. Dr. Cr. CONSOLIDATED FUND:— Revenue Account ... Teeasuby Bills Account Deficiency Bills Account ... Pbovincial Liabilities, — Ordinary Account Bills Payable Accounts of Local Bodies, — Eevenue Accounts, — Eevenue from License and other Fees Eevenue from Lands made over Gold Fields Revenue ... Gold Duty ... Counties Separate Account Advance Account Deposits Bills Receivable ... PUBLIC WORKS FUND -.— Oedinaey Account ... Fixed Deposit, Bank of New Zealand, London SUSPENSE ACCOUNT :— Receipts in the Colony Receipts in London £ s. d. 358,201 3 1 214,266 11 0 £ s. d. 832,000 0 0 220,000 0 0 361 5 0 134 14 2 1,034 6 10 1,656 11 10 54,582 11 10 £ s. d. 3,817,333 6 2 292,000 0 0 184,000 0 0 428,703 18 7 220,000 0 0 51,983 5 8 24,979 12 4 17,256 17 9 27,055 18 0 191,287 7 1 3,411 :t 1 1- '1,525 19 5 82,524 8 4 £ s. d. 3,615,475 19 5 292,000 0 0 184,000 0 0 644,202 13 0 51,926 4 4 24,864 3 2 17,374 18 3 28,362 8 11 144,129 5 8 £ s. d. 560,058 9 10 £ s. d. 832,000 0 0 1,232 3 5 304 3 8 19 5 0 1,152 2 4 2,963 2 9 7,424 10 5 666 6 4 4,107 9 5 93,069 17 2 46,993 18 5 38,537 16 2 82,524 8 4 200,051 5 6 3,601,207 0 6 100,000 0 0 4,307,463 16 6 100,000 0 0 506,205 10 6 348 1 0 141 4 9 654 12 6 489 5 9 654 12 6 773,185 5 11 1,203,187 7 10 646,690 7 1,390,982 12 6 PUBLIC ACCOUNT:— Bank of New Zealand in the Colony Bank of New Zealand, London BILLS RECEIVABLE ACCOUNT :— Bank Deafts on London to matube ADVANCE ACCOUNTS :— Impeeial Goveenment Geneeal Account Impeeial Goveenment Pensions Account Miscellaneous Ijipeests foeeion impeest account ... 788,641 3 8 430,002 683,242 12 8 1 11 9,143,298 16 11 4,208,880 14 11 2,501,069 16 3 549,831 0 0 9,457,588 19 11 4,901,895 1 1 1,920,150 13 6 232,000 0 0 95,626 17 6 317,831 0 0 744,292 4 11 102,323 9 11 290 16 7 8 2 6 30,840 3 10 1,145,656 13 6 614,554 19 9 16 12 6 30,832 1 4 1,151,709 17 7 499,938 19 3 274 4 1 72,241 17 4 252,078 19 6 66,188 13 3 366,695 0 0 1,113,252 17 683,250 15 2 846,615 14 10 102,323 9 11 Totals 430,002 1 11 9,0»0,833 8 8,736,543 5 3 744,292 4 11 SUMMARY OF NET BALANCES. De. Public Account and Bills Receivable Advance Accounts... Total £ a. d. ... 311,134 7 7 Consolidated Fund ... 433,157 17 4 Public Woeks Fund Suspense Account ... ... 744,292 4 11 j Total Ce. £ s. d. ... 236,942 16 2 ... 506,205 10 6 1,143 18 3 ... 744,292 4 11

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STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC

EECEIPTS. !ONSOMDATED FUND:— Revenue Account, — Assets of the Year 1877-78, — Revenue, — Postal ... ... ... £206 11 6 Telegraphic ... ... ... 158 4 7 Registration and other Fees ... 7,724 3 10 Miscellaneous ... ... 17 0 0 £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ 6. d. Miscellaneous Eecoyeries Railway Stores and Workshops Account 8,105 19 11 23,946 3 10 31,609 4 11 Financial Year 1878-79,— EeTenue, — Ordinary,— Raised by Taxation, — CuBtoms ... ... ... £1,307,736 1 11 Stamps ... ... ... 197,501 8 0 63,661 8 8 Beceipts for Services rendered, — Eailwajs ... ... ... £755,467 3 7 Postal ... ... ... 128,308 15 3 Telegraphio ... .., 82,968 4 10 Judicial ... ... ... 52,465 13 1 Land Transfer ... ... 40,628 11 4 Registration and other Fees ... 27,973 5 8 Marino ... ... ... 24,269 0 3 Miscellaneous ... ... 64,766 14 9 1,505,237 9 11 1,176,847 8 9 Territorial — Land-Sales ... ... ... £737,694 6 9 Depasturing Licenses and Assessments ... ... ... 92,009 9 10 Rents and Miscellaneous ... 40,025 15 6 2,682,084 18 8 869,729 12 1 3,551,814 10 9 Tbeasuey Bills Account, — Bills renewed, issued under— "The Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873" " The Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1876 " 3,615,475 19 5 120,000 0 0 172,000 0 0 292,000 0 0 Deficiency Bills Account, — Bills issued under " The Public Eevenues Act, 1878," section 18 184,000 0 0 Bills Eeceitablb Account, — Receipts nil. Pbovincial Liabilities Account, — Receipts in Aid, — Amount authorized under " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1S76" Amount authorized under "The New Zealand Loan Act, 1877" Advances on security of Reclaimed Land 250,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 1,600 0 0 551,600 O 0 Carried forward 551,600 0 0 4,091,475 19 5

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ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1879.

EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d CONSOLIDATED FUND :— Revenue Account, —■ Liabilities of the Year 1877-78,— Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature ... Subsidies to Local Bodies ... .... Railway Stores and Workshops Account ... Twenty per cent, of Land Revenue paid to Counties ... One-third of proceeds of sales of land on deferred payments ... Surplus Land Revenue, Canterbury, paid over to Counties ... Advance from Public Works Fund repaid out of surplus Land Revenue of Otago Refund of rents of Education Reserves to School Commissioners, Otago 1,077 12 7 4,591 16 11 544 13 4 55 2 10 20,300 12 10 87,432 2 8 331 15 4 55,000 0 0 54,791 13 4 5,756 8 11 Annual Appropriations,— Miscellaneous Services 114,106 12 4 Financial Year 1878-79 — Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List ... ... ... £31,554 13 8 Interest and Sinking Fund ... 1,177,725 14 0 Under Special Acts of the Legislature ... ... ... 36,281 4 8 Subsidies to Local Bodies ... 220,722 12 9 Twenty per cent, of Land Revenue paid to Counties ... ... 142,216 6 10 One-third of proceeds of sales of land on deferred payments ... 2,381 14 4 New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment ... ... 8,888 11 11 Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 1,451 14 0 343,988 11 1 1,621,222 12 2 Annual Appropriations,— Class I.—Public Departments £173,774 12 4 „ II.—Law and Justice ... 142,655 10 9 „ III.—Postal and Telegraphic 231,785 15 8 „ IV.—Customs ... ... 41,002 0 11 „ V.—Marine ... ... 42,866 0 1 „ VI.—Education ... 221,454 4 11 „ VII.—Native ... ... 35,801 10 7 „ VIII.—Militia and Volunteers ... ... 27,855 10 8 „ IX.—Constabulary ... 138,612 16 8 X.—Railways... ... 495,264 4 7 „ XL—Domains and Buildings ... ... 24,937 16 6 „ XII.—Lands, Surveys, &c. 186,299 16 6 „ XIII.—Miscellaneous ... 84,414 5 7 £1,846,724 5 9 Less in excess of votes ... 13,752 13 1 Unauthorized Expenditure,— In excess of votes ... ... £13,752 13 1 Services not provided for ... 5,397 17 2 1,832,971 12 8 19,150 10 3 Teeasuey Bills Account, — Bills redeemed, issued under— "The Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873" " The Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1876" 3,473,344 15 1 3,817,333 6 2 120,000 0 0 172,000 0 0 292,000 0 0 Deficiency Bills Account, — Bills redeemed, issued under "The Public Revenues Act, 1878," section 18 ... . ... 184,000 0 0 Bills Receivable Account, — Bills held on account of sale of Supreme Court Site and Buildings * * ■ 9,276 13 4 Pbovincial Liabilities Account, — Class XIV—Miscellaneous Services Wellington Hospital, on account ... Unauthorized Temporary advance on security of debentures issued under "The New Zealand Loan Act, 1876," repaid 158,393 0 0 20,000 0 0 310 18 7 428,703 18 7 250,000 0 0 Carried forward 428,703 18 7 4,302,609 19 6

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STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC

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RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 551,600 0 0 4,091,475 19 5 CONSOLIDATED FUND— continued. Pbovincial Liabilities Account— continued. Sale of Reclaimed Land, Wellington Harbour Miscellaneous Recoveries 84,953 13 1 7,648 19 11 644,202 13 0 Accounts of Local Bodies, — Revenue Accounts, — Revenue from License and other Fees Revenue from Lands made over Gold Fields Revenue ... Gold Duty ... 51,926 4 4 24,864 3 2 17,374 13 3 28,362 8 11 Counties Separate Account 122,527 9 8 144,129 5 8 Deposits 266,656 15 4 46,993 18 5 Total, Consolidated Fund 5,049,329 6 2 PUBLIC WORKS FUND :— Amounts authorized under — " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 " "The New Zealand Loan Act, 1877" Sale of Debentures of " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 " ... Special Receipts under section 9 of " The Railways Construction Act, 1878 " ... Sale of Railway Material to Cook County Temporary Advances, — On Security of Debentures of " The Now Zealand Loan Act, 1877" ... On Security of Imperial Guai-anteed Debentures of " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 " Recoveries, — Balance of Amount advanced under "The Otago Provincial Public Works Advances Act, 1874," recovered out of Surplus Land Revenue of Otago to 31st December, 1877 Miscellaneous Advance to Consolidated Fund under section 18 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1878," repaid 750,000 0 0 2,200,000 0 0 2,200 0 0 18,577 11 1 4,963 7 4 300,000 0 0 800,000 0 0 54,791 13 4 26,931 4 9 150,000 0 0 Fixed Deposit at Bank of New Zealand, London, — Amount paid 3rd January, 1879 4,307,463 16 6 100,000 0 0 Total Public Works Fund ... 4,407,463 16 6 SUSPENSE ACCOUNT:— Receipts in the Colony Receipts in London 141 4 9 654 12 6 795 17 3 Total Receipts 9,457,588 19 11 Balance on 30th June, 1878, — Cash in the Public Account Advances to be accounted for 105,398 11 0 324,603 10 11 430,002 1 11 Total £9,887,591 1 10 Treasury, 26th July, 1879. Examined and found correct. James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General. 28th July, 1879.

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ACCOUNT for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 30th June, 1879.

EXPENDITURE. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 428,703 18 7 4,302,609 19 6 CONSOLIDATED FUND— continued. Pbovincial Liabilities Account— continued. Bills receivable, — Bills held on account of sale of Reclaimed Land ... Bills payable,— Drafts on the Crown Agents, London, retired 73,247 15 0 721,951 13 7 220,000 0 0 Accounts of Local Bodies, — Revenue Accounts, — Revenue from License and other Fees Revenue from Lands made over Gold Fields Revenue ... Gold Duty ... ... ... ... ... 51,983 5 8 24,979 12 4 17,256 17 9 27,055 18 0 Counties Separate Account Advance Account 121,275 13 9 191,287 7 1 3,441 3 1 316,004 3 11 101,525 19 5 Deposits Total, Consolidated Fund 5,442,091 16 5 PUBLIC WORKS FUND :— Annual Appropriations,— Class I.—Immigration ... „ II.—Public Works „ III.—Railways ,, IV.—Surveys of New Lines ... » V. —Roads „ VI. —Land Purchases „ VII. —Water-races ... ,i VIII.—Telegraph Extension ... „ IX.—Public Buildings „ X.—Lighthouses ... „ XL—Miscellaneous „ XII.—Charges and Expenses... 144,984 18 3 15,969 16 10 806,673 10 5 12,607 3 8 46,725 15 6 124,412 1 1 20,964 18 1 30,261 10 1 166,045 4 8 9,566 19 8 167,744 17 2 46,384 1 1 Less in Excess of Votes ... 1,592,340 17 0 17,266 17 2 Proceeds of Sales of Allotments transferred to Revenue ... Unauthorized, — In Excess of VoteB Services not provided for ... 1,575,073 19 10 40 12 0 17,266 17 2 8,825 11 6 26,092 8 8 Temporary Advances Repaid,— On Security of Debentures of " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," guaranteed by Imperial Government On Security of Debentures of "The New Zealand Loan Act, 1876," advanced by the Bank of New Zealand and Bank of New South Wales, each £500,000 ... ... ...£1,000,000 0 0 Less charged to Provincial Liabilities 250,000 0 0 800,000 0 0 750,000 0 0 On Security of Debentures of " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1877" ... 300,000 0 0 Temporary Advance to Consolidated Fund under section 18 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1878 " 1,850,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 Fixed Deposit at Bank of New Zealand, London, — Amount deposited 3rd July, 1878, to 3rd January, 1879 3,601,207 0 6 100,000 0 0 Total, Public Works Fund ... 3,701,207 0 6 SUSPENSE ACCOUNT :— Expenditure, nil. Total Expenditure ... 9,143,298 16 11 Balance on 30th June, 1879, — Cash in the Publio Account, and Bank Drafts to mature ... ... ,., Advances to be accounted for 311,134 7 7 433,157 17 4 744,292 4 11 Total £9,887,591 1 10 James. C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury. James B. Hetwood, Accountant to the Treasury.

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STATEMENT of the LAND REVENUE RECEIPTS (Net) for the Year ended 30th June, 1879.

By Authority : Geoeob Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington. Price 6d.]

Land Sales. Depasturing Licenses and Assessments. Rents and Miscellaneous. Total. Akaroa Amuri Ashburton Ashley Bruce Bay of Islands ... Buller Clutha Collingwood Coromandel Cook Eden Fiord Geraldine Grey Hawke's Bay Hobson Hutt Inangahua Kaikoura Lake Manawatu Maniototo Manukau Marlborough Mongonui Patea Peninsula Raglan Rangitikei Rodney Selwyn Sounds Southland Stewart Island ... Taieri Tauranga Taranaki Taupo East Thames... Tuapeka Vincent Waikato Waipa ... Waitemata Wairarapa East ... Wairarapa West... Waipawa Waimea Waimate Waikouaiti Wairoa... Waitaki Wallace Wanganui Whangarei Whakatane Westland Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Greymouth and Brunner Railway ... Westport and Ngakawau Railway ... Deferred Payments General £ 8. d. 34,426 0 6 38 0 0 117,352 17 0 113,513 3 9 5,593 3 3 1,581 17 0 2,009 7 0 10,330 8 1 83 16 0 278 0 0 3,105 11 6 55 14 0 £ s. d. 497 19 10 556 14 7 4,418 5 6 6,137 15 4 566 2 10 10 0 0 £ s. d. 3,008 10 5 63 12 0 718 17 11 30 0 0 530 13 6 942 10 3 419 15 4 £ s. d. 34,924 0 4 3,603 5 0 121,771 2 G 119,714 11 1 6,878 4 0 1,621 17 0 2,540 0 6 12,028 2 2 533 11 4 278 0 0 3,130 11 6 62 8 0 115 18 2 126,825 11 1 1,963 11 2 458 3 8 117 10 0 153 15 0 1,669 11 6 1,362 1 7 14,574 5 11 6,180 2 7 13,240 1 9 3,580 1 G 3,002 4 0 184 5 0 9,445 12 § *Dr. 2 18 6 13 10 0 1 15 0 150 5 0 78,372 2 0 367 10 4 63,778 2 9 305 0 11 5,102 7 7 3,155 18 9 17,850 8 10 18 15 0 177 17 6 24,637 19 7 21,785 14 1 237 16 0 1 10 0 505 15 0 177 10 0 1,485 12 10 6,320 5 3 9G0 8 5 63,400 9 9 15,649 0 3 938 17 6 2,473 18 11 44,171 13 2 140 10 0 356 10 0 704 0 0 2,241 9 7 755" 3 10 115,513 7 10 810 3 9 194 19 6 117 10 0 153 15 0 647 10 3 185 16 3 3,519 9 3 6,175 2 7 2,971 18 2 3,464 16 6 60 14 6 108 15 0 9,288 2 8 107 18 2 11,301 17 3 161 1 4 219 11 2 35 0 0 G 14 0 8 0 0 10 6 0 992 G 1 43 13 0 17 16 8 1,169 15 4 7,714 13 1 1,004 4 7 6 10 0 3,340 3 7 5 0 0 1,947 19 4 115 5 0 116 19 6 53 0 0 157 10 0 Dr. 2 18 6 13 10 0 8,320" 4 3 2,824," 10 0 22 10 0 1 15 0 148 0 0 75,165 14 2 2 5 0 28 16 0 84 0 4 5,518 12 5 230 5 8 104 17 0 3,177 11 10 283 10 0 4,477 7 8 53,782 2 8 74 15 3 1,898 9 7 3,155 18 9 17,828 8 10 18 15 0 151 0 0 15,044 8 10 5,996 12 2 237 16 0 3,099" 1 0 22" 0 0 22 7 6 4,804 11 2 13,744 12 0 4 10 0 4,788 19 7 2,044 9 11 505 15 0 177 10 0 1,485 12 10 6,045 15 3 85 12 0 57,845 2 5 8,071 9 11 678 8 4 393 16 3 40,326 6 3 140 10 0 333 10 0 703 0 0 1,670 8 9 110 0 5 8 4 5,555 7 4 6,269 1 11 230 5 4 2,072 2 8 3,112 15 7 274 10 0 869 8 1 1,308 8 5 30 3 10 8 0 0 732 11 4 352" 5 10 23 0 0 10 0 218 15 0 1,728 5 6 4,329" 19 1 5,641 11 1 1,728 5 6 4,329 19 1 5,641 11 1 8,615 3 6 3,976 8 5 8,615" 3 6 3,804 5 2 l" 2 6 171 0 9 Total 737,694 6 9 92,009 9 10 40,025 15 6 869,729 12 1 * The refunds di ig the year en :eeded the receipt!