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STATEMENT of EXPENDITURE on account of the Year ended 30th June, 1857, for which no legal provision has been made.

STATEMENT of EXPENDITURE from the 1st July, 1856, to the 30th September, 1857; Charged on the temporary Loan of £100,000.

I.—Paid under Guarantee of Resolutions of the House of Representatives. Provincial Treasurer, New Plymouth, to make up deficiency ofLandFund, to 30th June 1857 Postmasters, Clerks, and Contingencies, to 14th February 1857 A. Browne, Pensioner £ s. d. 2,200 0 0 £ s. d. 635 16 9 39 10 10 2,875 7 7 II.—Supplementary. Extra Clerical Assistance, Printing and Contingencies, for General Assembly Government House Furniture Postages on Public Service Interest on temporary advance by Bank of England Expenses of Mr. Sewell's Mission to England...... Accountantto the Treasury, Resident Magistrate, Waikato, additional Salary Sergeant and Corporal of Militia, 48 19 9 1,949 11 0 499 17 9 370 1 6 59 11 11 125 0 0 150 0 0 10 8 4 96 10 6 3,310 0 9 See General Account Current (II.) £6,185 8 4

Land Purchase Department — Salaries of Chief Commissioner and Establishment Contingencies £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,721 12 831 8 8 8 Salaries of Surveyors Contingent Survey Expenses Contract Surveys ... 3,553 ] 4 556 10 332 18 523 13 5 9 5 1,413 2 7 Land Purchases— Auckland ... Wellington ... Canterbury ... ... 8,402 10 14,406 13 200 0 0 4 0 £4,966 3 11 Special Scrip issued to Ngatitoa Chiefs Redeemed... 23,009 3 4 100 0 0 General Assembly— Purchase of Building for Committee Eoom Carrying into effect certain recommendations of the Building Committee Carrying into effect Eeport of Library Committee Fencing Land round Houses of Assembly ... £28,075 7 3 380 0 0 116 19 100 0 15 3 3 0 6 612 2 9 Miscellaneous— One Month's Pay to Tide Waiters Wellington ... Arrears of Salary to Mr. J. J. Piercy Gratuity to Alex. Browne ... Compensation to L. Berlowitz Furniture for Government House ... 33 6 43 15 50 0 350 0 750 0 8 0 0 0 0 Expenses on account of proposed Government House Interest—On overdrawn account with Union Bank of Australia, to 30th June, 1856 On overdrawn account with the Union Bank of Australia, to 30th June, 1857 1,227 1 S 75 12 0 190 7 2 1,094 18 2 1,285 5 4 See General Account Current (III.) £31,275 9 0