ON THE FINANCE ACCOUNTS OF THE COLONY.

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Statement, in detail, of Expenditure— continued.

Under the Appropriation Act of 1858. Salaries. Contingencies. Totals. Votes. Excess charged to Supplementary Account. Saving. Brought forward ... £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 74,944 5 4 Class V—POSTAL. 1,514 17 2 Conveyance of Mails by Land Conveyance of Mails by Sea, viz. i— Inter-Colonial and Inter-Provincial Steam Service, Original Contract. Extended Service, Sydney, Auckland, and Napier Ditto Auckland and Napier Ditto Napier and Wellington Ditto ditto (to Reserve Fund) Contribution for Mail Service between Sydney and England ... Ditto to Reserve Fund New Plymouth Harbour Boats 10,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 2,467 15 8 250 0 0 333 6 8 30,865 19 6 9,600 0 0 21,265 19 6 5,000' 0 0 5,000 0 0 300 0 0 Auckland — Departmental Countiy Postmasters and Local Mails... Gratuities, Contingencies, &c. 1,218 14 0 205 15 9 710 16 4 516 18 5 2,652 3 9 2,580 0 0 72 3 9 New Plymouth— Departmental ... ... ••• Country Postmasters and Contingencies 150 0 0 20 0 0 44 9 5 I 214 9 5 250 0 0 35 10 7 Wellington—■ Departmental Country Postmasters and Local Mails... Gratuities and Contingencies 680 0 0 214 19 11 110 0 0 I 1,150 14 4 145 14 5 Napier— Clerk, Country Postmasters, and Local Mails ... Gratuities and Contingencies 115 0 0 426 8 0 75 6 1 1 616 14 1 )> 2,180 0 0 412 11 7 Nelson and Blenheim— Departmental Country Postmasters and Local Mails... Gratuities and Contingencies Subsidy s.s. " Tasmanian Maid" 675 0 0 185 4 1 422 0 0 348 0 6 500 0 0 V 2,130 4 7 1,725 0 0 405 4 7 Canterbury— Departmental ... ... Country Postmasters and Local Mails... Gratuities and Contingencies 725 0 0 37 0 0 1,340 11 6 181 4 6 I 2,283 16 0 1,905 0 0 378 16 0 Otago— Departmental Country Postmasters and Local Mails... Gratuities and Contingencies 208 6 8 105 2 9 893 0 1 171 17 7 I 1,378 7 1 1,120 0 0 258 7 1 Total Postal (J) 4,650 2 6 36,642 6 4 41,292 8 9 19,366 0 0 22,380 10 11 448 2 2 18,911 17 10 Deduct excess... 22,380 10 11 Class VI.—MILITARY. Militia ... To Reserve Fund, Balance of Vote ... 757 8 6 293 2 I 449 9 5 Repairs of Military Barracks To Reserve Fund, Balance of Vote ... 1,221 3 7 278 19 5 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 0 New Barrack Accommodation, including Barracks at Napier ... To Reserve Fund, Balance of Vote ... 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 0 2,753 7 6 746 12 6 3,500 0 0 3,500 0 0 Total Military (K) 6,200 0 0 6,500 0 0 Carried forward 100,356 3 2