B—No. 5,

STATEMENT OF BANK BALANCES, ETC.

BANK BALANCES at Close of Business on 24th August, 1872, after paying off on 23rd Instant £100,000 to Trust Fund and Bank for Deficiency Bill and Overdraft.

STATEMENT of the present Position of the Consolidated Fund Branch of the Public Account, with probable Receipts and Requirements to 31st October, 1872.

MEMOEANDUM No. 120. 28th August, 1872. Ok the 23rd instant the Colonial Treasurer paid the sum of £40,000 into the " Public Account," at the Bank of New Zealand, in redemption of a Deficiency Bill in aid of the Consolidated Fund. On the same day, the Colonial Treasurer paid to the Bank of New Zealand the sum of £00,000, in discharge of an overdraft in aid of the Consolidated Fund. Chaelks Knight, The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer. Auditor-General.

Consolidated Fund Trust Fund Special Fund Public Works £ s. a. 62,664 18 6 115,364 19 4 98,861 1 2 40,171 19 11 Deduct debit balance Land Fund 317,062 18 11 136 19 4 Amount undistributed 316,925 19 7 1,481 18 1 £318,407 17 8 J. WoODWAKD, Assistant Treasurer. C. T. Batkot, Paymaster-General. Treasury, 27th August, 1872.

£ s. el. £ s. d. 02,664 18 6 Cash in Bank Probablo Receipts— Estimated Revenue Recoverable from Defence and Loan ,, Consolidated Loan „ Confiscated Lands Reserved Fund City of Wellington ... Province of Canterbury „ County of Westland ... „ Province of Otago, say 8,358 11 4 4,925 5 4 13,650 16 11 314 6 1 930 0 0 3,502 11 2 503 13 3 5,000 0 0 222,500 0 0 37,185 4 1 Ordinary Current Expenditure Moiety of Stamp Duties payable to Public Works Account . 192,376 5 3 13,000 0 0 322,350 2 7 205,376 5 3 Estimated balance £116,973 17 4 . WOODWABD, Assistan' ). T. Bated*, Paymast t Treasurer. Treasury, 27th August, 1872. ;er-General.