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ACCOUNT.

for the Year ended 31st March, 1888, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1887.

EXPENDITURE. 1887-88. 1886-87. £ s. d. £ s. d. Permanent Appropriations, — Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature Moiety of Subsidies payable under tho Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Acts Amounts paid over to Local Bodies in respect of Rents under the Land Acts, 1884, 1885 Endowments, — New Plymouth Harbour Board Greymouth Harbour Board ' Westport Harbour Board 27,833 14 4 1,765,667 11 10 191,913 10 4 46,671 12 10 31,015 2 6 1,642,876 2 1 161,134 15 5 49,800 9 2 3,103 0 10 284 19 3 254 11 5 11,585 4 7 8,864 0 1 206 4 1 10,323 11 8 10,427 18 3 2,055,893 6 3 1,900,080 2 5 Annual Appropriations,— Class I.—Legislative .. .. .. .. .. ... ,, II. —Colonial Secretary ,, III. —Colonial Treasurer ,, IV.—Minister of Justice ,, V. —Postmaster-General ,, VI. —Commissioner of Trade and Customs ,, VII. —Commissioner of Stamps .. ,, VIII. —Minister of Education ,, IX.—Minister of Native Affairs ,, X. —Minister of Mines ',, ' XL—Working Railways ,, XII. —Minister for Public Works ,, XIII.—Minister of Defence Services not provided for .. 16,269 18 5 151,838 8 10 35,131 4 6 114,608 0 8 268,282 14 3 69,217 8 8 24,996 0 11 368,798 0 5 10,801 16 10 20,630 4 4 699,750 8 5 23,248 14 6 209,998 11 8 7,170 4 8 17,626 3 3 162,727 6 9 54,690 17 3 118,570 19 7 290,040 2 7 80,751 4 0 30,120 2 11 371,602 11 11 20,836 0 6 32,693 7 4 695,771 5 8 28,174 13 11 182,563 17 5 14,337 19 7 2,026,741 17 1 2,106,517 12 8 Debentures redeemed, — Consolidated Stock, 1881 (Colonial issue) Deficiency Bills redeemed 279,100 0 0 164,100 225,000 j Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 279,100 0 0 389,100 0 0 758,292 10 6 158,176 6 9 9,137 19 5 15,314 5 6 8,502 13 7 20,126 17 4 782,745 1 5 186,805 17 8 Totals £5,144,480 4 9 £4,588,503 12 9j ACCOUNT. Balance to begin the Year with, — Cash overdrawn Less Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government 56,239 14 10 1,976 11 9 25,457 3 2 5,073 2 6 Permanent Appropriations, —■ One-third of Proceeds of Land sold on Deferred Payments paid over to Local Bodies Amount paid under section 7 of "The Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act, 1885 " Amount paid under clause 40 of " The Special Powers and Contracts Act, 1880" New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment 54,203 3 1 20,384 0 8 11,586 13 2 14,568 4 2 122 1 3 4,914 10 7 394 17 11 3,852 7 9 Annual Appropriations,— Class XIV.—Minister of Lands ,, XV.—Rates on Crown Lands Services not provided for .. 101,247 6 9 40,723 10 4 2 6 0 97,836 13 4 36,156 0 6 1,004 3 1 158,474 6 10 153,934 8 0 Totals £212,737 9 11 £174,318 8 8