9

8.—5

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

3—B. 5

EXPENDITURE. 1887-88. 1886-87. Annual Appropriations, — Class I.—Immigration II. —Public Works, Departmental III. —Railways IV.—Roads .. _ V. —Waterworks on Goldfields VI. —Purchase of Native Lands, North Island .. 0 VII.—Telegraph Extension _ VIII.—Public Buildings IX. —Lighthouses, Harbour Works, and Defences X.—Rates on Native Lands XL —Thermal Springs Contingent Defence £ s. d. 15,597 14 10 6,006 5 2 1,408 5 4 198,347 15 8 1,015 11 5 1,514 9 0 22,984 6 1 90,328 15 0 76,825 5 5 8,196 8 1 2,999 3 6 £ s. a. 12,453 17 11 12,895 12 3 16,728 14 7 264,716 19 10 7,665 7 8 18,457 5 10 18,951 14 8 89,498 5 1 143,705 4 3 25,138 18 1 7,813 14 5 12,500 0 0 425,223 19 6 030,525 14 7 Services not provided for .. i 15,630 9 0 6,100 0 0 Purchase of District Railways,— Duntroon and Hakateramca Railway Thames Valley and Rotorua Railway (balance) Waimate Railway Waimea Plains Railway 61,100 0 0 40,187 7 11 33,900 0 0 31,000 0 0 166,187 7 11 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London Investments Temporary advances to Part II. 177,208 13 8 1,575 3 0 16,607 7 4 5,000 0 0 4,727 1 9 44,298 3 4 587,643 12 3 331,383 15 10 200,391 4 0 968,052 13 2 Less cash drawn against Investments 476,807 0 8 200,391 4 0 491,245 12 6 Totals £641,245 12 6 £1,294,058 15 0 Part II. Temporary advances from Part I. repaid 331,383 15 10 Annual Appropriations, — Class I. —Public Works, Departmental . II.—Railways _ III. —Roads .. .. •. • • ' • IV.—Purchase of Native Lands 5,000 0 0 102,776 5 1 20,410 1 0 24,128 14 8 2,772 14 4 252,533 16 2 70,378 12 4 152,315 0 9 325,685 2 10 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government,— In tho Colony In London 9,716 10 9 2,043 5 8 10,240 0 0 5,698 13 0 21,999 16 5 5,698 13 0 Totals £505,698 13 0 £331,383 15 10