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No. 1. ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1897, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896.

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. 23,044 15 11 1,683,775 0 8 200,558 0 3 63,879 9 7 Permanent Appropriations,— CivilList.. Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature Subsidies paid to Local Bodies Amounts paid over to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts in respect of Payments under the Land Acts Endowments— New Plymouth Harbour Board Greymouth Harbour Board .... Westport Harbour Board £ s. d. 23,000 0 0 1,712,000 0 0 192,000 0 0 64,000 0 0 £ s. d 44,006 7 3 45,000 0 0 2,076,000 0 0 8,987 11 10 11,348 10 2 17,013 10 9 6,500 0 0 11,000 0 0 22,500 0 0 2,052,673 6 5 18,537 17 11 72,380 14 10 24,784 0 6 122,728 4 11 331,062 11 11 62,741 10 9 22,565 17 1 420,155 14 11 53,129 4 6 8,088 6 1 15,806 14 7 43,347 16 4 743,670 5 2 46,939 2 3 68,647 12 2 98,272 1 9 121,533 15 1 493 1 3 22,422 16 10 Annual Appropriations,— Class I.—Legislative IL—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 — Education Department Lunacy and Charitable Aid Department Department of Labour „ IX.—Minister of Mines ,, X. —Minister of Agriculture „ XI.—Working Railways „ XII. —Minister for Public Works „ XIII. —Defence Department .. „ XIV.—Police Department XV. —Minister of Lands „ XVI.—Rates on Crown Lands Services not provided for .. 20,000 0 0 102,500 0 0 29,000 0 0 122,500 0 0 352,500 0 0 91,000 0 0 22,500 0 0 428,000 0 0 54,500 0 0 7,500 0 0 19,000 0 0 52,500 0 0 778,000 0 0 46,500 0 0 69,000 0 0 101,500 0 0 119,500 0 0 500 0 0 3,000 0 0 2,297,307 8 10 2,419,500 0 0 150,000 0 0 Amount transferred to the Public Works Fund, Part I... Advanced to Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account in terms of section 49 of " The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894 " 150,000 0 0 20,500 0 0 26,000 0 0 4,671,500 0 0 215,558 16 0 Estimated Balance at end op Year 340,658 16 0 4,736,039 11 3 5,012,158 16 0 29,100 0 0 18,000 0 0 Debentures redeemed, — Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial Issue) Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860—due 1st Jan., 1896 District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885, due 1st Oct., 1896 Released Sinking Funds transferred to Deposit Suspense Account 22,968 0 0 4,700 0 0 35,000 0 0 62,668 0 0 1 1 3 47,701 1 3 Totals |£4,783,740 12 6 £5,074,826 16 0 ACCOUNT. Treasury Bills paid off during Year Treasury Bills outstanding at end of Year, — In anticipation of Revenue In redemption of Guaranteed Debentures 1,530,000 0 0 1,330,100 0 0 335,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 254,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 - 730,000 0 0 735,000 0 0 Totals £2,065,100 0 0 £2,260,000 0 0