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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

LIABILITIES (ABSTRACT OF) ON 31st MARCH, 1898.

Laid upon the Table in compliance with Section 88 of " The Public Bevenues Act, 1891."

Audit Office, 24th June, 1898. The Controller and Auditor-General has the honour to submit to the House of Representatives the Abstract of Liabilities on the 31st March last, in compliance with the 38th section of " The Public Eevenues Act, 1891." J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General. The Hon. the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Summary, in accordance with the 38th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891," of the Certified Statements sent to the Audit Office by the several Departments of the Liabilities outstanding on the 31st March, 1898.

Class. Department. Amount. Consolidated Fund. £ s. d. £ s. a. Civil List. Minister of Justice—Native Purposes 950 0 0 Permanent Charges. Colonial Secretary —"The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " Minister of Justice—"The Civil Service Act, 1866 " ... Colonial Treasurer —Subsidies to Local Bodies "The Land Act, 1892" ... 8 8 0 206 0 0 631 5 0 1,824 17 2 2,670 10 2 Annual Appropriations. I. II. III. Legislative —House of Eepresentatives Colonial Secretary ... Colonial Treasurer —Miscellaneous ... „ Land- and Income-tax ... 762 6 11 50 0 0 87 4 11 3,083 0 0 IV. V. VI. Minister of Justice —Miscellaneous ... ... ... Postmaster-General —Miscellaneous Commissioner of Customs —Miscellaneous „ Marine... ... 812 6 11 3,605 0 0 22,689 3 2 2,382 8 3,836 0 4 0 VII. 6,218 8 4 Commissioner of Stamps—Miscellaneous „ Lands and Deeds 34 14- 1 311 6 11 VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. Minister of Education—Lunacy, &c. Minister of Mines —Meteorological, &c. Minister for Agriculture —Miscellaneous Minister for Eailways ... ■ .:. ■ Commissioner of Customs —Miscellaneous Minister for Public Works—Public Buildings, &c. Minister of Education—School Buildings 346 1 0 418 0 0 149 19 7 2,521 16 10 74,818 16 6 190 0 303 8 2,062 17 0 1 3 XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. Minister of Defence—Miscellaneous „ Police Minister of Lands —Miscellaneous ... Colonial Treasurer—Valuation, Miscellaneous 2,556 5 4 7,580 0 0 Nil. 6,833 10 10 8,175 0 0 Total Consolidated Fund ... £143,515 3 7