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No. 1—continued. ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1899, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1898.

TO SETTLERS OFFICE LOAN ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1899.

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1897-98. EXPENDITURE. 1898 99. £ s. d. 85 0 0 356,100 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in Deposit Account.. Investment Account £ s. d. 25 0 0 385,900 0 0 £ s. d. 385,925 0 0 Totals £356,185 0 0 £385,925 0 0

EXPENDITURE. 189 :-99. I Amount paid over to Government Advances to Settlers Office Account 150,000 0 0 Total £150,000 0 0 JAMES B. HEYWOOD Secretary to tht a Treasury. ROBERT J. COLLINS, Accountant to t ;he Treasury.