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Table STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC WORKS

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CHEVIOT ESTATE

1898-99. RECEIPTS. 1899-19OO. £ s. d. 17,408 19 10 Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London £ s. d. 31,794 6 9 £ s. d. 18,595 2 11 15,488 4 9 51,492 7 6 16,509 13 0 22,552 6 7 70,856 6 4 10,000 0 0 105,000 0 0 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Acts, 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899,— Proceeds of Debentures issued under the Acts of 1896 and 1897 Balance of Loan of £500,000, issued under the Act of 1898 Temporary advances on security of short-dated debentures, issued under the Act of 1899 Interest on overdue instalments 250,000 0 0 395,000 0 0 945,000 13 3 350,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 0 13 3 465,000 0 0 Debentures issued under " The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892," renewed under section 15 of " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1899 " 125,000 0 0 425,000 0 0 Amount transferred from the Consolidated Fund in terms of section 17 of " The Appropriation Act, 1899 " .. 450,000 0 0 Special Receipts in connection with the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 1,693 18 5 1,740 8 11 365 0 5 225 8 1 Recoveries, — In respect of Debentures issued under " The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882" In respect of Expenditure charged in previous years (purchase of Native Lands) 347 0 5 347 0 5 590 8 6 42,943 10 8 416 7 0 Sinking Funds released under "The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," in respect of— " The Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 " " The New Zealand Loan Aot, 1860 " 74 9 8 74 9 8 43,359 17 8 £987,183 2 7 Totals £1,592,972 8 1

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in Public Account 546 11 1 3,413 18 10 13,515 0 7 69 8 8 45 0 0 Receipts under " The Cheviot Estate Disposition Act, 1893," — Cash Land Sales Bents from Lands Shipping and Port Charges Interest on Advances Miscellaneous .. .. .... 374 4 2 14,411 0 3 22 10 0 15 1 0 14,822 15 5 17,043 8 1 Totals £17,043 8 1 £15,369 6 6