8.—5.

ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1902, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1901— continued.

OFFICE LOAN ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1902, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1901

JAMES B. HEYWOOD, Secretary to the Treasury. ROBERT J. COLLINS, Accountant to the Treasury.

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1900-1901. EXPENDITURE. 1901-1902. £ s. u. 74,296 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 135,471 0 0 Brought forward Town Boards — Clyde .. .. .. Halcombe Otautau Waipawa 300 0 1 300 0 0 210 0 0 810 0 0 360 0 0 2,000 0 0 200 0 0 Drainage Boards— Aorangi .. .. Berwick Mangahoe .. .. .. Maungatua Otakia 100 0 0 400 0 0 300 0 0 800 0 0 200 0 0 1,800 0 0 2,200 0 0 River Boards— Olive Henley Hutt 5,000 0 0 5,500 0 0 5,000 0 0 500 0 0 5,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 200 0 0 26,400 0 0 Water-supply Boards Manukau Grants under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1898" — Counties — Wairarapa South Boroughs— Akaroa Hawera Lyttelton Masterton Palmerston Petone Stratford Westport Whangarei Woodville 3,100 0 0 10,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 19,000 0- 0 2,000 0 0 19,500 0 0 2,000 0 0 2,500 0 0 3,600 0 0 9,000 0 0 10,100 0 0 3,650 0 0 48,100 0 0 43,950 0 0 Water-supply Boards— Manukau 1,000 0 0 Appropriations,— Vote 111.—Roads to open up Crown lands .. .. .. rr 208,531 0 0 31,978 10 8 37,390 .5 4 20,881 9 0 Balanoe at end of year,— Cash in the Public Account .. • Advances in hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony 1,254 6 11 2,769 17 3 7,091 2 6 1,515 10 4 27,972 11 6 £204,318 16 10 Totals £243,279 7 11

1900-1901. EXPENDITURE. 1901-' 902. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 240,000 0 0 140,000 0 0 380,000 0 0 Amount paid over to Government Advances to Settlers Office In respect of 3-per-cent Stock sold In respect of Temporary Advances 226,333 6 8 180,000 0 0 406,333 6 8 Temporary advances repaid 320,000 0 0 Total £380,000 0 0 £726,333 6 8