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1902, NEW ZEALAND.

LIABILITIES (ABSTRACT OF) ON 31st MARCH, 1902.

Laid on the Table in compliance with Section 38 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

Audit Office, 2nd July, 1902. 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 Revenues Act, 1891." J. K. Wabbtjrton, 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, 1902.

Class. Department. Ami rant. Consolidated Fund. Civil List. £ s. d. £ s. d. Minister of Justice—Native Purposes Permanent Charges. Colonial Treasurer —Subsidies to Local Bodies "Land Act, 1892" „ Old-age Pensions Act ... Minister of Justice —" Civil Service Act, 1866 " Minister for Agriculture—" Stock Act Amendment Ace, 1898 " " Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900 " 313 1 1,757 0 32 6 48 3 410 10 0 1 0 4 6 793 6 6 390 7 2 2,951 8 1 I. Annual Appropriations. Legislative —Legislative Council ... House of Representatives Nil. 85 11 8 II. Colonial Secretary—Miscellaneous „ Printing and Stationery „ Public Health... „ Industries and Commerce „ Tourists and Health Resorts 85 11 8 8,490 18 7 5,725 7 10 289 19 1 154 4 3 943 16 2 10,604 5 11 III. Colonial Treasurer —Old-age Pensions „ Land- and Income-tax ... Nil. 87 0 4 IV. Minister of Justice —Miscellaneous „ Maori Lands Administration, &c. „ Prisons 87 0 4 1,343 780 32 7 0 2 9 0 8 V. VI. Postmaster-General —Miscellaneous Commissioner of Trade and Customs—Miscellaneous... Minister of Marine —Miscellaneous „ Inspection of Machinery —Miscellaneous Commissioner of Stamps—Miscellaneous ... Commissioner of Lands and Deeds—Miscellaneous ... 2,155 10 5 34,029 0 0 453 11 0 3,042 19 10 165 10 3 3,662 1 1 VII. 13 1,041 5 4 6 1 1,054 9 7 443 4 4 968 6 3 VIII. IX. Minister of Education —Miscellaneous „ Lunacy and Charitable—Miscellaneous X. XL Minister of Labour —Miscellaneous Minister of Mines —State Coal-mines „ Meteorological and Museum— Miscellaneous 2,000 0 33 16 0 0 390 14 2 2,033 16 0 Carried forward