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1909. NEW ZEALAND

LIABILITIES (ABSTRACT OF) ON 31st MARCH, 1909.

Laid on the Table in compliance with Section 36 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908."

Audit Office, Wellington, N.Z., 10th June, 1909. 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 36th section of " The Public Revenues Act, 1908." J. K. Warbubton, Controller and Auditor-General. The Hon. the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Certified Statements of the Liabilities of the several Departments of the Government of New Zealand outstanding on the 31st March, 1909, sent to the Audit Office in accordance with Section 36 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908"; together with a Summary prepared from the Statements.

Class. Department. iount. Consolidated Fund. £ s. . d. £ s. d. Givil List. 513 15 10 150 0 0 Native Purposes Judges 663 15 10 Permanent Charges. Old-age Pensions " Stock Act, 1908 " Slaughtering and Inspection Act... Subsidies to Hospitals, &c. Civil Service Act Otago University Reserves Act ... 100 6 6 350 0 0 1,100 0 0 4,219 14 2 4 4 1 550 1 3 Annual Appropriations. Legislative Departments— Legislative Council ... House of Representatives .... 6,324 6 0 10 0 23 19 0 6 33 19 6 II Minister of Finance — Treasury Friendly Societies Land and Income Tax Rates on Crown Lands ... ... Treasury: Miscellaneous Nil. Nil. 112 0 Nil. Nil. 9 III IV Post and Telegraph Department—Various Services Industries and Commerce and Tourist and Health Resorts Department — Industries and Commerce Tourist and Health Resorts ... Advertising... 112 0 41,703 0 9 0 2,010 16 8 2,632 15 11 215 0 9 4,858 13 7 15 4 2 Old-age Pensions Department ... Carried forward 53,703 10 7