STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE COLONY FROM THE 1st JULY, 1856, TO THE 30th SEPTEMBER, 1857.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1858 Session I, B-03

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STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE COLONY FROM THE 1st JULY, 1856, TO THE 30th SEPTEMBER, 1857.

1. Statement of the Account for the Financial Year ended 30th Juke, 1857. A. Expenditure chargeable under permanent Laws. B. Ditto ditto under Appropriation Act, 1856 C. Amount payable to the Provinces on the division of 55.000 Z. on account of Surplus Revenue. 2. Geneeal Account Cueeent. 3. supplementary expendituee of the financial yeae ended 30th june, 1857. 4. EXPENDITURE CHARGEABLE ON TeMPORAEY LOAN OF £100,000. 5. Statement, in detail, op Expendituee chargeable on the Civil List Fund. 6. Local Posts Account. 7. Receipts and Disbuesements on Account of Provinces. 8. Statement in Detail of Expenditure included in Appropriation Act, 1856.

Presented to the House by command of His Excellency, und ordered to be printed IZth May, 1858.

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE to the 30th September, on account of the Financial

REVENUE. TOTALS. CUSTOMS. POST OFFICE. FEES AND FINES. Auckland New Plymouth Wellington Nelson Canterbury • Otago £ s. d. 46,640 4 2 4,439 12 1 32,106 10 9 10,728 19 9 ' 15,507 6 5 7,939 17 0 £ s. d. 1,368 6 4| 178 15 2 792 9 11 320 12 5 295 17 11 151 0 5 £ s. 1,097 10 395 17 603 1 361 0 51 0 58 15 d. 4 4 4 6 6 6 £ s. d. 49,106 0 10£ 5,014 4 7 33,502 2 0 11,410 12 8 15,854 4 10 8,149 12 11 £ 117,362 10 51 17 2 1 3,107 2 2* 2,567 5 6 123,036 17 101 51 17 1* Chatham Islands ... £ 117,414 7 3* 3,107 2 91 Z 2 , 2,567 5 6 123,088 14 11| MISCELLANEOUS. Proceeds of Sales of Government Property 157 17 5 Recoveries from Patients treated in the Hospitals at New Plymouth and Wanganui 66 13 0 Bank of Issue, Interest on Investment in 3 "# Consols... 925 17 4 Premium on Debentures issued under the provisions of the Debenture Act, 1856 ...' 815 0 0 Balance of Funds in the hands of New Zealand Company's Agent at Otago '. ! 168 14 0 Sundries ,-., J 34 0 4 ■ I 1 2,168 2 1 See General Account Current (I.) i £ £ 125,256 17 0j * Including Rents and Seizures, but deducting all refunds. Appendix A. i £ s. d. Debenture Security Ordinance, Session VIII, No. 11... „ Land Claims Ordinance, New Ulster, Session VII, No. 2 Debenture Act, 1856 Walker Nene's Ordinance, Session 8, No. 15 Pensions Ordinance, Session X, No. 3 — Pensions Act, 1856 Paper Currency Ordinance, Session VIII, No. 16 Governor's Salary Act, 1856 Land Claims Settlement Act, 1856 Secondary Punishment Act, 1854 Militia Ordinance, Session V, No. 1 Local Posts Act, 1856 2,195 0 8 43 6 2 552 6 10 200 0 0 18 5 0 1,230 0 0 240 3 8 1,000 0 0 609 3 9 55 0 0 106 16 0 245 7 1 Total £6,495 9 2 S Appeni »ix C. Province. Propoi donate Share of £55,000 divisible. Payment to the 30th September, 1857, on account of Surplus Ordinary Revenue of the Year ended 30th June, 1857. Balance payable to Province on the 30th September, 1857., Auckland New Plymouth Wellington Nelson. Canterbury Otago £ s. d. 21,951 11 0 2,241 7 6 14,976 3 9 5,100 10 10 7,087 2 3 3,643 4 8 £ s. d. 17,285 2 6 1,666 5 8 12,172 13 1 4,037 17 5 5,837 9 10 2,977 8 10 £ s. d. 4,666 8 6 575 1 10 2,803 10 8 1,062 13 5 1,249 12 5 665 15 10 £55,000 0 0 j £43,976 17 4 £11,023 2 8 Treasury, 6th April, 1858.

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1857, of the ORDINARY REVENUE of the colony of NEW ZEALAND, Year ended 30th June, 1857.

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EXPEND T TURE. TOTALS. I.— Chargeable under Constitution Act. £ s. d. £ s, d. £ s. d. 1. Customs— Auckland 4,884 19 6 New Plymouth 788 3 6 Wellington 3,241 7 3 Nelson 1,474 3 10 Canterbury • 1,266 19 10 Otago 970 4 2 Chatham Islands 177 10 0 4,684 19 6 788 3 6 3,241 7 3 1,474 3 10 1,266 19 10 970 4 2 177 10 0 2. Land —Crown Grant Office ......-, 12,803 338 8 6 1 0 3. Civil List —Transferred to tbfc credit of the Civil List Fund Account for the year ended fioth /.me, 1857 16,000 0 0 Total chargeable under Const!., tion Act £29,141 14 1 II.— Chargeable under Perjtanen', Colonial Laws. (See Appendix marked A.) ...» 6,495 9 2 III.—Chargeable undef Appropriation Act, 1856. (See Appendix marked B.) ....:. , 30,132 19 82 IV.—Surplus Revenue. Amount carried to credit of Provinces on Account of ascertained Surplus. (See Appendix marked C.) Balance reserved to meet outstanding Liabilities £65,770 2 11J 55,000 0 0 4,486 14 1 £ 125,256 17 0i Apfendix B. Expenditure. Appropriation. Unexpended, Excess. £ s. d. 888 16 0 991 14 6 250 0 0 350 0 0 348 19 9 1500 0 0 358 11 2 747 10 0 4060 1 3 £ s. 888 16 993 5 250 0 350 0 300 0 1500 0 . 500 0 829 0 4200 0 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Governor's Establishment Colonial Secretary's Department Colonial Treasurer's Department Auditor-General's Department Extra Clerical Assistance Native Secretary Registrar-General Legislative Council House of Representatives General Assembly —Printing, Stationery, and Contingencies Supreme Court Resident M agistrates Postmasters, Clerks, and Contingencies Mails — Inter-Provincial and Inter-Colonial Native Hospitals..... Pensions and Entertainment of Natives Miscellaneous Interest on Debentures Additional Native Expenditure Provision for Resident Magistrates for six months 2949 11 0 1841 11 2 834 3 8 1000 0 2075 0 882 '2 0 0 0 1 10 6 141 8 10 81 10 0 139 18 9 233 8 10 47 18 4 48 19 9 1949 11 0 2983 18 1 3148 0 0 164 1 11 6766 13 4 1227 12 2| 8400 0 2540 0 0 0 1633 6 8 1312 7 9i 510 18 2 3208 9 10 290 0 0 86 19 2 550 0 3775 0 294 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 39 1 10 566 10 2 4 0 0 413 0 10 1650 8 8 1837 7 6 186 18 10 Registrars of Marriages 31,845 17 11J 285 12 6 34,812 10 285 12 6 6 4,965 3 3| 1998 10 a Deducting Expenditure in excess over provision 32,131 10 5J 1998 10 9 35,098 3 0 4965 3 3.4 1998 10 9 Total Expenditure under the Appropriation Act, 1856. ... 30,132 19 8| R. P. P 3RTER, •ountant to the Treasury. Ac

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GENERAL ACCOUNT CURRENT including all RECEIPTS and ZEALAND, from the 1st July,

EECEIPTS. TOTALS. £ s. d. £ s. d. I. Colonial Revenue and Expenditure. On account of the nine months ended 30th June, 1854 On account of the year ended 30th June, 1856 On account of the year ended 30th June, 1857 On account of the period subsequent to the 30th June, 1857 2 0 10 761 6 4J 125,256 17 0.i 33,403 11 8 159,423 15 11 IV. Parliamentary Geant—Salary of the Bishop of New Zealand for the year ended 31st March, 1855 ... 600 0 0 V. Debentures issued under the provisions of the Debenture Act, 185G 92,700 0 0 VI. Civil List—Amount transferred from the Revenue Account for the year ended 30tn June, 1857 16,000 0 0 VII. Provinces on Account of Surplus Revenues. Dividend on account of Surplus Ordinary Revenue for the year ended 30th June, 1857 55,000 0 0 VIII. Provincial Interest Accounts. First Instalments on account of the annual payments of £4,000, from Province of Nelson Province of Canterbury Province of Otago 1,000 < 1,000 1,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,000 0 0 IX. Local Posts Account. Receipts from the General and Provincial Governments to the 30th September, 1857 1,352 6 2 X. Advances Repaid or Accounted for. By Officers of the Government By Provinces Bank of Issue—Amount realized by sale of Stock in England , On account of late Collector of Customs, Nelson 9,125 0 4 596 6 8 30,710 12 0 263 17 9^ XI. Deposits. Miscellaneous 3,257 2 8 XII. Transfers in Settlement of Account. New Zealand Company's Debt —Interest due from 14th February, 1856, to 5th July, 1857 British Treasury. —Payments on account of Principal and Interest of New Zealand Company's Debt ... The Colony —Remittance to the British Treasury, on account of New Zealand Company's Fourths ... 11,542 12 3 56,827 0 7 22,850 6 2 22,434 2 2 XIII. Balance on the 30th June, 1856. In the hands of Treasurers and Sub-Accountants Balance of Remittances between the several Accountants -. £ 428,856 2 1? 21,048 3 6f 2,213 18 4 23,262 1 103 452,118 4 0] '" ' 3

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DISBURSEMENTS by, and on account of, the GOVERNMENT of NEW 1856, to the 30th September, 1857.

DISBURSEMENTS. TOTALS. I. Colonial Revenue and Expenditure. Expenditure on account of the nine months ended 30th June, 1854 Ditto on account of the year ended 30th June, 1855... Ditto on account of the year ended 30th June, 1856... Ditto on account of the year ended 30th June, 1857 £65,770 2 11J Amount carried to credit of Provinces on account of Surplus Ordinary Revenue of that year... £55,000 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 120 0 0 348 7 9 18,092 13 0i 120,770 2 11J Ditto on account of the period subsequent to the 30th June, 1857 8,455 15 3 147,786 19 0 II. Supplementary, on account of the year ended 30th June, 1857 6,185 8 4 III. Chargeable on the Temporary Loan of £100,000.—Expenditure from 1st July, 1856 to 30th September, 1857 31,275 9 0 VI. Civil List.—Expenditure on account of the year ended 30th June, 1857 15,839 14 4 VII. Provinces on account of Surplus Revenues. Payments on account of the period, ended 30th June, 1856 Ditto on account of the year ended 30th June, 1857... Ditto on account of the period subsequent to the 30th June, 1857 11,147 7 43,976 17 2 4 9,776 10 9 64 900 15 3 IX. Local Posts Account. Expenditure to the 30th September, 1857 1,288 13 1 X. Advances. To Officers on Government service Expenditure on account of Provinces Ditto on account of New Zealand Pensioners Ditto chargeable on Special Funds Advance by Union Bank at Auckland on 30th June, 1856, repaid Bank of Issue—Notes retired under the provisions of the Winding-up Act, 1856 Advance by Commissariat Department, at Auckland, repaid in England , 9,471 18 5 2,258 18 9| 149 18 9 1,209 6 2 6,177 18 11 20,831 i 0 0 31,000 i 0 0 51,831 0 0 10 0 0 Late Collector of Customs, Nelson XI. Deposits Repaid. Miscellaneous New Zealand Company's Fourths Account —Remitted to England, on account of balance due on 80th June, 1856 3,995 12 0 22,434 2 2 XII. Transfers in Settlement of Account. New Zealand Company's Debt —Amount paid by British Treasury, on account of Principal and Interest... British Treasury —Amount remitted from New Zealand on account of Company's Fourths The Colony —Interest on New Zealand Company's Debt from 14th February, 1846 to 5th July, 1857 22,850 6 2 22,434 2 2 11,542 12 3 56,827 0 7 XIII. Balance on the 30th September, 1857. In the hands of Treasurers and Sub-Accountants Balance of Remittances between the several Accountants Balance in the Union Bank at Auckland 421,642 15 3| 10,977 14 8,432 2 11,065 11 6 81 6 30,475 8 8i 452,118 4 0i R. F. Porter, Accountant ;o the Treasury.

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STATEMENT of EXPENDITURE on account of the Year ended 30th June, 1857, for which no legal provision has been made.

STATEMENT of EXPENDITURE from the 1st July, 1856, to the 30th September, 1857; Charged on the temporary Loan of £100,000.

I.—Paid under Guarantee of Resolutions of the House of Representatives. Provincial Treasurer, New Plymouth, to make up deficiency ofLandFund, to 30th June 1857 Postmasters, Clerks, and Contingencies, to 14th February 1857 A. Browne, Pensioner £ s. d. 2,200 0 0 £ s. d. 635 16 9 39 10 10 2,875 7 7 II.—Supplementary. Extra Clerical Assistance, Printing and Contingencies, for General Assembly Government House Furniture Postages on Public Service Interest on temporary advance by Bank of England Expenses of Mr. Sewell's Mission to England...... Accountantto the Treasury, Resident Magistrate, Waikato, additional Salary Sergeant and Corporal of Militia, 48 19 9 1,949 11 0 499 17 9 370 1 6 59 11 11 125 0 0 150 0 0 10 8 4 96 10 6 3,310 0 9 See General Account Current (II.) £6,185 8 4

Land Purchase Department — Salaries of Chief Commissioner and Establishment Contingencies £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,721 12 831 8 8 8 Salaries of Surveyors Contingent Survey Expenses Contract Surveys ... 3,553 ] 4 556 10 332 18 523 13 5 9 5 1,413 2 7 Land Purchases— Auckland ... Wellington ... Canterbury ... ... 8,402 10 14,406 13 200 0 0 4 0 £4,966 3 11 Special Scrip issued to Ngatitoa Chiefs Redeemed... 23,009 3 4 100 0 0 General Assembly— Purchase of Building for Committee Eoom Carrying into effect certain recommendations of the Building Committee Carrying into effect Eeport of Library Committee Fencing Land round Houses of Assembly ... £28,075 7 3 380 0 0 116 19 100 0 15 3 3 0 6 612 2 9 Miscellaneous— One Month's Pay to Tide Waiters Wellington ... Arrears of Salary to Mr. J. J. Piercy Gratuity to Alex. Browne ... Compensation to L. Berlowitz Furniture for Government House ... 33 6 43 15 50 0 350 0 750 0 8 0 0 0 0 Expenses on account of proposed Government House Interest—On overdrawn account with Union Bank of Australia, to 30th June, 1856 On overdrawn account with the Union Bank of Australia, to 30th June, 1857 1,227 1 S 75 12 0 190 7 2 1,094 18 2 1,285 5 4 See General Account Current (III.) £31,275 9 0

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STATEMENT, in detail, of EXPENDITURE up to the 30th September, 1857, chargeable on the Fund reserved by the Constitution Act for the Civil List, for the year ended 30th June, 1857.

R. F. Porter, Treasury, 6th April, 1858. Accountant to the Treasury.

Period. Service. Totals. From To £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,500 0 0 Governor —Col. Thomas Gore Browne, C.B. July 1, 1856. June 30,1857. Chief Justice —Wm. Martin, half salary . Sidney Stephen, ditto a a " 12 « " 30 " *516 15 500 0 1 0 a n 1,016 15 1 Puisne Judge—Sidney Stephen, ditto Daniel Wakefield, ditto tt it tt a tt a u a tt a 400 400 0 0 0 0 800 0 0 Establishment of the General Government, viz. :— tt « u \ Private Secretary—F. G. Steward . Aid-de-Camp—W. D. Shipley . » a it tt a a a 300 0 0 200 0 0 500 0 0 Colonial Secretary—C. W. Richmond . E. W. Stafford . tt it Nov. 4 " Nov. 3, 1856. June 30,1857. 239 3 2 460 16 10 214 10 2 460 16 10 700 0 0 Colonial Treasurer—Henry Sewell C. W. Richmond. July 1 " Nov. 4 " Oct. 21,1856. June 30,1857. 675 7 0 600 0.0 500 0 0 Attorney General —F. Whitaker Auditor General—C. Knight Native Secretary—F. D. Fenton . T. H. Smith C. O. Davis, Interpreter, succeeded by E. B. Dickson, Clerk . July 1 " a it a tt Feb. 21,1857. Nov. 12,1856. « tt tt a Nov. 11,1856. June 30,1857. tt tt 109 3* 4 104 3 4 it it u tt 86 13 4 300 0 0 Resident Magistrates, viz.: Mongonui—W. B. White . . Russell—J. R. Clendon Rotorua and Whaingaroa —T. H. Smith succeeded by F. D. Fenton East Cape—H. S. Wardell Napier—A. Domett .... succeeded by John Curling .... Waikato—H. Harsant . . New Plymouth—Josiah Flight . . Wanganui—D. S, Durie , . . July 1, 1856. it it it it Feb. 21,1857. July 1, 1856. tt a June 30 " tt tt Feb. 20 " June 30 " a u Oct. 25,1856. 75 200 175 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 June 1, 1857. July 1, 1856. a it June 30,1857. 80 150 200 200 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 a u « a tt tt 2 3 Native Purposes, viz. :— Grants for Schools : Northern Division—■ Church of England . . Wesleyan ..... Roman Catholic .... July 1 June 30 tt 2138 0 0 1556 0 0 1167 0 0 it a it a Southern Division— Church of England . . Wesleyan ..... Roman Catholic . . . tt tt tt a 1264 0 0 680 0 0 162 10 0 it a tt a Sept. 1 a tt tt 6,967 10 0 . £ See General Account Current (VI.) » 15,839 14 4 * This amount includes one month's salary, paid by the Agent General, apparently in error.

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STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS to the 0th September, 1857, on account of LOCAL POSTS.

EECEIPTS. DISBURSEMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland:— Eevenue under Local Posts Act, to 30th September, 1857 Receipts in aid from Provincial Treasurer 154 2 8 350 0 0 504 2 8 Auckland: — Salaries and Contingencies, to 30th September, 1857 Cash repaid Provincial Treasurer 464 9 7 28 13 9 493 3 4 New Plymouth :— Eevenue from 1st July to 30th September, 1857 ... Eeceipts from Provincial Treasurer 1 4 8 3 15 4 5 0 0 New Plymouth: — Salaries and Contingencies, 1st July to 30th September, 1857 5 0 0 Wellington: — Bevenue from 1st April to 31st June, 1857 from 1st July to 30th September, 1857 ... 69 16 9 59 3 8 129 0 5 Wellington: — Salaries and Contingencies, to 30th June, 1857.... —— ■ « , to 30th Sept., 1857.... 49 10 0 39 7 6 88 17 6 Nelson :— Eevenue from 1st April to 30th September, 1857... Eeceipts from Provincial Treasurer 92 1 10 138 10 2 230 12 0 Nelson .•— Salaries and Contingencies, 1st April to 30th September, 1857 218 1 2 Canterbury .-—(No Accounts received). Canterbury. Otago: — Eevenue from 14th Feby. to 30th September, 1857 Eeceipts from Provincial Treasurer do. 82 13 4 400 17 9 483 11 1 Otago: — Salaries and Contingencies, from 14th Feb. to 30th September, 1857 483 11 1 See General Account Current, (IX.) £1,352 6 2 £1.288 13 1 Treasury, 6th April, 1858. U. F. POKTEE, Accountant to the Treasury.

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STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS to 30th September, 1857, on ACCOUNT of PROVINCES.

RECEIPTS. DISBURSEMENT £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland: — Provincial Treasurer- —Repayments of Expenditure incurred on account of Provincial Elections Fees of Resident Magistrates' Courts, Onehunga and Howick, for July, 1856 444 12 6 Auckland: — On account of Provincial Elections Provincial Treasurer —Fees of Resident Magistrate's Courts, for July, 1856 One-half of the cost of Surveying outside boundaries of Land purchased from the Natives, to 30th September, 1857 444 12 6 13 8 8 13 8 8 1,136 10 4 New Plymouth : — Provincial Treasurer —Fees on issue of Crown Grants, December, 1856 458 1 2 Neto Plymouth: — Fees on issue of Crown Grants, received by Provincial Treasurer, December, 1856 I 1,594 11 6 15 0 0 15 0 0 Wellington: — Expenditure on account of the Hospital at Wellington, adjusted in account 123 5 6 Wellington: — Land Deposits, Ahuriri, on 30th June, 1856, paid ever to Provincial Treasurer, subject to adjust136 10 0 ment Expenditure of the Land and Survey Department, Ahuriri, on account of the period subsequent to 1st July, 1856, paid from Balance of Revenue of the antecedent period Crown Grant Fees, received by Mr, Commissioner Bell, and expended on account of the period subquent to 30th June, 1856 Expenditure on account of the Wellington Hospital, March Quarter, 1857, charged temporarily 83 7 9 13 0 0 123 5 6 Canterbury: — Land and Survey Expenses, on account of the period subsequent to 1st July, 1856, paid by Land Commissioner, from Balance of funds in his hands on 30th June, 1856 356 3 3 See General Account Current, (X.) 293 4 0| i i £596 6 8 2,258 18 9| ! Treasury, 6th April, 1858. R. F. Pouter, Accountant to the Treasury.

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STATEMENT, in detail, of EXPENDITURE to the 30th September, 1857, on account of Services including in the Appropriation Act, 1856.

To what date paid. Totals. EXECUTIVE. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Governor's Establishment. Clerk and Messenger Forage for three Horses Rent Erecting Stables, Repairs to Government House, Labour ou Grounds, &c, &e. 1857 June 30 185G Sept, 27 1857 June 30 325 0 0 164 5 0 9G 13 4 302 17 8 Colonial Secretary's Department. 888 1G 0 Under Secretary and Clerks .... j; 991 14 G Colonial Treasurer's Department. 250 0 0 Clerk ;; Auditor-General's Department. Clerks ?• 350 0 0 Extra Clerical Assistance. 183 0 0 Colonial Secretary's Department . Colonial Treasurer's and Auditor's Departments 5? )) 1G5 19 9 Native Secretary's Department. 348 19 9 Establishment at Auckland .... Assistant Native Secretary, New flymouth Native Assessors, Auckland . 135 0 0 Do. do. New Plymouth 200 0 0 Do. do. Wellington . 19 0 0 ?) 385 19 3 JS 200 0 0 5? 354 0 0 139 15 6 Do. Police, New Plymouth "Maori Messenger" Editor. .105 0 0 Printing, &c 139 G 3 )J 35 244 6 3 175 19 0 Contingencies, Travelling , Expenses, &c. j> 1500 0 0 Registrar- G eneral's Department. I Registrar-General Printing and Stationery J) 200 0 0 158 11 2 358 11 2 LEGISLATIVE. 4,G88 1 5 Legislative Council. 424 10 0 288 0 0 35 0 0 Speaker, Clerk and Messenger Expenses of Members . . . Passages of do. J? 747 10 0 House of Representatives. Salaries of Officers of the House . Messengers Expenses of Members Passages of do 5G6 1 3 Less charged below . . . . 113 0 0 39 1450 0 0 113 0 0 2044 0 0J 453 1 3 I 40G0 1 ■) Carried forward .... . £ 4807 11 3 4,688 1 5

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STATEMENT, in detail, of EXPENDITURE to the 30th September, 1857, on account of services included in the Appropriation Act, 1856. (Continued.)

To what date paid. Total. £ s. (1. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .... 4807 11 3 4,688 1 5 Extra Clerks Printing and Stationery, for both Houses Fittings and Contingencies, &c. do. . 360 4 2040 19 548 7 G 0 6 2949 11 0 7,757 2 3 JUDICIAL. Supreme Court. Additional Salaries for Acting Judges . Travelling Expenses on Circuit . . 1857 June 30 400 0 0 191 16 6 591 16 6 jj Auckland — Registrar and Crier Contingencies . jj 500 0 0 C2 14 6 j) 5G2 14 G Neio Plymouth — Deputy-Registrar :j 25 0 0 Wellington — Registrar and Crier Contingencies 5J 500 0 0 30 15 10 >5 530 15 10 Nelson — Deputy-Registrar ...... Contingencies April 30 June 30 41 13 4 7 10 0 Canterbury — Deputy-Registrar ...... Contingencies 1 49 3 4 77 50 0 0 6 1C 0 J) 56 16 0 Otago —■ Deputy-Registrar Contingencies, 77 25 0 0 0 5 0 5) 25 5 0 Resident Magistrates' Courts. 1,841 11 ,2 Russell — Interpreter . Contingencies, Travelling Expenses . 127 15 0 23 2 0 ;j j> 150 17 0 East, Cape— Interpreter Contingencies, Rent, and Forage J) 136 17 0 68 7 6 205 14 G Napier (Hatches' Bay) — Interpreter Contingencies 150 0 0 21 1 6 171 1 G New Plymouth — Clerk . . . Contingencies 3? 100 0 0 13 13 0 113 13 0 Wanganui — Interpreter Rent, Forage, and Contingencies. . *> 78 0 0 114 17 8 192 17 8 834 3 8 I . £ Carried forward 15,120 18 6

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STATEMENT, in detail, of EXPENDITURE to the 30th September, 1857, on account of services included in the Appropriation Act, 1856. (Continued.)

To what dute paid. Totals. £ s. (!. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .... 15,120 18 6 POST OFFICE. 1857 June 30 Auckland, Postmasters and Clerks Contingencies and Gratuities .... 850 0 0! 322 C 6 i J5 1172 6 6 New Plymouth. 100 0 0 26 18 8 Postmaster Rent and Contingencies )? Wellington. Postmaster and Clerk Rent, Contingencies, Gratuities, and Office Fittings ;j 126 18 8 )> 420 0 0j 268 16 0 i 688 16 0 Nelson. jj 275 0 0 140 8 2 Postmaster Rent, Contingencies, and Gratuities . . 415 8 2 Canterbury. i Postmaster Sub-Posts, Akaroa Contingencies and Gratuities .... March 31 187 10 0 45 0 0 88 8 9 J5 55 320 18 9 Otago. June 30 150 0 0 Clerk Conveyance of Mails, Boat-hire, and Contingencies j> 109 10 0 259 10 0 Inter-Provincial. Auckland, New Plymouth, and Wellington Nelson, Wairau, and Wellington . . 2,983 18 1 )> 685 1 0 262 10 0 Steam Communication. Inter-Provincial and Inter-Colonial . . Compensation to Province of Otago in lieu of Steam Service ..... 947 11 0 June 5448 11 4 370 11 0 5819 2 4 G,7GG 13 4 NATIVES. Hospitals. New Plymouth Wanganui Otaki Grants in Aid Auckland—Medical Attendance and Medicine, Russell Wellington Hospital —Grant in aid . . Nelson " . . June 30 314 1 4 494 14 4 60 0 0 :•> 77 15 llj 236 6 1 44 14 6 i> J? _—_—^— 1227 12 2-1 Pensions, &c Entertainment op Natives . . . )5 225 0 0 285 18 2 1,227 12 n ?3 510 18 2 510 18 2 i> * • Carried forward . , . . • £ -26,010 0 H

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STATEMENT, in detail, of EXPENDITURE to the 30th September 1857, on account of services included in the Appropriation Act, 1856. (Continued.)

R. P. Porter, Accountant to the Treasury. Treasury, 6th April, 1858.

To what date paid. Totals. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. Brought forward .... 26,610 0 H MISCELLANEOUS. 1857 June 30 Government Domain, Auckland . . " Wellington 283 19 9 165 7 11 » Bernard Gapper, Pension Printing and Stationery . . . . . Firewood General Contingencies » 25 0 0 1044 9 8 119 11 0 1570 1 6 449 7 8 ?j JS » 2759 2 2 Inteeest. Interest on eight per cent Debentures issued at Wellington 3,208 9 10 * • 290 0 0 • • Additional. Expenditure on Account of Native Secretary's Department in excess over the vote of £1500 .... • 86 19 2 • • Eesidekt Magistrates' Courts fok 1856 Dec. 31 SIX MONTHS. Auckland Onelmnga Ilowick Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago 555 0 0 71 15 0 70 15 0 368 0 0 258 6 8 187 10 0 l 139 2 0 1650 8 8 1,650 8 8 Registrars of Marriages j 31,845 17 11J 285 12 6 • Total Expenditure for Services included in the Appropriation Act, 1856 • £ 32,131 10 51 • m

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BALANCE SHEET ON THE 30th SEPTEMBEK, 1857.

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BALANCE SHEET on the 30th September, 1857.

Accounts. Drs. Crs. f s. d. £ s. d. I. Annual Bevenue and Experditure (a)..... 30,358 8 10 II. Supplementary 6,185 8 4 III. Charges on Temporary Loan ., 4 ,....< 63,991 11 6J IV. Parliamentary Grant V. Debenture Debt, namely— s Old Debenture Debt New ditto, under "Debenture Act, 1856" 32,174 10 11 92,700 0 0 VI. Civil List , 160 5 8 VII. Provinces on account of Surplus Revenues 7,232 2 10| VIII. Provincial Interest Accounts 3,000 0 0 IX. Local Posts 63 13 1 X. Advances, Loans, &c, namely— To Officers on Government Service On account of Provinces On account of N. Z. Pensioners On account of Special Funds Bank of Issue, on " Winding-up" Account Suspense Account, British Treasury Temporary Loan, late Canterbury Association ... Late Collector of Customs, Nelson , 6,687 9 6 2,837 13 10f 277 6 1 1,209 6 2 21,120 8 0 191 16 9 1,707 16 9 8,133 9 1 XI. Deposits, namely— Miscellaneous New Zealand Company's Fourths' Account, in the Colony 6,039 16 0 1,460 18 11 XII. Transfers in Settlement op Account— New Zealand Company's Debt British Treasury , ,, Colony , 229,415 17 9 15,786 18 10 277,377" "7 6 XIII. Treasurers and Sub-Accountants 30,475 8 8J Total... £ 419,293 19 1 419,293 19 1 E. F. Porter, Accountant to the Treasury reasur Y, June, 1858,

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STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and CHARGES to the 30th September, 1857, on ACCOUNT OF THE TEMPORARY LOAN.

(a) This is a portion of the amount advanced on account of the Surplus Revenues for the Period subsequent to the 30th June, 1857. R, F. Porter, Accountant to the Treasury.

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Amount for which Debentures have been issued under the Debenture Act' 1856 £ S, d. 92,700 0 0 £ s. dCharged on the Loan as per Accounts and Balance Sheet £63,991 11 6| Advanced to Bank of Issue on " Winding-up" Account, dittoditto 21,120 8 0 85,111 19 6* Balance (required to meet Expenditure on account of Land Purchases) £ 7,588 0 °3 STATEMENT OF LIABILITIES and ASSETS (irrespective op Debt, New Zealand Compant's Debt, and Sums due on acc pukchased from the natives) on the 30th september, 1857. hie Debenture lOOisiT of Land LIABILITIES. Balance of the Revenue Accounts on the 30th September, 1857 Ditto of the Civil List Account Ditto Provincial Interest Account Ditto Local Posts Account Ditto Deposits, Miscellaneous Ditto ditto, New Zealand Company's Fourths £ s. d. 30,358 8 10 160 5 8 3,000 0 0 63 13 ] 6,039 16 Q\ 1,460 18 11 Total £ 41,083 2 6* ASSETS. Supplementary Expenditure (to be provided for from Revenues of 1857-8) ... Provinces on account of Surplus Revenues (a) Advances to Officers on service Due from Provinces , on account of Expenditure incurred „ Ditto from Commissariat on account of New Zealand Pensioners Ditto from Special Funds Canterbury Association, and late Collector of Customs, Nelson £ ■ s. d. 6,185 8 4 7,232 2 101 6,687 9 6~ 2,837 Iβ 10* 277 6 1 1,209 6 2 1,899 13 Ql f s. d. Cash Balance 30,475 8 8J Deducting Balance of the amount raised by the issue of Debentures as above stated, 7,588 0 6J 22,887 8 3 Total £ j 49,216 11 7 J