ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1883.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1883 Session I, B-06

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1883. NEW ZEALAND.

ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1883.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 66 of " The Public 'Revenues Act, 1878."

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the ORDINARY REVENUE

LAND FUND

RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. a. Balance on 31st March, 1882,— Cash in the Public Account and in transitu Advances in the hands of Officers of the G-overnment, —■ Colonial Foreign 22,817 7 10 49,286 10 6 128,779 9 9 72,103 18 4 2,800 0 0 Worn Silver Coin in transitu to Melbourne Mint Ordinary Revenue,— Customs Stamps (including "Postal" Cash Eeceipts) Property-tax ... Beer-duty Railways Telegraphic Registration Marine Miscellaneous 203,683 8 1 1,404,463 8 9 444,389 2 0 157,793 9 4 62,639 8 3 954,740 3 1 93,135 3 4 59,690 8 4 15,656 10 6 49,169 11 11 Territorial Revenue, — Depasturing Licenses, Rents, &c. ... Miscellaneous ... 3,331,677 5 6 132,808 10 2 5,764 17 3 138,573 7 5 Deficiency Bills issued, — Under "The Public Revenues Act, 1878" ... 3,470,250 12 11 50,000 0 0 Treasury Bills issued, — Under " The Treasury Bills Act, 1880 " in renewal of Bills due 1st November, 1882, per contra 240,000 0 0 Debentures (3 years) issued, — Under "The Treasury Bills Act, 1879 " Under "The Treasury Bills Act, 1880" ... 1,242,000 0 0 590,000 0 0 1,832,000 0 0 Total £5,795,934 1 0

Balance on 31st March, 1882,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — Colonial Foreign 5,887 10 10 800 0 0 4,673 2 6 6,687 10 10 Land Sales, — Ordinary On Deferred Payments ... 11,360 13 4 225,857 14 11 46,447 5 5 272,305 0 4 Total £283,665 13 8

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CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1883. ACCOUNT.

ACCOUNT.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. EXPENDITURE. Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acta of the Legislature 26,109 4 11 1,566,441 4 2 48,736 4 8 1,641,286 13 9 Annual Appropriations,— Class I.—Legislative ... „ II. —Colonial Secretary „ III.—Colonial Treasurer ,, IV.—Minister of Justice „ V.—Postmaster-G-eneral ... ,, VI.—Commissioner of Customs „ VII.—Commissioner o£ Stamps „ VIII.—Minister of Education „ IX.—Minister of If ative Affairs ,, X.—Minister of Mines „ XI.—Minister for Public Works ... ... „ XII.—Minister of Defence ... 42,013 10 9 228,919 18 9 62,365 5 1 116,257 17 4 247,849 19 2 73,811 5 7 26,033 8 8 300,784 7 5 21,912 18 5 12,951 3 7 621,172 2 7 238,552 7 2 3,638,384 13 11 Services not provided for 1,992,624 4 6 4,473 15 8 Treasury Bills redeemed, — Under " The Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873" Under " The Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1876" 180,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 Under " The Treasury Bills Act, 1879 " ... Under " The Treasury Bills Act, 1880 " ... 1,242,000 0 0 590,000 0 0 240,000 0 0 1,832,000 0 0 2,1)72,000 0 0 Balance on 31st March, 1883, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — Colonial Foreign 22,302 6 11 57,042 8 6 6,204 11 8 79,344 15 5 85,549 7 1 Total £5,795,934 1 0

Permanent Appropriations,— One-third of Proceeds of- Land sold on Deferred Payments paid to Local Bodies New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Bllesmere and Forsyth Eeclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 15,432 9 11 21,973 1 10 4,353 2 3 Annual Appropriations,— Class XIII.—Minister of Lands ... „ XIV. —Colonial Treasurer ... 41,758 14 0 153,452 0 6 507 6 9 153,959 7 3 1,383 8 7 Services not provided for Balance on 31st March, 1883,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — Colonial Foreign 197,101 9 10 81,928 0 0 3,967 9 4 668 14 6 4,636 3 10 86,564 3 10 Total £283,665 13 8

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the ACCOUNTS OF

DEPOSIT

Treasury, Wellington, 16th April, 1883.

RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. Balance on 31st March, 1882,— Cash in the Public Account 5,441 15 10 Revenue appropriated to Local Bodies, — Fees, Fines, &c. Revenue from Lancia made over ... G-old Fields Revenue GtoldDuty 5,859 5 3 866 16 0 25,066 4 6 24,243 1 6 56,635 7 3 Counties Separate Accounts, — Revenue of Counties in which " The Counties Act, 1876," is not in full operation ... 907 0 2 Advance Account, — Recovered 478 7 2 58,020 14 7 Total £63,462 10 5

Balance on 31st March, 1882,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — Foreign 29,937 17 10 34,578 18 1 Lodgments,— Armed Constabulary Reward Fund General Assembly Library Fund Miscellaneous Nelson Kifle Prize Fund Nelson Rifle Prize Fund Investment New Zealand University Endowment, Canterbury ... New Zealand University Endowment, Woafcland North Otago District Public Works Loan Act Railway Servants Fund ... Thames Gold Field, European Account Thermal Springs Districts Act, 1881 Waitara Harbour Board Sinking Fund Westland Loan Act Redemption ... Working Railways Deposits 64,516 15 11 261 1 1 135 0 0 59,634 3 0 148 7 11 700 0 0 296 1 4 7 12 6 5,213 3 9 65 14 9 901 13 5 698 2 0 41 3 1 96 15 4 2,510 13 6 70,709 11 8 Total £135,226 7 7

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CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1883. LOCAL BODIES.

ACCOUNTS.

JAMES C. GAVIN, Secretary to the Treasury. JAMES B. HEYWOOD, Accountant to the Treasury. Examined and found correct: JAMES EDWAKD FITZGERALD, Controller and Auditor-General.

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EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Revenue paid over to Local Bodies, — Fees, Enes, &c. Revenue from Lands made over ... Gold Fields Revenue Gold Duty 5,836 13 1 904 8 6 25,512 14 7 25,071 18 4 57,325 14 6 Counties Separate Accounts, — Amount distributed amongst Road Boards where "The Counties Act, 1876," is not in full operation 998 12 4 Balance on 31st March, 1883,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — Colonial 58,324 6 10 5,092 9 1 45 14 6 5,138 3 7 Total £63,462 10 5

Withdrawals, — Armed Constabulary Reward Fund Canterbury Surplus Land Revenue General Assembly Library Fund ... Miscellaneous Nelson Rifle Prize Fund Nelson Rifle Prize Fund Investment Worth Otago District Public Worts Loan Act Thames Gold Field, European Account Thermal Springs Districts Act, 1881 Waitara Harbour Board Sinking Fund Westland Loan Act Redemption Working Railways Deposits 238 12 6 5,742 6 3 135 0 0 61,825 4 6 195 0 0 800 0 0 5,213 3 9 863 19 2 97 10 0 41 3 1 138 2 6 943 9 8 Balance on 31st March, 1883,— CaBh in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — Colonial ... ... ... ... Foreign 76,233 11 5 37,226 17 2 1,400 0 0 20,365 19 0 21,765 19 0 58,992 16 2 Total ;S135,226 7 7

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC

Treasury, Wellington, 16th April, 1883.

RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance on 31st March, 1882,— Cash in the Colony and in London, and in tra?isitn to London Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony ... In London 647,646 1 2 7,142 8 5 53,176 16 8 60,319 5 1 Investments, — Wanganui Harhour Board Debentures Duntroon and Hakateramea Eailway Company Debentures New Zealand Government 10-40 Debentures Treasury Bills, representing balance of Advance to Consolidated Fund 17,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 44,000 0 0 789,565 6 3 600 0 0 81,600 0 0 " New Zealand Loan Act, 1882," — Partial Proceeds of Second Issue of 4 per cent. Inscribed Stock at 98J " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," — Debentures due 15th April, 1882, renewed Special Receipts under section 9 of " The Railways Construction Act, 1878 " 920,000 0 0 27,900 0 0 952,797 15 3 4,897 15 3 Note. —Balance on 31st March, 1882, subject to Liabilities, — Balance aa above ... ... ... £789,565 6 3 Balance of Imperial Guaranteed Debentures unissued ... ... ... ... 135,300 0 0 Total ... ... ... £924,865 6 3 £1,742,363 1 6

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WORKS FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1883.

JAMES C. GAVIN, Secretary to the Treasury. JAMES B. HEYWOOD, Accountant to the Treasury. Examined and found correct: JAMES EDWARD FITZGERALD, Controller and Auditor-General.

Authority : Geoeob Didsbuey, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB3.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. EXPENDITURE. innual Appropriations, — Class I. —Immigration „ II. —Public Works, Departmental „ III. —Railways „ IV.—Surreys of New Lines of Railway ... „ V.—Eoads ... „ VI. —Land Purchases ... „ VII.—Gold Fields Roads „ VIII. —Waterworks on Gold Fields ,, IX. —Telegraph Extension „ X. —Public Buildings ,, XI.—Lighthouses and Harbour Works ... „ XII.—Charges and Expenses 3,999 5 8 12,870 13 11 348,127 14 8 583 16 10 201,166 15 6 29,843 15 9 9,438 14 5 6,824 7 8 18,653 13 4 153,071 18 10 24,598 2 5 516 5 10 Eailways General Account under section 4 of " The Immigration and Public Works Appropriation Act, 1882 " ... 809,695 4 10 86,817 2 5 3ervices not provided for ... ... ... ... 896,512 7 3 525 5 6 Debentures of " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," redeemed Demporary Advances on security of Imperial Guaranteed Debentures of " The Immigration and Public WorkB Loan Act, 1870," repaid ... 27,900 0 0 897,037 12 9 264,700 0 0 292,600 0 0 Balance on 31st March, 1883,— Cash in the Colony and in London Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — Colonial Foreign 1,189,637 12 9 63,776 19 7 8,823 0 3 136,825 8 11 145,648 9 2 Investments, — Duntroon and Hakateramea Railway Company Debentures ... ... ... ... "Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," 4 i per cent. Debentures "Treasury Bills Act, 1879," 5 per cent. Debentures ... "Treasury Bills Act, 1880," 5 per cent. Debentures ... 20,000 0 0 3,300 0 0 220,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 343,300 0 0 552,725 8 9 Note.—Balance on 31st March, 1883, subject to Liabilities,— Balance as above ... ... ... £552,725 8 9 Estimated balance of Proceeds of New Zealand Loan, 1882, to be received ... ... 65,000 0 0 Balance of Imperial Guaranteed Debentures unissued ... ... ... ... 400,000 0 0 Total ... ... ... £1,017,725 8 9 £1,742,363 1 6