ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1884.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1884 Session I, B-01

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1884. NEW ZEALAND.

ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1884.

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

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the ORDINARY REVENUE

LAND FUND

RECEIPTS. Balance on 31st March, 1883,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London £ s. d. & b. d. 6,204 11 8 £ s. A. 22,302 6 11 57,042 8 6 79,344 15 5 85,549 7 1 Ordinary Revenue, — Customs *Stamps (including " Postal " Cash Receipts) Property-Tax,. Beer Duty Bailways Telegraphic Registration Marine Miscellaneous 1,396,086 12 11 471,858 18 1 268,774 0 9 57,016 8 2 963,118 19 0 92,871 14 4 37,291 8 0 15,943 0 5 35,578 11 1 * Territorial Revenue,— Depasturing Licenses, Rents, &o. .. Miscellaneous 3,339,139 12 9 142,062 9 10 12,456 13 6 154,519 3 4 3,493,658 16 1 Deficiency Bills issued, — Under " The Public Revenues Act, 1878 " 348,000 0 0 Total £3,927,208 3 2

Balance on 31st March, 1883,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 3,967 9 4 668 14 6 81,928 0 0 4,636 3 10 Land Sales, —■ For Cash On Deferred Payments 163,757 13 6 68,787 9 7 86,564 3 10 232,545 3 1 Total .. .. .. . £319,109 6 11 * " Postal" Revenue is included in this item, namely,— Approximate Receipts from sale of Stamps, based on averag Cash Receipts, including Commission on Money Orders, Brii ;e number of Letters tish Postage, &o. .. £ s. d. 132,000 0 0 45,652 3 5 Total Postal Revenue .. £177,652 3 5

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CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1884. ACCOUNT.

ACCOUNT.

EXPENDITURE. Permanent Appropriations,— Civil List .. .. .. .. . . f ' Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature Ellesmere and Forsyth Eeolamation and Akaroa Railway Trust .. .. .. .. 40 £ s. d. £, s. d. £ s. a. 27,705 2 7 1,565,872 2 5 51,690 5 4 932 18 6 1,646,200 8 10 Annual Appropriations,— Class I. —Legislative .. .. .. ... ,, II.—Colonial Secretary ,, III. —Colonial Treasurer ,, IV. —Minister of Justice „ V. —Postmaster-General ,, VI.—Commissioner of Customs .. ,, VII. —Commissioner of Stamps .. ,, VIII.—Minister of Education ,, IX.—Minister of Native Affairs.. „ X.—Minister of Mines ,, XI.—Minister for Public Works.. „ XII.—Minister of Defence 40,556 8 1 230,310 16 6 65,120 9 11 116,214 15 5 246,327 16 2 80,389 19 8 25,898 16 6 312,979 10 6 18,887 18 7 16,944 0 0 674,873 10 1 199,349 13 9 ♦ , 2,027,853 15 2 7,265 17 9 3,681,320 1 9 Services not provided for .. Balance on 31st March, 1884, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 14,249 18 8 28,190 18 4 203,447 4 5 245,888 1 5 42,440 17 0 Total £3,927,208 3 2

Permanent Appropriations,— One-third of Proceeds of Land sold on Deferred Payments paid to Local Bodies New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment BUesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust 23,358 11 8 7,641 5 10 3,843 2 8 Annual Appropriations,— Class XIII.—Minister of Lands .. .. .. „ XIV. —Eates on Crown Lands 34,843 0 2 158,372 16 2 45,446 4 1 203,819 0 3 Balance on 31st March, 1884, —■ Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 238,662 0 5 ■ • 75,157 8 3 ■ 5,212 8 0 77 10 3 5,289 18 3 80,447 6 6 Total £319,109 6 11

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the ACCOUNTS OF

DEPOSIT

Treasury, Wellington, 19th April, 1884.

RECEIPTS. Balance on 31st March, 1883,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony .. .. .. .. £ a. a. S s. a. £ s. d. 5,092 9 1 Eevenue appropriated to Local Bodies, — Fees, Fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. Gold Fields Bevenue Gold Duty 45 14 6 5,138 3 7 3,578 13 0 28,229 13 11 23,966 10 2 55,774 17 1 4 Counties Separate Accounts, — Eevenue of Counties in which " The Counties Act, 1876," is not in full operation 512 4 5 56,287 1 6 Total £61,425 S 1

Balance on 31st March, 1883, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London.. 1,400 0 0 20,365 19 0 37,226 17 2 21,765 19 0 58,992 16 2 " Lodgments,— Armed Constabulary Reward Fund Auckland Museum Endowment General Assembly Library Fund Miscellaneous Native Lands Act, 1878 (No. 2).. Nelson Eiflc Prize Fund Nelson Rifle Prize Fund Investment New Zealand University Endowment, Canterbury New Zealand University Endowment, Taranaki New Zealand University Endowment, Westland Railway Servants' Fund Receiver-General's Deposits Te Aroha Gold Fields, European Thames Gold Fields, European Thames Gold Fields, Suspense Thermal Springs Districts Act, 1881 Waiau Sheep-dip Westland Loan Act Redemption .. .. .. Working Railways Deposits 181 13 10 81 1 3 85 0 0 55,922 19 3 150 0 0 133 12 9 100 0 0 225 0 0 32 17 4 15 5 0 39 2 1 40,000 0 0 14 19 0 605 19 9 666 1 0 273 0 6 52 10 0 240 5 0 877 0 0 99,696 6 9 Total £158,689 2 11

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CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1884. LOCAL BODIES.

ACCOUNTS.

JAMES 0. GAVIN, Secretary to the Treasury. JAMES B. HEYWOOD, Accountant to the Treasury, Examined and found correct: JAMES EDWARD FITZGEBALD, Controller and Auditor-General.

EXPENDITURE. Eevenue paid over to Local Bodies, — Fees, Fines, &c. Gold Fields Eevenue Gold Duty .. Counties Separate Accounts,^ — Amount distributed amongst Road Boards where "The Counties Act, 1876," is not in full operation Advance Account, — Net amount paid on behalf of Local Bodies £ s. d. 3,582 7 2 28,938 11 7 23,601 14 0 £ s. d. 56,122 12 9 £ s. d. 541 18 5 156 4 0 Balance on 31st March, 1884, — Cash in the Public Account 56,820 15 2 4,604 9 11 Total £61,425 5 1

Withdrawals, —■ Armed Constabulary Reward Fund Canterbury Surplus Land Revenue Hawke's Bay Surplus Land Revenue General Assembly Library Fund Miscellaneous Native Lands Act, 1878 (No. 2) New Zealand University Endowment, Westland Nelson Rifle Prize Fund Railway Servants' Fund To Aroha Gold Fields, European Thames Gold Fields, European Thermal-Springs Districts Act., 1881 Waiau Sheep-dip Waikato Crown Lands Sales Act, 1878 .. ... Waitara Bridge Endowment Westland Loan Act Redemption Working Railways Deposits 247 18 7 6,239 0 7 85 12 3 85 0 0 71,517 1 4 150 0 0 3 7 6 138 0 0 585 19 10 14 19 0 572 2 6 1,726 17 6 144 4 8 363 6 3 11 10 0 218 0 4 2,415 9 10 Balance on 31st March, 1884, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 84,518 10 2 54,575 4 9 500 0 0 19,095 8 0 19,595 8 0 74,170 12 9 Total £158,689 2 11

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC ORDINARY LOAN

THE MAIN ROADS

RECEIPTS. Balance on 31st March, 1883,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. 63,776 19 7 8,823 0 3 136,825 8 11 145,648 9 2 Investments — Imperial Guaranteed Debentures, unissued 4J per cent. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870, Debentures Treasury Bills Act, 1879, 5 per cent. Debentures Treasury Bills Act, 1880, 5 per cent. Debentures , .. Duntroon and Hakateramea Railway Company Debentures ■100,000 0 0 3,300 0 0 220,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 743,300 0 0 -» 952,725 8 9 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882, — Balance of First Million Loan Instalments on account of Second Million Loan 80,000 0 0 611,000 0 0 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Act, 1882, — Proceeds of Loan Special Eeceipts under section 9 of "The Eailways Construction Act, 1878 " .. 691,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 4,776 1 2 945,776 1 2 Total £1,898,501 9 11

Amount transferred under section 3 of " The Boada and Bridges Construction, Act, 1882 " 89,496 7 8 =* Carried[forward £89,496 7 8

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WORKS FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1884. ACCOUNT.

ACCOUNT.

EXPENDITURE. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. Annual Appropriations, — Class I. —Immigration „ II. —Public Works, Departmental ,, III. —Eailways IV.—Surveys of New Lines of Eailway .. V.—Boads .. „ VI.—Land Purchases .. „ VII.—Gold Fields Eoads VIII. —Waterworks on Gold Fields .. ' .. „ IX. —Telegraph Extension „ X. —Public Buildings .. n XI.—Lighthouses and Harbour Works .. „ XII.—Charges and Expenses of raising Loans 107,040 16 3 13,465 2 8 , 651,643 8 11 10,202 11 10 195,640 16 4 24,479 16 0 26,602 13 3 16,596 2 9 19.532 8 10 164,375 18 4 43.533 15 7 29,876 8 3 1,302,989 19 0 200 9 0 Services not provided for .. Transfers under sections 3 and 21 of " The Eoads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882," — To Main Eoads Account To District Eoads and Eiver Works Account 1,303,190 8 0 89.49G 7 8 16,902 2 5 106,398 10 1 1,409,588 18 1 Balance on 31st March, 1884,— Cash in the Public Account .. .. , Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government,— In the Colony .. . • • • • • In London 45,940 14 7 156,543 8 10 142,428 8 5 Investments,— Imperial Guaranteed Debentures, unissued Treasury Bills, 1879 and 1880, 5 per cent. Scrip convertible into 4 per cent. Stock Duntroon and Hakateramea Eailway Company Debentures 202,484 3 5 50,000 0 0 74,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 144,000 0 0 Total £1,898,501 9 11

Payments to Counties, — Bay of Islands—In respect of Grant of £759 Bruce „ „ £2,285 Clutha „ „ £11,292 £534 Cook „ „ £10,316 £385 Ooromandel ,, ,, £285 £1,080 £182 Hawera ,, ,, £3,301 Hawke'sBay „ „ £3,234 Hutt „ „ £914 Inangahua „ ,, £152 Lake „ „ £2,089 Manawatu „ „ £8,587 „ £1,943 18s. 10a. „ „ £1,481 Maniototo „ „ £2,812 Oroua „ „ £6,691 Is. 2d. Piako ,) ii £514 £1,875 i, >■ £1,984 Eangitikei „ ,, £6,255 Southland „ „ £15,799 Taieri „ „ £2,266 Thames „ ,, £11,534 Tuapeka „ . „ £6,767 Vincent „ „ £1,472 Waihemo ,, ,, £3,000 Waikato „ „ £1,713 £1,474 Waikouaiti „ „ £397 £187 10s. Waimato „ „ £8,173 Waipa „ ,, £863 Waipawa ,, „ £6,333 Wairarapa East „ „ £9,409 15s. Id... Wairarapa West „ „ £2,930 318 0 0 2,285 0 0 6,021 2 2 534 0 0 2,056 0 0 385 0 0 285 0 0 1,080 0 0 182 0 0 870 8 8 3,234 0 0 914 0 0 152 0 0 2,089 0 0 8,587 0 0 1,943 18 10 1,481 0 0 908 12 8 6,691 1 2 400 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,984 0 0 2,978 2 4 9,169 18 9 1,701 0 0 1,545 0 0 905 19 3 714 12 4 1,618 19 0 1,450 0 0 1,324 0 0 293 8 2 187 10 0 5,660 15 3 650 0 0 5,942 0 0 3,391 0 0 1,868 4 1 Carried forward .. .. £141,269 5s. Id. .. 83,301 12 8

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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the PUBLIC THE MAIN ROADS

THE DISTRICT ROADS AND

Treasury, Wellington, 19th April, 1884.

£ s. a. £ s. £ a. a. 89,496 7 8 Brought forward | Total £89,496 7 8

Amount transferred under section 21 of " Tho Eoads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882 " 16,902 2 5 Total • o £16,902 2 5 ■ •

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WORKS FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1884. ACCOUNT— continued.

RIVER WORKS ACCOUNT.

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

Brought forward £141,269 5s. Id. £ s. d. 83,301 12 8 £ s. d. £ s. a. Payments to Counties — continued. Wairoa —In respect of Grant of £56 „ „ „ £1,988 £120 £225 £75 Waitaki „ „ £1,917 Wallace „ „ £3,937 Westland „ „ £535 56 0 0 903 15 0 120 0 0 225 0 0 75 0 0 1,917 0 0 1,281 0 0 535 0 0 * Payments to Road Boards, — Eden Terrace —In respect of Grant of £338 Howick Town ,, ,, £75 Paparoa ,, ,, £75 Pokeno „ „ £750 Pukekoho East ,, „ £1,500 Waipipi „ ',, £169 £75 Payments to Boroughs— Hamilton — In respect of Grant of £150 88,414 7 8 338 0 0 75 0 0 75 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1G9 0 0 75 0 0 932 0 0 150 0 0 89,496 7 8 Total Grants .. £153,254 5s. Id. Total £89,496 7 8

Payments to Road Boards; — Cambridgo —In respect of Grant of £1,000 Carrington ,, ,, £200 Clinton „ „ £3,500 Hamilton „ „ £350 Kiwitea ,, „ £3,473 7s. 9d. .. Manchester ,, ,, £18,033 2s. Od. .. Masterton „ „ £7,190 3s. 4d. .. Sandon and Carnarvon ,, „ £3,217 Tamaliere ,, „ £500 Waitara West „ „ £200 1,000 0 0 200 0 0 1,509 8 3 350 0 0 500 0 0 5,998 6 7 4,277 0 1 2,497 1 6 500 0 0 70 0 0 16,902 2 5 Total Grants .. £37,663 13s. 7d. £37,663 13s. 7d. Total £16,902 2 5

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SUMMARY of Balances on 31st March, 1884.

Authority: Geobge Didsbubt, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB4,

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Funds. Consolidated Fund. Public Woeks Fund. Suspense Account. Bills Payable. Totals. CONSOLIDATED FUND :— Ordinary Revenue Account Land Fund Account Accounts of Local Bodies Deposit Accounts £ s. d. 245,888 1 5 80,447 6 6 4,604 9 11 74,170 12 9 £ s. d. Cash Advances Investments — Treasury Bills, 1879-80, Scrip convertible into 4 per cent. Stock .. Imperial Guaranted Debentures .. Duntroon and Hakateramea Bailway Company Debentures & s. d. 337,784 7 4 67,326 3 3 £ s. d. 142,428 8 5 202,484 3 5 & s. a. 1,708 10 1 £ s. d. 100,000 0 0 & s. d. 581,921 5 10 269,810 G 8 Public Woeks Fund .. Suspense Account Bills Payable 405,110 10 7 488,912 11 10 1,708 10 1 100,000 0 0 995,731 12 6 74,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 V- . •■ 74,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 - Total Totals 405,110 10 7 488,912 11 10 1,708 10 1 100,000 0 0 995,731 12 6