EXPENDITURE UPON MAINTENANCE OF EACH DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT (RETURN OF, FOR YEARS 1886 TO 1892, INCLUSIVE). [In continuation of Parliamentary Paper B.-25, 1892.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1892 Session I, B-25a

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1892. NEW ZEALAND.

EXPENDITURE UPON MAINTENANCE OF EACH DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT (RETURN OF, FOR YEARS 1886 TO 1892, INCLUSIVE). [In continuation of Parliamentary Paper B.-25, 1892.]

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 16th August, 1892. Ordered, "That a return be laid before this House showing the expenditure on account of salary and allowances to the Governor and maintenance of Government Houses, salaries of Cabinet Ministers, travelling and other expenses of such. Ministers, maintaining the Ministerial residences, the Legislative Council, the House of Representatives, and each department of the Colonial Government of New Zealand ; such return to be a reprint (in part) of Return 8.-17, 1890, that is to say, from and including the financial year 1885-86 to the year 18S9-90, with the particulars of the financial years 1890-91 and 1891-92 added; and in respect of each year tabulated in the return, that the expenditure on Land Fund Account shall be shown and included in the totals."—(Hon. Mr. Richardson.)

Return showing the Expenditure in the Financial Years ended the 31st March, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, and 1892, on account of Salary and Allowances to the Governor and Maintenance of Government Houses, Salaries of Cabinet Ministers, Travelling and other Expenses of such Ministers, maintaining the Ministerial Eesidences, the Legislative Council, the House of Bepresentatives, and each Department of the Colonial Government of New Zealand, chargeable on the Ordinary Bevenue of the Colony; also the Expenditure on the Land Fund Account for the same Years.

Jas. B. Hetwood, Secretary to the Treasury. The Treasury, 19th August, 1892. Bobekt J. Collins, Accountant to the Treasury. Apyrozimate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,100 copies), i!l 7s. Gd.

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1885-80. 1880-87. 1887-88. 1888-89. 1889-90. 1890-91. 1891-92. ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT: £ £ 1. The Governor : Salary Establishment Government Houses and grounds £ £ £ £ £ 5,000 2,500 642 5,000 2,500 2,993 5,000 2,500 2,240 4,879 2,440 1,518 5,121 282 4,025 5,000 2,049 4,763 1,614 2. Ministers : Salaries Travelling-allowance and expenses House allowances Residences* 8,142 9,250 2,100 550 2,812 10,493 9,250 2,385 696 705 9,740 7,533 1,518 017 826 8,837 5,807 1,162 733 Gr. 120 9,428 5,322 1,696 576 191 7,049 5,340 1,373 407 561 6,377 5,067 2,137 864 698 3. The Legislature,— Salaries, including extra clerks and messengers : Legislative Council House of Representatives Honorarium .-. General expenses 14,712 13,036 10,494 7,642 7,785 7,681 8,766 3,063 6,283 25,776 11,505 3,193 0,631 25,646 11,102 2,880 5,887 36,229 10,795 2,604 5,391 15,111 10,204 2,569 5,196 15,416 10,009 2,773 5,569 27,002 10,481 2,612 5,623 8,180 11,447 4. Departments : Colonial Secretary Colonial Treasurer Minister of Justice Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs Commissioner of Customs Commissioner of Stamps Minister of Education Minister of Native Affairs ' Minister of Mines Working Railways Minister for Public Works Minister of Defence 46,627 237,304 59,735 113,666 46,572 162,727 54,691 118,571 55,791 I 151,839 35,131 114,608 33,310 j '100,599 b 41,574 107,777 33,190 a 111,940 b38,275 118,701 45,885 76,382 h 32,947 114,603 27,862 80,061 ''49,129 102,780 287,524 77,623 28,212 357,806 22,243 19,056 693,775 32,801 161,108 290,046 SO,751 30,120 371,603 20,836 32,693 695,771 28,175 182,569 268,283 09,217 24,996 368,798 16,802 20,030 699,750 23,249 209,999 260,231 02,454 22,567 c 377,858 15,971 56,179 641,118 0 29,341 157,855 273,103 70,066 22,339 »365,642 19,431 49,248 656,698 e 56,616 162,821 261,285 68,533 21,747 d 399,597 22,054 49,157 709,389 =59,020 174,227 1,988,941 206,728 68,433 18,733 <'412,721 20,192 38,758 704,186 e 52,129 106,158 1,980,008 2,090,853 ! 2,100,334 ! 2,074,553 ! 2,003,302 : 1,873,524 : 1,923,313 : 1,944,880 1,995,283 Total ordinary revenue .. ! 2,144,654 ! 2,079,327 : 2,049,556 2,023,013 LAND FUND ACCOUNT. Under special Acts Lands and Survey Rates on Crown lands Services not provided for 28,878 120,664 43,261 1,436 18,938 97,837 36,156 1,004 16,501 101,247 40,724 2 26,290 77,704 15,497 6 20,297 89,921 11,685 17 21,852 92,615 821 820 21,875 94,639 1,203 2,315 Total Land Fund 194,289 153,935 158,474 119,497 121,920 116,108 120,032 2,143,045 Total Consolidated Fund.. i 2,354,573 I 2,298,589 i 2,237,801 I 2,042,810 \i |2,U7,203 ! 2,165,664 a Includes Executive departments, lu] i Includes industrial and Native schools, school-buildings. * Also included in c iatie asylum <l Now ii lepartrnental is, printing, rcludes lulls expenditun stationery, otic asylums. 3 (Public Wo: &c. e Inc: Includes P: ludes domai: •oporty-tax is, public bi Department, lildings, and rks).