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STATEMENTS AND RETURNS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT, DELIVERED BY THE COLONIAL TREASURER, THE HON. MAJOR ATKINSON, IN COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS, 31st JULY, 1877.

CONTENTS: Page A.—The Public Debt of New Zealand ... ... ... ... • ... ... i B. —General Balance Sheet and Summary of Transactions of the Public Account ... ... 3 C. —Eeceipts and Expenditure o£ the Public Account ... ... ... ... ... 4-19 D. —Appropriation Account of the Consolidated Fund ... ... ... ... ... 20-24 E. — Unauthorised Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund ... ... ... ... 25-26 F. —Accounts with Provincial Districts, under " The Payments to Provinces Act, 1872" ... 27 G. —Appropriation Account of the Special Funds ... ... ... ... ... 28-30 H. —Statement of Eeceipts and Payments of Goldfields Eevenue and Gold Duty, under " The Financial Arrangements Act, 1576," for the six months ended 30th June, 1877 ... 31 1. —Balance Sheet of Accounts in the Land Fund (Old Account) ... ... ... 31 X. —Balance Sheet of Accounts in the Land Fund (New Account) ... ... ... 31 L, —Eeceipts and Expenditure of the Land Fund (Old Account) of the Provincial Districts... 32 M. —Eeceipts and Expenditure of the Land Fund (New Account) of the Provincial Districts 33 N. —Eeceipts and Expenditure of the Public Trust Fund ... ... ... ... 34 O. —Comparative Eeturn of the Duties of Customs collected at the several Ports for 1875-76 and 1876-77 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 P. —Eeturn of Gross Duties of Customs for each Quarter from September Quarter, 1865, to June Quarter, 1877, inclusive ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 Q,. —Eeturn of Value of Imports and Exports at each Port ... ... ... ... 36 8,. —Eeturn of Value of Imports and Exports for each Provincial District ... ... 37 S. —Eeturn of the Quantity of Flour and Grain Imported and Exported for the Tear ended 31st December, 1876 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 37 *£. —Comparative Eeturn of the Quantity and Value of Gold Exported during the four Quarters of the Tears 1875-76 and 1876-77... ... ... ... 38 TJ. —Eeturn of the Quantity and Value of Gold Exported in 1876-77 ... ... ... 39 V. —Eeturn of the Quantity and Value of Wool Exported in 1876 ... ... ... 39 "\^ r,—Eeturn of tho Value of New Zealand Phormium Exported in 1876 ... ... ... 39 X. —Eeturn of the Value of Imports and Exports of Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand, for the Ten Tears ended 31st December, 1875 ... ... ... ... 40 Y. —Eeturn of the Value of Gold, Wool, Grain, &c, Exported from Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand, for the Nine Tears ended 31st December, 1875 ... 41