B.—l

8

ACCOUNT of the RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS of the

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1576-77.

'age RECEIPTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Assets of 1875-76: — Revenue, — Postages recovered from Colonies non-contributing to San Francisco Service Bostages recovered from the London Bost Office 1,483 12 7 10,122 18 9 11,606 11 4 Recoveries, — Interest on Purchase-money of Stewart Island Stamp Duties refunded, recovered from Public Works Account Expenditure on account of State Forests Advances to Province of Wellington in aid of Revenue, 4c. Advances to Province of Taranaki to redeem Volunteer Land Scrip ... Pay of the Auckland Police Miscellaneous ... 256 0 0 163 17 3 504 11 8 3,988 6 7 7,030 0 0 2,541 13 5 992 5 2 15,476 14 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Financial Year 1876-77 :— Bevenue, — Class I.—Customs II.—Stamp Duties ... III.—Postal IV. —Telegraphic V. —Judicial Fees and Fines VI. —-Registration and other Fees VII.—Railways VIII. —Incidental 1,223,364 2 10 122,170 10 10 86,058 3 10 63,333 11 8 41,899 11 2 45,961 14 3 285,220 3 10 27,426 15 8 27,083 5 5 Receipts in Aid, — Contribution from Defence Loan towards Expenses of Armed Constabulary and Contingent Defence Transfer from State Forests Account Treasury Bills, — Under " The Appropriation Act, 1876 " 1,895,434 14 1 35 37 30,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 110,000 0 0 .150,000 0 0 28 52 38 Interest and Sinking Fund on the Permanent Debt of the Provinces charged on — Capitation Allowance ... £101,046 8 1 Land Fund 89,757 4 4 Brovincial Liabilities ... ... 1,041 1 5 191,844 13 10 38 28 50 51 Interest on cost of Railways, 4c., — Charged on, — Brovincial Liabilities ... ... £60,664 4 5 Capitation Allowance ... ... 17,988 1111 Land Fund, — Old Account ... ... 1,092 1 6 Now Account ... ... 7.1,997 8 8 Recovered in cash ... ... 31,144 5 3 182,886 11 9 374,731 5 7 Amount raised by Treasury Bills under section 10 of "The Financial Arrangements Aet, 1876," in aid of Land Fund Temporary Advances from Public Works Account Bevenues collected for Local Bodies 2,420,105 19 8 35 31 150,000 0 0 450,000 0 0 45,102 7 1 645,102 7 1 Total Receipts 3,092,351 12 2 Balance on 30 Juno, 1870, — Cash in the Public Account Advances to be accounted for, — Colonial Foreign 19,820 7 6 31,735 12 5 69,678 13 3 51,555 19 11 121,234 13 2 3,213,586 5 4 Total £