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1885. NEW ZEALAND.

LOAN EXPENDITURE, CONTRACTS, ETC. (RETURN SHOWING), FOR MONTHS OF APRIL, MAY, JUNE, AND JULY, 1885.

Laid on the Table by the Hon. Sir J. Vogel, with the Leave of the House.

Statement showing the Expenditure out of Loan on the following Classes of Works, &c., during the Four Months ended 31st July, 1885.

Statement showing the Amount of Authorities issued to Officers of the Government during April to July, 1885.

* The expenditure on a considerable portion of the items included herein will be spread over the two finanoial years 1885-86, 1886-87.

Class. April. May. June. July. Total. Immigration Public Works, Departmental Railways surveys Hoads Vater-races Purchase of Native Lands .. Pelegraph Extension Dublic Buildings jighthouses and Harbour Works Jharges and Expenses of raising Loans £ s. d. 382 0 3 2,107 18 4 21,081 15 6 7,197 10 11 425 15 0 195 18 9 2,030 2 3 2,587 9 11 374 8 11 £ s. d. 1,766 3 1 2,350 14 10 21,998 1 1 17,997 1 9 652 0 9 1,168 5 9 412 11 0 1,973 7 5 1,051 11 11 £ s. d. 4,321 19 9 2,389 13 11 28,902 18 2 0 3 2 16,707 3 7 311 18 0 4,883 4 1 6,939 15 4 1,819 3 0 6,043 19 3 5,183 2 1 £ s. d. 1,517 1 5 2,326 19 6 37,327 10 5 39 3 2 11,415 4 4 972 10 6 2,229 1 6 1,635 18 11 2,264 10 1 14,301 9 7 £ s. d. 7,987 4 6 9,175 6 7 109,310 5 2 39 6 4 53,317 0 7 2,362 10 3 8,476 10 1 11,018 7 6 8,644 10 11 21,771 9 8 5,183 2 1 Total .. 36,382 19 10 49,369 17 7 77,503 0 10 74,029 15 5 237,285 13 8

Class. April. May. June. July. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. immigration Public Works, Departmental Railways Surveys .. rtoads Vater-races Purchase of Native Lands .. relegraph Extension Public Buildings lighthouses and Harbours marges and Expenses of raising Loans 290 0 0 15,276 9 6 3,215 15 6 300 0 0 302 0 0 25,175 18 0 3,173 16 10 1,190 5 4 3l" 0 0 13,113 7 9 6,373' 8 8 2,330 0 0 255* 0 0 20,727 5 5 5,453' 2 11 740 0 0 878' 0 0 *74,293 0 8 18,216' 3 11 4,560 5 4 4,539 12 6 2,895 10 0 1,18816 11 9,650 0 0 1,35818 2 14,619 9 8 1,295' 7 6 4,380 7 0 8,382'l5 1 31,545 6 8 Total .. 26,517 7 6 40,680 17 1 37,826 4 3 32,851 2 10 137,875 11 8