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CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1886. ACCOUNT.

ACCOUNT.

EXPENDITURE. Permanent Appropriations, — Civil List Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature .. .. .. Moiety of Subsidies payable under " The Local Bodies Finance and Powers Act, 1885 " One-fourth of Rents paid over to Local Bodies under " The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1884 " Endowments, — Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust New Plymouth Harbour Board Greymouth Harbour Board Westport Harbour Board £ s. d. 28,079 11 0 1,689,346 10 6 91,637 11 6 35,632 1 4 39 7 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 469 0 0 83 1 3 10,599 12 0 7,598 15 5 1,863,535 10 0 Annual Appropriations, — Class I.—Legislative ,, II.—Colonial Secretary ,, III.—Colonial Treasurer ,, IV.—Minister of Justice ,, V.—Postmaster-General ,, VI.—Commissioner of Trade and Customs ,, VII.—Commissioner of Stamps .. „ VIII.—Minister of Education ,, IX.—Minister of Native Affairs .. ,, X.—Minister of Mines ,, XL—Minister for Public Works.. ,, XII.—Minister of Defence 17,551 8 10 237,304 3 2 59,735 13 3 113,665 10 10 287,523 14 6 77,623 6 9 28,212 8 6 357,805 15 0 22,242 17 11 19,056 13 0 726,576 1 2 161,106 19 1 Services not provided for .. 2,108,404 12 0 9,238 9 0 Amount of Sinking Funds' set free, as per contra, applied in redemption of Debentures issued under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 188L" for increases of Sinking Fund 3,981,178 11 0 179,300 0 0 Deficiency Bills, — Redeemed (renewed as per contra) Redeemed, being amount issued in 1884-85 outstanding on 31st March, 1885 150,000 0 0 350,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 Balance on 31st March, 1886, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London 9,914 2 2 36,310 18 10 66,633 9 2 46,225 1 0 112,858 10 2 Total £4,623,337 1 2

Permanent Appropriations, — One-third of proceeds of Land sold on Deferred Payments paid to Local Bodies Endowments, — Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust New Plymouth Harbour Board 13,957 5 1 10,098 12 6 4,822 9 5 28,878 7 0 Vnnual Appropriations, — Class XIII.—Minister of Lands ,, XIV.—Rates on Crown and Native Lands.. 120,663 15 9 43,200 13 8 163,924 9 5 1,436 6 6 Services not provided for .. 194,239 2 11 Total .. . t £194,239 2 11