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1854-55. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. Customs ... ... ... 111,862 11 2 Interest ... ... ... 2,459 8 7 Fees, Fines, &c. ... ... 3,842 6 8 Legislative ... ... 9,548 0 9 Postal ... ... ... 2,287 14 0 Civil Services ... ... 22,694 12 7 Miscellaneous ... ... 1,546 16 0 Military „ ... ... 1,357 18 8 Native „ ... ... 1,363 12 1 119,539 710 Postal „ ... ... 10,155 0 1 Lands ... ... ... 107,720 12 6 Lands ... ... ... 44,087 11 5 , Native Land Purchases ... 38,605 3 5 227,260 0 4 Public Works ... ... 1,606 17 10 Excess of Expenditure ... 1,850 15 7 Education... ... ... 7,200 0 0 | Payments to Provinces ... 84,475 1 9 Miscellaneous ... ... 5,557 8 9 £229,110 15 11 £229,110 15 11 Excess of Expenditure ... £1,850 15 7

1855-56. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. Customs ... ... ... 99,200 210 Interest ... ... ... 3,171 13 0 Fees, Fines, &c. ... ... 3,577 11 4 Legislative... ... ... 3,421 0 0 Postal ... ... ... 2,769 12 8 Civil Services ... ... 36,979 17 11 Miscellaneous ... ... 1,268 2 1 Postal „ ... ... 9,362 9 6 Marine „ ... ... 1,198 10 4 106,815 811 Lands ... ... ... 46,175 12 8 Lands ... ... ... 72,334 5 7 Native Land Purchases ... 14,637 12 8 Education ... ... ... 7,200 0 0 179,149 14 6 Payments to Provinces ... 51,923 18 4 Excess of Expenditure ... 4,021 8 6 Miscellaneous ... ... 9,100 8 7 £183,171 3 0 £183,171 3 0 Balances. Balance ... ... ... ... Excess of Expenditure ... 4,021 8 6 Deposits ... ... ... 13,441 9 3 Deposits ... ... ... 10,000 10 10 Balance on 30th June, 1856*... 29,602 13 3 £43,624 12 7

* This is the first year in which a balance is shown in the public accounts.