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ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1897, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1896-97

1895-96. EXPENDITURE 189 i-97. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,411 16 4 Annual Appropriations,— Vote 75—Land for Settlements Expenses 2,099 5 9 25 8 8 5,080 6 3 1,151 14 4 1,398 3 0 261 19 7 83 16 3 11 13 7 67 10 8 1,615 7 0 69,489 2 8 26,171 14 7 244 0 3 24,630 4 11 7,740 5 2 42 19 3 Acquirement of Estates, — Name of Estate. ; Purchase-m Albury (Assets Realisation Board) .. .. j 65,174 1 Ardgowan (H. D. Cameron) .. .. .. 34,600 Arowhenua (Assets Realisation Board) .. I 28,915 Ashley Gorge .. .. .. .. j Blind River.. .. .. .. .. j Braco .. .. .. .. .. j Elsthorpe (Trustees of Buchanan's Estate) ,, 45,328 1 Epworth .. .. .. .. Hatuma .. .. .. .. Hawkesbury (C. Goulter) .. .. .. 10,865 1 Highbank (J. Browne) ' .. .. .. 59,209 1 Horsley Down (Trustees of Mallock and Lance) 20,022 Studholme Junction.. .. .. .. I Kapua Kereta Maerewhenua .. .. .. .. ..' Marawiti Merrivale Myrtle Bank Omihi Stock Reserve Opouriao Orakipaoa Otaio .. .. .. .... Otarakaro (W. Boag) .. .. .. : 1,990 Paparangi Pareora Patoa .. .. .. .. Poerua Pomahaka Pouparae (A. Donner) .. .. .. 7,768 1 Puketapu Raureka Roimata Rosebrook Toka-rahi Tahawai Teanaraki Waimarie (G. Bruce) .. .. .. 8,608 1 Waihemo Grange (A. B. Kitchener) .. .. 12,239 1 Wharenui (Assets Realisation Board) .. .. 4,765 299,489 Purchase-money. 65,174 11 8 34,600 0 0 28,915 9 9 45,328 10 0 10,865 13 6 59,209 12 7 20,022 5 8 ooney. 11 8 0 0 9 9 10 0 13 6 12 7 5 8 6 3 16 6 15 0 13 8 6 3 0 10 1 Expensf 629 3,228 331 : 41 422 14 ] 743 ] 27 299 396 1 96 ] 4 *6 1 95 1 1,553 . 3 15 1 574 43 1 1 53 11 6 170 708 1 454 10 1 39 208 1 334 1 122 1 70 121 1 34 1 10,875 Expenses. 629 6 2 3,228 7 6 331 13 5 41 2 0 422 0 3 14 19 0 743 15 4 27 9 0 299 7 3 396 14 0 96 17 5 4 5 3 6 11 11 95 12 '2 1,553 2 8 3 2 6 15 11 3 574 8 7 43 15 7 1 3 10 53 2 5 11 0 3 6 0 0 170 2 0 708 15 0 454 6 6 10 16 0 39 6 10 208 17 7 334 11 7 >es. 6 2 7 6 13 5 2 0 0 3 19 0 15 4 9 0 7 3 14 0 17 5 5 3 11 11 12 2 2 8 2 6 11 3 8 7 15 7 3 10 2 5 0 3 0 0 2 0 15 0 6 6 16 0 6 10 17 7 11 7 14 4 1 3 12 11 11 11 9 8 Total. 65,803 17 10 37,828 7 6 29,247 3 2 41 2 0 422 6 3 14 19 0 46,072 5 4 27 9 0 11,165 0 9 59,600 6 7 20,119 3 1 4 5 3 6 11 11 95 12 2 1,553 2 8 3 2 6 15 11 3 574 8 7 43 15 7 1 3 10 2,043 8 8 11 0 3 6 0 0 170 2 0 708 15 0 454 6 6 7,779 12 6 39 6 10 208 17 7 334 11 7 1,990 6 3 29 9 7 6,692 13 9 3,722 5 6 681 8 6 7,768 16 6 3,484 15 2 10,248 17 2 2,428 14 1 108 2 2 122 14 4 122 14 4 633 0 8 8 5 3 3 9 0 8,608 15 0 12,239 13 8 4,765 6 3 70 1 3 121 12 11 34 11 11 8,678 16 3 12,361 6 7 4,799 18 2 166,055 7 0 299,489 0 10 10,875 9 8 Unauthorised — Ardgowan Estate Albury „ .. .. .. .. 120 ' Elsthorpe „ .. .. .. .. 550 Opouriao „ 670 120 0 0 550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 342 1 95 1 438 342 12 10 12 10 10 5 3 3 310,364 10 6 95 10 5 670 0 0 438 3 3 1,108 3 3 Debentures matured 31st March, 1897, and reissued 311,472 13 9 8,690 0 0 1,357 11 9 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Colony 3,751 9 2 963 2 7 4,714 11 9 » Totals !169,824 15 1 £326,976 11 3