8.—5.

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

11

1895-96. EXPENDITURE. 189 i-97. £ s. d. £ Annual Appropriations,— Vote 75—Lands for Settlements Expenses £ s. d. s. d. £ £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. 25 8 8 5,080 6 3 1,151 14 4 1,398 3 0 261 19 7 2,411 16 4 Acquirement of Estates, — Name o( Estate. j Purchase-: Albury (Assets Realisation Board) .. .. 65,174 Ardgowan (H. D. Cameron) .. .. .. 34,600 Arowhenua (Assets Realisation Board) .. : 28,915 Ashley Gorge .. .. .. .. | Blind River.. .. .. .. Braoo .. .. .. .. Elsthorpe (Trustees of Buchanan's Estate) .. 45,328 Epworth .. .. .. .. .. ; Hatuma .. .. .. .. .. ! Hawkesbury (C. Goulter) .. .. .. ; 10,865 Highbank (J. Browne) .. .. .. 59,209 Horsley Down (Trustees of Mallook and Lance) 20,022 Studholme Junction.. .. .. .. > Kapua .. .. .. .. .. j Kereta Maerewhenua Marawiti .. .. .. .. .. j Merrivale .. .. .. .. .. ' Myrtle Bank .. .. .. Omihi Stock Reserve .. .. .. I Opouriao Orakipaoa .. .. .. .. Otaio' .. .. .. .. Otarakaro (W. Bong) .. .. .. 1,990 Paparangi .. .. .. .. Pareora .. , ,. .. . ■ .. | Patba . . .. .. .. .. j Poerua .. .. .. .. Pomahaka .. .. .. .. .. j Pouparae (A. Donner) .. .. .. I 7,768 Puketapu .. .. .. .. .. Raureka .. .. .. .. .. i Roimata .. .. .. .. .. I Rosebrook .. .. .. .. Toka-rahi .. .. .. .. Tahawai Teanaraki Waimarie (G. Bruce) .. .. .. 8,608 Waihemo Grange (A. B. Kitchener) .. .. 12,239 Wharenui (Assets Realisation Board) .. .. 4,765 299, 48y 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 -nion i 11 I 0 i 9 I 10 i 13 i 12 ! 5 ) 6 ! 16 I 15 I 13 i 6 I 0 aey. 8 0 9 0 6 7 8 3 6 0 8 3 10 Expense 629 3,228 331 J 41 422 14 ] 743 ] 27 299 396 ] 96 ] 4 6 : 95 : 1,553 3 15 : 574 43 : 1 53 11 6 170 708 ] 454 10 : 39 208 ] 334 ] 122 3 70 121 ] 34 1 10,875 Expenses. 629 6 2 3,228 7 6 331 13 5 41 2 0 422 6 3 14 19 0 743 15 4 27 9 0 299 7 3 396 14 0 96 17 5 ;es. 6 2 7 6 13 5 2 0 6 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 59,606 6 7 20,119 3 1 2,099 5 9 83 16 3 11 13 7 67 10 8 1,615 7 0 69,489 2 8 4 5 3 4 5 3 26,171 14 7 244 0 3 24,630 4 11 7,740 5 2 42 19 3 1,990 6 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 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 7 311,472 13 9 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 I 0 I 0 I 0 0 0 0 342 1 95 I 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 8,090 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