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No. 1 — continued. ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1897, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896.

1895-96. EXPENDITURE. 189 i-97. £ 8. d. Annual Appropriations,— 108,168 1 10 ! Vote 118—Roads and Bridges Balance at end of Year, — 19,523 5 1 Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — 11,90110 1 In the Colony .. £ s. d. 130,130 5 11 £ s. d. 106,929 12 1 6,442 17 11 136,573 3 10 31,424 15 2 £139,592 17 0 Totals £243,502 15 11 £139,592 17 0 .CCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1897, compared with the Financial Year ended 31: it Mabch, 1896. 163,411 5 5 Annual Appropriations,— Vote 120—Native-Land Purchases .. 128,999 19 10 4,354 19 10 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Colony 93,959 12 1 1,564 18 11 1,263 3 1 5,919 18 9 Totals 95,222 15 2 £224,222 15 0 £109,331 4 2 .CCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1897, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896. Expenditure,— 869 3 6 Interest on Debentures 5,499 6 7 I Surveys, Roading, &c. 6,368 10 1 Appropriations,— 8,144 4 2 Class XVIII., Vote 74 .. . 11,979 15 5 2,966 1 3 14,945 16 8 7 4 0 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Colony .. £14,512 14 3 | Totals .. I 55 16 8 824 10 9 380 7 5 £15,333 8 1