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FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1898, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1897. ACCOUNT.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1897-98.

189 1896-97. EXPENDITURE. -98. £ s. d. 24,168 9 2 1,709,469 5 10 193,334 9 7 63,812 10 8 Permanent Appropriations, — Civil List.. Interest and Sinking Fund Under Special Acts of the Legislature Subsidies paid to Local Bodies Amounts paid over to Local Bodies and to Deposit Accounts in respect of Payments under the Land Acts Endowments— New Plymouth Harbour Board Greymouth Harbour Board Westport Harbour Board £ s. d. 24,205 4 11 1,741,412 18 5 196,985 12 6 70,262 6 2 £ s. d. 40,634 11 6 37,133 4 8 6,302 4 11 11,066 14 1 23,639 5 11 5,179 7 5 11,146 11 6 25,891 3 9 2,112,216 9 4 2,072,427 11 8 20,328 8 4 101,921 13 0 29,835 4 2 123,294 5 0 352,386 7 6 91,050 0 7 22,380 14 2 428,129 12 0 54,513 10 1 7,206 4 6 18,106 14 7 50,033 9 2 776,747 17 6 45,370 17 7 68,551 9 10 101,330 6 1 116,668 19 10 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 — Education Department Lunacy and Charitable Aid Department Department of Labour IX.—Minister of Mines X. —Minister for Agriculture „ XI.—Working Railways XII.—Minister for Public Works XIII. —Defence Department .. XIV.—Police Department XV.—Minister of Lands XVI.—Valuation Department „ XVII.—Bates on Crown Lands Services not provided for .. 15,998 17 9 74,100 13 3 23,535 4 4 122,479 18 11 362,867 10 1 66,190 14 0 23,041 9 1 435,019 18 1 57,304-14 4 6,869 13 10 15,556 9 5 54,408 12 1 849,923 8 9 42,003 5 11 72,452 15 9 105,974 9 9 122,584 2 9 37,126 18 10 154 5 5 1,962 3 2 508 9 11 3,188 17 7 2,490,155 5 6 2,411,553 1 5 Amount transferred to the Public Works Fund in terms of section 16 of " The Appropriation Act, 1897 " .. 300,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 Purchase of the Patent and other Rights authorised by " The Cyanide Process Goldextraotion Act, 1897 " 10,000 0 0 22,968 0 0 4,700 0 0 35,000 0 0 Debentures redeemed, — " Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " (Colonial Issue) " Lyttelton and Christchurch Bailway Loan Ordinance, 1860," due 1st Jan., 1897 " District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885," due 1st Oct., 1896 Released Sinking Funds transferred to Deposit Suspense Account 6,934 0 0 4,500 0 0 11,434 3 4 '6 3 4 62,668 0 0 Temporary advance to the Public Works Fund .. .. .. 50,000 0 0 26,000 0 0 Net amount advanced to Government Advances to Settlers Office Management Account in terms of section 49 of " The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894" .. 632,305 17 0 20,904 19 1 25,858 17 7 516 10 7 404,700 0 0 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government, — In the Colony In London On account of Imperial Pensions Investment Account 780,580 3 7 13,152 0 10 35,613 10 8 398 11 9 421,400 0 0 521,144 6 10 1,084,286 4 3 730,000 0 0 Lesa Treasury Bills outstanding .. .. .. 1,251,144 6 10 730,000 0 0 354,286 4 3 Totals £5,494,950 5 0 £5,076,934 17 4 ACCOUNT. 1,530,000 0 0 Treasury Bills paid oS during Year 880,000 0 0 254,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 Treasury Bills outstanding at end of Year, — In anticipation of Bevenue In redemption of Guaranteed Debentures 254,000 0 0 476,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 Totals £2,260,000 0 0 £1,610,000 0 0