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FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1900, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1899.

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 189 9-1900.

EXPENDITURE. 1898-99. 1899-1900. £ s. d. 104 16 10 10,090 1 3 374,141 2 3 295,483 7 2 17,354 10 2 53,182 16 10 28,550 14 0 107,266 14 5 15,662 10 1 347 11 10 13,866 12 11 Annual Appropriations,— Class I.—Immigration II. —Public Works, Departmental III.—Railways IV.—Roads V.—Development of Goldfields „ VI. —Purchase of Native Lands VII.—Telegraph Extension .. „ VIII.—Public Buildings „ IX.—Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour Defences X.—Rates on Native Lands XI.—Contingent Defence £ s. d. 384 14 9 12,571 14 3 417,937 8 '8 285,389 19 5 21,815 8 8 31,882 7 7 26,771 7 9 115,426 12 6 9,025 13 3 743 17 8 42,809 15 8 £ s. d. 964,759 0 2 916,050 17 9 Unauthorised, — Services not provided for .. 142 6 7 50 17 6 » 225 1 0 Charges and expenses of raising loan issued under " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1898 " .. 28,321 15 4 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Acts, 1896-98,— Debentures redeemed Temporary advances repaid 85,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 335,000 0 0 " The Native Land Purchase Act, 1892,"— Debentures due 31st October, 1899, renewed as per contra 125,000 0 0 31,794 6 9 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— In the Colony In London 90,782 17 3 16,509 13 0 22,552 6 7 25,710 6 3 23,256 2 6 139,749 6 0 70,856 6 4 Totals £987,183 2 7 £1,592,972 8 1