17

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BODIES ACCOUNT for the Quarters ended 3lst March, 1904 and 1903, respectively— continued.

CONSOLS ACCOUNT for the Quarters ended 31st March, 1904 and 1903, respectively.

NEW ZEALAND ACT, 1903, ACCOUNT for the Quarter ended 31st March, 1904.

JAMES B. HEYWOOD, Secretary to the Treasury. ROBERT J. COLLINS, Assistant Secretary and Aocountant, The foregoing accounts have been examined and found correct, subjeot to the following remarks: — (1.) The " Customs," " Railways," and " Territorial Revenue " receipts are not now examined by the Audit Office. (2.) The Audit Office is unable satisfactorily to verify the reoeipts of gold revenue through the failure of the Mines Department to comply with a requisition for a certified statement of the amounts collectible as such revenue. (3.) The " advances in the hands of officers of the Government " include payments to the amount of £12,751 ss. 4d., though the accounts of the same were received at the Treasury before the close of the year. J. K. WARBURTON, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Quarter Ended 31st Mar., 1903. EXPENDITURE. Quarter end: 19C 5D 31st March, 14. £ s. d. 57,802 0 0 Brought forward Payments under " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901 " — continued. Drainage BoardB — Mangahoe £ s. d. £ s. d. 59,525 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 River Board— Lochiel 100 0 0 58,202 0 0 Annual Appropriations,— Vote 119 —Roads to open up Crown Lands 6,682 18 0 8,252 11 6 23,138 9 5 Balance at end of Quarter, — Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government — In the Colony 11,365 12 6 13,417 19 1 6,019 5 5 2,052 6 7 29,157 14 10 Totals .. £94,042 12 10 £81,295 10 7

56 1 1 472,500 0 0 472,556 1 1 Balanoe at end of Quarter, — Cash in Deposit Account .. Investment Account 76 1 1 474,200 0 0 474,276 1 1 Totals £472,556 1 ] £474,276 1 1

Securities transferred and delivered to the Bank of New Zealand under section 9 .. Balance at end of Quarter, — Investment Account — 75,000 preference shares issued by the Bank of New Zealand Totals 500,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 £1,000,000 0 0 l_