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(I.) EXPENDITURE AND APPROPRIATION FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDING SEPT. 30th, 1853.

RECAPITULATION. Expenditure £58,661 8 4 Appropriation 48,661 14 4 ( Being the amount shown as Expenditure in ex£9999 14 0 J cess of Appropriation in Statement No. 6of ( the Financial Statement for the period. (Signed) CHARLES KNIGHT, Auditor-General. May 19, 1856.

Total Expenditure Appropriations j Excess of Excess of on account of the Expenditure over Appropriation DEPARTMENT. 9 Months ending / Sept. 30,1853. Nine Months. Appropriations, over Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Governor and Establishment 2486 16 10 1962 10 0 524 6 10 —- Lieutenant-Governor and Establishment 491 19 10 1923 11 3 1431 11 5 Colonial Secretary's Department 1795 0 8 1670 5 9 124 14 11 Colonial Treasurer's Department 1270 17 11 1260 0 0 10 17 11 Civil Secretary's Department 456 9 2 456 9 2 Audit Department 698 94 675 5 0 23 44 Bank of Issue 251 5 6 245 5 0 6 0 6 Councils 10-3 17 7 324 11 3 — 220 13 8 Public Works 7866 10 11 4064 1 6 3802 9 5 Government Brig - 1638 12 9 375 0 0 1263 12 9 Cutter" Maori" — 115 10 0 — 115 10 0 Customs 4155 12 1 4155 12 1 Post Office 929 3 11 977 12 6 — 48 8 7 Harbour 1916 9 11 1619 12 6 296 17 5 — Mcdical 2554 12 0 2024 10 3 530 1 9 Judicial 1850 15 9 2367 6 9 — 516 11 0 Law Officer 663 19 2 671 5 0 — 7 5 10 Police 4760 7 7 5197 15 4 — 437 7 9 Registrar General 584 4 10 604 8 -2 — 20 3 4 Registrar of Deeds 479 6 2 432 1 6 47 4 8 Resident Magistrate's Department 2850 14 1 2919 5 4 — 68 11 3 Sheriff and Gaol - 1677 8 7 1436 3 2 241 5 5 Bishop and Colonial Chaplain 450 0 0 300 0 0 150 0 0 Schools 8170 15 11 4934 11 0 3236 4 11 — Native Secretary's Department........ 1034 18 2 508 11 6 526 6 8 — Aborigines 1117 17 10 — 1117 17 10 — Presents to Natives 426 4 6 225 0 0 201 4 6 Pensions, Gratuities to Natives, &c 169 4 0 248 17 0 — 79 13 0 Printing, Stationery, &c., &c 717186 750 00 — 32 16 Charitable Aid 423 12 1 150 0 0 273 12 1 — Coroner . 110 13 3 60 0 0 50 13 3 — Panmure Perry — 75 0 0 — 75 0 0 Interest on Debentures 784 15 11 1080 0 0 — 295 4 1 Ditto ditto Land 13 12 7 33 15 0 — 20 2 5 Debentures paid in cash 282 0 0 282 0 0 — — Three per Cent. Consols 201 11 0 201 11 0 — —• Wharf in Commercial Bay 541 2 5 2230 10 0 — 1689 7 7 Miscellaneous 3849 6 1 2090 9 0 1758 17 1 — Immigration 467 10 0 — 467 10 0 — Superintendent, Nelson 417 11 6 469 17 6 — 52 6 0 £58,661 8 4 £48,661 14 4 £15,109 11 5 £5,109 17 5