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(III.) EXPENDITURE AND APPROPRIATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30th, 1855.

Total Expenditure on account Appropriations Excess of Excess of DEPARTMENT. of the Year ending for t8e Year. Expenditure over Appropriation June 30, 1855. Appropriation, over Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8.. d. £ s. d. Governor and Establishment 3431 10 4 6955 2 0 523 11 8 Colonial Secretary's Department 1654 4 0 1625 19 6 28 4 6 Colonial Treasurer's ditto 890 8 4 868 15 0 21 13 4 Auditor-General's ditto 824 18 8 825 12 0 — 0 13 4 Bank of Issue 512 10 0 475 0 0 37 10 0 ■ — General Assembly 6648 7 8 9131 0 0 — 2482 12 4 Supreme Court 3092 12 3 3610 16 8 — 518 4 5 Attorney-General 500 0 0 600 0 0 — 100 0 0 Registrar-General 261 0 0 156 0 0 105 0 0 — Resident Magi trates'Department 1783 12 4 1366 12 0 417 0 4 Registration of Deeds 33 13 6 — 33 13 6 — Native Secretary's Department 1403 10 7 1061 5 0 342 5 7 — New Plymouth Police and Assessors 471 12 1 887 0 0 «4 12 1 Customs 11,269 15 3* 11,269 15 34 — — Post Office 10,082 16 1 10,148 10 0 — 65 13 11 Medical 2332 1 0 2384 12 0 — 62 11 0 Government Domain 361 4 7 387 4 0 — 25 19 5 Native Purposes 7022 10 0 7000 0 0 22 10 0 — Aborigines'Education 1300 0 0 1300 0 0 — — Presents to Natives 951 14 7 300 0 0 651 14 7 — lensions 242 11 8 330 0 0 — 87 8 4 Interest on Debentures 2504 7 9 2519 17 6 — 15 9 9 Innting and Stationery 1049 2 7 700 0 0 349 17 5 — Firewood 86 19 0 200 0 0 — 113 1 0 1 ravelling Expenses 266 9 4 600 0 0 — 333 10 8 Immigration 503 15 10 _ 503 15 10 — widow-Coates 200 0 0 200 0 0 — — Vaccination 500 0 0 500 0 0 — — Chatham Islands _ 500 0 0 — 500 0 0 Miscellaneous...... 3965 13 3 3763 4 10 552 8 5 - 1 hree per Cent. Consols 204 9 11 204 9 11 Land Purchase Department,.. 2095 14 1 3024 6 0 — 928 11 11 £66,447 4 81 £69,395 1 8i £2,800 8 2 £5748 5 2 RECAPITULATION. Expenditure £67,070 16 4£f Appropriation 69,395 1 8£ Excess of Appropriation £2,947 17 0 A further sum of £623 1 Is. 8d. has probably been paid by the Agent-General in England, on account of the Governor s Establishment and Attorney-General, but has not yet been introduced into the accounts of the Colony. t Includes the sum of £623 lis. 8d. paid by the Agent-General on account of the Civil List (Governor's Establishment and Attorney-General.) CHARLES KNIGHT, Auditor-General. May 19, 1856,