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Provincial Audit Office, Nelson,
April 30, 1864.

To the Hon. the Speaker of
The Provincial Council, Nelson.

SIR,—In accordance with the requirements
of the Provincial Audit Act of the General
Assembly, 1861, I have the honor to forward
herewith the Quarterly and Yearly State-
ments of the Provincial Treasurer of this
Province, for the financial year ending M rch
31, 1864, with the requisite certificates as to
the correctness of the same endorsed on the
face of each respectively. I also enclose a
statement of the Assets and Liabilities of the
Province, dated March 31, 1864.

A resolution of the Provincial Council of
last Session having been forwarded to me,
requesting particulars of the expenditure
voted under the heading "Miscellaneous Ge-
neral Contingencies," I have now the honor,
for the information of the Council, of en-
closing the same.

The Accounts of the Secretary to the Im-
migration Commissioners, to the 31st March,
1864, have been examined and found correct.
The balance at this date to the credit of the
Commissioners amounts to £1,476 0s. 4d.

There is also due to the Commissioners for
passage money the sum of £3,811 2s. 11d.,
and a further sum of £2,935 18s. 6d. falls
due by instalments during the next two
years.

The statement of the Government Store-
keeper shows a large amount of property to
the credit of the Provincial Government,
which stands available for any public works
now actually in progress, or in contemplation.
The total value of the property has been esti-
mated at £1,627 7s. 6d., and for the infor-
mation of the Council, I have had the same
made out in detail as much as possible.

The amount to the credit of the Provincial
Government, at the close of the financial
year ending March 31, 1863, was £23,754
12s. 3d. The amount to the same credit at
the close of this financial year is £366 5s.
11d. There is an amount of £1,670 9s. 1d.
due to Reserve Fund account, which will
have to be debited of next year's revenue.

The following comparative statement will
show the difference in the separate items of
revenue as well as expenditure for the finan-
cial years ending March 31st, 1863 and
1864.

REVENUE, 1863.

Customs . . £7,629 0 0
Publicans' Licenses . 1,110 0 0
Education . . 2,432 18 0
Dog Act . . 242 10 6
Government Wharf . 548 6 8
Auction Licenses . 125 0 0
Hackney Carriage Act . 27 2 0
Harbor . . 0 0 0
Scab Act . . 0 0 0
Collingwood Gold-fields . 225 0 10
Miscellaneous . 3,174 12 7

£15,514 10 7

REVENUE, 1864.

Customs . . £11,278 14 11
Publicans' Licenses . 1,255 10 0
Education Act . 1,438 16 1
Dog Act . . 22 4 6
Government Wharf . 714 3 4
Auction Licenses . 190 0 0
Hackney Carriage Act . 44 0 0
Harbor . . 358 5 0
Scab Act . . 291 2 11
Collingwood Gold-fields . 212 10 0
Miscellaneous . 4,585 11 4

£20,700 18 1

The revenue from the Land Sales for the
respective years were as follows:—
1863 . . £58,580 4 7
1864 . . 15,167 1 0

EXPENDITURE, 1863.

Departmental . £9,689 18 8
Miscellaneous, Public
Works, &c. . 45,313 2 8

EXPENDITURE, 1864.

Departmental . £11,889 1 10
Miscellaneous, Public
Works, &c. . 54,312 5 1

The above figures show a considerable
addition to the general revenue of the Pro-
vince, but a large decrease in the Land Reve-
nue. The former it may be taken
for granted will increase year by year, whilst
the latter will fluctuate, but will have a
tendency to get less every year

With respect to the "Reserve Fund" created
last year, in order to carry on various public
works then actually in progress or contracted
for, a considerable amount has been expended;
there remains to the credit of the vote at
present £1,670 9s. 1d. from which various
sums are being paid every week.