THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
ACCOUNT for the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1878—continued.

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EXPENDITURE.

Brought forward ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,178,803 7 10

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT,—
Appropriations,—
Immigration ... ... ... ... ... 57,304 11 6
Public Works Department ... ... ... 4,732 13 1
Railways ... ... ... ... ... 198,377 7 4
Roads ... ... ... ... ... 12,514 1 2
Land Purchases ... ... ... ... 14,368 6 11
Waterworks on Gold Fields ... ... 11,017 19 3
Coal Mines ... ... ... ... ... 248 17 9
Telegraph Extension ... ... ... 8,319 6 7
Public Buildings ... ... ... ... 22,366 17 10
Lighthouses ... ... ... ... ... 5,548 11 1
Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... 6,933 12 11
Services not provided for ... ... ... 2,628 2 0
Charges and Expenses raising Loans ... 2,413 4 0
Westport Colliery Reserve,—
Transfer to Deposits, Consolidated Fund... ... 1,050 12 6
Total Public Works Account ... ... ... 347,824 3 11

BILLS RECEIVABLE,—
Drafts of the Bank of New Zealand on London, purchased ... 197,250 0 0

BILLS PAYABLE,—
Nil.

SUSPENSE ACCOUNTS,—
Undistributed,—
Transfers to credit of Accounts ... ... ... 18,269 13 9
Bills Payable ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100,000 0 0

ACCOUNTS CLOSED BY THE OPERATION OF "THE PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1877."

REVENUE ACCOUNTS,—
Balances on 31st December, 1877, transferred to Consolidated
Fund under section 9 of "The Appropriation Act, 1877,"—
Land Fund Account ... ... ... ... ... 397,745 0 2
Gold Fields Revenue Account ... ... ... 1,366 13 7
Gold Duty Account ... ... ... ... ... 2,471 12 1

SPECIAL FUNDS,—
Balances on 31st December, 1877, transferred to Consolidated
Fund under section 9 of "The Appropriation Act, 1877,"—
Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 ... ... ... 35,632 0 8
Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 ... 33,641 17 3
State Forests Account ... ... ... ... 2,226 13 3
New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 ... ... ... 850 8 0
Provincial Liabilities Account ... ... ... 22,033 1 4
Counties Separate Accounts ... ... ... 45,226 16 4
Waitara Bridge Endowment Account ... ... ... 11 10 0
New Plymouth Harbour Board Endowment Account ... 935 15 7
Balances on 31st December, 1877, paid over to the Commissioners
of the Public Debts Sinking Funds, under section 8 of "The
Public Revenues Act, 1877,"—
Wellington Debts Act, 1872 ... ... ... 5,444 1 9
North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 ... 8,589 2 0
Westland Loan Act 1873 Redemption Account ... 478 18 3

TRUST FUND,—
Government Insurance Investment Account ... ... 15,000 0 0
Balances on 31st December, 1877, transferred or paid over to the
under-mentioned Accounts:—
Consolidated Fund,—
Under section 9 of "The Appropriation Act, 1877" ... 35,673 9 4
Government Insurance Account,—
Under section 5 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1877" ... 241,983 4 6
Public Trust Office,—
Under section 6 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1877" ... 23,356 1 3
Post Office Account,—
Under section 4 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1877" ... 714,017 14 5

TOTAL EXPENDITURE... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,030,030 9 6

Balance on 31st March, 1878,—
Cash in the Public Account,—
In the Colony ... ... ... ... 525,537 1 10
Less nominal Overdraft in London ... 307,426 14 9
218,110 7 1

Advances to be accounted for,—
Colonial ... ... ... ... ... 151,833 1 4
Foreign ... ... ... ... ... 258,111 19 4
409,945 0 8

Total ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £4,056,886 13 0

JAMES C. GAVIN,
Accountant to the Treasury.