June 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 927

WORKS FUND for the Quarters ended 31st MARCH, 1896 and 1895, respectively.

Part I.

QUARTER EXPENDITURE. QUARTER ENDED 31ST MARCH,
ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1896.
1895.

£ s. d. Annual Appropriations,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
254 17 0 Class I.—Immigration .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 392 11 6
248 9 5 ,, II.—Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. 4,824 4 2
55,681 9 1 ,, III.—Railways .. .. .. .. .. 78,408 9 11
Cr. 43,871 6 8 ,, IV.—Roads .. .. .. .. .. 20,223 13 8
1,649 4 11 ,, V.—Development of Goldfields .. .. .. 2,695 13 10
9,106 18 1 ,, VII.—Telegraph Extension .. .. .. .. 14,505 14 2
11,375 3 3 ,, VIII.—Public Buildings .. .. .. .. 20,606 9 9
1,485 1 9 ,, IX.—Lighthouses, Harbour-works, and Harbour Defences .. .. 2,340 0 2
,, X.—Rates on Native Lands .. .. .. .. 315 15 1
,, XI.—Contingent Defence .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0
Services not provided for .. .. .. .. .. .. 288 19 7
35,929 16 10 148,816 8 10

1,000 0 0 Purchase of the Kaihu Valley Railway .. .. .. .. .. ..
47,000 0 0 Debentures of the Kaihu Valley Railway Company taken over on the default of
Company .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
48,000 0 0

218,217 2 4 Balance at end of Quarter,—
Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,811 14 7
11,780 7 2 Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government—
29,528 9 4 In the Colony .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,588 14 6
9,000 0 0 In London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,749 10 3
268,525 18 10 31,149 19 4

£352,455 15 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £179,966 8 2

Part II.

          Annual Appropriations,—

1,800 0 0 Class I.—Public Works, Departmental .. .. .. .. .. 1,800 0 0
15,437 6 11 ,, II.—Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,698 7 1
2,365 12 10 ,, —Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
19,602 19 9 12,498 7 1

24,104 19 10 Balance at end of Quarter,—
Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,960 15 7
2,499 18 3 Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government—
In the Colony .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 962 5 2
26,604 18 1 13,923 0 9

£46,207 17 10 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £26,421 7 10

IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT for the Quarters ended 31st MARCH, 1896 and 1895, respectively.

72,745 12 0 Annual Appropriations,—
Vote 116, Roads and Bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,331 19 4

24,868 15 10 Balance at end of Quarter,—
Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,523 5 1
10,724 1 2 Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government—
In the Colony .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,901 10 1
35,592 17 0 31,424 15 2

£108,338 9 0 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £53,756 14 6