JAN. 21.](

                    THE NEW ZEALAND GAZEITE.

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BODIES ACCOUNT for the Quarters ended 31st DECEMBE, 1896 and 1895, respectively.

|QUARTER | EXPENDITURE. |QUARTER ENDED 31ST DECEM, |
|ENDEED 31ST DECE, | |1896. |
|1895. | | |
| | | |
| £ s. d. |Payments to— | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
|1,043 0 0 |Counties,— |1,100 0 0 | |
|200 0 0 |Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |800 0 0 | |
|3,375 0 0 |Horowhenua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..|1,250 0 0 | |
|900 0 0 |Kiwitea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |2,458 0 0 | |
|500 0 0 |Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |335 0 0 | |
|.. .. .. |Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |2,658 0 0 | |
|270 0 0 |Pohangina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |800 0 0 | |
|.. .. .. |Rangitikei.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |900 0 0 | |
|.. .. .. |Stratford .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |100 0 0 | |
|100 0 0 |Waitaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | |
|800 0 0 |Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | |
| |Waitotara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | |
|7,188 0 0 | | |10,401 0 0 |
| | | | |
|500 0 0 |Boroughs,— |.. .. .. | |
|2,000 0 0 |Feilding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | |
| |Petone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. |.. |
|2,500 0 0 | | | |
| | | | |
|150 0 0 | Town Board— |100 0 0 | |
|.. .. .. |Clyde .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |800 0 0 | |
| |Stratford .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. |400 0 0 |
|400 0 0 | Road Board— |.. .. .. | |
|.. .. .. |Ara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |1,800 0 0 | |
|.. .. .. |Areh Hill.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |500 0 0 | |
|350 0 0 |Frankley .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | |
|830 0 0 |Makara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |320 0 0 | |
|115 0 0 |Mangauui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | |
|505 0 0 |Manawatu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |577 0 0 | |
|425 0 0 |Maukeeville.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |300 0 0 | |
|500 0 0 |Mauku .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | |
|.. .. .. |Moe .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |700 0 0 | |
|300 0 0 |Otaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | |
|.. .. .. |Parihaka .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |1,000 0 0 | |
|.. .. .. |Te Horo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |50 0 0 | |
|50 0 0 |Upper Tauru.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | |
|600 0 0 |Waimate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | |
|50 0 0 |Whataupoho.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | |
|4,125 0 0 | | |5,247 0 0 |
| | | | |
|.. .. .. |Drainage Board— |570 0 0 | |
|.. .. .. |Aorngi Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |1,000 0 0 | |
|400 0 0 |Manawatu Land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..|.. .. .. | |
| |Sluggish River.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..|.. .. .. |1,570 0 0 |
|.. .. .. | | | |
| |Appropriations,— |.. .. .. |17,618 0 0 |
| |Voto 119. Road to open up Crows Lands .. .. |.. .. .. |4,713 0 2 |
| | | | |
| |Balaace at end of Quarter,— | | |
|8,283 3 8 | Caah in the Public Account .. .. .. .. |18,498 16 6 | |
|.. .. .. | Advances in hands of Office of Government,— | | |
| | In the Colony .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |1,322 10 6 |19,821 7 0 |
| | | | |
| £22,646 3 8 | Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. .. | £42,152 7 2 |

ZEALANDCONSOLS ACCOUNT for the Quarters ended 30th DECEMBE, 1896 and 1895, respectively.

| | | | |
|65 0 0| Balaace at end of Quarter,— |2,335 0 0| |
|160,300 0 0| Caah in Depoait Account .. .. .. .. .. |293,600 0 0| |
| | Inveatment Account .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. ..|295,935 0 0 |
| | | | |
| £160,365 0 0| Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |.. .. ..| £295,935 0 0 |

JAMES B. HEYWOOD,
Secretary to the Treasure.

ROBERT J. COLLINS,
Accountant to the Treasure.

The foregoing accounts have been exaained and found correct, except as regard the "Customs," "Railways," and "Territorial Revenue" receipts, which are not now exaained by the Auit Office.

J. K. WADBURTON,
Controller and Auditor-General.