✨ Financial Accounts and Audit Remarks
July 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1451
BODIES ACCOUNT for the Quarters ended 30th June, 1900 and 1899, respectively.
| QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1899. | EXPENDITURE. | QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1900. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| Payments to— | |||
| Counties,— | |||
| Clifton | 55 0 0 | ||
| Clutha | 3,000 0 0 | ||
| 300 0 0 | Hawera | 300 0 0 | |
| Horowhenua | 350 0 0 | ||
| 1,300 0 0 | Kiwitea | 400 0 0 | |
| 275 0 0 | Manawatu | 1,750 0 0 | |
| 420 0 0 | Pahiatua | 130 0 0 | |
| 4,955 0 0 | Pohangina | 1,489 0 0 | |
| 150 0 0 | Rangitikei | ||
| Stratford | 890 0 0 | ||
| 400 0 0 | Wairarapa South | ||
| Waitotara | 500 0 0 | 8,864 0 0 | |
| 7,800 0 0 | |||
| Boroughs,— | |||
| 100 0 0 | Foxton | ||
| 600 0 0 | Greytown | ||
| Masterton | 1,000 0 0 | ||
| Palmerston | 500 0 0 | ||
| Petone | 190 0 0 | ||
| Te Aroha | 300 0 0 | 1,990 0 0 | |
| 700 0 0 | |||
| Road Boards,— | |||
| Castlepoint | 300 0 0 | ||
| 70 0 0 | Moa | 220 0 0 | |
| Ngatapu | 700 0 0 | ||
| Parihaka | 1,150 0 0 | ||
| 1,000 0 0 | Spring Creek | ||
| 500 0 0 | Taratahi-Carterton | ||
| Waiwakaiho | 250 0 0 | ||
| 650 0 0 | Wirokino | 175 0 0 | |
| 70 0 0 | Upper Hurford | ||
| Upper Wangaehu | 300 0 0 | 3,095 0 0 | |
| 2,290 0 0 | |||
| Town Board,— | |||
| Waipawa | 300 0 0 | ||
| Drainage Board,— | |||
| Aorangi | 2,000 0 0 | ||
| River Board,— | |||
| 2,500 0 0 | Clive | 5,000 0 0 | |
| 13,290 0 0 | 21,249 0 0 | ||
| Appropriations,— | |||
| 1,241 13 7 | Vote—Roads to open up Crown Lands, &c. | 5,550 17 10 | |
| Balance at end of Quarter,— | |||
| 6,563 17 2 | Cash in the Public Account | 21,421 16 6 | |
| Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government— | |||
| 5,567 8 0 | In the Colony | 19,271 10 11 | 40,693 7 5 |
| 12,131 5 2 | |||
| £26,662 18 9 | Totals | £67,493 5 3 |
ROBERT J. COLLINS, Accountant to the Treasury.
JAMES B. HEYWOOD, Secretary to the Treasury.
In respect to the remarks of the Audit Office in paragraph No. 1, the receipts are departmentally audited in accordance with law, and the practice has been in vogue for some years, and was rendered necessary owing to the inconvenience of the audit system previously prevailing.
In respect to the remarks in paragraph No. 2, the Wardens have refused to give certificates, and it is found that they are within the law in so refusing.
As regards the remarks in paragraph No. 3, the following explanation given by the Secretary for Stamps speaks for itself: "The stamps in the hands of the Deputy Commissioner were counted and examined last month precisely in the same way as during the last thirty years. On the last Saturday in June, however, the Auditor-General sent his officer to count the stamps after office-hours, but the Deputy Commissioner very naturally objected to remain for such a purpose after the office was closed. The Controller and Auditor could have ordered an examination at any time during office-hours, and every assistance would have been rendered to him and his officer; but his failure to do so can in no wise be attributed to the Stamp officials." Being a matter not connected with the accounts now under review by the Audit Office, it would have been better, if the Audit Office had a grievance against this particular department, to have addressed the Commissioner of Stamps on the subject. It may, however, be mentioned that the Deputy Commissioner in Wellington had his stamps duly counted last month by the officer appointed for that purpose, in a similar manner to that adopted in respect to the audit of stamps in other parts of the colony.
The Treasury, 25th July, 1900.
R. J. SEDDON, Colonial Treasurer.
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Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for Loans to Local Bodies for Quarters Ended 30th June 1899 and 1900
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💰 Finance & Revenue7 July 1900
Receipts, Expenditure, Loans, Local Bodies, Debentures, Audit, Railway, Customs, Land Revenue
- ROBERT J. COLLINS, Accountant to the Treasury
- JAMES B. HEYWOOD, Secretary to the Treasury
- R. J. SEDDON, Colonial Treasurer