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EXPENDITURE—continued.

Brought forward ........................ £24,298 3 3 £21,319 1 10

By Harbour, Dunedin—
Harbour Master ........................ £18 15 0
Pilot and Crew, Lower Harbour ......... 431 6 4
Pilots, Upper Harbour ................. 83 8 4
Buoys and Beacons ..................... 35 13 2
Oil ................................... 147 2 9
...................................... 716 5 7

Pilots and Crews, Bluff and New River... 427 19 10
Buoys, &c. ............................ 39 5 11
...................................... 467 5 9

,, Police Department—
Chief Constable ....................... 175 0 0
Constables ............................ 797 5 0
Special services ...................... 95 3 8
Poundkeeper ........................... 20 0 0
...................................... 1087 8 8

,, Department of Gaol, Dunedin—
Gaoler’s Salary ....................... 150 0 0
Rations and Furnishings ............... 230 17 5
...................................... 380 17 5

,, Department of Gaol, Invercargill—
Wages, Furnishings, &c. ............... 91 5 7
...................................... 1072 10 0

,, Department of Sheep Inspectors—Salaries, &c.

,, Hospital—
Surgeon ............................... 150 0 0
Keepers ............................... 145 0 0
Rations, Furnishings, &c. ............. 386 15 11
...................................... 681 15 11

,, Department of Ferries—
Oreti ................................. 22 0 0
Clutha ................................ 89 7 10
Upper Taieri .......................... 37 10 0
...................................... 148 17 10

,, Department of Education—Cash paid Secretary ........ 3000 0 0
...................................... 4340 0 0

,, Immigration—

,, Interest and Bank Charges—
Interest on Debentures ................. 1824 6 1
Commission and Interest ................ 234 9 0
...................................... 2058 15 1

,, Miscellaneous Charges—
Printing and Advertising ............... 263 6 8
Stationery ............................. 111 18 0
Firewood ............................... 132 10 6
Contingencies .......................... 398 8 9
...................................... 906 3 11

,, Department of Steam—
Intercolonial .......................... 2333 6 8
Coasting ............................... 1300 0 0
...................................... 3633 6 8

...................................... 42,889 15 8

,, Balance at September 30, 1859—
Cash due by Home Agents ................ 114 2 7
Oriental Bank .......................... 745 0 3
Immigration Fund Account ............... 4870 11 0
...................................... 5729 13 10

Note.—Amount due by Immigrants, £32,672 4s. 11d.

,, Loans—
Lewis .................................. 150 0 0
Harrold ................................ 51 6 0
Town Board ............................. 800 0 0
Cemetery ............................... 100 0 0
Civil Engineer’s Department ............ 10 0 0
...................................... 1111 6 0

,, Balance in hands of Treasurer ................... 26,065 18 0
...................................... £97,108 15 4

J. M’GLASHAN, Provincial Treasurer.

DUNEDIN, 17th October 1859.—We, two of the Auditors appointed in pursuance of the “Board of Audit Ordinance,” Session II., No. 2, having examined the accounts of the Provincial Treasurer for the year ended 30th September 1859, find that they are correctly stated, duly authorised (except as appears by the accompanying note), and properly vouched; that the Receipts amounted to £68,776 9s. 6d. (including the Balance of £6,649 15s. 4d. in the hands of the Treasurer from last year), and the Expenditure to £42,710 11s. 6d., and that there then remained in the hands of the Treasurer a Balance of £26,065 18s.

JOHN GILLIES,
JAMES KILGOUR, } Auditors.