72 1897, No. 30.J Appropriation. [61 VICT.,

New Zealand.

ANALYSIS

10. Authority to make temporary advances tolocal governing bodies.

11. Power to make contraots in excess of appro­priation.

12. Power to pay over to local governing bodies.13. Money appropriated for roads,&o., to inoll1de

purchase of tools, &c.14. Indemnity as to unauthorised expenditure

of £59,161 4s. 6d., and debts irreooverable,£311 11s. 6d.

15. Power to pay money in excess of appropria­tion out of certain aooounts.

16. Power to transfer £300,000 from ConsolidatedFund to Publio Works Fund.

17. Certain aocounts abolished, and balancestransferred to Public Works Fund.

18. County fund not to be charged with cost ofcollection of goldfields revenue.

Sohedules.

Title.Address.

1. Short Title.2. Grant of £782,294, and fees, out of Consoli­

dated Fund.3. Appropriation of £2,538,280, and fees, out of

Consolidated Fund.4. Grant of £503,467 out of Publio Works Fund.5. Appropriation of £992,777 out of Public Works

Fund.6. Grant of £47,936 out of separate accounts.7. Appropriation of £167,677 out of separate

accounts.8. Authority to pay moneys under ,agreements

validated by "The Auckland GoldfieldsProclamations Validation Act, 1869."

9. Subsidies to be paid to local bodies.

Title.

Address.

Short Title.

Grant of £782,294,and fees, out ofConsolidated Fund.

1897, No. $0.AN ACT to ,appropriate and apply certain Sums of Money out of

the Oonsolidated Fund, the Public vVorks Fund, and otherAccounts to the Services of the Year ending the Thirty-firstDay of March, One thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight,and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Present Session.

[22nd December, 1897.MOST GRAOIOUS SOVEREIGN,-We, Your Majesty's mostdutiful and loyal subjects, the House of Representatives of NewZealand, in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supplywhich we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this session ofParliament, have resolved to grant unto, Your Majesty the sumshereinafter mentioned, and do therefore most humbly beseech YourMajesty that it may be enacted: And be it enacted by the GeneralAssembly of New Zealand in this present Parliament assembled, andby the authority of the same, as follows :-

1. The Short Title of this Act is "The Appropriation Act,1897." ,

2. The Oolonial Treasurer may issue out of the ConsolidatedFund, and apply towards making good the supplies granted to HerMajesty for the servioes of the year endi119 on the thirty-first day

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of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, the sum of'seven hundred and eighty-two thousand two hundred and ninety-fourpounds, together with the amount of the fees hereinafter mentioned.

3. All sums granted as aforesaid out of the Consolidated Fund Appropriation ofby this Act, together with the sums granted out of that Fund by £2,538,280, and fees,out of Oonsolidatedthe other Acts mentioned in First S,chedule hereto, amounting, in Fund.tEte whole to two million five hundred and thirty-eight thousand twohundred and eighty pounds, as appears by the said Schedule, togetherwith the fees collected by such public officers as are authorised toretain the same in lieu of salary,are hereby appropriated for theseveral services and purposes expressed in the several votes specifiedin the Abstract in the said First Schedule.

4. The Colonial' Treasurer may issue and apply, out of the Grant of £5?3,467Public Works Fund, towards making good ~he supplies granted to ~:tn~f. PublIc WorksHer Majesty for the works and services of the year endingon the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred andninety-eight, any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole. thesum of five hundred and three thousand four hundred and sixty-seven pounds.

5. All sums granted as aforesaid out of the Public \Vorks Fund Appropriation ofby this Act, together with the sums granted out of that Fund by the ~~t~;~7ir~~:so~und.other Acts mentioned in the Second Schedule hereto, amounting inthe whole to nine hundred and ninety-two thousand seven hundredand seventy-seven pounds, as appears by the said Second Schedule,are hereby aFpropriated for the several works and services expressedin the several votes specified in the Abstract in the said SecondSchedule.

6. Out of the respective Accounts mentioned in the Abstract in Grant of £47,936the Third Schedule hereto the Colonial Treasurer m~y issue and apply out of separate'towards making good the supplies granted to Her Majesty for th~ accounts.services of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March" onethousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, any sums amounting in thewhole to forty-seven thousand nine hundred and thirty-six pounds.

7. All sums granted as aforesaid out of the said. respective Appropriation ofAccounts by this Act, together with the sums granted out of those ;;:~;~~Z ~~~o~fnts.Accounts by the other Acts mentioned in the said Third Schedulehereto, amounting in the whole to one hundred and sixty-seventhousand six hundred and seventy-seven pounds, as appears by thesaid Third Schedule, are hereby appropriated for the respectiveservices and purposes expressed in the several votes specified in theAbstract in the said Third Schedule.

8. The, Colonial Treasurer may issue and payout. of the Con- Authority to paysolidated Fund all moneys lawfully payable to any Natives under :::~e~~~erand by virtue of the agreements validated by " The Auckland Gold- validated by "Thefields Proclamations Validation. Act 1869" or to any, persons law_Auckland ~oldfields, , ProclamatIOnsfully entitled to the lands from which the revenues accrue in virtue Validation Act,of any such agreement. . 1869."

9. (1.) There shall be issued and paid by the Colonial Treasurer Subsidies to be paidout of the Consolidated Fund to the Oouncil or Board of each county, to local bodies.road district, town district, and borough, in respect of the generalrates described in the Schedule to "The Local Bodies' Finance andPowers Act, 1885" (in this section referred to as "the said Act "),

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Authority to ma.ketempora.ry a.dva.ncesto loca.l governingbodies.

Power to ma.kecontra.cts in excessof a.ppropria.tion.

levied for the year ending the thirty-first day of March,one thousandeight hundred and ninety-eight, and actually collected on or beforethe thirtieth day of June ensuing next after the said thirty-first dayof March, one-fourth of the amounts to which they would be entitledunder the plan of distribution described in the Schedule to the said Act:

Provided that upon the application of the local body settingforth the amount of general rates collectable for the year ending thethirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety­eight, and showing separately how much thereof is in respect of Nativelands, seventy-five per centum, and no more, of the amount whichit is estimated by the Commissioner of Taxes may become payableto such local body for rates other than rates on Native lands may beadvanced to such local body within that year:

Provided also that on receipt by the Commissioner of Taxesof returns, duly verified 'by the declaration of the Chairman or Trea­surer of a local body, showing the amount of the rates aforesaidactually collected to the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eighthundred and ninety-eight, the amount of subsidy found to be payablein respect of such rates, less the amount (if any) advanced as afore­said, shall be paid to such local body; and any sum advanced inexcess of the amount so found to be payable shall be repaid by thelocal body to the Public Account or be recovered by the ColonialTreasurer out of any moneys payable to such local body.

(2.) In case any doubt arises as to the several payments to be madeunder this section and the Schedule to the said Act, or as to paymentsto be made in respect of newly-formed districts wherein the Boardhas not had sufficient time to levy and collect rates, the Governor inCouncil may authoritatively decide the amounts of such payments.

10. (1.) The Colonial Treasurer is hereby authorised to issue andpayout of the Consolidated Fund, by way of temporary advance, anysum or sums, not exceeding one thousand pounds in the whole, forthe purpose of defraying any charges or expenses incurred by or onbehalf of any local governing body.

(2.) All such advances shall be repaid to the Consolidated Fundout of the first moneys thereafter accruing to such local governingbody, and may be deducted or recovered by the Colonial Treasureraccordingly.

(3.) For the purposes of this section the expression "localgoverning body" means a County Council, Borough Council, TownBoard, Road Board, River Board, Harbour Board, and an EducationBoard, and includes any other body or persons, however designated,to whom any moneys are paid or payable out of the ConsolidatedFund.

11. It shall be' lawful for the Governor, in the name and onbehalf of Her Majesty the Queen, to enter into any contracts, or toincur any liabilities, for carrying on the works and servicesfor whichmoney is appropriated by this Act: Provided that the amount ofliability thereby incurred in respect of any work or service shall not,together with the sum appropriated therefor, exceed the sum set ;down in the ninth column in the Fourth Schedule opposite to eachrailway or other work or service for which money is appropriated bythis Act.

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Povyer to pay moneyin excess ofappropriation out ofcertain accounts.

Indemnity as tounautborisedexpenditure of£59,161 4s. 6d., anddebts irrecoverable~

£311 11s. 6d.

12. The moneys appropriated by this Act for the construction of Power to pay oyer

Public roads and such other public works as are usually constructed to l?cal govermngbodIes.by or are under the control of local governing bodies may be paidover to such local governing body or bodies as the Minister in chargeof the department in connection with which such roads or works areconstructed determines, upon such terms and conditions as areagreed upon between such Minister and any such local governingbody, to be expended by such body upon any of the works or servicesfor which the same are appropriated by this Act; and the ColonialTreasurer shall make all such payments in accordance with any suchagreement.

, 13. (1.) The moneys appropriated by this Act for the construction Money appropriated

or improvement of public roads or other public works shall be deemed ~orlrodads, &ch" to f. . 1 d d b '1 bl f h . d' h h mc u e purc ase 0to mc u e an e ava] a e or t eexpenses lllCurre ]n t e purc ase. tools, &c.

of tools, plant, provisions, clothing, or other requisites necessitated bythe employment of labour, whether the same are to be used for thebenefit of or lent or sold to workmen employed on such works or not,and also the expenses incurred in the payment of fares and freightsby land or sea in respect of the transit of such workmen and theirfamilies and effects to or from such works.

(2.) Except where otherwise specially directed by the Minister incharge of the department in connection with which such expenses areincurred, all such expenses shall be deducted in such manner as thesaid MiniFlter directs from the amounts earned by such workmenfrom time to time, anything in " The Truck Act, 1891," or any otherAct to the contrary notwithstanding. ,

14. Whereas the Colonial Treasurer has, under the authorityof section forty-eight of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891," issued,during the twelve months ended the thirty-first day of March, onethousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, in excess of or without theappropriation of Parliament, the respective sums mentioned in theFifth Schedule hereto out of the Consolidated Fund, the' PublicWorks Fund, and the other Accounts mentioned in the said Schedule,amounting in the whole'to the sum of fifty-nine thousand onehundred and sixty-one pounds four shillings and sixpence, and hasalso discharged from the Public Account the sum of three hundredand eleven pounds eleven shillings and sixpence mentioned in thesaid Schedule as being due to but irrecoverable by the Crown, andhas caused the said sums to be applied to the several purposes andservices mentioned in the said Fifth Schedule: Be it enacted that

.the application and discharge of the said sums are hereby sanctioned.15. (1.) Whenever it becomes necessary that money should be

expended on account of the Government Insurance Department, thePublic Trust Office, or the Government Advances to Settlers Office,in excess of or without the appropriation of Parliament, the Govern­ment Insurance Commissioner, the Public Trustee, or the Superin-tendent, as the case maybe, may, with the sanction of the ColonialTreasurer, but not otherwise, pay such money in excess of or withoutthe appropriation of Parliament. -

(2.) All such expenditure shall be charged to the UnauthorisedExpenditure Account.

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Power to transfer£300,000 from Oon­solidated Fund toPublic Works Fund.

Oertain accountsabolished, andbalances transferredto Public WorksFund.

Oounty fund not tobe charged withcost of collection ofgoldfields revenue.

Schedules.

16. The Colonial Treasurer may transfer any sum or sums notexceeding in the whole three hundred thousand pounds from theOonsolidated Fund to the Public Warks Fund, to b~ issued andapplied to the purposes and services provided far in this Act.

17. (1.) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in" The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894,"the separate accounts called "The Lands. Improvement Account"and" The Native Lands Purchase Account" are hereby abolished,and the balances standing at credit of those accounts on the thirty­first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven,shall be transferred to and form part of the Public Works Fund.

(2.) The receipts into and the payments out of the sai.d separateaccounts as directed by the aforesaid Act are hereby authorised to bemade into and out of the Public Works Fund from and after the saidthirty-first day of March.

18. From and after the passing of this Act the cost of collectionreferred to in, section three of "The Local Bodies' Finance andPowers Act, 1885," shall not be defrayed out of ~he revenues whichby virtue of that section form part of the county fund, and that Actis hereby amended accordi.ngly.

SOHEDULES.

FIRST 'SCHEDULE.

(1.)GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND.

lJNDER the provisions of "The Public Revenues Acts Amendment Act,1897 " ... ... . ..

Under" The Imprest Supply Act, 1897 "Under" The Imprest Supply Act, 1897 (No.2)" ...Under "The Imprest Supply Act, 1897 (No.3)" .,.lJnder this Act

£1;095,986

220,000220,000220,000782,294

Total ... £2,538,280

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(2.)

ABSTRACT.

[1897, No. 30. 77

ABSTRACT of Sums. granted to defray the Charges on the CONSOLIDATED FUND for

the several Services herein particularly ~entioned which will come in the

Course of Payment during the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

£ £Ordinary Revenue Account.

TOTALS.

Class I.-Legislative Departments 19,678

Class H.-Colonial Secretary's Department 76,750

Class HI.-Colonial Treasurer's Department 24,922

Class IV.-Justice Department 124,075

Class V.-Postal and Telegraph Department 368,580

Class VI.-Customs and Marine Departlnents 75,241

Class VH.--Stamps and Deeds Department 25,290

Class VHI.-Minister of Education-

Education Department ... £439,070

Lunacy and Charitable 59,938

Department of Labour 7,225

506,233

Class IX.-Mines Department .. 18,434

Class X.-Department of Agriculture 58,464

Class XL-Working Railways Department 822,127

Class XII.-Public Buildings, Domains, and Inspec-tion of Machinery Department 53,400

Class XHI.-Defence Department 82,536

Class XIV.-Police Department ... 109,163

Class XV~-Department of Lands and Survey 132,945

Class XVI.-Valuation Department 39,542

Class XVII.-Rates on Crown Lands 900

TOTAL I £2,538,280

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vo~e.1--I

I DETAILS.IiCLASS I.-LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS.I '

1 I Legislative Council.2 IHouse of Representatives ...3 General Expenses

TOTAL CLASS I.

CLASS Il.-COLONIAL SECRETARY'SDEPARTMENT.

4 Minister's Salary ...5 Clerk of Executive Council6 Colonial Seeretary's Office .7 Minister's Secretaries .8 Messengers and Office-keepers9 Electoral Department .

10 Audit Office ... .11 Registrar-General's Department12 Agent-General's Department13 Printing and Stationery14 Miscellaneous Services

TOTAL CLASS II.

CLASS IlL-COLONIAL TREASURER'SDEPARTMENT.

15 Treasury Department16 Friendly Societies' Registry Office17 Land- and Income-tax Department ...18 Treasury: Miscellaneous Services

TOTAL CLASS III.

CLASS IV.-JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

£

1,7904,240

13,648

40050

1,615650

4,1844,1665,5814,4254,350

26,85324,476

7,0251,1407,9658,792

£

19,678

76,750

24,922

19 Department of Justice20 Crown Law Office21 Supreme Court22 Bankruptcy23 District, Magistrates', and Wardens' Courts24 Native Land Court25 Validation of Native Titles ...26 Criminal Prosecutions27 Coroners'28 Prisons29 Office of IndustrIes and Commerce30 Miscellaneous Services

TOTAL CLASS IV.

. .. I1,6452,4256,1794,737

44,19313,9751,550

12,5002,500

28,5021,2194,650

----__1 124,075

CLASS V.-POSTAL AND TELEGRAPHDEPARTMENT.

31 Post and Telegraph Salaries . .. ..,32 Telegraph Cable Subsidies... ...33 Conveyance of Mails by Sea . ..34 Conveyance of Inland Mails ...35 Carriage of Mails by Railway... ...36 Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines37 Miscellaneous Services ... . .. ..,

[1897, No. 30.

.£

79

.£

I

216,598 '1,920

43,65335,29016,06618,00037,053

Appropriation.

DETAILS.

Vote.

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TOTAL CLASS V. ... ... ------1 368,580

CLASS VI. - CUSTOMS AND MARINEDEPARTMENTS.

38 Customs Offices and Services39 Customs: Miscellaneous Services40 Marine and Harbours ...41 IMarine: Miscellaneous Services

I TOTAL CLASS VI. ...

33,4044,258

27,57910,000

... 1-----1 75,241

CLASS VII.-STAMPS AND DEEDSDEPARTMENT.

42 Stamp Department .43 Land and Deeds Registry .

9,27016,020

TOTAL CLASS VII.... ...1-----1 25,290

CLASS VIII.-MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

44 Head Office45 Public Schools ...46 Native Schools '"47 Industrial Schools48 School for Deaf-mutes49 School for Blind ."50 Technical Instruction51 Miscellaneous Services52 Lunatic Asylums ...53 Charitable '"54 Rotorua Sanatorium55 Department of Labour

2,420399,600

" 16,90010,447

3,048455

2,2004,000

55,7123,0071,2197,225

TOTAL CLASS VIII. ... :------1 506,233

CLASS IX.-MINES DEPARTMENT.

56 Mines Department ... ...57 Meteorological and Museum Department58 Miscellaneous Services ... ...

5,405781

12,248

TOTAL CLASS IX. ... ... 1------ 18,434

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DETAILS. £

[61 VICT.

£

OLASS X.-DEPARTMENT OF AGRI­OULTURE.

59 I Department of Agriculture

TOTAL OLASS X.

OLASS XL-WORKING RAILWAYSDEPARTMENT.

58,464

-I 58,464

60 I Working Railways

TOTAL OLASS XI.

OLASS XIL-PUBLIO BUILDINGS, DOMAINS, AND INSPEOTION OF MAOHINERY DEPARTMENT.

61 Public Buildings .62 School-buildings· .63 Government Domains64 Inspection of Machinery

TOTAL OLASS XII.

OLASS XIII.-DEFENOE DEPARTMENT

65 Defence Department.66 Permanent Militia and Volunteers67 Stores and Magazines68 Miscellaneous Services

TOTAL OLASS XIII.

OLASS XIV.-POLIOE DEPARTMENT.

691 Police Department70 Miscellaneous Services

TOTAL OLASS XIV.

OLASS XV.-LANDS AND SURVEYDEPARTMENT. .

71 IDepartment of Lands and Survey72 Miscellaneous Services

TOTAL OLASS XV.

OLASS XVI.-VALUATION DEPARTMENT

73 I Valuation Expenses

TOTAL OLASS XVI. ..

OLASS XVII.-RATES ON OROWN LANDS

74 I Rates on Orown Lands

TOTAL OLASS XVII....

TOTAL

822,127

822,127

I

22,60025,0001,0004,800

53,400

2,51061,727

2,98515,314

.- 82,536

105,6653,498

---- 109,163

122,31710,628

132,945

39,542

39,542

900

900

... £2,538,280

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

(1.)GRANTS OUT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND.

[1897, No. 30. 81

Under "The Public Revenues Acts AmendmentAct, 1897"

Under" 'rhe Imprest Supply Act, 1897 "Under" The Imprest Supply Act, 1897 (No.2) "Under this Act

Total grants

(2.)

£319,310

85,00085,000

. 503,467

£992,777

ABSTRACT.

ABSTRACT of Srims appropriated out of the PUBLIC WORKS FUND to defray theCharges of Public Works and other Services herein particularly mentionedwhich will come in the Course of Payment during the Year ending the 31stMarch, 1898.

Amountappropriated

forExpenditure.

"

Class

TOTALS.

I.-ImmigrationH.-Public Works, Departmental

HI.-Railways ...IV.-RoadsV.-Development of Goldfields

VI.-Purchase of Native Lands" VII.-Telegraph Extension ..." VHI.-Public Buildings

IX.-Lighthouses, Harbour Works,Defences

X.-Rates on Native Lands'" XL-Contingent Defence

Total

and Harbour

£

3509,150

367,500351,635

44,63760,50030,83598,9008,770

50020,000

£992,777

Vote. £ £-- DETAILS.

CLASS I.-IMMIGRATION.75 Immigration ... ... ... ... 350

350CLASS H.-PUBLIC WORKS, DEPART-

MENTAL.76 Public Works, Departmental ... ... 9,150

9,150

6

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DETAILS.

CLASS IlL-RAILWAYS.

£ I[61 VICT.

£

77 Whangarei-Kamo Extension ... .,.78 Helensville Northwards .. , .. .,.79 Grahamstown-Te Aroha .. , .,.80 Marton-Te Awamutu ..81 Eketahuna-Woodville .. , .,.82 Blenheim-Awatere ... .,.83 Midland Railway .. , ...84 Otago Central ... .,.85 Seaward Bush ..86 Forest Hill . .. . .. .. . ...87 Land Claims, &c. ... ...88 Surveys, New Lines of Railway ...89 Permanent-way, Sleepers, and Rolling-stock90 Additions to Open Lines... ... ...

TOTAL CLASS III. .. . ...

8,0009,500

12,00032,00030,000

2,50025,QOO30,00010,0003,0002,5003,000

50,000150,000

367,500

CLASS tV.-ROADS.

91 ISettlement Roads, Bridges, and other Works92 Roads on Goldfields . .. . .. ...

TOTAL CLASS IV. ... ...

CLASS V,-DEVELOPMENT OF GOLD­FIELDS.

93 I Development of Goldfields

CLASS VL-PURCHASE OF NATIVELANDS.

253,54398,092-----1 351,635

44,63744,637

CLASS VII.:-TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.95 I Telegraph Extension ... ... . .. I 30,835

94 IPurchase of Native Lands

·.1---

96979899

100101102103104

105106107

108

CLASS VIlL-PUBLIC BUILDINGS.General... '"Judicial '" ...Postal and Telegraph . ..Customs ... '" .Lunatic Asylums .School Buildings .. , ...School Building, Special .. , ...Agricultural ... .., .Hospitals and other Charitable Institutions .

TOTAL CLASS VIn. ... ...

CLASS IX.-LIGHTHOUSES, HARBOURWORKS, AND HARBOUR DEFENCES.

Lighthouses ... ...Harbour Works... ..,Harbour Defences ...

TOTAL CLASS IX.

CLASS X.~RATES ON NATIVELANDS.

Rates on Native Lands .. ,

60,500

18,17016,9208,160

40017,90021,35013,0002,400

600

2,5201,2505,000

500

60,500

30,835

98,900

8,770

CLASS XL-CONTINGENT DEFENCE,109 I Contingent Defence ... ... ...

TOTAL

20,000

500

20,000

£992,777

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THIRD SCHEDULE .

. (1.)

[1897, No. 30. 83

GRANTS OUT OF THE RESPECTIVE ACCOUNTS MENTIONED IN THE ABSTRACT IN THISSCHEDULE.

Under" The Public Revenues Acts Amendment Act, 1897 "Under" The Imprest Supply Act, 1897 "Under" The Imprest Supply Act, 1897" (No.2)Under "The In1prest Supply Act, 1897" (No.3)Under this Act

Total grants

£70,74120,00020,0009,000

47,936

£167,677

(2.)

ABSTRACT.

ABSTRACT of Sums appropriated to defray the Charges out of the respectiveAccounts hereinafter mentioned for the respective Services particularlyspecified which will come in Course of Payment during the Year ending 31stMarch, 1898.

Vote.STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT

(Under" The New Zealand State Forests Act,1885 ").

110 State :Forests Branch of the Lands and SurveyDepartment

TOTAL

CHEVIOT ESTATE ACCOUNT(Under" The Cheviot Estate Disposition Act,

1893 ").111 Cheviot Estate Expenses

TOTAL

£

5,190

3,886

£

5,190

3,886

112

113

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT(Under "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894").Land for Settlements Expenses

. TOTAL

GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCALBODIES ACCOUNT

(Under "The Government Loans to LocalBodies Act Amendment Act, 1891," and"The Government Loans to Local BodiesAct Amend,ment Act, 1896 ").

Roads, &c., to open up Crown LandsTOTAL

2,000

43,978

2,000

43,978

PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE EXPENSESACCOUNT

(Under" The Public Trust Office ConsolidationI . Act, 1894 ").

1141 SalariesContingencies

TOTAL6*

7,8861,050

8,936

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£

[61 VICT.

£

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT(Under" The Government Insurance and An­

nuities Act, 1874," and "The GovernmentLife Insurance Act, '1886 ").

SALARIES-

115 I Head OfficeLocal Offices

OTHER CHARGES

TOTAL ... '

... £11,9496,015

17,96433,000

50,964

116

GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERSOFFICE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

(U nder " The Government Advances to SettlersAct, 1894 ").

SalariesOther Charges

TOTAL

TOTAL THIRD SCHEDULE

2,72350,000

52,723

----, £167,677

FOURTH SCHEDULE.SCHEDULE showing the Railways (and some of the other Works) on which Expenditnre is authorised by this Act; the Sections thereof Oll which

the Expenditure is to be incurred; the Definition and,Length of such Sections; the Estimated ':Bfxpenditure required to render the sameavailable for Use; the Amounts appropriated for the Year ending 31st March, 1898; the Balances for Future Appropriation; and theAmount to which Liabilities are authorised to be incurred by Section 11 of this Act.

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Railway or other Work. The Railway or Sections thereof for which Appropriation is made 6. 7. 8. 9.Amonntin this Act. Estimated appropriated Amount toExpenditnre Balance for

reqnired for Expendi- Future which1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On the Length ture Appropria- Liabilitie,

dnringthe maybeEstimated Estimated stated Year ending tion. incurred.

Name Length of the From To Length in Columu5. 31 March, 1898.Whole Line. of Section.

M. ch. M. ch. £ £ £ £Whangarei-Kamo Ext. Railway 15 0 Hikurangi " Hukerenui .. .. 7 0 12,500 8,000 4,500 12,00Helensville Northwards

" 110 0 Kanohi " Tahekeroa .. .. 7 0 23,000 9,500 13,500 15,00Waikato-Thames

" 63 0 Grahamstown .. Te Aroha .. .. 32 0 33,000 12,000 21,000 18,00Marton-Te Awamutu 216 o { Mokau .. .. Ohinemoa .... .. 26 0 68,000 } 32,000 175,000 50,00" Mangaonoho Paengaroa 18 0 139,000.. ..Wellington-Woodville

" 116 0 Eketahuna " Woodville .. .. 27 0 30,000 30,000 .. 30,00Blenheim-Awatere

" 12 0 Blenheim " Awatere .. .. 12 0 45,000 2,500 42,500 25,00Midland 66 o { Jackson's .. Otira .. .. .. n 0 72,000 } 25,000 61,000 ·30,00" Belgrove .. " Motupiko .. .. 8 0 14,000Otago Central " 183 0 Hyde .. .. RfLnfurly .. .. 22 0 47,000 30,000 17,000 35,00:Seaward Bush 23 0 Gorge Road .. Waimahaka .. 5 0 15,000 10,000 5,000 15,00Forest Hill Tramway .. 14 0 Winton .. " Macdonald's Corner .. 13 0 5,000 3,000 2,000 5,00Permanent-way, material re-

quired for sections of railwayreferred to in columns 3, 4,and 5 .. .. " . 818 0 .. " 87 0 85,000 50,000 35,000 70,00

---Public Buildings-

Government Printing Office .. .. .'. .. 10,000 9,000 1,000 10,00Porirua Lunatic Asylum .. .. .. " .. 12,000 12,000 .. 29,00

Railways,.£2,500; Surveys of new lines, £3,000; a,nd Additions to open lines, £150,000.

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86 1897, No. 30.J .A.ppropriation. [61 VIeT.

FIFTH SCHEDULE.

UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT OF THE YEAR 1896-97.

Consolidated Fund.

FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.

£ s. d. £ s. d.. £ s. d. £ s. d.

'ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT:­

Legislative Department:-One year's salary granted to M.Cosgrave, late Head

Messenger, House of Representatives, upon his retire-ment.. .. ., .. .. .. 187 0 0

Colonial Secretary's Department:-Travelling-allowance to Ministers •. .. £1,038

Less charged under "The Ministers' Salariesand Allowances Act, 1887" . . . . 1,000

30 4 7

333 6 8

256 2 3

1,248 17 0

500

920 19 8

327 17 4

38 0 0

59 10 0

112 15 7

40 16 8

£28 10 0299 7 4

£15 16 4718 18 1013 16 3

151 14 02014 3

Registration of

Refund of moneys paid into the Consolidated Fundclaimed by next-of. kin, in the estates of-

Margaret Allen .. . . . .Samuel Young.. .. ..T. W. H. Reeves and others ..Robert Lingwood .. ' ..Lawrence Robertson . . . .

Colonial 2'reasurer's Department:­Expenses in connection with "The

People's Claims Act, 1896"-Clerical assistance ..Stamp duty .. ..

Travelling-expenses of His Excellency the Governor andSuite when travelling in the Urewera Country ..

Salary of R. H. Govett, Chief Clerk, Colonial Secretary'sOffice, on leave, 1st April to 11th September, 1897 ..

Salary of W. R. Holmes, late Audit Inspector, on leave, prior to retirement, 1st April to 31st May, 1897 ..Grant to W. de B. Compton for services rendered in

rescuing a prospector named Duncart, who was snowedup in the ranges .. . . . . . . . .

Industries and' Commerce Department:-Subsidy paid to Union Steamship Company for service to

Rarotonga and the islands, 1st September to 31stDeceinber, 1896 . . . . .• . . . .

Customs Department :-Refund of Customs duty on samples for London Chamber

of Commerce . . . . . . . . . .

Education Department:-Compl!>ssionate allowance to the widow of the late C. M.

Masters, teacher of Native School, Whirinaki .. 100 0 0

Police Department:-Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Con-

stable A. Reddell, Gisborne . . . . . .Compassionate allowance to the children of the late

Sergeant S. C. W. Moller ., . . . . . .Compensation for loss of office,-

Sergeant R. Gamble, Auckland . . £191 12 6Sergeant J. McMahon, Auckland.. 182 10 0

Survey Department:-Refund to W. F. Boese of two-thirds of survey-fee, Sec-

tion 15, Block IV., Manganui " .. ..Subsidy paid to the Auckland Institute towards the

control and management of the Little Barrier Island

155 2 6

287 8 9

374 2 6

16 13 4

200 0 0

816 13 9

216 13 43,188 17 7

Carried forward 3,188 17 7

61 VICT.] Appropriation. [1897, No. 30. 87

FIFTH SCHEDULE-continued.

UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT-continued.

Brought forward£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

3,188 17 7£ s. a

Consolidated Fund-continued.

FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES.

------- --------

Final Charges.

24,195 2 9

8,532 1 8

352 5 922 14 2

Totals.

31 16 9

o 17 6

80 11 2

61 19 101,389 7 10

117 10 41,601 16 5

1,406 12 0

1,028 17 2453 16 3

1,231 8 3

128 18 166 5 2

3,542 12 8

804 16 31,077 6 3

41 8 7701 11 10152 1 11

1,191 17 0

176 9 11

o 17 6

22 14 2

218 4 2

113 11 1169 12 6

176 9 11

166 8 4

568 0 8

100 0 0

967 8 6

7,469 12 1

3,260 8 5

286 2 0453 16 3

1,000 7 9

65 10 0

Advances.

231 0 6

638 166 5 2

282 4 3

742 15 2

8,313 17 6

352 5 9

804 16 3910 17 11

41 8 7701 11 10

38 10 01,122 4 6

£80 11 2

61 19 10421 19 4117 10 4

1,033 15 9

1,306 12 0

31 16 9

£16,725 10 8

ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT:­Class I. Legislative Department,-

Vote 1~LegislativeCouncil "Class II. Colonial Secretary's Department,-

Vote 7-Minister's Secretaries ""9-Electoral . . . ." 11-Registrar-General "" 14-Miscellaneous Services ..

Class III. Colonial Treasurer's Dept.,­Vote 18-Miscellaneous Services

Class IV. Justice Department,-Vote 23-District, Magistrates', and

Wardens' Courts "'" 24-Native Land Court "" 26-Criminal Prosecutions "

Class V. Postal and Telegraph Department,­Vote 32-Telegraph-cable Subsidies "

" 34-Conveyance of Inland Mails" 36-Miscellaneous Services ..

Class VI. Customs and Marine Depts.,­Vote 40-Marine: Miscellaneous Ser-'

vices .. .. "Class VII. Stamps and Deeds Dept.,­

Vote 41-Stamp Department" 42-Land and Deeds Registry ..

Class VIII. Minister of Education,-Vote 43-Head Office ..

" 46-·Industrial Schools" 51-Lunatic Asylums" 54-Department of Labour

Class IX. Mines Department,-Vote 57-Miscellaneous Services

Class XI. Working Railways Dept.,-Vote 59-Working Railways "

Class XII. Public Buildings, &c., Dept.,-Vote 61-School Buildings ..

" 63-Inspec.tion of Machinery ..Class XIII. Defence Department,­

Vote 64-Defence Department

TOTAL CONSOLIDATED FUND 27,384 0 4

Land for Settlements Account.FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDE!) FOR. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Albury Estate-Purohase of 30 acres acquired in connection with estate .. 120 0 0

Ardgowan Estate-Land-tax and harbour-rates charged against estateRent of educational reserve ,.. . ,. •.Excess of area not provided for . • . .

Elsthorpe Estate_In payment of excess area disclosed by survey after purchase

303 16 5675

32 9 0342 12 10

550 0 0

Opouriao Estate-:-Special road'rates for year ended 31st March, 1897, charged against estate

Total Land for Settlements Account

95 10 5

1,108 3 3

Carried forward

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UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE ACCOuNT-continued.

[61 VICT.

£ s. d.Brought forward

Public Trust Office.

FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.

£ B. d. £ s. d.28,492 3 7

Costs incurred in action, Te Pohe Mokoare v. Public Trustee andGeneral of Land, re title to certain Native reserves ..

Expenses incurred in M. H. Shank's estate . . . .

Total Public Trust Office Expenses Account

Government Advances to Settlers Office.

FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.

Registrar-74 6 10.. \ 14 16 9

1

..

..89 3 7

1 89 .3 7I -'-.. , ....

Legal expenses "Refund valuation·fees ..Fire insurance premiums

FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTE.

Including £22,500 for half.year's interest on loan .,

Total Government Advances to Settlers Office Account

1 11 117708 1 11

17 0 10

23,359 15 10

23,376 16 8

Public Works Fund.

FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.

PART I.;-Ch~rges and Expenses of raising Loan under" The Aid to

Public Works and Land Settlements Act, 1896,"­Advertising . . . . . . . .Discount on payment of instalments before due date ..Miscellaneous . . . . , . • .

Total for ServICes not provided for

FOR SERVICES IN EXCESS OF VOTES.

£ s. d.

509 2 1430 4 2330

942 9 3

PART I.:- Final Charges. Advances. \ Totals.Class II. Public Works, Departmental,- -- -- --

Vote 77-Public Works, Departmental £616,16 6 15 0 0 631 16 6Class III. Railways,-

Vote 83-Marton-Te Awamutu, S. end 179 14 4 255 3 7 434 17 11" 95-Additions to open lines .. ,4,716 15 8 .. 4,716 15 8

Class VII. Telegraph Extension,-Vote 103-Telegraph Extension .. 291 8 11 33 11 8 325 0 7

£5,804 15 5 303 15 3 .------

Total Part I.

6,108 10 8

7,05019 11

PART 1I.:-Class I. Railways,-

Vote 117-Marton-Te Awamutu RailwayConstruction Works " £0 0 9 a 0 9

LTotalPartII. .. .. ..I .. 1 0 0 9

T_ PnBu, WUBKO F=u "" ",1" •• I, ,••""" '" I, " I~""O~~,,. "

o carri:~ fo~ward .. "" ,0:1.__ .. .1 .... __"",.1.__ -,,,· _L59:0~9_ 4 _6 J

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FIFTH SCHEDULE-continued.

[1897, No. 30. 89

UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT--:-continued.

£ s. d. £ s. d.Brought forward .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 59,009 4 6

Government Loans to Local Bodies.

FOR SERVICES NOT PROVIDED FOR.

Amount of loan granted to Pohangina Oounty Oouncil for the cost of repairs of flood-damage tothe Onepuhi Bridge .. .. .. .. .. ., .. .. .. 152 0 0-----1 152 0 0

TOTAL UNAUTHORISED EXPENDITURE .. .. .. .. . . . . £59, 161--~~-

Statement of Sums irrecoverable by the Crown required to be written off DepartmentalAccounts.

Mines Department;- I IWaimea-Kumara Water-race,- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Rent due by D. Maher .. .. .. . , .. 7 15 3Mount Ida Water-race Trust,-

Water supplied .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 29,3 1 10------ 300 17 1

Agricultural Department;~Penalties for Non-paymentof Sheep-rate .. .. .. .. 9 9 0

Defence Department;-Arrears of Rent for Storage of Powder: Estate of late W. Brown .. .. .. 1 5 5

I TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ------ £311 11 6

WELLINGTON: Printed under authority of the New Zealand Government,by JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer.-1897.