APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND. SESSION 1., 1884.

VOL. I. A.—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL. B.—FINANCE. C.—CEOWN LANDS.

IN THE POETY-SEVBNTH AND EOETY-EIGHTH YEAES OE THE EEIGN OF HEE MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA.

BEING THE THIRD SESSION OF THE EIGHTH PARLIAMENT OE NEW ZEALAND

! WELLINGTON.

1884.

ARRANGEMENT OP THE PAPERS

VOL. I. A.—Legislative and Political. B.—Finance. C. —Cbown Lands.

MINTED FOB THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BY GEOBGE DIDSBUBY, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON.

CONTENTS.

C—CEOWN LANDS. C—1. CROWN LANDS DEPARTMENT—Report upon the, for the Year ended 31st March, 1884. /C.—2. ROYALTY PAID BY COAL MINES IN THE COLONY during the past Three Years. O—3. DISPOSAL OF EDUCATION RESERVES AT WAIKAIA—Correspondence relative to the. 0.—4. LEASING OF GUM-FIELDS IN AUCKLAND—Papers relative to the. •a.—5. CONTROL AND INSPECTION OF MINES—Report on. ■

B.—FINANCE. B.—1. ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1884. B.—2. APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1884. B.—3. CIVIL LIST ACCOUNT for 1883-84. B.—4. UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 18S4. B.—5. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1884. B.—G. FINANCIAL STATEMENT—Made in the House of Representatives by the Colonial Treasurer (Hon. Major Atkinson). B.—7. SINKING FUNDS —Report and Accounts of the Commissioners for the Nine Months ended 31st March, 1883. B.—7a. Report and Accounts of the Commissioners for the Year ended 31st March, 1884. B.—8. SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT—List of the. B— 9. POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS—Deposits received and paid by, and Expenses of working the, for Year, 1883. B.—9a. POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—Balance-sheet of, to 31st December, 1883. B.—10. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE—Accounts and Balance-sheet of, for Year ended 31st December, 1883. B.—11. COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS REVENUE AT EACH PORT OF ENTRY—Return of, for Year ended 31st March, 1884.

A.—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL. A.—1. DESPATCHES from His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand to the Eight Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies. A.—2. from the Bight Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies to His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand. A.—3. INTERCOLONIAL CONVENTION—Report of the Proceedings of the, held in Sydney in November and December, 1883. A.—3a. ' CONFEDERATION AND ANNEXATION—Correspondence as to holding an Intercolonial Conference or Convention. A.—3b. Correspondence with the Agent-General. A.—3c. Correspondence upon the Questions generally. A.—3d. Papers relating to New Caledonia, its Convicts, and tho Rocidivistes Bill. A.—3e. Papers relating to tho Now Hebrides Group, and to alleged large Purchases of Land there. A.'—3f. ■ Papers relating to the New Hebrides Group and French Convicts. A. —4. Papers relating to tho Pacific Islands, the Labour Traffic, Naval Defence of the Colonies, Intercolonial Reciprocity, &c. A.—5. THE AGENT-GENERAL—Letter relative to his retention in office. A.—5a. WEST COAST ROYAL COMMISSION—Report of the Commissioner appointed under " The West Coast Settlement (North Island) Act, 1880." A.—5b. Final Report of tho Commissioner. A.—6. STATUTES REVISION COMMISSION—Report of the.