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savings on other Sub-Heads, has been given as required by

Rule 47 of the Colonial Audit Regulations 1893.

The Expenditure includes an overpayment of $6.77 which

was recovered in July 1899.

4.

Assets and Liabilities.

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as render-

ed by the Acting Treasurer, shows an excess of Assets over

Liabilities on 31st December 1898 of $213,358 39 as compared

with an excess of Liabilities over Assets of $2,557.92 at te

the close of the year 1897.

The unexpended balance of the 1893 Loan on the 31st

December 1898 was,

as shown on the Statement of Assets and

Liabilities, $123,334 14.

5.

Local Audit.

The examination of the Revenue and certain other

Accounts was conducted under my direction by the officers

of my Department stationed in the Colony with, on the whole,

satisfactory results.

The Local Auditor has reported from time to time that

he has drawn, the attention of the Colonial Authorities to

(3)

the