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7. Money Order Account, issued during 1890, $80,334.62; Miscellaneous Ser- vices transferred, $50,681.06; Refunded by Crown Agents, amount overpaid, $1,463.55.

8. Loss in Exchange on Family Remittance.

9. & 10. Crown Agents, transactions with this Colony.

11. Land for New Central Market-Payments made by Mr. CHATER for a portion

of land purchased by him.

12. Amount received, from that account, for expenses incurred in England in 1889. 13. Stores issued to Water and Drainage Department.

PAYMENTS.

1. Deposits Available,-Premia on Land Sales, .$ 34,314.45

2.

Other Deposits,

3. Deposits not Available,

4. Advance Account,

3. Family Remittances,

6. Subsidiary Coins,.....

7. Money Order Account,

8. Crown Agents' Account,......

9. Crown Agents, Bills Outstanding,

10. Purchase of Marine Lot No. 18,...

11. Suspense Stores Account,

Cash in hand, 31st December, 1890,

1,150,000.00

$1,184,314.45

1,165.36 59,623.53

29,519.35 1,257,233.32

81,811.90 1,956,929.91

184,000.00

51,571.92

136,305.80

143,870.63

1. Purchase of Baxter's House for Police Station, $34,000; Expenses of new

Lots for Sale, $314.45.

2. Silver Coins deposited in the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, to order of the

Treasury.

3. Sikh Police Fund, Police Fine Fund, Intestate Estates, &c., paid out.

4. Advances to be recovered.

5. Family Remittance Drafts, paid in England by Crown Agents.

6. Paid Crown Agents, $1,167,015.45; Profit, transferred to General Revenue

$90,217.87.

7. Money Order paid in England.

8. & 9. Crown Agents transactions with this Colony.

10. Land for New Central Market-Paid to P. & O. Company, cost of the lot.

11. Stores paid in England for the Water and Drainage Department.

Postmaster General-Establishment, 1889-1890,-

Do.

Decrease,

.$ 3,342.13

Exclusive of Establishment, 1889-1890,--

Decrease,

$44,387.00

In 1889-Paid cost of a Steam-Launch for the Post Office,....$ 5,296.46 In 1889-Refund of Postage to France,-

Outstanding Account of 1886-1888,

In 1889-More paid for Postal Convention,

$36,656.29

10,000.00

$46,656.29

Question:-

Will the Government lay on the table a report on the present state of the

Tytam Reservoir, and state-

(a.) The quantity of water in the Reservoir on 1st August last;

(b.) The quantity delivered daily through the tunnel;

(c.) The estimated flow into the Reservoir between 1st August last and

now;

(d.) The quantity now left in the Reservoir;