✨ Provincial Address
AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
VOL. XXIV.] MONDAY, MAY 10, 1875. [No. 25.
ADDRESS
OF
HIS HONOUR THE SUPERINTENDENT
ON OPENING THE THIRTIETH SESSION OF THE AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Provincial Council,—
I have taken the earliest opportunity of meeting you after my election to the office of Superintendent. The melancholy event which was the cause of my being brought into the position I now occupy, was, no doubt, as deeply felt by you as by myself. I trust that a fitting opportunity may present itself of our jointly making some public recognition of our appreciation of the important services for so many years rendered to this province by the late Mr. Williamson, whose love for, and devotion to, the interests of the inhabitants of this country, were, I believe, unsurpassed by those of any other man in the colony of New Zealand.
Although I conceive it to be a great honour to have been chosen to the post of Superintendent of Auckland, I can hope for no great satisfaction in my office unless I can succeed in promoting the happiness and prosperity of the inhabitants of this Province, which I shall sincerely endeavour to do, and hope that by your assistance my efforts may not be wholly unsuccessful, but that our united exertions may, in great measure, secure the welfare of Her Majesty’s subjects in the Northern portion of this Island—efforts which will be highly appreciated by the Queen, to whom the welfare of every part of her vast empire is an object of concern.
The prosperity of every state must greatly depend upon its finances being conducted upon a sound basis: upon perfect integrity and punctuality in all its transactions with the public or with individuals, and this can only be obtained by an economical and just administration of its revenues. I have, therefore, directed my attention during the short time I have been in office, especially to the subject of the financial position of this Province, and its prospects for the future.
You will find that your Provincial revenue, upon which you can wholly depend, is extremely small, but little exceeding the sum of £15,000 a year. To this may be added a sum of about £10,500 from the goldfields and other sources. It is true that from the General Government we should be entitled, during the ensuing year, to receive about £17,500 from capitation and special allowances, whilst our land revenue...
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1875, No 25
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🏘️ Superintendent's Address to Provincial Council
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government10 May 1875
Auckland Provincial Council, Superintendent, Financial Position, Tribute
- Williamson (Honourable), Deceased former Superintendent
- His Honour the Superintendent