Government Notices and Financial Report




and must be accompanied by testimonials
as to character and qualification.
To take charge of some schools, married
couples would be preferred¯
The salaries will be determined by the
Government according to the number of
children in the school, and the qualification
of the master, and will vary from £80 to
£120 a year.
In all cases where it is possible, houses
will be provided for the master adjoining
the school.
By order of His Honor the Superintendent,
H. G. GOULAND,
Provincial Secretary.

REPRESENTATIONS having been made to the Government of the great want of domestic female servants in the settlement, His Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified, for public information, that persons desirous of hiring such servants in England, and obtaining assisted passages for them to the colony, may receive information as to the manner in which this may be effected in accordance with the Immigration Regulations published in the Government Gazette of the 28th of March last, by application at this office, or at the office of the Inspector of Police, Lyttelton.
By order of His Honor the Superintendent,
H. G. GOULAND,
Provincial Secretary.

IMMIGRATION.
APPLICATIONS for assisted passages in ships under engagement with the Provincial Government may be sent in to the Provincial Secretary, Christchurch, or to the Inspector of Police, Lyttelton.
By order of His Honor the Superintendent,
H. G. GOULAND,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, April 27, 1854.

HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT is pleased to direct the publication of the following returns for general information.
By command of His Honor the Superintendent,
H. G. GOULAND, Provincial Secretary.

Province of Canterbury.

Comparative Return of Estimates and Expenditure for the Half-year ending March 31st, 1854.

DEPARTMENTS. Estimate. Expenditure. Excess of Estimate. Excess of Expenditure.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
His Honor the Superintendent. 383 6 8 235 18 8 47 8 0
The Provincial Council . 117 10 0 177 10 10 60 0 10
" Treasurer 270 0 0 208 13 6 61 6 6
" Auditor 80 0 0 55 4 0 24 16 0
" Solicitor 150 0 0 150 0 0
Keeper of the Public Records. 3 10 0 3 10 0
Registrar 95 1 0 95 1 0
Resident Magistrate 15 0 0 12 4 4 2 15 8
Sheriff and Gaol 108 2 6 103 9 3 4 13 3
Police 203 5 0 151 17 0 51 8 0
Provincial Surgeon. 206 10 0 155 17 9 50 12 3
Coroner 13 10 0 2 0 0 11 10 0
Harbor Master 178 15 0 129 5 10 49 9 2
Inspector of Sheep 37 10 0 31 5 0 6 5 0
Akaroa 146 10 0 143 3 11 3 6 1
Printing 100 0 0 53 16 9 46 3 3
Public Works 100 0 0 138 3 7 38 3 7
TOTALS. 2208 10 0 1702 0 5 604 14 2 98 4 5
  • This sum includes the salary of His Honor the Superintendent for the months of August and September, 1853.

† The excess of Estimate over Expenditure arises from the fact that most of the payments for the month of March were not made till the month of April, and do not consequently appear in the accounts for the half-year.

H. G. GOULAND, Provincial Auditor.



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🎓 Call for Schoolmasters (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Schoolmasters, Applications, District Schools
  • H. G. Gouland, Provincial Secretary

👷 Domestic Female Servants Wanted

👷 Labour & Employment
Domestic servants, Immigration, Assisted passages
  • H. G. Gouland, Provincial Secretary

🛂 Immigration Applications

🛂 Immigration
Assisted passages, Immigration applications
  • H. G. Gouland, Provincial Secretary

💰 Comparative Return of Estimates and Expenditure

💰 Finance & Revenue
27 April 1854
Budget, Financial report, Expenditure, Estimates
  • H. G. Gouland, Provincial Secretary
  • H. G. Gouland, Provincial Auditor