✨ Financial Report
AN ACCOUNT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.
For the Quarter ending December 31, 1853.
Receipts.
| Lyttelton. | Akaroa. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customs (a) | 1064 8 5 | 66 11 10 | 1131 0 3 |
| Post Office (b) | ... | 0 14 11 | 0 14 11 |
| Crown Lands (c) | ... | ... | ... |
| Harbour Department | ... | ... | ... |
| Fees and Fines, Resident Magistrate's Court | 22 11 4 | 7 1 6 | 29 12 10 |
| Advance from General Government | 100 0 0 | ... | 100 0 0 |
| Total | £1186 19 9 | 74 8 3 | £1261 8 0 |
Expenditure.
| Salaries. | Contingencies. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superintendent's Department | 158 6 8 | 11 17 5 | 170 4 1 |
| Provincial Treasury | 75 0 0 | 7 0 0 | 75 0 0 |
| Audit | 15 0 0 | ... | 15 0 0 |
| Police | 47 2 6 | ... | 47 2 6 |
| Sheriff and Gaol | 15 5 0 | 21 13 2 | 36 18 2 |
| Medical Department | 36 0 0 | 27 7 3 | 63 7 3 |
| Coroner | ... | 2 0 0 | 2 0 0 |
| Harbour-Master | 44 1 4 | 2 5 0 | 46 6 4 |
| Provincial Council | 31 13 4 | 98 12 9 | 130 6 1 |
| Printing | ... | 1 4 0 | 1 4 0 |
| Inspector of Sheep | 6 5 0 | ... | 6 5 0 |
| Akaroa (d) | 68 8 0 | 4 13 0 | 73 1 0 |
| Refund of Revenue (Customs overpaid) | ... | 0 5 4 | 0 5 4 |
| Repayment of advance to General Government | 100 0 0 | ... | 100 0 0 |
| Total | £497 1 10 | £269 17 11 | £766 19 9 |
Receipts ... £1261 8 0
Expenditure ... £766 19 9
Balance carried to next Quarter ... £494 8 3
Notes:
(a) Two-thirds of the net Customs Revenue are payable to the Province under instructions from His Excellency the Governor.
(b) The Post-Office Revenues are subject to a similar arrangement. The Postal receipts at the Lyttelton Office do not cover the expenses for this quarter.
(c) The whole of the Land Revenues, after deducting the payment to the New Zealand Company, and the expenses of the Land-Office, and of Surveys, is payable to the Province for the purposes of Immigration and Public Works, under instructions from His Excellency the Governor.
No returns have been received from the Land Department of the Revenue arising within the Canterbury block: no instructions having been received from the General Government for the disposal of these Revenues since the determination of the powers of the Canterbury Association for the sale of land.
No returns have been received from the late Commissioner of Crown Lands of the Revenue arising during the months of October and November, from that portion of the Province beyond the Canterbury block.
The Commissioner of Crown Lands has returned the revenues arising in the same portion of the Province during the month of December as "nil."
(d) The several branches of the Provincial Government at Akaroa are treated as one department for the purpose of account in consequence of the smallness of the expenditure.
J. W. HAMILTON,
Provincial Auditor.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1854, No 5
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💰 Revenue and Expenditure Report for Canterbury Province
💰 Finance & RevenueRevenue, Expenditure, Customs, Post Office, Crown Lands, Harbour Department, Fees and Fines, Advance from General Government, Salaries, Contingencies, Superintendent's Department, Provincial Treasury, Audit, Police, Sheriff and Gaol, Medical Department, Coroner, Harbour-Master, Provincial Council, Printing, Inspector of Sheep, Akaroa, Refund of Revenue, Repayment of advance
- J. W. Hamilton, Provincial Auditor