✨ Provincial financial statement
PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.
Statement of Receipts and Payments by the Provincial Treasurer, for the Quarter ending 31st December, 1856.
| PAYMENTS. | Salaries. | Contingencies. | Totals. | RECEIPTS. | Christchurch. | Akaroa. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s d | £ s d | £ s d | £ s d | £ s d | £ s d | ||
| Superintendent's Department | 125 0 0 | 12 10 0 | 137 10 0 | Customs | 1,049 13 2 | 103 13 11 | 1,153 7 1 |
| Provincial Council | 75 0 0 | 72 0 2 | 147 0 2 | Crown Lands—Land Sales | 4,053 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 4,053 0 0 |
| Provincial Secretary's Department | 125 0 0 | 3 9 6 | 128 9 6 | " Pasturage Licenses | 1,335 4 6 | 0 0 0 | 1,335 4 6 |
| " Treasurer's " | 58 6 8 | 0 0 0 | 58 6 8 | " Timber Licenses | 24 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 24 0 0 |
| " Auditor's " | 25 0 0 | 1 0 10 | 26 0 10 | " Repayment for Surveys | 79 5 0 | 0 0 0 | 79 5 0 |
| " Solicitor's " | 75 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 75 0 0 | Resident Magistrate's Court—Fees | 70 11 5 | 1 10 0 | 72 1 5 |
| Registration | 87 10 0 | 0 0 0 | 87 10 0 | " " Fines | 79 16 6 | 5 0 0 | 84 16 6 |
| Supreme Court | 0 0 0 | 15 0 0 | 15 0 0 | Registration of Deeds | 86 4 6 | 0 0 0 | 86 4 6 |
| Sheriff and Gaol | 46 17 0 | 73 7 6 | 120 4 6 | Incidental Receipts | 20 5 0 | 0 0 0 | 20 5 0 |
| Police | 251 3 0 | 4 1 0 | 255 4 0 | Immigration—Repayment of Passage money by assisted Immigrants—English | 781 12 6 | 0 0 0 | 781 12 6 |
| Waste Lands' Board | 158 9 0 | 10 0 0 | 168 9 0 | Ditto—Melbourne | 60 8 0 | 0 0 0 | 60 8 0 |
| Survey Department | 200 0 0 | 71 0 0 | 271 0 0 | Refund of Revenue | 10 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 10 0 0 |
| Medical (Hospital) | 54 0 0 | 41 8 7 | 95 8 7 | £7,650 0 7 | 110 3 11 | 7,760 4 6 | |
| " (Charitable Aid) | 0 0 0 | 40 19 9 | 40 19 9 | ||||
| Coroner's | 0 0 0 | 7 17 6 | 7 17 6 | Balance brought down from 30th September, 1856 | 1,142 2 0 | ||
| Harbor | 70 10 0 | 7 5 0 | 77 15 0 | ||||
| Inspector of Sheep | 50 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 50 0 0 | ||||
| Printing and Stationery | 0 0 0 | 93 3 6 | 93 3 6 | ||||
| Office Expenses (Rent, &c.) | 0 0 0 | 37 6 9 | 37 6 9 | ||||
| Census | 0 0 0 | 20 5 0 | 20 5 0 | ||||
| Akaroa | 136 16 0 | 6 13 0 | 143 9 0 | ||||
| Imprest, J. W. Hamilton, on account of Native Land Purchases | 0 0 0 | 190 0 0 | 190 0 0 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 0 0 0 | 10 0 0 | 10 0 0 | ||||
| Public Works | 100 0 0 | 1,101 18 1 | 1,201 18 1 | ||||
| Education | 0 0 0 | 324 19 0 | 324 19 0 | ||||
| Immigration | 12 10 0 | 2,226 11 4 | 2,239 1 4 | ||||
| £1,651 1 8 | 4,370 16 6 | 6,021 18 2 | |||||
| Balance carried down—Christchurch | 2,767 4 1 | ||||||
| Akaroa | 113 4 3 | 2,880 8 4 | |||||
| £8,902 6 6 | £8,902 6 6 |
JOHN MARSHMAN, Provincial Auditor.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1857, No 8
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🏘️ Statement of Receipts and Payments by the Provincial Treasurer, Province of Canterbury
🏘️ Provincial & Local GovernmentCanterbury, Provincial Treasurer, Financial Statement, Receipts, Payments, Quarter ending 31 December 1856
- J. W. Hamilton, Received imprest on account of Native Land Purchases
- John Marshman, Provincial Auditor