PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Statement of Payments and Receipts by the Provincial Treasurer, for the Year ending 31st March, 1857.

| PAYMENTS. | £ | s | d | £ | s | d | RECEIPTS. | £ | s | d | £ | s | d |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Executive— | | | | | | | Customs | 5227 | 8 | 1 | | | |
| Superintendent's Department | 550 | 0 | 0 | | | | Crown Lands—Before transfer to Province | 2076 | 16 | 4 | | | |
| Provincial Secretary's Department | 549 | 18 | 11 | | | | Ditto, since transfer to Province, viz.— | | | | | | |
| “ Treasurer's “ | 222 | 11 | 8 | | | | Land Sales | 7114 | 0 | 6 | | | |
| “ Auditor's “ | 103 | 15 | 10 | | | | Pasturage Licenses | 2066 | 13 | 11 | | | |
| “ Solicitor's “ | 300 | 0 | 0 | | 1726 | 6 | 5 | Timber Cutting Licenses | 38 | 10 | 0 | | | |
| Legislative— | | | | | | | Repayment of Surveys | 152 | 0 | 0 | | 9371 | 4 | 5 |
| Provincial Council | | | | | 474 | 6 | 8 | Resident Magistrate's Court—Fees | 286 | 5 | 3 | | | |
| Offices connected with the Administration of Justice— | | | | | | | “ “ “ Fines | 256 | 17 | 6 | 543 | 2 | 9 |
| Supreme Court Department | 75 | 12 | 0 | | | | Registration of Deeds | | | | 216 | 10 | 2 |
| Sheriff and Gaol “ | 522 | 8 | 7 | | | | Publican's Licenses | | | | 520 | 0 | 0 |
| Coroner's “ | 37 | 19 | 0 | | | | Auctioneer's “ | | | | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Registration “ | 430 | 6 | 1 | | | | Registration of Dogs | | | | 38 | 10 | 0 |
| Resident Magistrate's “ | 162 | 2 | 7 | | | | Proceeds of Sale of Steamer Alma | | | | 80 | 4 | 0 |
| Police “ | 1048 | 6 | 8 | | | | Incidental Receipts | | | | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Inspector of Sheep | 280 | 0 | 0 | | 2556 | 14 | 11 | Immigration—Repayment of passage money by assisted Emigrants, viz.:— | | | | | | |
| Administration of Waste Lands— | | | | | | | English | 1696 | 16 | 3 | | | |
| Waste Lands' Board | 414 | 14 | 6 | | | | Melbourne | 127 | 16 | 0 | 1824 | 12 | 3 |
| Survey Department | 790 | 3 | 4 | | 1204 | 17 | 10 | Balance from 31st March, 1856— | | | | | | |
| Charitable— | | | | | | | Cash in Treasury | 1699 | 10 | 4 | | | |
| Hospital | 323 | 17 | 6 | | | | Value of Stores then in hand | 724 | 2 | 2 | 2423 | 12 | 6 |
| Charitable Aid and Lunatics | 193 | 17 | 8 | | 517 | 15 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 322 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Harbor | | | | 404 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Printing and Stationery | | | | 281 | 13 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Akaroa | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miscellaneous Charges, viz.:— | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rent, Fuel, &c., Council Chamber and Government Offices | 167 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Census | 50 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Other Expenditure | 13 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Imprest Account, Native Land Purchases | 55 | 0 | 0 | | 285 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Immigration | | | | 2841 | 13 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Education | | | | 1202 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Public Works | | | | 7683 | 17 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 19,501 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Balance carried down, viz.:— | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash in Treasury | 2449 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stores—chiefly powder—in hand | 581 | 13 | 0 | | 3031 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | £ 22,532 | 10 | 6 | | | | | £ 22,532 | 10 | 6 |