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THE ENGLISH EMIGRATION ACCOUNT, TO 31ST MARCH, 1857.
THE LONDON OFFICE CASH ACCOUNT.
| Dr. | £ | s | d | 1856. | Cr. | £ | s | d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1855. | December | By Payments to Emigrant Ships | 15,340 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| March | To Remittance from Canterbury | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | “ Emigration Agent's salary, from 30th Sep- | ||||
| April & Nov. | “ | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | tember, 1854, to 30th September, 1856... | 600 | 0 | 0 | |
| November | “ Credit with Union Bank | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | “ London Office Expences, (including £70 | ||||
| 1856. | Agent's passage money allowance to Can- | 400 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| October | “ Remittance from Canterbury | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | terbury, about....................................... | ||||
| “ Balance | 2,840 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 16,340 | 2 | 6 | 16,340 | 2 | 6 |
Mr. HARMAN states that he was unable to complete his Accounts before leaving London, and there are no means of arriving at the exact amount of the London Office Expences. The sum given is a near approximation.
JOHN MARSHMAN, Provincial Auditor.
Statement of Expenses of Emigrant Ships.
| Total Cost of Passages by Ships Chartered. | Cash paid by Emigrants in London on account of Passage Money. | Amount furnished by the Provincial Government. | The Amount in column 3 is reducible by | Of which there has been received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s d | £ s d | £ s d | 1.—Bills of Exchange payable on arrival of Emigrants. | 2.—Promissory Notes payable 1 year after arrival. | Upon Bills of Exchange. | Upon Promissory Notes. | ||
| £ s d | £ s d | £ s d | £ s d | |||||
| Grasmere | at £24 0 per adult | 1,884 0 0 | 74 10 0 | 1,809 10 0 | 300 0 0 | 591 10 0 | 300 0 0 | 485 10 0 |
| Caroline Agnes | 22 0 “ | 3,209 0 0 | 446 10 0 | 2,762 10 0 | 450 0 0 | 763 0 0 | 450 0 0 | 352 15 0 |
| Cashmere | 21 0 “ | 2,559 10 0 | 489 10 0 | 2,070 0 0 | 132 10 0 | 796 15 0 | 132 10 0 | 332 10 0 |
| Isabella Hercus | 19 10 “ | 2,028 0 0 | 370 2 6 | 1,657 17 6 | 0 0 0 | 1,000 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 153 0 0 |
| Sir Edward Paget | 20 0 “ | 2,788 0 0 | 316 15 0 | 2,471 5 0 | 703 5 0 | 489 7 6 | 376 0 0 | 10 5 0 |
| Mariner | 94 10 0 | 0 0 0 | 94 10 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | |
| Joseph Fletcher | 21 0 “ | 3,633 0 0 | 860 5 0 | 2,772 15 0 | 663 0 0 | 452 0 0 | 99 0 0 | 19 0 0 |
| Egmont | 21 0 “ | 2,173 10 0 | 471 15 0 | 1,701 15 0 | 179 5 0 | 645 15 0 | 0 0 0 | 96 0 0 |
| £18,369 10 0 | 3,029 7 6 | 15,340 2 6 | 2,428 0 0 | 4,738 7 6 | 1,327 10 0 | 1,449 0 0 |
[PRINTED BY J. WILLIS, AT THE “STANDARD” OFFICE.]
JOHN MARSHMAN, Provincial Auditor.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1857, No 8
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