Provincial financial statement




DEPARTMENT OR SERVICE. Amount Voted. Amount Expended. Unexpended. Excess of Expenditure Over Amount Voted.
£ S D £ S D £ S D £ S D
Brought on 48,003 5 11 25,634 11 8 25,786 17 9 3,418 3 6
Current Repairs of Roads and Bridges :
Ferry Road and culverts 659 17 8
Roads about Akaroa 5 13 0
Market Place Bridge, Christchurch 38 6 6
North Road to New Ferry 66 16 1
Rangiora junction to the Ashley 36 2 0
Ashley to Weka Pass 129 0 0
Streets in Christchurch... 26 0 0
Avonside Road 31 0 6
Hagley Park Bridge and Culverts 57 2 6
Riccarton Road... 965 0 2 16 3 656 5 9
Rebuilding Bridges, Hoon Hay Road... 149 19 9
Lower Lincoln Road 71 2 0
Road under the Hills 8 12 0
The Bridle Path 150 12 6
Sumner Road 51 13 0
South Christchurch Road 21 10 0
Stanmore Road 17 0 0
Tools, Spike nails, &c... 60 0 1
Miscellaneous Repairs 38 1 11
Arterial Drainage—Rangiora, &c., Swamps 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0
Clearing out and repairing Main Drains 80 0 0 71 7 0 8 13 0
Clearing weeds from the Avon... 500 0 0 300 0 0 200 0 0
Miscellaneous, viz.—Heathcote Navigation 10 0 0
Public Works Office 300 0 0 152 8 7 111 6 5
Wheelbarrows 26 5 0
Culverts at Entrances of Accommodation
Roads 500 0 0 500 0 0
Foot Bridge across the Avon 60 0 0 60 0 0
New Works not provided for in Estimates :
Pound at Kaiapoi 32 10 0 32 10 0
Road under the Hills 321 13 0 321 13 0
Drainage—Town Reserves, &c. 260 15 0 260 15 0
Widening Ferry Road 316 14 7 316 14 7
Metalling ditto 175 0 0 175 0 0
Streets in Christchurch... 60 7 0 60 7 0
Ellesmere Roads, Costs in Percival v.
Dobson 5 12 0 5 12 0
Pound at Christchurch 52 10 0 52 10 0
Hagley Park Plantation 21 0 0 21 0 0
Buildings, continued from last Year not
provided for in present Estimates :
Public Office and Lock-up, Kaiapoi 60 15 0 60 15 0
Government Offices, Christchurch 1,287 12 3 1,287 12 3
Town Hall, Lyttelton 6 19 9 6 19 9
Gaol Buildings, ditto 174 13 10 174 13 10
Powder Magazine, ditto 30 2 4 30 2 4
Buildings provided for in present Esti-
mates, viz. :
Additional Government Buildings, (ad-
dition to Land Office) 1,000 0 0 410 7 9 589 12 3
Police Barracks, &c., at Christchurch... 200 0 0 10 0 0 199 10 0
Police Barracks, Kaiapoi 100 0 0 100 0 0
Addition to Town Hall, Christchurch... 250 0 0 250 0 0
Sheds, &c., at Lyttelton Gaol 250 0 0 250 0 0
Immigration Barracks, Christchurch 500 0 0 720 0 0 220 0 0
Grant in Aid of Sc[hool] Buildings 750 0 0 725 0 0 25 0 0
Survey of Waim[akariri] Bar 60 0 0 60 0 0
£ 54,518 5 11 32,728 0 6 28,890 19 5 7,100 14 0

JOHN MARSHMAN, Provincial Auditor.




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🏘️ Comparative statement of sums voted and expenditure for the Province of Canterbury (continued from previous page)

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Canterbury, Financial Statement, Expenditure, Provincial Budget, Public Accounts, Public Works, Buildings
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  • John Marshman, Provincial Auditor