Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 8A

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✨ Immigration Agency Accounts

THE ACCOUNTS OF THE LONDON IMMIGRATION AGENCY

FROM THE 1st JANUARY TO THE 30th OF JUNE, 1859.

RECEIPTS.

1859. June 30th	£	s.	d.
Balance brought down from 31st December, 1858; The Union Bank of Australia, sundry instalments of £30,000 Loan (a)	...	3888	9
Passage Money received from Immigrants:-
For Victory	219	0	0
„ Cameo	1336	5	0
„ Mary Ann	1107	0	0
„ Cresswell	608	15	0
„ Cashmere	729	13	4
„ Zealandia	297	10	0
„ Regina	25	0	0
Forfeited deposits	81	0	0
Proceeds—Sale of Canterbury Papers	...	0	3
Christ’s College.—Proceeds of Debentures to be accounted for with College	102	16	0
Total	17845	11	7

PAYMENTS.

1859. June 30th	£	s.	d.
Charter of Ships:-
Zealandia, 2nd moiety	2379	0	0
Indiana, ditto	2091	0	0
Strathallan, ditto	1595	15	0
Clontarf, ditto	2269	10	0
Victory, 1st moiety	1130	10	0
Cameo, ditto	1785	2	6
Mary Ann, ditto	1530	7	6
Cresswell, ditto	998	5	0
Cashmere, ditto	936	7	6
School Books for Ships	22	15	0
Salaries—Travelling Expenses and Office Incidents	759	15	9
Expenses of Immigrants	13	15	3
Refund of Deposits to ditto	34	0	0
Sundries on Account of Christ’s College, to be accounted for	13	15	0
Expenses other than Immigration, to be adjusted hereafter in Provincial Treasury account	831	4	9
Electric Telegraph.—Materials, stores, and shipping expenses	496	7	0
Government Buildings.—Galvanized Roofing, freight	461	16	4
Balance carried down	17345	17	7

(a) The Immigration Agent’s cash account does not state the sum at the credit of the Provincial Government on the 30th June on account of the £30,000 loan, but it may be taken at about £14,500.

JOHN MARSHMAN,
Provincial Auditor.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1859, No 8A

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🛂 Accounts of the London Immigration Agency

Domain🛂 Immigration
KeywordsImmigration, Financial Statement, Receipts, Payments, Canterbury
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JOHN MARSHMAN, Provincial Auditor

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