Railway expenditure statement




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LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY.

EXPENDITURE FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 1860, TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1861.

I.—PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF LAND PURCHASES. £ S. D. £ S. D.
I. T. Cookson, 25 Acres, including Residential Damages 5000 0 0
W. Morgan, 5a. 0r. 15p. Rural Land... 400 0 0
J. B. Lee, 8a. 2r. 14p. Rural Land, 8p. Town Land 950 0 0
Charlesworth and McLean, 20 Acres Rural Land, Branch to Ferry Mead 1650 0 0
George Burrell, 5a. 0r. 0p... 300 0 0
W. Wilson, 1a. 2r. 32p. 187 0 0
W. Charlesworth, 2a. 2r. 34p. 95 0 0
I. Luck, 3a. 1r. 2a. 146 16 3
Trustees of Mrs. Bridge, 2a. 2r. 16p., including Residential Damages 1000 0 0
9728 16 3
II.—PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF SURVEYS, PLANS, &c. £ S. D. £ S. D.
J. Haast, Geological Survey of Hills... 170 0 0
Assistance to Mr. Haast from Public Works Department 39 18 0
J. Marshman, Surveys 90 15 0
E. Dobson, Plans for Bill... 150 0 0
Assistance from Public Works Department, setting out Line and Surveying Land, &c. 108 0 7
Office Assistance from ditto 76 19 0
635 12 7

III.—RESIDENT ENGINEER.

Salary from 1st January to 30th September, 1861 | 150 | 0 | 0

IV.—PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF CONTRACTS.

£ S. D. £ S. D.
Smith and Knight 2530 3 8
Holmes and Co. 3892 3 0
6422 6 8

V.—PAYMENTS FOR WORKS NOT UNDER CONTRACT.

Miners' Gang, &c. | 1202 | 16 | 7

VI.—MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS, &C.

£ S. D. £ S. D.
W. S. Moorhouse, Expenses at Auckland and Melbourne 260 0 0
Ditto, Refund of Fees paid by him 19 10 0
Express to Pigeon Bay for Engineer 3 14 0
Christchurch Band, Attendance at Opening of Line 10 0 0
Freight on Case of Debentures 1 15 6
Printing Account for Land Clauses Act 9 14 6
Dale, Gratuity for Ferry on Opening Line 25 0 0
329 14 0

VII.—STORES FROM GOVERNMENT STOCK | 130 | 17 | 3

Total Expenditure, 1860 and 1861 | 18600 | 3 | 4

Of which there has been Advanced by Union Bank of Australia on Debentures | 13120 | 19 | 3

Leaving Balance due to Treasury | 5479 | 4 | 1

Add Balance up to October, 1860, as per separate Account | 2273 | 2 | 8

Net Balance due to Provincial Treasury on Railway Account, 1st October, 1861 | 7752 | 6 | 9

CHRISTCHURCH: PRINTED AT THE UNION PRINTING OFFICE, GLOUCESTER STREET, FOR THE PROPRIETORS, BY CHARLES LUCAS, OFFICIAL PRINTER TO THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF CANTERBURY.




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🏗️ Expenditure statement for the Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway, Expenditure, Financial Statement, Canterbury, Preliminary Expenses, Contractors
15 names identified
  • I. T. Cookson, Received payment for land purchase
  • W. Morgan, Received payment for land purchase
  • J. B. Lee, Received payment for land purchase
  • Charlesworth, Received payment for land purchase (Charlesworth and McLean)
  • McLean, Received payment for land purchase (Charlesworth and McLean)
  • George Burrell, Received payment for land purchase
  • W. Wilson, Received payment for land purchase
  • W. Charlesworth, Received payment for land purchase
  • I. Luck, Received payment for land purchase
  • Mrs. Bridge, Trustees received payment for land purchase
  • J. Haast, Received payment for geological survey
  • J. Marshman, Received payment for surveys
  • E. Dobson, Received payment for plans
  • W. S. Moorhouse, Received payment for expenses and fees
  • Dale, Received gratuity for ferry service