✨ Financial Statement
THE ENGLISH AGENCY IN ACCOUNT WITH THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, FOR THE QUARTER ENDING DEC. 31, 1861.
Dr.
| Date | Description | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | ||||
| Oct. 1 | To Balance at Bank | 253 | 3 | 6 |
| In Petty Cash | 169 | 18 | 11 | |
| Oct. 25 | To Union Bank of Australia:— | |||
| Draft by Agent on Provincial Treasury | 700 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec. 31 | Do. | 1100 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec. 31 | Amounts received from Emigrants by the following Ships:— | |||
| Mystery, October Ship | 444 | 13 | 3 | |
| Matoaka, November do. | 566 | 5 | 0 | |
| Victoria, December do. | 610 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jan., 1862 | January | 178 | 0 | 0 |
| 3863 | 0 | 8 |
Cr.
| Date | Description | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | By Union Bank of Australia:— | |||
| Oct. 25 | Discount of draft for £700, @ 7 percent., and stamps, 7s. 9d. | 49 | 7 | 9 |
| Dec. 31 | Do. for £1100, do. and stamps, 15s. | 77 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct. 25 | By Expenses of Ships:— | |||
| Payments to Willis, Gann and Co.: | ||||
| First moiety, Passage-Money, Mystery | 1133 | 12 | 6 | |
| Dec. 10 | Do., Victoria | 621 | 17 | 6 |
| Dec. 31 | Second moiety, do., Royal Stuart | 1040 | 7 | 6 |
| Nov. 27 | Payment to Shaw, Savill and Co.: | |||
| First moiety, Passage-Money, Matoaka | 534 | 7 | 6 | |
| Oct. 17 | Advance on a/c. of Gratuity to Surgeon of Matoaka | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct. 29 | School Books for Matoaka | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct. 3 | Miss Layton, for Needlework supplied for use of single women in Mystery | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec. 6 | Matoaka | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Victoria | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| By Expenses of Office:— | ||||
| Salaries and Wages | 157 | 14 | 0 | |
| Postages | 19 | 8 | 0 | |
| Advertising | 29 | 10 | 3 | |
| Travelling Expenses | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Office Furniture | 6 | 4 | 7 | |
| Rent | 16 | 5 | 0 | |
| Commissions to Country Agents | 30 | 8 | 0 | |
| Miscellaneous | 12 | 13 | 1 | |
| By Expenses of Emigrants:— | ||||
| Oct. 14 | E. Lander (Mystery), on promissory note, for outfit | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct. 19 | W. Walker, for lighterage of Emigrants' Luggage from London to Gravesend | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Nov. 9 | W. Gibson (Matoaka), on promissory note, for outfit | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct. 19 | Mrs. Payne (Mystery), for outfit; to be refunded by Parish Guardians | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| By Refund of Deposits to Emigrants | 17 | 6 | 0 | |
| Oct. 25 | Theodolites, shipped by Mystery: | |||
| Willis, Gann and Co., for Freight | 2 | 16 | 0 | |
| Oct. 31 | Bowley and Boiston, for Insurance | 3 | 13 | 6 |
| Nov. 25 | James Martin, for School Registers, ordered by Provincial Government | |||
| (shipped by Mystery) | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| H. S. Selfe, Esq.: Refund of Interest, etc., paid on Debentures, | ||||
| purchased as investment of Sinking Fund of £30,000 Loan (see dispatch 48, | ||||
| 1861) | 6 | 8 | 0 | |
| Balance at Bankers | 151 | 10 | 1 | |
| In Petty Cash | 24 | 19 | 10 | |
| 3961 | 18 | 8 |
16, Charing Cross, London, 18th January, 1862.
JOHN MARSHMAN, Emigration Agent.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1862, No 13
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Provincial Treasurer's Quarterly Financial Statement
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💰 Finance & Revenue1 October 1861
Revenue, Expenditure, Emigration, Financial Transactions, Canterbury
6 names identified
- E. Lander, Promissory note for outfit
- W. Walker, Lighterage of emigrants' luggage
- W. Gibson, Promissory note for outfit
- Mrs. Payne, Outfit refund by parish guardians
- James Martin, School registers ordered by provincial government
- H. S. Selfe (Esquire), Refund of interest on debentures
- JOHN MARSHMAN, Emigration Agent