Provincial Financial Statement




PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT,

Showing the Sums Voted for the Service of the Provincial Government for the Year ending 30th September, 1862; the Expenditure for the Year ending 30th September, 1862; the Balance in hand on each Vote, and the Sums paid on Accounts not specially provided for, or in excess of Specific Votes.

Vote under Appropriation Ordinance. Sum Expended on the Vote for the Year 1861-62. Unexpended on the Vote for the Year 1861-62. Over Expended on the Vote for the Year 1861-62.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Railway Works

| | 50,000 0 0 | 48,621 10 9 | 1,378 9 3 | |

Permanent Charges

Interest and Sinking Fund on Loans, viz:
| Immigration Loan Interest | 2,400 0 0 | 3,612 0 0 | | 1,212 0 0 |
| Sinking Fund | 1,200 0 0 | 1,200 0 0 | |
| Arrears on Sinking Fund and Back Charges | 350 0 0 | 248 9 9 | 101 10 3 |
| Railway Loan Interest | 8,000 0 0 | 5,000 0 0 | 3,000 0 0 |
| Sinking Fund | 1,000 0 0 | |
| Educational Grant | 5,450 0 0 | 4,612 10 0 | 837 10 0 |

Executive

Superintendent
| Salary | 700 0 0 | 950 0 0 | | 250 0 0 |
| Residence | 250 0 0 | 170 3 4 | 79 16 8 |

Secretary
| Salary | 400 0 0 | 400 0 0 |

Clerk
| Salary | 200 0 0 | 139 16 8 | 60 3 4 |
| Assistant Clerk | 130 0 0 | 69 6 8 | 60 13 4 |

Treasurer
| Salary | 2,800 0 0 | 2,329 6 8 | 470 13 4 |
| Clerk | 212 10 0 |
| Auditor | 300 0 0 | 411 0 0 | |
| Clerical Aid | 100 0 0 | 289 0 0 | 111 0 0 |
| Solicitor | 300 0 0 | 275 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| Messenger | 100 0 0 | 91 13 4 | 8 6 8 |

Legislative

Provincial Council
| Speaker | 150 0 0 | 150 0 0 |
| Chairman of Committees | 50 0 0 | 50 0 0 |
| Clerk of Council | 150 0 0 | 137 10 0 | 12 10 0 |
| Chaplain | 50 0 0 | 50 0 0 |
| Messenger | 100 0 0 | 91 13 4 | 8 6 8 |
| Expenses of Members | 500 0 0 | 259 12 6 | 240 7 6 |

Electoral

Expenses of Election of Members for Provincial Council, including attendance on Returning Officers and Poll Clerks | 200 0 0 | 153 16 0 | 46 4 0 |

Administration of Justice

Supreme Court
| Crown Prosecutor | 100 0 0 | 91 13 4 | 8 6 8 |
| Expenses of Sessions | 500 0 0 | 446 7 3 | 53 12 9 |

Gaol: Salaries
| Gaoler | 200 0 0 | 258 6 8 | |
| Chaplain | 50 0 0 | 50 0 0 |
| Three Wardens | 328 10 0 | 270 6 8 | 58 3 4 |
| Matron | 15 0 0 |
| Contingencies | 70 0 0 |
| Rations, Clothing, &c. | 700 0 0 | 930 0 0 | |
| Fuel | 30 0 0 | 151 8 6 | |
| Miscellaneous | 20 0 0 |

Totals

| | 69,716 0 0 | 63,735 11 1 | 7,132 8 11 | 1,212 0 0 |

Including November and December Payment to Foreman of Hard Labour Gang.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1862, No 19





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