✨ Financial Account Statement
THE ENGLISH AGENCY IN ACCOUNT WITH THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 30th SEPTEMBER, 1863.
Dr. Cr.
| Date | Description | £ s. d. | Date | Description | £ s. d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863 | To Balance | 2,227 3 1 | 1863 | ||
| July 1 | Aug. 14 | By Bank of New Zealand—Discount of Draft, by Agents, on Provincial Treasurer | 4,000 0 0 | ||
| July 21 | To New Zealand Bank—Proceeds of Draft from Provincial Government, in favor of H. S. Selfe, Esq. | 2,300 0 0 | Sept. 26 | Do. do. | 24,000 0 0 |
| Aug. 14 | Do. Do. by Agents on Provincial Treasurer | 4,000 0 0 | By Expenses of Ships:— | ||
| Sept. 20 | Do. Do. | 4,000 0 0 | Payments to Willis, Gann, and Co. | ||
| Sept. 22 | To Cash received from Emigrants:— | 10,399 0 0 | Second moiety passage-money, Huntress, £1,030 5 0 | ||
| By Captain Cook, May Ship | 5 6 0 | Less, overpayment on second moiety, first voyage... 33 8 9 | 996 16 3 | ||
| Accrington, Jane do. | 21 15 0 | Second moiety passage-money, Metropolis... | 1,017 5 0 | ||
| Brothers' Pride, 32 July do. | 1,175 0 0 | ||||
| D. G. Fleming, August do. | 1,043 4 6 | Payments to Shaw, Savill, and Co.:— | |||
| Canterbury, September do. | 405 0 0 | July 13 | First moiety passage-money, Lancashire Witch... | 1,247 14 0 | |
| Mermaid, October do. | 23 0 0 | Do. Brothers' Pride... | 1,911 17 6 | ||
| Do. D. G. Fleming... | 1,433 1 6 | ||||
| To Proceeds of sale of Pamphlet, "Canterbury in 1862" | 0 2 6 | Do. Canterbury... | 5,692 13 0 | ||
| School Books:— | |||||
| For Accrington... | 7 1 4 | ||||
| Lancashire Witch... | 7 1 4 | ||||
| Brothers' Pride... | 4 16 6 | ||||
| D. G. Fleming... | 6 2 6 | ||||
| Needlework for Single Women:— | |||||
| By Metropolis... | 3 0 0 | ||||
| Captain Cook... | 4 10 0 | ||||
| Accrington... | 4 15 0 | ||||
| Lancashire Witch... | 4 15 0 | ||||
| Brothers' Pride... | 21 15 0 | ||||
| By Expenses of Office:— | |||||
| Salaries and Wages... | 157 14 11 | ||||
| Rent... | 16 0 0 | ||||
| Postages... | 12 11 6 | ||||
| Stationery... | 13 17 6 | ||||
| Advertising... | 2 12 6 | ||||
| Travelling Expenses... | 3 11 6 | ||||
| Office Furniture... | 2 17 6 | ||||
| Stamps... | 1 11 0 | ||||
| Commissions to Agents... | 105 2 10 | ||||
| Miscellaneous... | 2 2 6 | ||||
| July 32 | By Expenses of Emigrants:— | ||||
| Felstead, W., Expenses in London... | 0 10 0 | ||||
| McLachlan, for Promissory Note for Expenses in London, &c... | 1 10 0 | ||||
| Aug. 6 | Hathaway, D., Single Woman... | 1 1 0 | |||
| Carlisle Emigrants; per D. G. Fleming, Expenses in London, &c... | 1 12 0 | ||||
| Putts, Emma, for Bedding... | 0 15 0 | ||||
| Walsh, P. and M., Expenses in London... | 0 15 0 | ||||
| Blackburn, W., Expenses in London, &c... | 1 0 0 | ||||
| Carlisle Emigrants, per D. G. Fleming, Dock Charges on Luggage... | 1 13 0 | ||||
| Carlisle Emigrants, per Canterbury, Cartage of Luggage... | 0 15 0 | ||||
| Compensation to Emigrants, per D. G. Fleming, for delay in sailing of Ship... | 8 18 0 | ||||
| Aug. 19 | By Refund of Deposits to Emigrants... | 26 15 0 | |||
| July 9 | By H. S. Selfe, Esq., for purchase of Wellington Debentures, Investment of Sinking Fund... | 43 8 0 | |||
| By Lord Lyttelton, Discount of Draft for £1,000 remitted by Provincial Government... | 3,450 0 0 | ||||
| By Interest on Debentures, from 30th December, 1862 to 14th February, 1863... | 7 1 0 | ||||
| By Pamphlet, "Canterbury in 1862," Publisher for advertising... | 13 15 0 | ||||
| By Stephenson, G. R., consulting Engineer, for professional services and legal expenses... | 389 0 0 | ||||
| By Troughton and Simms, Instruments for Chief Surveyor... | 27 0 0 | ||||
| Do. for Provincial Engineer... | 67 4 0 | ||||
| Do. for Provincial Secretary... | 1 12 0 | ||||
| By Waterlow and Sons, for Drawing and Tracing Paper sent to Provincial Government... | 43 3 9 | ||||
| By Geological Society, Books for Dr. Haast (to be charged to him)... | 3 1 3 | ||||
| Sept. 21 | By Newman, James, Books for Dr. Donald (to be charged to him)... | 3 13 6 | |||
| Sept. 23 | By Balance: London and Westminster Bank... | 59 0 0 | |||
| Biddulph, Cocks, and Co... | 2,738 17 1 | ||||
| Petty Cash... | 30 1 3 |
Total | | 16,796 12 1 |
The Transactions out of which these Items arise will be explained when the Account of next Quarter is sent.
26th November, 1863.
Examined and found correct.—Wm. THOMSON, Provincial Auditor.
HENRY SELFE SELFE.
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Statement of Receipts and Payments by the Provincial Government
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💰 Finance & Revenue26 November 1863
Financial Statement, Payments, Receipts, Provincial Government, English Agency
12 names identified
- H. S. Selfe (Esquire), Purchase of Wellington Debentures
- Lyttelton (Lord), Discount of Draft
- G. R. Stephenson, Consulting Engineer, professional services
- Haast (Dr.), Books charged
- Donald (Dr.), Books charged
- James Newman, Books for Dr. Donald
- W. Felstead, Expenses in London
- McLachlan, Promissory Note for Expenses
- D. Hathaway, Single Woman Expenses
- Emma Putts, Bedding Expenses
- P. and M. Walsh, Expenses in London
- W. Blackburn, Expenses in London
- Wm. Thomson, Provincial Auditor
- HENRY SELFE SELFE