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THE ENGLISH AGENCY IN ACCOUNT WITH THE PROVINCIAL TREASURER, FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1865.

DR.

1865: £ s. d.
Oct. 1 To Balance 2,203 5 3
„ 30 To Bank of New Zealand:—

Proceeds of Draft by Agents
on Provincial Treasurer | 1,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec. 29 | Ditto ditto | 1,000 | 0 | 0 |
| | | 2,000 | 0 | 0 |
| | To Receipts from Emigrants by
following Ships:—
Mermaid, September | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Himalaya, November | 112 | 10 | 0 |
| | Victory, December | 444 | 15 | 0 |
| | British Empire, June, 1864 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| | balance | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| | | 596 | 15 | 0 |
| | To Proceeds of Sale of Pamphlet
“Canterbury in 1864” | — | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | |
| | | 4,800 | 3 | 3 |

CR.

1865: £ s. d.
Oct. 30 By Bank of New Zealand:—

Discount of Draft by Agents on Provincial
Treasurer, for £1,000, at 5½ per cent. | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec. 29 | Ditto ditto for £1,000, at 5½ per cent. | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | |
| | | | 110 | 0 |
| | By Expenses of Ships:—
Payments to Shaw, Savill, and Co.:— | | | |
| Oct. 11 | First moiety pass.-money, Glenmark | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ditto ditto Mermaid | 1,127 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov. 1 | Second moiety pass.-money, Indian Empire | 1,050 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ditto ditto Canterbury | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec. 29 | First moiety pass.-money, Victory, £784;
enclosed berth, £3 | 787 | 0 | 0 |
| | First moiety pass.-money, Himalaya | 119 | 0 | 0 |
| | Second ditto, Tudor | 997 | 10 | 0 |
| | | | 4,115 | 10 |
| Oct. 5 | By School Books:—
For Tudor | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| „ 5 | Mermaid | 4 | 14 | 7 |
| | | | 9 | 9 |
| | By Needlework for single Women:—
Per Mermaid | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | Victory | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| | | | 11 | 16 |
| | By Expenses of Office:—
Salaries and Wages | 123 | 17 | 5 |
| | Rent | 48 | 15 | 0 |
| | Postages | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| | Travelling Expenses | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| | Advertising | 49 | 10 | 2 |
| | Printing | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| | Stationery | 11 | 2 | 10 |
| | Stamps | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | Commissions to Agents | 40 | 11 | 0 |
| | Miscellaneous | 4 | 17 | 6 |
| | | | 4,136 | 15 |
| „ 29 | By Expenses of Emigrants:—
Dock dues on luggage of Emigrants per Blue Jacket | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec. 18 | Sutherland, A.—Advance on promissory note for outfit | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| „ 29 | Dock dues on luggage of an Emigrant per Victory | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| | Niven, Henry, passenger per Blue Jacket, for outfit of family | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| | Morrow, Mary, passenger per Mermaid, for outfit | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | Loss on outfits provided for free passengers, 1s. 6d.;
railway expenses of outfitters, 7s. 6d. | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | | | 8 | 18 |
| | By Pamphlet, “Canterbury in 1864,” publisher for advertising | — | 9 | 3 |
| „ 12 | By Smyth, W. D.—Charges obtaining Counsel’s opinion
in respect of Emigrants’ Bills and Notes | — | 5 | 10 |
| | By Balance:—
Biddulph, Cocks, and Co. | 210 | 6 | 0 |
| | Petty Cash | 12 | 15 | 9 |
| | | | 223 | 1 |
| | | | 4,800 | 3 |

SPECIAL SERVICES.

The ENGLISH AGENCY in account with the PROVINCIAL TREASURER, for the Three Quarters ending 31st December, 1865.

DR.

1865: £ s. d.
Dec. 30 To Bank of New Zealand:—

Proceeds of Draft by Agents
on Provincial Treasurer | — | 591 | 19 | 10 |
| | | | 591 | 19 | 10 |

CR.

1865: £ s. d.
April By Timaru Landing Machinery: Balance of Forrest and
Barr’s Account 262 10 0
May 5 Waterlow and Sons: Tracing paper for Provincial
Government 22 1 0
July 20 Parkins and Gotto: Stationery, &c. for Provincial
Government 175 8 6
Nov. 23 Stephenson, G. R.: Expenses out of pocket, for

sketches, &c. for Lyttelton Harbour Commission,
and for framing Report, printing, &c. | — | 87 | 16 | 0 |
| „ 18 | Pastorelli, F., and Co.: Repairs to Mefford’s Theodolite,
for Chief Surveyor | — | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug. 8 | Copy of Dr. Conolly’s Work on Lunatic Asylums | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| June 13 | Copy of Lunacy Acts | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| | Shaw, Savill, and Co.:—
Shipping charges, sundry shipments | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| | Packing case, ditto | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| | | | 6 | 18 | 3 |
| | Bank of New Zealand:—
Discount of Draft by Agents on Provincial Treasurer,
for £591 19s. 10d. at 4½ per cent., and stamp 7s. 6d. | — | 27 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | 591 | 19 | 10 |

JOHN MARSHMAN,
Emigration Agent,
16, Charing Cross, London (S.W.),
26th January, 1866.

H. E. ALPORT,
Deputy Provincial Auditor.

CHRISTCHURCH:
Printed, under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Canterbury, at the “Press” Office, Cashel-street, by
JAMES EDWARD FITZGERALD, Official Printer for the time being to the said Government.




Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1866, No 36





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

💰 English Agency Financial Report for Quarter Ending 31st December, 1865

💰 Finance & Revenue
26 January 1866
Financial report, English Agency, Provincial Treasurer, Emigration, Expenses, Ships
  • A. Sutherland, Advance on promissory note for outfit
  • Henry Niven, Passenger per Blue Jacket, for outfit of family
  • Mary Morrow, Passenger per Mermaid, for outfit

  • John Marshman, Emigration Agent
  • H. E. Alport, Deputy Provincial Auditor

💰 Special Services Financial Report for Three Quarters Ending 31st December, 1865

💰 Finance & Revenue
26 January 1866
Financial report, Special Services, Provincial Treasurer, Expenses, Landings
10 names identified
  • Forrest, Balance of account for Timaru Landing Machinery
  • Barr, Balance of account for Timaru Landing Machinery
  • Waterlow, Tracing paper for Provincial Government
  • Sons, Tracing paper for Provincial Government
  • Parkins, Stationery for Provincial Government
  • Gotto, Stationery for Provincial Government
  • G. R. Stephenson, Expenses out of pocket, for sketches, &c. for Lyttelton Harbour Commission
  • F. Pastorelli, Repairs to Mefford’s Theodolite, for Chief Surveyor
  • Shaw, Shipping charges, sundry shipments
  • Savill, Shipping charges, sundry shipments

  • John Marshman, Emigration Agent
  • H. E. Alport, Deputy Provincial Auditor