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SCHEDULE D OF APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE.
WEST CANTERBURY GOLD FIELDS ACCOUNT.
| RECEIPTS.* | £ s. d. | EXPENDITURE. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customs | 3,900 18 0 | Administration of Gold Fields:— | ||
| Gold Export Duty | 6,804 7 0 | Imprest to Commissioner† | 13,709 18 0 | 13,709 18 0 |
| Auctioneer's Licenses | 280 0 0 | Surveys:— | ||
| Miners Rights, Business Licenses, &c.* (received to 21st August... | 740 14 6 | Salaries | 466 8 9 | |
| Settlement of Imprests | 677 16 5 | Contingencies | 45 7 6 | 511 16 3 |
| Incidental Receipts | 72 2 6 | Supreme Court:— | ||
| Crown Prosecutor's Fees | 21 0 0 | 21 0 0 | ||
| Police:— | ||||
| Salaries and Allowances | 1,198 9 6 | |||
| Forage and Travelling Expenses | 354 13 7 | |||
| Shoeing and Farriery | 1 10 0 | |||
| Uniform, Clothing, &c. | 705 4 7 | |||
| Incidental Expenses | 44 16 1 | |||
| Arms and Accoutrements | 35 15 6 | 2,340 9 3 | ||
| Gold Escort:— | ||||
| Salaries | 22 17 6 | |||
| Horses | 1,112 15 0 | 1,135 12 6 | ||
| New Works:— | ||||
| Stock Road to Browning’s Pass | 100 0 0 | |||
| Road from Hokitika to Arthur’s Pass | 12,621 1 6 | 12,721 1 6 | ||
| Miscellaneous:— | ||||
| Furniture, Repairs, &c. | 88 12 6 | |||
| Printing, Advertising, Stationery, &c. | 152 19 0 | |||
| Postages, Cartage, &c. | 38 6 5 | 279 17 11 | ||
| Balance from 30th June... | 2,165 4 4 | Unvoted Expenditure:— | ||
| Advance to Commissioner of Native Reserves, refunded by the General Government | 30 0 0 | 30 0 0 | ||
| Balance against account to 1st October | 16,108 12 8 | |||
| 30,749 15 5 | 30,749 15 5 |
Audit Office, 9th May, 1866.
H. E. ALPORT,
Acting Provincial Auditor.
- By direction of the Auditor-General, the Receipts under the “Gold Fields Act, 1862,” from Business Licenses, Miners’ Rights, and Fees and Fines in the Wardens’ Courts which previously had been paid direct to the Provincial Treasurers “West Coast Account,” were, after the 21st August, passed through the accounts of the Receiver of Land Revenue for the Province of Canterbury, and are included in the monthly payment of “Net proceeds of Land Revenue.”
† The Item of £13,709 18s. “Imprest to Commissioner,” will be classified under proper heads at the end of the financial year, the documents to enable the classification to be made being in course of preparation at the West Coast.
H. E. ALPORT.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1866, No 49
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West Canterbury Gold Fields Account
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💰 Finance & Revenue9 May 1866
Gold Fields, Receipts, Expenditure, Canterbury, Financial Report, Administration, Surveys, Police, Gold Escort
- H. E. Alport, Acting Provincial Auditor