Financial Statements




COMMISSIONER’S IMPREST ACCOUNT.

1st July to 30th September, 1866.

BALANCE SHEET.

RECEIPTS.

Date Description £ s. d.
1866:
July 1 Balance at Bank 1st July, 1866 674 12 10
July 6 Draft on Provincial Treasurer, Christchurch 5000 0 0
July 26 Do. do. do. 5000 0 0
Aug. 27 Do. do. do. 6000 0 0
Sept. 10 Do. do. do. 5000 0 0
Sept. 24 Do. do. do. 4000 0 0
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25000 0 0

EXPENDITURE.

Class I. – Commissioner’s Department

Description £ s. d.
Gold-fields Commissioner’s Salary 125 0 0
Allowances 46 12 0
Clerk 62 10 0
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234 2 0
Contingencies – Extra Clerical Aid 1 16 0
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235 18 0

Class II. – Treasurer’s Department

Description £ s. d.
Provincial Sub-Treasurer 87 10 0
Contingencies – Extra Clerical Aid 32 16 0
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120 6 0

Class IV. – Surveys

Description £ s. d.
Field Allowances 415 16 8
Wages to Laborers 1697 10 0
Mileage Allowance, &c. 49 5 0
Incidental Expenses 151 16 0
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2314 7 8

Class V. – Engineers’ Salaries

Description £ s. d.
District Engineer 112 10 0
Assistant do. 62 10 0
Draftsman 27 4 8
Clerk 50 0 0
Messenger 4 18 4
Clerks of Works 195 0 0
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492 3 0

Contingencies –
| Travelling Expenses and Forage | 52 | 2 | 0 |
| Occasional Assistance in Office | 54 | 4 | 0 |
| Incidental Expenses | 103 | 7 | 0 |
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| | 209 | 13 | 0 |

Class VI. – Meteorological Observer

Description £ s. d.
Salary 12 10 0

Class VII. – Administration of Justice

Supreme Court

Description £ s. d.
Expenses of Sessions 38 16 0
Expenses of Witnesses 850 0 0
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888 16 0

Resident Magistrate’s Court – Salaries

Description £ s. d.
Resident Magistrate 125 0 0
Clerks (2) 112 10 0
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237 10 0

Contingencies – Expenses of Witnesses | 152 | 6 | 0 |

Warden’s Courts – Salaries

Description £ s. d.
Wardens 625 0 0
Clerks 375 0 0
Extra Clerks (unvoted) 53 6 8
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1053 6 8

Police – Contingencies

Description £ s. d.
Forage 204 17 8
Travelling 35 4 6
Shoeing and Farriery 15 16 6
Provisions for Prisoners 27 7 5
Medical Expenses 4 11 9
Fuel, Light, &c 19 9 4
House Rent 10 11 2
Saddlery 1 9 0
Furniture 57 6 3
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376 13 7

| Outstanding Drafts on 30th September, 1866 | 283 | 16 | 9 |
| Carried forward | 25958| 9 | 7 |



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1867, No 29





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💰 Commissioner's Imprest Account and Balance Sheet

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Financial Account, Imprest Account, Balance Sheet, Expenditure, Receipts