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Under Hospitals, £45 7s. 4d. has been paid on account of Salaries in excess of the Vote; and in Lyttelton the Fuel and Cleansing Vote has
The largest item under this class is that of Contingencies—here is an excess of £2200 7s., but £1100 of this amount has been spent in the purchase of stone from Mr. White, upon the same conditions as those alluded to for the gaol, and upon this stone men have been employed to prevent a further demand upon the Charitable Aid Fund. £1000 has to be carried to the credit of this Account for material sold and paid for, so that the actual excess is not more than £1200, and £235 of this balance has been expended in the purchase of Agreement Stamps required by the Waste Lands Board under the Stamp Act.
Under Unvoted Expenditure there is an item, £292 18s. 6d., paid for services rendered from time to time by Mr. Williamson in the superintendence of Public Works at Timaru. It is a claim sometime standing, and therefore called for a special order to certify.
The amount paid on account of the West Coast Recognizance Survey has also been passed under special orders from his Honor. It will be recollected that £5000 was voted for this Survey under a Resolution of the Council. I was compelled to disregard this Vote, and deal with the expenditure, as with all others not embodied in the Appropriation Act. There is a considerable amount due on this Account, which I have not certified—the Superintendent’s power to direct me to do so having been exceeded.
The last item is one of £150 granted to Timaru without Vote for its water supply.
The total Expenditure in excess of the Vote under this department is £4876 16s. 4d.
In Schedule C, the Department of Railway and Harbour Works, the items in excess are very few; under the class “Great Southern Railway,” £459 1s. 10d. for law expenses has been paid in excess of the Vote, but a considerable portion of this sum is due to liabilities of the previous year.
The Timaru Landing Service for the same reason has called for an Expenditure in excess of the Vote of £64 9s. 10d. I would respectfully suggest that steps should be taken as speedily as possible to lease this Service. Nothing can be much more unsatisfactory than its present tenure. Although every possible precaution seems to have been taken to ensure attention to the public requirements, there still appears to be considerable difficulty in collecting the dues. A large amount is now owing to the Government, and is, I fear, scarcely likely to be recovered unless a material compromise is made. The Landing Service, when put into efficient working order, if leased might be made a source of profit.
... been exceeded by £22 0s. 9. In Timaru the Vote for Miscellaneous Expenditure has been exceeded by £41 3s. 9d. This hospital has been inconveniently full, and larger provision should be made for rations and medical comforts. There has been no Vote hitherto taken for fuel, and the Vote under Miscellaneous is not sufficient to cover the expenditure.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1867, No 35
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Auditor's Report for Quarters Ending Sept. 30, Dec. 31, 1866, and March 31, 1867
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💰 Finance & Revenue11 June 1867
Financial statements, Receipts, Disbursements, Comparative statement, Provincial Council
- White (Mr), Supplier of stone for public works
- Williamson (Mr), Superintendent of Public Works at Timaru