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ELECTION OF ONE MEMBER OF THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.
PROVINCE OF NELSON, TO WIT.
WHEREAS a Writ, under the hand of his Honor EDWARD WILLIAM STAFFORD, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Nelson, bearing date the Nineteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, hath been directed to me, JOHN POYNTER, Esquire, Resident Magistrate and Returning Officer for the Town of Nelson, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected by and from amongst the Voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indifferently and in manner and form prescribed by law, One Person to serve as Member of the Provincial Council for the Town of Nelson :
Now therefore I, the said JOHN POYNTER, do hereby, in pursuance of the said Writ, give notice that I appoint TUESDAY, the Fifth day of September next, at noon, at the Court House, for the Nomination of One Member for the Town of Nelson; and, in the event of a poll being demanded, I hereby further appoint SATURDAY, the Ninth day of September next, at the Court House, Nelson, for the Polling to take place. The Polling to commence at Ten o\'clock in the forenoon and close at Four o\'clock in the afternoon of the said day.
JOHN POYNTER,
Resident Magistrate and Returning Officer.
Resident Magistrate\'s Office, Nelson,
August 19, 1854.
Superintendent\'s Office, Nelson,
August 21, 1854.
HIS Honor the Superintendent directs the publication of the following Returns, for general information.
By His Honor\'s command,
ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Clerk in Superintendent\'s Office.
STATEMENT, showing the PROVINCIAL REVENUE and EXPENDITURE of the PROVINCE of NELSON, for the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1854.
| REVENUE. | £ | s. | d. | EXPENDITURE. | £ | s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORDINARY REVENUE. | CIVIL. | ||||||||
| Customs (being two-thirds of net proceeds) | 1,256 | 5 | 3 | Superintendent\'s Establishment.. | 46 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Fines—Resilient Magistrate\'s Court | 54 | 3 | 3 | Provincial Council | 85 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Fees— | 40 | 8 | 0 | Treasurer\'s Department | 31 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Government Wharf and Warehouse | 41 | 4 | 6 | Harbour | 91 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Auctioneers\' Licenses | 120 | 0 | 0 | Government Wharf | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Publicans\' Licenses | 470 | 0 | 0 | Police | 169 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Medical | 52 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Total Ordinary Revenue | 1,982 | 3 | 0 | Native Interpreter | 12 | 10 | 0 | ||
| ADVANCES REPAID. | JUDICIAL. | ||||||||
| Repayment of advances to Board of Immigration | 39 | 15 | 4 | Solicitor\'s Department | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sheriff and Gaol | 131 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| Total Advances Repaid | 39 | 15 | 4 | Resident Magistrate | 87 | 12 | 5 | ||
| TERRITORIAL REVENUE. | MISCELLANEOUS. | ||||||||
| Receipts from Commissioner of Crown Lands | 6,819 | 18 | 7 | Immigration | 2,039 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Public Works | 63 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| Total Territorial Revenue | 6,819 | 18 | 7 | Roads and Bridges (Blind Bay) | 173 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lesser Public Works | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Charitable Aid | 47 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Printing and Gazette | 19 | 8 | 9 | ||||||
| Messenger | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Scab Inspector | 12 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Repairs of Offices | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| " Pounds | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous | 17 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Census | 56 | 17 | 4 | ||||||
| Exploring for Road between Motueka and Massacre Bay | 72 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
| TOTAL REVENUE | 8,841 | 16 | 11 | TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 3,263 | 11 | |||
| Balance from last Quarter | 8,268 | 6 | 11 | Balance to next Quarter | 13,846 | 12 | |||
| Receipts for the Quarter ended 30th June | 8,841 | 16 | 11 | Disbursements for the Quarter ended 30th June | 3,263 | 11 | |||
| 17,110 | 3 | 10 | 17,110 | 3 |
Treasury, Nelson, July 15, 1854.
JOHN POYNTER, Treasurer.
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