Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1857 – No. 6

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ABSTRACT of the Receipts and Expenditure of the LAND DEPARTMENT of the Province of Nelson, for the Quarter ended the 31st December, 1856.

RECEIPTS. £ s. d. EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Sales of Land 863 17 6 Salaries 337 10 0
Depasturage Assessments 267 5 1 Contingencies 24 10 1 362
Depasturage Licenses 98 0 0 Deposits Repaid 4 5 0
Timber Licenses 2 10 0 Revenue accruing to Provincial Government 865 7 6
TOTAL AVAILABLE 1,231 12 7 Do. accruing to the General Government 49 15 0
Deposits on Applications for Land 82 7 0 Balance carried on to next Quarter, being the Amount of Unavailable Deposits 232 7 0
Do. on Applications for Runs 150 0 0
232 7 0
Fees on Crown Grants 49 15 0
TOTAL RECEIPTS £ 1,513 14 7 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £ 1,513 14 7

ALFRED DOMETT,
Commissioner.
Land Office, Nelson,
12th January, 1857.

RETURN of CROWN LANDS sold during the Year ended the 31st December, 1856.

| PERIOD. | Town. | Suburban. | Rural. | TOTAL SALES. | Sold for | TOTAL AMOUNT. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| | A. R. P. | A. R. P. | A. R. P. | A. R. P. | Cash. | Scrip. | £ s. d. |
| 1856. | | | | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| March Quarter | 4 0 0 | 778 2 30 | 10,554 0 0 | 11,336 2 0 | 3,626 6 3 | 870 2 6 | 4,496 8 9 |
| June do. | 1 1 0 | 817 1 0 | 8,348 0 0 | 9,166 2 0 | 3,860 12 6 | 747 15 0 | 4,608 7 6 |
| September do. | . . . | 100 0 0 | 1,430 0 0 | 1,530 0 0 | 624 18 6 | . . . | 624 18 6 |
| December do. | 3 0 0 | 376 2 0 | 2,297 0 0 | 2,676 2 0 | 863 17 6 | 608 10 0 | 1,472 7 6 |
| TOTALS | 8 1 0 | 2,072 1 30 | 22,629 0 0 | 24,709 2 30 | 8,975 14 9 | 2,226 7 6 | 11,202 2 3 |

To the above amount of £11,202 2s. 3d., received during the year, must be added the sum of £10,000, cash paid as a deposit by Mr. W. Robinson for land in the Amuri District, awaiting survey: the quantity depending upon the character of the land selected.

ALFRED DOMETT,
Commissioner.



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🏘️ Abstract of Receipts and Expenditure of the Land Department, Province of Nelson

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
12 January 1857
Land Department, Nelson, Receipts, Expenditure, Financial Statement
  • Alfred Domett, Commissioner

🗺️ Return of Crown Lands sold in the Province of Nelson

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Crown Lands, Land Sales, Amuri District, Statistics
  • W. Robinson (Mr.), Paid deposit for land in Amuri District

  • Alfred Domett, Commissioner