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Amount of CUSTOMS REVENUE collected in the Province of Nelson during the Quarter ended September 30, 1862.
| HEADS OF RECEIPT. | AMOUNT. |
|---|---|
| Spirits | £ 1,703 9 4 |
| Tobacco | 172 8 6 |
| Cigars and Snuffs | 92 17 0 |
| Fixed Duties | 1,444 0 8 |
| Duties by Measurement... | 804 13 5 |
| Warehouse Rent | 3 8 7 |
| Export Duty on Gold Dust | 321 17 6 |
| Incidental Receipts | 2 0 0 |
| £ 4,544 15 0 | |
| Gross Revenue Collingwood | 69 16 8 |
| £ 4,614 11 8 |
D. ROUGH,
Collector.
Custom House, Nelson, 9th October, 1862.
VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, to SAMUEL KINGDON, of Trafalgar-street, in the City of Nelson, in the Province of Nelson, in the Colony of New Zealand, Solicitor, Greeting.
WHEREAS an Action is now pending in our Supreme Court of New Zealand, in the Middle District, between THOMAS BATCHELOR of the City of Nelson, in the said Province of Nelson, Shoemaker, Plaintiff, and CHARLES MAIDMENT, late of Wairau, in the Province of Marlborough, in the said colony, Grazier, now out of the said colony, Defendant; and in order that the Plaintiff may proceed in the said Action, We command you that you do retain and keep all and singular the Monies and Chattels, Books of Accounts, Bills, Bonds, Notes, Securities, and other property of whatsoever nature, in the custody or under the control of you at the time of the service of this Writ belonging to the above named CHARLES MAIDMENT, or to, or in which the said CHARLES MAIDMENT shall at that time be legally or equitably entitled or otherwise beneficially invested, and all debts of every kind then due by you to such Defendant, although the same or part thereof may be payable only at a future day. And We further Command you, that you in your own proper person be and appear before our said Court, or a Judge thereof sitting at Chambers at the City of Nelson aforesaid, on the Nineteenth day of January next, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, then and there to be examined touching the premises and to do and to receive what shall then and there be considered of you in that behalf, this you shall in no wise omit.
[The Seal of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.]
Witness, ALEXANDER JAMES JOHNSTON, Esquire, a Judge of our Supreme Court of New Zealand, at Nelson, the Twenty-eighth day of October, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
This Writ was issued by HENRY ADAMS, of Hardy Street, in the City of Nelson, in the Province of Nelson, in New Zealand, Solicitor for the Plaintiff.
If you part with any of the Defendant's property, or pay any debts due to him you will become personally responsible to the Plaintiff.
R. LUCAS, PRINTER, BRIDGE STREET, NELSON.
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Nelson Provincial Gazette 1862, No 22
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💰 Amount of Customs Revenue collected in the Province of Nelson
💰 Finance & Revenue9 October 1862
Customs Revenue, Nelson, Gold Dust, Import Duties, Statistics
- D. Rough, Collector
⚖️ Writ of Attachment: Batchelor v Maidment
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement28 October 1862
Supreme Court, Writ of Attachment, Legal Action, Nelson, Solicitor
- Samuel Kingdon, Solicitor commanded to retain property
- Thomas Batchelor, Plaintiff in Supreme Court action
- Charles Maidment, Defendant in Supreme Court action
- Alexander James Johnston, Judge of the Supreme Court
- Henry Adams, Solicitor for the Plaintiff