Provincial Financial Abstract




ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS of the Provincial Treasurer, Nelson, for the Quarter ended March 31, 1864.

RECEIPTS. £ s. d. DISBURSEMENTS. £ s. d.
Ordinary Revenue. Departmental.
Customs (3/4 Gross Revenue) 1,782 2 0 Superintendent's Establishment 386 12 0
Education Rate 417 3 10 Provincial Solicitor's Department 83 6 8
Auctioneers' Licenses 125 0 0 Provincial Treasurer 53 7 6
Publicans' Licenses 65 0 0 Provincial Auditor 55 0 0
Dog Act 51 12 4 Crown Land 308 14 5
Government Wharf 215 0 0 Survey 448 5 8
Harbor 167 15 0 Provincial Engineer 107 11 7
Hackney Carriage Act 44 0 0 Provincial Council 180 15 6
Scab Act 291 2 11 Gaol 186 18 10
3,158 16 1 Police 667 3 4
Native Interpreter 20 0 0
Incidental Receipts. Registrar of Cattle Brands, &c. 20 18 0
Miscellaneous 3,187 8 0 Weights and Measures 48 16 8
Gold-fields (Collingwood) 125 10 6 Meteorological 33 0 8
3,312 18 6 Harbor 200 18 0
Harbor Master 489 11 11
Territorial Revenue. Scab Act 239 12 8
Land Sales, &c. 744 17 7 Gold-fields (Collingwood) 128 7 2
3,709 3 5
Miscellaneous.
Charitable Aid 318 13 2
General Contingencies 2,175 6 2
2,493 19 4
Public Works and Purposes.
Supreme Court, Witnesses, &c. 25 6 0
Lunatic Asylum, &c. 190 2 7
Education (including, &c.) 1,441 16 11
Repayment of Education Loan 500 0 0
Reading Rooms (to meet equivalent subscription) 40 0 0
Surveys, &c. 540 12 6
Volunteers 32 3 0
Libraries, Country Districts 126 1 5
Nelson Institute 50 0 0
Immigration 1,000 0 0
Explorations 26 5 0
Site and Buildings for Post Office 25 0 0
Provincial Steam Service 405 0 0
Government Wharf 44 15 0
Road to Cemetery 45 9 1
Waimea Bridge 183 2 6
Wairau Bridge 101 0 0
Improving Middle Track, Riwaka to Takaka 120 0 0
Road to West Coast 434 11 4
Aorere River, improving Channel, &c. 2 10 6
Motueka River (to meet subscriptions) 21 16 0
Improving Garden, Trafalgar Square 18 5 6
Improving Road to Pelorus 245 1 0
Lower Pelorus Valley 250 15 0
Compensation for Roads 10 0 0
Waimea Road Board 100 0 0
Board of Works 150 0 0
Moutere Road Board 100 0 0
Takaka Road Board 125 0 0
Collingwood Road Board 125 0 0
Suburban North Road Board 100 0 0
Motueka Road Board 100 0 0
Amuri Road Board 100 0 0
Road, Moutere to Dove Dale, &c. 111 10 0
Dog Act 43 5 0
Main South Road 21 0 0
Happy Valley Road 50 0 0
Improving Track, Takaka to Collingwood 150 0 0
Bridle Track, Pigeon Valley to Dove Dale 84 0 0
Wai-iti Foot-Bridge (to meet subscriptions) 19 0 0
Repairing and Painting Court House, Collingwood 25 0 0
Repairing Jetty, Collingwood 25 0 0
Waitapu and Motupipi Jetties 100 0 0
Clearing Entrance to Riwaka Harbor 3 0 9
Museum (including Curator's Salary) 70 0 0
8,095 11 7
Reserve Fund.
Provincial Treasurer—Payments on account of Votes of Provincial Council, Session IX., 1862 540 8 10
Total Receipts 7,216 12 2 Total Disbursements 14,839 3 2
Balance from last Quarter 8,048 16 11 Balance to next Quarter 366 5 11
Total £ 15,265 9 1 Total £ 15,265 9 1

JOHN POYNTER, Provincial Treasurer.

I hereby certify that I have, in accordance with the provisions of the Provincial Audit Act of the General Assembly of 1861, examined the above Balance-sheet with the Vouchers connected therewith, and find the same to be correct, and that the expenditure shown therein has been properly classified.

H. D. JACKSON, Provincial Auditor.



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💰 Abstract of Receipts and Disbursements of the Provincial Treasurer, Nelson, for the Quarter ended March 31, 1864

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Financial Statement, Provincial Treasurer, Nelson, Receipts, Disbursements, Quarter ended March 31 1864
  • John Poynter, Provincial Treasurer
  • H. D. Jackson, Provincial Auditor