Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1871 – No. 10

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✨ Provincial Audit and Customs Revenue

NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 37

ended 31st March, 1871, and have compared them with the Vouchers, and find the computation correct; that the Revenues and Receipts brought on charge and required by law to be paid into the Provincial Account were so paid; that all Moneys issued in payment of Public Moneys have been made on warrants of the Superintendent, duly certified by me; that all Moneys issued in the Expenditure services rendered were legally available, according to the terms of "The Provincial Audit Act, 1866; and the Expenditure shown in the said Accounts has been properly classified, and that any part thereof which may have been incurred without authority of law is separately shown.

H. D. JACKSON,
Provincial Auditor.

Nelson, 10th April, 1871.

STATEMENT of the amount of CUSTOMS REVENUE, collected at the PORT OF NELSON, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1871.

HEADS OF REVENUE.	AMOUNT.
	£ s. d
Spirits ... ... ... ...	1,992 3 2
Tobacco ... ... ... ...	809 3 9
Cigars ... ... ... ...	89 5 0
Fixed Duties... ... ... ...	2,767 18 1
Duties by Measurement ... ...	1,890 12 11
Duties by Weight ... ... ...	589 18 5
Gold Duty (Nelson Province) ... ...	317 15 7
Total ... £	8,456 16 11

Custom House,
Nelson, 14th April, 1871.

D. JOHNSTON,
Collector.

STATEMENT of the amount of CUSTOMS REVENUE, collected at the PORT OF WESTPORT, during the Quarter ended 31st March 1871.

HEADS OF REVENUE.	AMOUNT.
	£ s. d.
Spirits ... ... ... ...	1,720 14 10
Tobacco ... ... ... ...	485 2 6
Cigars ... ... ... ...	154 10 0
Fixed Duties ... ... ... ...	1,011 19 9
Duties by Measurement ... ...	291 0 1
Duties by Weight ... ... ...	119 1 11
Gold Duty (Nelson Province) ... ...	460 6 6
Total ... £	4,242 15 7

Custom House,
Westport, 6th April, 1871.

W. S. MUNDAY,
Collector.

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The Nelson Provincial Council Buildings (depicted) were constructed beginning with the laying of the foundation stone on 26 August 1859, with the first Council meeting held there on 30 April 1861.

The buildings served Nelson for over a century before being demolished on 12 September 1969.

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💰 Provincial Auditor's report on accounts (continued from previous page)

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated10 April 1871
KeywordsProvincial Audit, Accounts, Revenue, Receipts, Nelson
👩‍💼 Officials

H. D. Jackson, Provincial Auditor

💰 Statement of Customs Revenue collected at the Port of Nelson

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated14 April 1871
KeywordsCustoms Revenue, Port of Nelson, Statistics, Imports
👩‍💼 Officials

D. Johnston, Collector

💰 Statement of Customs Revenue collected at the Port of Westport

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated6 April 1871
KeywordsCustoms Revenue, Port of Westport, Statistics, Imports
👩‍💼 Officials

W. S. Munday, Collector

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