Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1873 – No. 3

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✨ Provincial Financial Statement

NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Superintendent\'s Office, Nelson, January 9, 1873.

ALFRED GREENFIELD, Provincial Secretary.

ABSTRACT of RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS of the PROVINCIAL TREASURER, Nelson, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1872:—

RECEIPTS.	£	s	d.		DISBURSEMENTS.	£	s	d.
Ordinary Revenue.					Executive
Capitation Allowance	4115	5	0		Executive Establishment	412	10	0
Goldfields\' Revenue	1707	15	11		Land and Public Works	117	14	0
Brunner Coal-Mine	1801	10	10			902	12	7
Harbor	172	3	10		Justice.
Government Wharves	145	0	0		Wardens		918	7
Education Rate	223	15	0		Gaols		609	1
Scab Act	85	14	1		Police		1787	6
Dog Act	6	17	8
Publicans\' Licenses	45	10	0		Harbors		601	1
Watermans\' Licenses	5	10	0		Scab Act		235	7
Pheasant Licenses	72	17	0		Provincial Council		41	6
Hackney Carriages	9	4	0
		8,831	3	4		Charitable.
Miscellaneous		90	1	4		Nelson Hospital		442
					Westport Hospital		300	0
Land Fund		4,997	7	5		Charleston and Brighton Hospital		200
					Grey Hospitals		233	16
					Reefton Hospital		50	0
					Nelson Lunatic Asylum		434	11
					Maintenance of Destitute Poor...		465	0

					Education.
					Provincial Schools		1800	0
					Collection of Rate		33	6
					Public Library Buildings, to meet
					equivalent subscriptions		50	0

					Miscellaneous.
					Fuel for Government Buildings		13	6
					Printing and Advertising		313	13
					Steam Service, Blind Bay		66	13
					Fire Brigade, Westport ...		75	0
					Fire Brigade, Charleston		75	0
					Electoral Purposes ...		105	19
					General Contingencies ...		321	2

					Public Works.
					Government Buildings ...		6	10
					Government Wharves ...		56	10
					Hospital Building and Grounds...		3	5
					Buildings for Lunatics and Poor		20	5
					Bridges—Maintenance ...		334	12
					Main South Road		87	4
					Compensation for land for Roads		31	0
					Pelorus Road ...		24	17
					Lesser Public Works ...		118	12
Carried forward ...	...	£13,478	12	1		Carried forward ...	...	11,288

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🏘️ Notice from the Superintendent's Office

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Dated9 January 1873
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Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary

💰 Abstract of Receipts and Disbursements of the Provincial Treasurer, Nelson

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