Financial Abstract




Abstract of the Revenue and Expenditure of Wellington, New Munster, for the Quarter ended 31st March, 1848.

REVENUE.

£ s. d.
Customs,
Spirits 204 11 11
Cigars and Snuffs 64 10 0
Tobacco, manufactured 554 2 0
" unmanufactured 57 4 6
Ad Valorem Duty 707 10 10
8427 19 3

| Fines and Fees, | |
| Fines—Resident Magistrate’s Court | 6 0 0 |
| Fees | 16 11 0 |
| Supreme Court | 15 14 6 |
| Registration of Deeds | 13 13 4 |
| | 51 8 10 |

| Licences, | |
| Publican’s (Special) | 5 0 0 |

| Post Office, | 157 15 0 |
| Collections | |
| Total Ordinary Revenue | 8642 19 1 |

| Incidental,| |
| Repayment of Rations (Military Prisoners) | 27 14 0 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 18 2 |

| Receipts in Aid of Revenue, | |
| Advances from Commissariat Chest | 5850 0 0 |

| Total Revenue | £9522 5 8 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Civil, | £ s. d. |
| Lieutenant-Governor and Establishment | 322 8 10 |
| Colonial Secretary’s Department | 117 11 4 |
| Treasurer’s do. | 163 10 8 |
| Audit Department | 59 5 0 |
| Survey do. | 184 15 0 |
| Registrar General’s do. | 58 3 4 |
| Customs’ do. | 189 5 4 |
| Harbour do. | 88 9 4 |
| Police do. | 791 9 10 |
| Medical do. | 133 10 10 |
| Post Office do.| 89 19 9 |
| Land Commission (Special) | 27 8 0 |

| Judicial, | |
| Supreme Court | 251 9 8 |
| Resident Magistrates Department | 97 2 6 |
| Crown Solicitor’s do. | 102 15 0 |
| Court of Requests | 6 5 0 |
| Sheriff and Gaols | 132 4 7 |
| Coroner | 3 7 9 |

| Miscellaneous, | |
| Public Works | 519 15 0 |
| Roads | 1947 5 9 |
| Remittances (Nelson) | 1000 0 0 |
| Stationery | 32 7 8 |
| Crown Prosecutions | 12 12 0 |
| Charitable Aid | 43 19 10 |
| Aborigines | 157 18 0 |
| Printing | 68 6 0 |
| Postages | 4 9 8 |
| Militia | 187 11 8 |
| Military | 17 15 0 |
| Passage of Convict to Van Diemen’s Land | 20 0 0 |
| Travelling Expenses | 27 8 6 |
| Debentures cancelled | 9 6 0 |
| Interest | 19 0 9 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 0 6 |

| Disbursements on account of Wanganui, | |
| Military | 76 4 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 83 19 9 |

| Advances on account of the Local Government of New Ulster | 16 3 0 |

| Total Expenditure | £7015 4 0 |

GODFREY J. THOMAS,
Auditor General.

Audit Office, Wellington,
April 26, 1848.

Printed at the Office of the "Wellington Independent," Lambton-quay.



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💰 Abstract of Revenue and Expenditure for Wellington, New Munster, Quarter ended 31st March 1848

💰 Finance & Revenue
26 April 1848
Revenue, Expenditure, Customs, Licences, Post Office, Civil, Judicial, Miscellaneous
  • GODFREY J. THOMAS, Auditor General