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Colonial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, 7th August, 1849.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR has been pleased to direct the publication of the following Returns for general information.

By His Excellency’s Command,
Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary.

ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF WELLINGTON, PROVINCE OF NEW MUNSTER, FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 30th JUNE, 1849.

REVENUE.

Customs:

• Spirits ... £ 2,741 6 1
• Wines ... 20 6 8
• Tobacco, manufactured ... 404 7 0
• Ad valorem Duty ... 1,439 5 3

Total Customs ... 3,295 5 0

Fees:

• Supreme Court ... 31 3 0
• Resident Magistrates’
  • Wellington ... 101 7 6
  • Wanganui ... 6 2 6
  • Waikanae ... 2 1 0
• Registration Deeds ... 16 0 0
• Births, Deaths and Marriages ... 4 10 0
• Pilotage ... 34 5 6
• Postage, Wellington ... 1 16 0

Total Fees ... 197 15 10

Fines:

• Supreme Court ... 0 5 0
• Resident Magistrates’
  • Wellington ... 20 1 9
  • Wanganui ... 103 0 0

Total Fines ... 123 6 9

Licenses:

• Auctioneers ... 160 0 0
• Publicans, Town ... 600 0 0
• Special ... 7 14 11

Total Licenses ... 847 14 11

Police Office Collections: ... 129 4 10

Total Ordinary Revenue ... £5,028 17 6

Incidental:

• Police fines ... 1 9 0
• Subsistence money from debtor in hospital ... 15 15 8
• Debts of the Crown ... 3 11 0
• Recovery of excess of drawback to Commissariat (arrears) ... 12 9 2

Total Incidental ... 83 5 2

Deposits in Aid:

• Advance from Commissariat chest ... 6,860 0 0

Total Revenue ... £11,856 12 7

EXPENDITURE.

Civil:

• Lieut.-Governor and Establishment ... £37 10 6
• Legislative Council ... 269 9 2
• Colonial Secretary’s Department ... 220 9 4
• Colonial Treasurer’s Office ... 139 11 9
• Audit ... 115 6 1
• Registrar’s Office ... 115 15 0
• Survey ... 104 6 6
• Customs ... 455 3 5
• Harbour ... 283 16 9
• Post Office ... 98 12 10
• Medical ... 237 6 9
• Police ... 699 0 3
• Special Land Commission ... 2 7 11

Total Civil ... 3,098 2 1

Judicial:

• Supreme Court ... 218 10 0
• Attorney General ... 150 0 0
• Sheriff and Gaol ... 109 18 10
• Resident Magistrate ... 156 15 1
• Coroner ... 4 7 6

Total Judicial ... 621 12 5

Ecclesiastical:

• Colonial Chaplain ... 33 6 8

Miscellaneous:

• Public Works Government House and Domain ... 149 14 10
• Roads ... 2,261 14 4
• Printing ... 29 18 3
• Stationery ... 12 0 0
• Postage and freight ... 15 12 6
• Harbour and light dues ... 27 3 0
• Miscellaneous Services ... 56 17 0
• Balance of account current ... 19 0 0
• Ferries, West Coast ... 18 10 0
• Crown prosecutions ... 33 0 0
• Removal of indigent poor ... 7 0 0
• Rents of waste land ... 20 0 0
• Travelling expenses ... 3 10 0

Total Miscellaneous ... 2,714 9 1

Military: ... 3 0 0

Incidental: ... 71 2 0

Disbursements on Account of Commissariat:

• Rations for troops, Staff, and military prisoners ... 1,894 1 6
• Spirits to Commissariat, Dept., and March quarters ... 187 3 6

Total Commissariat ... 2,081 4 6

Remittances in Aid Refund:

• Commissariat Chest ... 2,000 0 0

Land Purchases:

• Installments on Native Reserves ... 1,100 0 0

Expenses Attending Land Purchases: ... 75 7 9

Total Land Purchases ... 1,175 7 9

Disbursements on Account of War:

• Arms and accoutrements ... 174 0 10
• Otago ... 5 0 0
• Advances on account of local government ... 214 0 0

Total War Disbursements ... 393 0 10

Total Expenditure ... £11,896 10 7

This sum comprises the following items:

• Mr. Prittin, for charges of Mrs. Martin, lunatic, and his child ... 6 8 0
• Mrs. Hemprmann, charge of Mrs. Martin’s child, three months’ board ... 6 15 0
• Items included in ration issues ... 3 11 6
• J.M. Light, for charge of Mrs. Hobman, orphan child ... 3 0 6
• J. Gingle, lodging for J. Wilman, three weeks ... 16 0
• Native funeral for Te Whina’s child ... 1 2 0

Audit Office, Wellington, 23rd July, 1849.

GODFREY J. THOMAS, Auditor-General.