✨ Financial Statement
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT, SHEWING THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW MUNSTER, NEW ZEALAND, FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 31st MARCH, OF THE YEARS 1849 AND 1850, RESPECTIVELY.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th Sept., 1850.
HIS EXCELLENCY the Lieutenant-Governor has been pleased to direct the publication of the following Return, for general information.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(For the Colonial Secretary,)
S. E. Grimstone.
REVENUE
| Wellington | Nelson | Port Victoria | Akaroa | Otago | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849 | 1850 | 1849 | 1850 | 1849 | 1850 | 1849 | 1850 | 1849 | 1850 | |
| £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | |
| Customs- | ||||||||||
| Spirits | 2,009 15 6 | 1,080 10 1 | 111 12 8 | 81 5 3 | 110 18 9 | ... | 47 4 10 | ... | 74 15 0 | ... |
| Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff | 71 9 1 | 4 8 1 | 1 12 0 | 18 2 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tobacco, manufactured | 441 10 8 | 521 8 | 79 3 1 | 68 19 0 | 2 1 0 | ... | ... | ... | 10 11 0 | 83 7 0 |
| Do. unmanufactured | 9 12 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ad Valorem | 2,793 14 0 | 2,236 18 1 | 187 8 0 | 32 4 1 | 133 14 2 | ... | ... | ... | 148 15 8 | 223 4 7 |
| Total | 5,326 12 0 | 3,843 17 11 | 380 5 9 | 201 0 4 | 272 14 11 | ... | 47 15 10 | ... | 234 1 8 | 306 11 7 |
| Post Office | 119 1 1 | 131 9 5 | 24 16 3 | 21 6 0 | 5 10 6 | ... | 1 3 2 | ... | 71 16 0 | 80 4 0 |
| Fees | 103 10 5 | 99 16 8 | 18 3 6 | 34 10 0 | 1 0 1 8 | ... | 0 3 10 | ... | 6 6 1 | 0 1 2 |
| Fines | 16 11 6 | 10 18 0 | 0 5 0 | 1 5 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 5 0 | 8 5 0 |
| Licenses | 11 2 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals fixed | 5,611 7 0 | 4,086 12 0 | 423 10 6 | 258 1 4 | 279 6 11 | 5 2 7 | 49 9 10 | 2 17 5 | 314 8 4 | 395 2 9 |
| Incidental | 41 13 5 | 4 1 4 | 1 4 7 | ... | 3 5 0 | ... | ... | ... | 1 8 0 | 2 10 0 |
| Receipts in Aid | 1,750 0 0 | ... | 300 0 0 | ... | 50 0 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| General Totals | 7,403 0 5 | 4,090 13 4 | 724 15 1 | 258 1 4 | 332 11 11 | 5 2 7 | 49 9 10 | 2 17 5 | 316 0 4 | 397 12 9 |
EXPENDITURE
| Wellington | Nelson | Port Victoria | Akaroa | Otago | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849 | 1850 | 1849 | 1850 | 1849 | 1850 | 1849 | 1850 | 1849 | 1850 | |
| £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | £ s.d | |
| Civil | ||||||||||
| Lt.-Governor’s Establishment | 351 17 2 | 159 6 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Council | 23 2 6 | 109 9 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Colonial Secretary’s Department | 195 8 6 | 213 17 7 | 250 9 0 | 114 5 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Superintendent | 125 0 0 | 140 0 8 | 11 5 0 | 8 10 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 7 6 |
| Treasurer | 100 7 6 | 107 11 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Audit | 14 9 1 | 79 1 4 | ... | ... | 8 7 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 0 0 |
| Survey | 306 10 6 | 314 0 6 | 81 5 5 | 81 13 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Customs | 299 2 5 | 162 10 0 | 124 15 10 | 59 1 6 | ... | ... | 90 12 0 | 12 17 6 | ... | ... |
| Harbour | 756 10 4 | 197 19 8 | 17 8 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Police | 221 11 0 | 171 9 11 | 61 3 9 | 22 18 0 | 29 10 6 | ... | ... | 23 1 6 | ... | 160 14 9 |
| Medical | 82 0 0 | 104 3 8 | ... | ... | 11 10 0 | 8 11 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Post Office | 57 12 9 | 104 8 8 | 31 16 11 | 31 13 0 | 0 3 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 19 7 |
| Total Civil | 2,608 10 11 | 1,855 14 5 | 548 19 3 | 318 11 11 | 149 11 6 | 8 19 11 | 90 12 0 | 36 19 0 | 1 7 6 | 207 11 10 |
| Judicial- | | | | | | | | | | |
| Supreme Court | 215 12 0 | 260 16 4| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Law Officers | 111 14 2 | 151 13 2| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 0 11 | 76 7 0 |
| Resident Magistrates | 138 15 6 | 108 5 10| 26 4 8 | 54 7 6 | ... | ... | ... | 33 15 6| ... | ... |
| Sheriff and Gaols | 163 10 0 | 141 0 5 | 63 5 2 | 67 16 0 | ... | ... | 28 1 6 | 13 11 4| ... | ... |
| Registrars | 10 6 6 | 10 6 6 | 3 8 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 11 6 |
| Coroners | 3 17 6 | 3 3 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 643 5 8 | 674 14 5| 93 7 10 | 122 3 6 | ... | ... | 28 1 6 | 47 6 10| 39 0 11 | 78 10 0|
| Ecclesiastical | 699 8 2 | 844 8 0 | 135 12 6 | 174 17 10| ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 1 8 | 49 17 10|
| Colonial Chaplain | ... | 33 6 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Miscellaneous- | | | | | | | | | | |
| Public Works | 392 16 11 | 18 0 0 | 7 0 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 15 0|
| Roads | 8,281 18 9 | 493 3 3 | 101 0 6 | 25 0 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gaol Buildings | 226 9 7 | 35 1 2 | ... | 18 14 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Charitable Aid | 124 0 0 | 56 17 0 | 5 11 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Printing | 60 7 6 | 132 17 0| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Aborigines | ... | 24 1 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Debentures | 38 0 0 | 34 18 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Miscellaneous | 143 1 6 | 101 3 0 | 94 6 2 | 12 2 4 | 84 18 0 | ... | ... | ... | 11 5 2 | 8 19 0 |
| Land Purchases | 230 0 0 | 53 1 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Refund of Revenue | ... | 72 0 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wanganui | ... | 538 11 0| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| New Ulster | 150 0 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 4,518 10 11 | 4,128 7 9| 215 10 1 | 55 16 6 | 84 18 0 | ... | ... | ... | 11 5 2 | 47 14 0|
| General Totals | 7,821 7 7 | 6,406 19 7| 900 7 5 | 546 11 8| 199 4 10 | 8 19 11| 118 13 6 | 84 15 10| 257 18 10 | 453 3 7 |
Audit Office,
Wellington, New Zealand, 17th September, 1850.
Godfrey J. Thomas,
Auditor General.
Printed at the Independent Office.
New Munster Gazette 1850, No 18
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- Godfrey J. Thomas, Auditor General