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Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th Sept., 1850.
His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor has been pleased to direct the publication of the following Return of the Revenue and Expenditure of the Province for the Financial year ending 31st March, 1850, for general information.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(For the Colonial Secretary.)
S. E. GRIMSTONE.
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF NEW MUNSTER.
REVENUE.
| SOURCE OF REVENUE. | Wellington. | Whanganui. | Nelson. | Port Victoria. | Akaroa. | Otago. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customs— | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Spirits, duties on, .... | 5,801 19 1 | 509 4 0 | 123 18 9 | 807 17 11 | 7,992 19 9 | ||
| Cigars and Snuffs, do. | 183 15 8 | 29 9 0 | 6 7 4 0 | 21 11 6 | 241 9 9 | ||
| Tobacco, manufactured | 2,238 4 0 | 443 1 0 | 31 9 0 | 190 7 0 | 2,893 1 0 | ||
| " unmanufactured | 6 12 9 | 6 12 9 | |||||
| Ad valorem Goods .... | 5,832 3 11 | 1,143 18 7 | 139 10 9 | 760 4 2 | 7,877 16 11 | ||
| Total Customs .... | 14,062 15 0 | 2,187 12 7 | 391 12 0 | 1,870 0 7 | 18,412 0 2 | ||
| Deduct drawback on Spirits and refund of Customs duties .... | 1,105 4 5 | 1,105 4 5 | |||||
| Nett Customs receipts | 12,957 10 7 | 2,187 12 7 | 391 12 0 | 1,870 0 7 | 17,306 15 9 | ||
| Post Office ........... | 531 3 2 | 107 12 5 | 9 4 10 | 3 6 8 | 38 2 9 | 689 9 10 | |
| Fees ................. | 578 6 0 | 112 1 10 | 2 9 10 | 7 6 6 | 25 4 0 | 725 8 2 | |
| Fines ................ | 213 7 3 | 26 2 2 | 14 0 0 | 41 15 6 | 295 4 11 | ||
| Licenses ............. | 927 11 6 | 263 0 0 | 60 0 0 | 172 6 6 | 1,422 18 2 | ||
| Incidental ........... | 64 8 5 | 7 4 0 | 71 12 5 | ||||
| Total Revenue .. | 15,272 7 1 | 2,703 13 0 | 303 6 8 | 84 13 8 | 2,147 9 4 | 20,511 9 3 | |
| Receipts in aid of Revenue— (Parliamentary Grant) | 11,500 0 0 | ||||||
| Grand Totals .... | 15,272 7 1 | 2,703 13 0 | 303 6 8 | 84 13 8 | 2,147 9 4 | 32,011 9 3 |
The Fines, Fees, and Postage received at Whanganui are paid into the Wellington Treasury.
On reference to the Quarterly Return of Revenue and Expenditure published in the Audit Office,
Wellington, New Zealand, 28th September, 1850.
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Revenue, Expenditure, Customs, Post Office, Fees, Fines, Licenses, Financial Statement, New Munster
- S. E. Grimstone, For the Colonial Secretary