Government Expenditure




EXPENDITURE.

Wellington. Nelson. Canterbury. Akaroa. Otago. Totals.
1851. 1852. 1851. 1852. 1851. 1852.
£ s. d £ s. d £ s. d £ s. d £ s. d £ s. d
Civil -
Governor's Establishment 61 17 4 235 18 10 ... ... ... ...
Lieut.-Governor's ... 328 16 0 855 2 0 ... ... ... ...
Council ... 26 13 0 25 0 0 ... ... ... ...
Col. Secretary's Dept. . 241 14 8 286 8 11 ... ... ... ...
Superintendent ... 137 16 0 170 16 0 150 8 0 165 12 4 ... ...
Treasurer's Department . ... ... 13 5 6 12 17 6 ... 2 0 0
Bank of Issue ... 23 0 0 31 12 0 ... ... ... ...
Audit ... 120 2 10 111 19 7 ... ... ... ...
Police ... 683 2 6 421 18 5 94 16 6 93 15 0 104 4 3 160 10 4
Customs ... 350 13 0 468 1 5 81 1 11 99 10 11 149 10 0 183 13 0
Post Office ... 51 2 8 93 17 0 32 7 7 33 2 7 0 7 6 64 17 0
Gaol ... 8 13 4 18 16 9 ... ... ... ...
Medical ... 222 16 1 324 4 2 28 2 0 28 16 0 ... ...
Harbour ... 183 10 4 137 18 6 ... 65 8 0 ... 100 4 6
Native Secretary ... 50 0 0 51 8 10 ... ... ... ...

| Totals Civil ... | 2588 19 4| 4277 16 7| 405 19 3| 493 13 0| 298 4 7 | 568 19 4| 108 14 1| 307 2 4 | 371 10 7| 1085 11 11| 3880 9 8 | 7114 7 11|

| Judicial - | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Supreme Court Department| 219 16 3 | 243 17 3 | ... | ... | 34 18 0| ... | ... | ... | 200 6 4 | 279 0 11| 454 10 7 | 523 8 2 |
| Law Officers ... | 133 6 8 | 101 3 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 133 6 8 | 101 3 4 |
| Resident Magistrate ... | 145 5 5 | 156 3 9 | 53 15 0| 56 15 0 | ... | ... | 19 14 1 | 143 10 7| 30 4 0 | 25 7 5 | 249 13 4 | 381 6 9 |
| Gaol and Court ... | 62 3 0 | 107 2 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 3 2 | ... | 99 6 2 | 107 2 2 |
| Waitangi ... | 6 0 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 0 3 | ... |
| Beigravier ... | 116 13 4 | 106 5 0 | ... | 116 15 0| ... | ... | 1 13 0 | 26 19 0 | ... | ... | 118 9 4 | 249 19 0 |
| Sheriff and Gaol ... | 76 15 10| 110 14 6 | 84 14 8| 89 5 0 | 6 17 2 | 69 0 3 | 7 7 11 | 0 14 4 | 91 4 0 | 175 0 11| 267 3 7 | 450 9 0 |
| Coroner ... | 4 3 3 | 1 0 0 | 1 6 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 9 3 | 1 0 0 |

| Totals Judicial ... | 824 6 0 | 826 6 6 | 189 18 8| 266 17 3| 26 11 3 | 249 16 7| 7 5 7 | 165 18 1| 362 11 8| 455 1 10| 1416 8 3 | 1971 10 0|

| Miscellaneous - | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colonial Chaplain ... | 50 0 0 | 50 0 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 0 0 | 50 0 0 |
| Public Works ... | 34 12 0 | 504 9 3 | 52 10 7| 0 4 0 | ... | 2 4 0 | ... | ... | 50 0 0 | 60 0 0 | 137 2 7 | 617 7 3 |
| Roads ... | 671 6 11 | 1386 4 3 | 69 9 0 | 501 13 2| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 740 15 11| 1887 17 5|
| Charitable Aid ... | 79 18 7 | 56 10 5 | 83 11 8| 21 5 0 | ... | 29 8 0 | ... | 113 10 3| ... | ... | 163 10 2 | 219 13 8 |
| Aborigines ... | 8 3 1 | 553 19 9 | ... | 19 6 11 | ... | ... | 31 9 0 | ... | ... | ... | 39 12 10 | 573 5 8 |
| Printing ... | 70 18 4 | 173 19 6 | 22 0 4 | 20 5 8 | ... | ... | 6 9 6 | ... | ... | ... | 99 7 10 | 194 4 8 |
| Military (Compensation to certain Settlers for damages sustained in 1846) | 756 15 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 756 15 0 | ... |
| General Charges Govt. brig | 144 7 6 | 457 5 7 | 138 5 10| 2 16 10| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 282 13 4 | 460 2 5 |
| Refund of Revenue ... | 31 12 4 | 7 0 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 4 0 | ... | ... | ... | 46 16 4 | 7 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous ... | 207 18 10| 144 19 3 | 113 19 2| 62 0 0 | 33 2 6 | ... | ... | 32 15 0 | 58 18 6 | 361 11 6 | 413 10 8 | 640 14 3 |

| Totals Miscellaneous ... | 2057 18 4| 3332 15 3| 480 6 7| 683 1 0 | 33 2 6 | 31 12 0 | 53 12 6 | 146 5 3 | 108 18 6| 421 19 6 | 2810 18 10| 4647 15 11|

| Land - | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Surveys ... | 182 19 7 | 533 2 7 | ... | 31 9 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60 0 0 | ... | 243 9 7 | 624 11 7 |
| Commissioner of Crown Lands | ... | 141 18 10| ... | 146 12 0| ... | 157 13 6| ... | ... | 150 6 0 | ... | 448 18 4 | 596 10 4 |
| Land Purchases ... | 225 14 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 14 0 | 225 14 0|
| Expenses under Land Claims' Ordinance | 56 10 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 10 0 | ... |
| Incidental Charges ... | ... | 3 10 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 10 0 |

| Totals Land ... | 408 14 4 | 1322 9 0 | ... | 181 1 0 | ... | 157 13 6| ... | 232 0 8 | 241 2 0 | ... | 830 7 4 | 1893 17 4|

| Grand Totals ... | 5879 19 0| 9848 8 4 | 1077 14 6| 1625 10 3| 358 8 4 | 1007 10 5| 169 12 2| 715 6 4 | 1085 1 7 | 1961 12 3| 7660 14 4| 12486 11 0|

Audit Office, Wellington, New Zealand.

Godfrey J. Thomas, Auditor General.

Public Works, Wellington, 1852.—The expense attending the erection of the Hospital, accounts for the large increase under this head.

Aborigines.—The amount under this head comprises £234 for Education, £30 pension to Chief at Wanganui, £65 for Mares to Chief at Taupo, and £37 for Printing, &c., Books.

Printing.—The increase in this item of Expenditure is caused by the printing of the Judges' Report.

Government Brig.—All payments on account of the Brig are now made at Wellington, and not as formerly at Auckland.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF New Munster Gazette 1852, No 25





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Expenditure, Government Departments, Regions, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, Akaroa, Otago
  • Godfrey J. Thomas, Auditor General