✨ Financial Statements




Return of Revenue and Expenditure of Auckland, during the Quarter ended on the 31st March, 1848.

REVENUE.

AUCKLAND.

Ordinary Revenue £ s. d. £ s. d.
Customs—
Spirits 2334 5 5
Cigars and Snuffs 77 18 11
Tobacco, manufactured 246 13 0
Ad Valorem 1,424 13 3
4,683 10 7
Post Office 202 4 2
Fees, and Fines—
Supreme Court 21 8 7
Local & Police Court 75 11 2
96 19 9
Fees for Registry of Deeds 38 7 10
Miscellaneous receipts 17 7 0
Total Ordinary Revenue 5,038 9 4
Crown Land Revenue £ s. d.
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Fees on Crown Grants 22 0 0
Waivers of Pre-emption 512 13 6
Occupation Licenses 20 0 0
Proceeds of sales 731 1 4
Total of Land Revenue 1,285 14 10
Receipts in aid of Revenue £ s. d.
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Parliamentary Grant 8,625 0 0
Total Receipts in aid of Revenue 8,625 0 0
Total... £14,943 4 2

EXPENDITURE.

AUCKLAND.

Civil Establishments £ s. d. £ s. d.
His Excellency the Lt. Governor 21 12 3
Colonial Secretary’s Department 355 0 0
Treasury 212 10 0
Audit Department 112 10 0
Customs 324 6 5
Post Office 157 3 7
Total, 1,183 2 3
Judicial Establishment and Police £ s. d.
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Supreme Court 340 0 0
Law Officer 114 3 4
Resident Magistrate, Local
Court, and Police 969 9 2
Sheriff and Gaol 214 3 7
Coroner 8 2 0
Total 1,645 18 1
Land and Surveys £ s. d.
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Survey Department 454 19 9
Land Commission 177 15 4
Compensation for deficiencies 194 0 8
Awards for Land surrendered 248 15 6
Total 1,075 11 3
Public Works and Roads £ s. d.
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Public Works 306 3 2
Roads 2,160 14 6
Total 2,766 17 8
Miscellaneous £ s. d.
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Medical 171 6 1
Relief to Sick and Destitute 51 18 4
Aborigines 185 16 10
Printing and Stationery 45 12 4
Chaplain 50 0 0
Incidents 39 3 0
Total 543 16 7
Harbor £ s. d.
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Government Schooner 55 12 11
Total 204 8 5
Military Charges
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Militia 18 4 0
Total of Auckland... £7,437 12 3

General Charges

£ s. d.
His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief 810 10 11
& Establishment
The Bishop of N.Z. 150 0 0
Total 960 10 11
£ s. d.
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Government brig Schools 349 10 0
65 0 0
Travelling and Passage 56 1 10
Refund of Customs’ duties to Commissariat 1,677 3 1
Coal Shed for Naval Service 52 10 0
Total 2,199 14 11
Charges on Receipts in aid £ s. d.
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Interest 251 6 3
Debentures and Debenture Certificates Redeemed 469 3 0
Payments at Auckland on account of other Stations 142 14 10
Total... £14,468 7 5

CHARLES KNIGHT,
Auditor General.

Audit Office,
April 26th, 1848.



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VUW Te Waharoa — PDF New Ulster Gazette 1848, No 11





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💰 Return of Revenue and Expenditure of Auckland

💰 Finance & Revenue
26 April 1848
Revenue, Expenditure, Customs, Land, Public Works
  • Charles Knight, Auditor General