Financial Report




Return of Revenue and Expenditure of Auckland, during the Quarter ended on the 30th June, 1848.

Revenue.

AUCKLAND. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Ordinary Revenue
Customs—
Spirits 2,466 15 8
Cigars and Snuffs 57 13 9
Tobacco, manufactured 831 18 6
Ad Valorem 2,102 5 0
Arrears 198 8 9
5,757 1 8

| Post Office | | | | 286 | 2 | 2 |
| Licenses— | | | | | | |
| Publicans’ | | | | 610 | 0 | 0 |
| Auctioneers’ | | | | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | 996 | 2 | 2 |

| Fees, and Fines— | | | | | | |
| Supreme Court | 13 | 14 | 0 | | | |
| Police Courts | 182 | 12 | 2 | | | |
| | | | 166 | 6 | 2 |

| Fees— | | | | | | |
| Sheriff | | | | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| For Registry of Deeds, &c. | | | | 40 | 6 | 0 |
| Recovery of Gaol Rations to Military | | | | 89 | 12 | 0 |
| Prisoners | | | | 89 | 12 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous receipts | | | | 23 | 15 | 0 |

| Total Ordinary Revenue | | | | 7,285 | 9 | 0 |

| Crown Land Revenue | | | | | | |
| Fees— | | | | | | |
| Crown Grants | 19 | 8 | 6 | | | |
| Waivers of Pre-emption | 180 | 18 | 10 | | | |
| Occupation Licenses | 32 | 10 | 0 | | | |
| Proceeds of sales | 278 | 16 | 6 | | | |
| | | | 511 | 13 | 10 |

| Total of Land Revenue | | | | 511 | 13 | 10 |

| Receipts in aid of Revenue | | | | | | |
| Parliamentary Grant | 2,625 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Debentures for issue to Land Claimants | 319 | 8 | 0 | | | |
| | | | 2,944 | 8 | 0 |

| Receipt at Auckland on account of | | | | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell | | | | |

| Total... | | | £10,781 | 10 | 10 |

Expenditure.

AUCKLAND. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Civil Establishments
Colonial Secretary’s Depart. 444 10 0
Treasury 223 6 8
Audit Department 112 10 0
Customs 315 0 7
Post Office 146 15 3
1,242 2 6

| Judicial Establishment and Police | | | | | | |
| Supreme Court | 340 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Law Officer | 115 | 16 | 8 | | | |
| Resident Magistrate, and Police | 941 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| Sheriff and Gaol | 238 | 0 | 6 | | | |
| Coroner | 2 | 10 | 0 | | | |
| | | | 1,637 | 9 | 2 |

| Land and Surveys | | | | | | |
| Survey Department | 428 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| Land Commission | 189 | 8 | 4 | | | |
| Awards for Land surrendered | 135 | 17 | 0 | | | |
| Land Purchases | 149 | 17 | 4 | | | |
| | | | 903 | 9 | 0 |

| Public Works and Roads | | | | | | |
| Public Works | 915 | 8 | 1 | | | |
| Roads | 2,262 | 19 | 5 | | | |
| | | | 3,178 | 7 | 6 |

| Miscellaneous | | | | | | |
| Medical | 321 | 6 | 10 | | | |
| Relief to Sick and Destitute | 39 | 9 | 2 | | | |
| Aborigines | 252 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| Printing and Stationery | 145 | 14 | 0 | | | |
| Postages | 30 | 1 | 7 | | | |
| Chaplain | 50 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Incidents | 23 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | | | 861 | 15 | 11 |

| Harbor | 131 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| Government Schooner | 102 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | | | 233 | 9 | 5 |

| Military Charges | | | | | | |
| Militia | | | | 18 | 8 | 0 |

| Total of Auckland... | | | | 8,075 | 1 | 6 |

| General Charges | | | | | | |
| The Governor-in-Chief & Establishment | 751 | 10 | 8 | | | |
| The Bishop of N.Z. | 150 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Interpreter to Genl. Officer Commanding Troops | 16 | 6 | 0 | | | |
| | | | 917 | 16 | 8 |

| Government Brig | 307 | 5 | 0 | | | |
| Schools and Educational purposes | 975 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | | | 1,282 | 5 | 0 |

| Travelling and Passages | 46 | 8 | 6 | | | |
| Coal Shed for Naval Services | 177 | 10 | 0 | | | |
| | | | 223 | 18 | 6 |

| Charges on Receipts in aid | | | | | | |
| Interest | 993 | 18 | 10 | | | |
| Debentures and Debenture Certificates Redeemed | 208 | 11 | 0 | | | |
| | | | 1,202 | 9 | 10 |

| Payments at Auckland on account of other Stations— | | | | | | |
| Wellington | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | |
| Nelson | 98 | 15 | 2 | | | |
| Russell | 20 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| New Plymouth | 80 | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | | 204 | 7 | 6 |

| Total... | | | £11,905 | 19 | 0 |

Audit Office
July 4th, 1848.

CHARLES KNIGHT,
Auditor General.



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💰 Return of Revenue and Expenditure of Auckland for the Quarter ended 30th June, 1848

💰 Finance & Revenue
4 July 1848
Revenue, Expenditure, Auckland, Quarterly Report, Financial Statistics
  • Charles Knight, Auditor General