Revenue and Expenditure Abstract




Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 8th February, 1848.

His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief has been pleased to direct the publication of the following Statements for general information.

By His Excellency’s Command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Abstract of the Revenue and Expenditure of Auckland during the Quarter ending 31st December, 1847.

REVENUE

£ s. d.
Customs 5,191 15 2
Fees and Fines—
Supreme Court 16 1 1
Local Court 27 12 0
Resident Magistrate’s Court 7 1 6
Police Court 80 17 10
Fees for Registry of Deeds 131 12 5
Post Office collections 55 6 9
Occupation Licenses 250 1 4
Miscellaneous receipts 4 19 0

Total Ordinary Revenue | 5,633 14 8 |

| Fees on Land Claims and Crown Grants | 56 12 4 |
| Waivers of Pre-emption | 409 16 3 |
| Occupation Licenses | 0 18 6 |
| Proceeds of sale of Crown Lands | 0 0 0 |

Total Crown Land Revenue | 482 6 1 |

| Parliamentary Grant | 4,082 10 0 |
| Land Claimant’s Debenture | 164 14 6 |

Total Receipts in aid of Revenue | 4,247 4 6 |

Total Receipts | £10,363 5 9 |

EXPENDITURE

£ s. d.
Establishment of His Excellency the Governor 191 18 9
Colonial Secretary’s Department 421 12 10
Treasurer’s Department 212 11 6
Audit Department 112 10 0
Survey Department 261 0 2
Public Works 251 4 0
Roads 1716 6 11
Land Commission 377 3 1
Custom’s Department 272 19 6
Post Office Department 120 15 8
Medical Department 92 4 8
Harbor Department 124 8 7
Government Brig Victoria 595 14 11
Schooner Albert 64 1 2
Armed Police Force 827 9 6
Aborigines 164 1 2
Supreme Court 340 0 0
Attorney General 114 3 4
Local Court 56 5 0
Resident Magistrate’s Department 95 10 0
Coroner 18 11 0
Sheriff and Gaol 162 5 8

Ecclesiastical | 200 0 0 |
Schools | 85 0 0 |

| Stationery and Printing | 66 4 8 |
| Charitable aid | 20 4 7 |
| Postages | 42 7 0 |
| Late Military Operations | 26 5 6 |
| Militia | 18 14 0 |
| Interest | 628 6 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 77 0 0 |

Disbursements on account of:
| Wellington | 22 6 8 |
| New Plymouth | 8 11 5 |
| Akaroa | 6 0 0 |
| Russell | 56 19 9 |
| Hokianga | 72 0 0 |

Total Expenditure | £7,922 17 5 |

CHARLES KNIGHT,
Auditor General.

Audit Office,
January 26th, 1848.



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8 February 1848
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