Financial Report




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

REVENUE.

Auckland. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Ordinary Revenue
Customs—
Spirits 2,418 0 0
Cigars and Snuffs 29 3 8
Tobacco, manufactured 715 0 0
Ad Valorem 2,375 17 1
5,538 0 9
Post Office 147 2 5
Licenses—Publicans’ 40 0 0
Fees, and Fines—
Supreme Court 26 2 6
Police Courts 75 14 0
Resident Magistrate’s 74 6 0
Court
Fees—
Sheriff 0 0 0
For Registry of Deeds, &c. 68 19 10
Births, &c. 0 11 0
Recovery for Gaol Rations to Military 39 2 0
Prisoners 32 4 4
Incidental receipts 125 16 11
Total Ordinary Revenue 6,021 17 9

| Crown Land Revenue | | |
| Fees | 34 3 6 | |
| Crown Grants | 138 17 3 | |
| Waivers of Pre-emption | 62 11 0 | |
| Timber, Depasturing, &c.| 471 11 2 | |
| Occupation Licenses | | 707 2 10|
| Proceeds of sales | | |

| Receipts in aid of Revenue |
| Parliamentary Grant | 6,625 0 0 |

| Recovery on account of the Province of New Munster | 8 9 6 |

EXPENDITURE.

Auckland. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Civil Establishments
His Excellency the Lieut.-Governor and Establishment 71 10 0
Governor and Establishment 324 0 0
Colonial Secretary’s Department 215 0 0
Treasury
Audit Department 112 10 0
Customs, includ. drawbacks 500 17 4
Post Office 137 2 4
Councils 16 13 4
1,377 13 0
Judicial Establishment and Police
Supreme Court 340 14 0
Law Officer of the Crown 116 13 4
Resident Magistrate’s Department 185 1 8
Armed Police 707 6 10
Gaol and Gaoler 205 5 4
Coroner 6 1 0
Registry of Deeds, &c. 67 10 0
Total 1,658 11 5

| Land and Surveys |
| Survey Department | 467 10 3|
| Land Claims Commission | 169 18 0|
| Land Commissioner’s Department | 74 3 4 |
| Refund for a deficiency | 58 18 0|
| Land Purchase | 270 6 0 |
| Total | | 1,000 15 7|

| Public Works and Roads |
| Public Works | 684 2 3 |
| Roads | 3,256 1 4 |
| Total | | 3,940 3 7 |

| Miscellaneous |
| Medical | 207 10 5|
| Relief to Sick and Destitute | 36 5 5 |
| Aborigines | 59 16 0|
| Printing and Stationery | 149 18 2|
| Postage | 15 19 1|
| Chaplain | 50 0 0 |
| Interpreter for Aborigines with Engineer Deptmt. | 22 15 0 |
| Travelling & Passages | 11 1 6 |
| Taranaki Ferry | 7 4 0 |
| Surveying marks for H. M. | 9 18 0 |
| Steamer Acheron | | 611 19 11|
| Account of New Ulster |
| Ordinance | 30 0 0 |
| Incidents | 11 12 4|
| Total | | 57 12 4|

| Harbor |
| | 143 2 10|
| Government Schooner | 67 10 4|
| Total | | 210 13 2|

| Military Charges |
| Militia | | 18 4 0 |

| Total of Auckland | | £2,818 0 8 |

| General Charges |
| The Governor-in-Chief & Establishment | 796 1 10|
| The Bishop of N. Z. | 150 0 0 |
| Civil & Native Secretary’s Department | 204 3 4 |
| Interpreter to Genl. Officer Commanding Troops | 56 17 6 |
| Total | | 1,207 2 8 |
| Government Brig | 246 18 11|
| Schools and Educational purposes | | 1,116 0 0 |
| Total | | 1,361 18 11|

| Charges on Receipts in aid of Revenue |
| Interest | 500 2 11|
| Debenture Certificate redeemed and cancelled | 3 10 0 |
| Total | | 1,003 2 11|

| Payments at Auckland on account of other Stations |
| New Plymouth | 3 15 0|
| New Munster | 3 0 0 |
| Total | | 6 15 0|

| Total | | £12,398 13 2 |

Charles Knight,
Auditor General.



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💰 Return of Revenue and Expenditure of Auckland

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Revenue, Expenditure, Auckland, Customs, Post Office, Licenses, Fees, Fines, Crown Land Revenue, Parliamentary Grant, Civil Establishments, Judicial Establishment, Police, Land and Surveys, Public Works, Roads, Miscellaneous, Medical, Relief, Aborigines, Printing, Stationery, Chaplain, Interpreter, Military Charges, General Charges, Schools, Educational purposes
  • Charles Knight, Auditor General