Financial Reports




Return of Revenue and Expenditure of Auckland, during the Quarter ended on the 31st March, 1849.

Revenue

Ordinary Revenue

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Customs—
Spirits 2,008 10 0
Cigars and Snuffs 59 17 6
Tobacco, manufactured 1,155 10 0
Ad Valorem 1,997 0 5
5,220 17 11
Seizures 0 12 4
Post Office 150 3 6
Auctioneer’s License 40 0 0

| Fees— | | |
| Supreme Court | 23 0 9 | |
| Resdt. Magistrates’ Courts | 67 5 0 | |
| Police Courts | 49 7 2 | |
| Fines— | | |
| Police Courts | 41 6 8 | |
| | | 171 19 7 |

| Fees— | | |
| On Registration of Deeds | 81 5 9 | |
| " Births, Deaths, and Marriages | 3 10 6 | |
| Recoveries for Maintenance to Military | 23 8 0 | |
| Prisoners | 3 0 0 | |
| Ditto for Hospital Maintenance | 3 0 0 | |
| Surcharges | 8 4 9 | |
| Pound Fees | 11 9 6 | |
| Incidental Receipts | 4 15 6 | |

| Total Ordinary Revenue | £5,718 10 3 |

Crown Land Revenue

£ s. d.
Fees on Crown Grants 39 17 4
Waivers of Pre-emption 288 8 6
Depasturing Licenses 74 0 0
Timber Licenses 69 4 0
Assessment on Stock 14 13 0
Proceeds of Land Sales 2,395 10 0
2,895 6 5

| Total Revenue | £8,113 10 8 |

Expenditure

Civil Establishments

£ s. d.
Establishment of His Excellency the Governor 144 3 9
Colonial Secretary’s Department 329 7 6
Councils 25 0 0
Colonial Treasury 215 0 0
Audit Department 112 10 0
Customs 269 15 9
Post Office 72 7 8
1,198 4 8

| Judicial Establishment and Police— |
| Supreme Court | 340 0 0 |
| Attorney-General | 117 10 0 |
| Resident Magistrates’ Department | 63 2 1 |
| Armed Police Force | 654 18 2 |
| Sheriff and Gaol | 203 5 8 |
| Coroner | 10 8 0 |
| Registrar of Deeds | 67 10 0 |
| | 1,547 13 11|

| Land and Surveys— | |
| Survey Department | 560 6 0 |
| Commission of Crown Lands | 75 0 0 |
| Awards under Land Commission | 74 19 0 |
| Land Purchases | 448 6 0 |
| | 1,158 11 0|

| Public Works and Roads— |
| Public Works | 326 10 8 |
| Roads | 2,528 13 8|
| | 2,855 4 4 |

| Miscellaneous— | |
| Medical | 177 2 5 |
| Relief to Sick and Destitute | 150 12 9 |
| Aborigines | 53 15 5 |
| Pensions | 23 0 0 |
| Printing | 39 4 4 |
| Stationery | 71 8 2 |
| Travelling Expenses | 34 11 0 |
| Postages | 35 12 1 |
| Marine Survey | 10 19 0 |
| Colonial Chaplain | 50 0 0 |
| Tamaki Ferry | 31 13 0 |
| Incidents | 53 10 9 |

| Harbour Department— |
| Pilot, Hokianga | 150 3 7 |
| Government Schooner | 36 0 0 |
| | 186 3 7 |

| Militia— |
| Interpreter Engineers’ Department | 22 10 0 |

| | | 783 15 11 |
| Total Expenditure on ac. of Auckland | £7,772 18 3 |

| Payments at Auckland on account of other Stations— |
| New Plymouth | 59 8 6 |
| New Munster | 418 0 9 |
| | 477 9 3 |

| Total Expenditure | £8,249 19 11 |

Return of Disbursements on Account of the General Government of New Zealand, for the Quarter ended 31st March, 1849.

£ s. d.
Governor-in-Chief 40 10 0
Bishop of New Zealand 160 0 0
Civil & Native Secretary 231 13 4
Government Brig 169 11 4
Schools 1,255 0 0
Interpreter to H. E. the Major-General Commanding 36 5 0
Interest on Debentures, &c. 64 10 7
Debentures and Debenture Certificates redeemed 282 8 6
Total 2,199 18 9

Auckland, April 5th, 1849.

Charles Knight,
Auditor General



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💰 Return of Revenue and Expenditure of Auckland

💰 Finance & Revenue
5 April 1849
Revenue, Expenditure, Auckland, Quarterly Report, Customs, Land Sales, Public Works
  • Charles Knight, Auditor General

💰 Return of Disbursements on Account of the General Government of New Zealand

💰 Finance & Revenue
5 April 1849
Disbursements, General Government, Quarterly Report, Schools, Debentures
  • Charles Knight, Auditor General