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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 15th December, 1845.

HIS Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor has given directions for the publication of the
following Returns for general information.

By Command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW
ZEALAND, FOR THE QUARTER COMMENCING THE FIRST OF JANUARY,
AND ENDING THE THIRTY-FIRST OF MARCH, 1845.

REVENUE. AMOUNT. EXPENDITURE. AMOUNT.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Customs .......................... 649 6 7 Governor and Establishment .... 377 11 0
Property Rate..................... 707 0 2 Colonial Secretary's Department 329 2 3
Licenses, Publican's .......... 20 0 0 Printing Establishment ........ 128 15 6
" and Duties, Auctioneer's 80 4 2 Law Officers of the Crown...... 174 3 4
Fees and Fines, Supreme Court.. 32 5 0 Colonial Treasurer's Department. 196 8 11
" Local Courts.... 22 17 0 Council Office ..................... 111 12 6
" Police....................... 54 14 6 Audit Department ................ 72 1 10
" on Land Titles and Deeds.. 197 18 6 Superintendant, Southern Divi- 330 6 0
" for Registration.......... 31 14 8 sion, and Establishment...
" waiving the Crown's 6 10 7 Customs' Department .......... 298 15 0
right of Pre-emption...... Supreme Court........ 727 10 6
Proceeds of Sales of Crown Lands 38 3 7 Local Courts.................... 202 3 2
" Occupation Licences 20 5 0 Coroners ........................ 14 0 0
" Sales of Stores...... 43 0 10 Sheriffs and Gaols ............ 469 19 9
" " Printed Papers 10 18 9 Magistrates and Police ........ 1327 12 8
Magazine Rent, for Gunpowder.. 5 1 6 Survey Department ............. 551 17 10
Imprests and Advances repaid, 233 7 9 Department of Public Works.... 561 10 8
or otherwise accounted for.. Colonial Brig "Victoria" ....... 523 10 3
Recoveries on account of Surcharges 0 2 4 Harbor Department........... 232 15 3
Debts due 30 0 0 Land Titles ..................... 693 3 6
by individuals Registry......................... 47 10 0
Crown's moiety of proceeds of a 19 11 6 Department of Chief Protector 428 8 10
seizure for a breach of the of Aborigines ................
Custom's Ordinance........
On account of the Parliamentary 1943 5 0 Ecclesiastical.................. 50 0 0
Grant in aid of Colonial Re- Postages on Public Service 32 7 9
Revenue.................... Parkhurst Boys 12 10 0
Debentures issued, bearing in- 3949 0 0 Purchases of Land, and inci- 64 9 3
terest at 5 per cent. per an. dents on account of Sales.
" not bearing 415 5 0 Principal, interest, and charges 256 5 0
interest of a Bill drawn on the Bri-
Bills drawn on the British Trea- 995 10 0 tish Treasury, and not ac-
sury, to provide for expenses cepted........
relating to the New Zealand Imprests to provide for expenses 188 5 0
Company's Settlements..... on account of the Public
Miscellaneous 0 11 8 Service .......................
Native Trust ................... 60 0 0
Stationery and Fuel for Public 18 11 11
Offices.........................
Miscellaneous.............. 8 4 0

Total Receipts during the Quarter 9506 14 1 Total during the Quarter........ 8489 11 8
Balance remaining from lastQuarter 4421 2 9 Balance for Service of next Quarter 5438 5 2
£13927 16 10 £13927 16 10

(Signed)

WILLIAM LEECH,
Chief Clerk, Audit Office.