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ANALYSIS.

Title.
Preamble.

1. The sum of £34,812 10s. 6d. to be issued for
   defraying salaries &c. of the General Go-
   vernment of New Zealand for the year
   ending 30th June, 1857.
2. Salaries not exceeding fees may be paid to
   Registrars and Deputy Registrars.
3. Fees, &c., in respect of proceedings before
   Resident Magistrates and Justices of the
   Peace payable to Treasurers of respective
   Provinces.
4. A sum equal to one-fourth part of sums voted
   for the year ending 30th June, 1857, may
   be applied to service of three months
   ending September 30th, 1857.
5. £79,205 9s. 3d. may be applied to defray
   debts of Colony.
6. Sums to be paid by Treasurer under Go-
   vernor's Warrant.
7. The surplus of said Revenues to be divided
   amongst Provinces.
8. If balances of General Government too
   small, Treasury Bills to be issued.
9. Treasurer to be allowed credit for all
   sums so paid.
10. Meaning of term "Governor."
11. Short title.

AN ACT to provide for the Appropriation of the Public Revenues of New Title.
Zealand.

(Assented to 16th August, 1856.)

Preamble.
WHEREAS by an Act made and enacted in the Parliament holden in the
fifteenth and sixteenth years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Vic-
toria intituled "An Act to grant a Representative Constitution to the Colony of
New Zealand" it is amongst other things enacted that after and subject to the
payments to be made under the provisions therein contained, all the Revenues
arising from taxes, duties, rates, and imposts, levied in virtue of any Act of the
General Assembly, shall be subject to be appropriated to such specific purposes as
by any Act of the said General Assembly shall be prescribed in that behalf, and that
the surplus of such Revenue which shall not be appropriated as aforesaid, shall be
divided among the several Provinces in the like proportions as the gross proceeds
of the said Revenue shall have arisen therein respectively, but no specific provision
has been made by the said recited Act for the appropriation of Her Majesty's
Revenue levied under and by virtue of Ordinances made and enacted by the
Legislative Council of New Zealand before the passing of the said recited Act,
AND WHEREAS it is expedient that such Revenue should be appropriated in
manner hereinafter mentioned.

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the General Assembly as follows :—

1. Out of Her Majesty's Revenue arising from the Post Office, duties of The sum of £34,812
   Customs, and fees and fines of the Supreme Court, now levied within the Co- 10s. 6d. to be issued for
   lony after and subject to the payments to be made under the provisions of defraying salaries &c.,
   the said recited Act, there may be issued and applied in manner and as herein- of the
   after particularly mentioned any sum or sums of money not exceeding in amount vernment of New
   respectively the several sums of money hereinafter specified, that is to say, Zealand for the year
   ending 30th June,

To defray the salaries, allowances, and contingencies of the
Civil Establishments of the General Government of New Zealand un-
provided for by the said recited Act, for the period commencing on
the 1st day of July, 1856, and ending on the 30th day of June, 1857,
that is to say—

Governor's Establishment .. .. .. £ 888 16 0
Colonial Secretary's Department .. .. 993 5 0
Colonial Treasurer's Department .. .. 250 0 0
Auditor-General's Department .. .. 350 0 0
Extra Clerical Assistance for the Departments
of the Colonial Secretary, Colonial Trea-
surer, and Auditor-General .. .. 300 0 0
Native Secretary's Department .. .. 1500 0 0
Registrar-General's Department .. .. 500 0 0