New Zealand Gazette – 1860 – No. 2

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✨ Provincial Financial Accounts

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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PROVINCES.

SURPLUS REVENUE ACCOUNT for the period ended 30th June, 1859.

PROVINCES	Balance on account of the period ended 30th June, 1858, as per Accounts rendered to Provinces.	Provinces Credited	Provinces Debited	Balances on account of the period ended 30th June, 1859.
	Due from	Due to	On Distribution of Final Payment on account of the year ended 30th June, 1858.	On Distribution of Surplus Ordinary Revenue of the year ended 30th June, 1859.
Auckland	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
	......	3,398 16 0	......	20,643 6 2
Taranaki	......	374 10 8	22 5 7	2,069 7 6
Wellington	......	1,988 1 0	212 6 3	20,664 3 9
Hawkes' Bay	......	......	......	1,442 7 0
Nelson	......	......	997 8 6	4,553 3 6
Canterbury	......	1,151 2 10	453 19 11	14,653 12 11
Otago	......	......	594 1 5	6,533 15 1
TOTALS	......	1,151 2 10	7,352 17 8	821 2 9

Treasury, Auckland,
December, 1859.

R. F. PORTER,
Assistant Treasurer.

LAND REVENUE.

ABSTRACT of the RECEIPT and EXPENDITURE of the LAND REVENUE of New Zealand during the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1859.

REVENUE.	Auckland.	Taranaki.	Wellington.	Hawkes' Bay, from 1st November, 1858.	Nelson.	Canterbury.	Otago.	TOTALS.
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Sales of Crown Lands	8,079 6 7	......	21,774 6 6	14,761 10 0	40,745 17 0	56,024 4 0	51,412 19 11	192,823 4 0
Pasturing Licenses and Assessments	......	25 0 0	1,147 18 11	398 16 7	1,441 8 6	10,834 9 0	2,027 13 4	15,850 6 4
Timber Licenses	......	......	......	......	5 0 0	41 4 0	179 10 0	225 14 0
Rents and Miscellaneous Receipts	......	3 0 0	......	320 1 8	320 1 8	275 5 6	598 7 2
Total Revenue	£ 8,079 6 7	28 0 0	22,922 5 5	15,160 6 7	42,512 7 2	67,175 2 6	53,620 3 3	209,497 11 6

EXPENDITURE.

	Auckland.	Taranaki.	Wellington.	Hawkes' Bay, from 1st November, 1858.	Nelson.	Canterbury.	Otago.	TOTALS.
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Receivers' Salaries	......	75 0 0	......	98 1 10	62 10 0	75 0 0	37 10 0	398 1 10
Contribution to Fund for Purchase of Land from the Natives	......	1,597 17 0	......	2,418 12 2	2,530 4 5	......	2,812 10 0	6,546 13 7
Sinking Fund on the Loan of £200,000	......	......	......	50 0 0	......	1,350 0 0	54 19 4	6,487 10 0
Refunds of Revenue	......	50 0 0	......	......	......	......	164 0 0	272 19 4
Payments to Provinces	......	6,360 19 7	28 0 0	19,631 1 5	12,626 2 3	41,533 11 10	46,525 1 4	191,474 12 10
Total Expenditure	£ 8,083 16 7	28 0 0	22,151 15 5	15,206 6 8	42,946 1 10	67,333 16 5	49,430 0 8	205,17 17 7

Treasury, Auckland,
December, 1859.

R. F. PORTER,
Assistant Treasurer.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1860, No 2

Parliament sat at General Assembly House (nicknamed the 'Shedifice') in Auckland from 1854-1864, sharing the building with the Auckland Provincial Council.

Ironically the Upper House met on the lower story, and the Lower House on the upper story.

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💰 Surplus Revenue Account for the period ended 30th June, 1859

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated31 December 1859
KeywordsSurplus Revenue, Provincial Accounts, Financial Statement, Auckland, Taranaki, Wellington, Hawkes' Bay, Nelson, Canterbury, Otago
👩‍💼 Officials

R. F. PORTER, Assistant Treasurer

💰 Abstract of Receipt and Expenditure of Land Revenue for the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1859

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated31 December 1859
KeywordsLand Revenue, Receipts, Expenditure, Crown Lands Sales, Licenses, Rents, Provincial Finance
👩‍💼 Officials

R. F. PORTER, Assistant Treasurer

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