New Zealand Gazette – 1877 – No. 40

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✨ Provincial District Accounts Statement

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

STATEMENT of ACCOUNT with PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS under "The Payments to Provinces Act, 1872," for the SIX MONTHS ended 31ST MARCH, 1877.
(In respect of the period ended 31st December, 1876.)

DEBITS.

Payments and Transfers.
Interest and Sinking Fund. | Payments to Road Boards. | Transfers to Account for Interest on Constructed Railways. | Payments to Provincial Districts. | Total.

CREDITS.
Balances on 30th Sept., 1876. | Capitation Allowance. | Special Allowance. | Total.

BALANCES ON 31ST MARCH, 1877.
Dr. | Cr.

Auckland ... ... ... 10,514 5 7 | 5,576 1 8 | 6,538 13 4 | ... | 22,629 0 7 | 4,919 17 9 | 15,146 1 3 | 1,000 0 0 | 21,065 19 0 | 1,563 1 7 | ...

Taranaki ... ... ... 516 3 10 | 779 9 10 | 1,382 19 0 | ... | 2,678 12 8 | 1,037 4 3 | 1,488 3 9 | 62 10 0 | 2,587 18 0 | 90 14 8 | ...

Wellington ... ... ... 3,747 19 7 | 5,840 11 5 | 1,740 14 11 | 1,999 15 10 | 13,329 1 9 | 3,065 14 1 | 7,728 15 0 | 187 10 0 | 10,981 19 1 | 2,347 2 8 | ...

Hawke's Bay ... ... ... 1,680 8 5 | 508 11 5 | 740 2 0 | 473 18 3 | 3,403 0 1 | 1,214 0 3 | 2,508 11 3 | 375 0 0 | 4,097 11 6 | 694 11 5 | ...

Nelson ... ... ... 1,634 15 9 | 1,992 14 0 | 435 13 0 | 2,518 12 1 | 6,581 14 10 | 2,900 5 0 | 4,670 1 3 | ... | 7,570 6 3 | 988 11 5 | ...

Marlborough | 120 7 4 | 845 7 3 | 1,671 8 8 | ... | 2,637 3 3 | 1,253 11 6 | 1,371 15 0 | ... | 2,625 6 6 | 11 16 9 | ...

Canterbury ... ... ... 10,473 10 9 | 5,659 2 3 | ... | 4,936 18 0 | 21,069 11 0 | 4,936 18 0 | 15,354 11 3 | ... | 20,291 9 3 | 778 1 9 | ...

Westland ... ... ... 3,199 16 9 | 935 5 10 | 466 13 8 | ... | 4,601 16 3 | 350 0 3 | 3,030 18 9 | 505 3 0 | 3,886 2 0 | 715 14 3 | ...

Otago ... ... ... 19,740 17 1 | 8,592 17 0 | 5,012 7 4 | ... | 33,346 1 5 | 3,759 5 6 | 20,976 11 3 | ... | 24,735 16 9 | 8,610 4 8 | ...

Totals ... ... 51,628 5 1 | 30,730 0 8 | 17,988 11 11 | 9,929 4 2 | 110,276 1 10 | 23,436 16 7 | 72,275 8 9 | 2,130 3 0 | 97,842 8 4 | 14,116 16 4 | 1,683 2 10

Treasury,
Wellington, 13th April, 1877.

JAMES C. GAVIN,
Accountant to the Treasury.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1877, No 40

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💰 Statement of Account with Provincial Districts under 'The Payments to Provinces Act, 1872,' for the Six Months ended 31st March, 1877

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated13 April 1877
KeywordsProvincial Districts, Payments to Provinces Act 1872, Financial statement, Balances, Auckland, Taranaki, Wellington, Otago, Canterbury, Treasury
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James C. Gavin, Accountant to the Treasury

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