Otago Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 35

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✨ Government Appointments and Financial Reports



Dunedin, Otago, 19th January 1856.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint

A. J. ELLES, Esq.,

to be Deputy Post-Master at the Bluff, in the Province of Otago.

By His Excellency’s command,
(For the Colonial Secretary)

W. GISBORNE.

Dunedin, Otago, 21st January 1856.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has been pleased to direct the notification of the following appointments:—

Mr. JOHN MOSSON,

to be Second Landing Waiter, at Port Chalmers; and also Deputy Post-Master at the same place.

These appointments bear date from the 1st June 1855.

By His Excellency’s command,
(For the Colonial Secretary)

W. GISBORNE.

Superintendent’s Office.
Dunedin, 22nd January 1856.

I hereby Notify that I have appointed

ALFRED CHETHAM STRODE, Esquire,

of Dunedin, R.M.,

and that the Provincial Council have elected

Messrs. JOHN HYDE HARRIS, of Dunedin, M.P.C., and

JAMES KILGOUR, of Dunedin, M.P.C.,

to be Auditors under the “Board of Audit Ordinance,” Session II. No. 2.

W. CARGILL,
Superintendent.

PROVINCE OF OTAGO.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE of the DEPARTMENT OF CROWN LANDS for the Quarter ending 31st December 1855.

EXPENDITURE.

Department of Crown Lands—

Fixed Salaries, ........................ £67 10 0

Contingencies (Office Rent, Serving Notices, &c.) ............ 24 12 0

Department of Government Surveyor—

Contingencies (Repairs of Instruments) ............ 10 15 6

Payment to credit of New Zealand Company ............ 84 8 0

Provincial Treasurer for (Otago Scheme)

Immigration ........................ 556 12 2

Trustees for Religious and Educational Uses (Otago Scheme) ............ 185 10 8½

Distribution of Available Balance, ............ 240 11 6

Balance on 31st December—

Payable to Sub-Treasurer to credit of N. Z. Company £136 8 9½

Deposit ........................ 172 6 11

Retained for Working Balance, ............ 100 0 0

................................... 408 15 8½

................................... £1545 8 1

REVENUE.

Chargeable with 25 per cent. for New Zealand Company—

Land Sales ........................ £450 0 0

Fees on Depasturing Licenses, ............ 95 15 3

................................... 545 15 3

Not so Chargeable—

Annual Assessment on Stock ............ 194 0 10

Fees on Crown Grants, ............ 9 0 0

Fees on Timber Licenses, ............ 5 0 0

Advance from Sub-Treasurer ............ 400 0 0

................................... 608 0 10

................................... 1153 16 1

Balance at 30th September 1855, ............ 391 12 0

................................... £1545 8 1

P. PROUDFOOT, Commissioner.

Printed for the Provincial Government by DANIEL CAMPBELL, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.




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🚂 Appointment of Deputy Post-Master

🚂 Transport & Communications
19 January 1856
Appointment, Deputy Post-Master, Bluff, Otago
  • A. J. Elles (Esquire), Appointed Deputy Post-Master

  • W. Gisborne, (For the Colonial Secretary)

🏭 Appointment of Second Landing Waiter and Deputy Post-Master

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
21 January 1856
Appointment, Second Landing Waiter, Deputy Post-Master, Port Chalmers
  • John Mosson (Mr.), Appointed Second Landing Waiter and Deputy Post-Master

  • W. Gisborne, (For the Colonial Secretary)

🏛️ Appointment and Election of Auditors

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
22 January 1856
Appointment, Election, Auditors, Board of Audit Ordinance
  • Alfred Chetam Strode (Esquire), Appointed Auditor
  • John Hyde Harris (Mr.), Elected Auditor
  • James Kilgour (Mr.), Elected Auditor

  • W. Cargill, Superintendent

💰 Revenue and Expenditure of Department of Crown Lands

💰 Finance & Revenue
Revenue, Expenditure, Department of Crown Lands, Otago
  • P. Proudfoot, Commissioner