Financial Report




PROVINCE OF OTAGO.

ABSTRACT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1857.

REVENUE.

£ s. d.
Crown Lands
Received from Treasurer of Waste Land Board 13628 1 0
Resident Magistrate’s Court, (Dunedin)
Judicial Fees 65 18 0
Judicial Fines 68 18 0
134 16 0
Do. (Invercargill)
Judicial Fees 5 0 6
Judicial Fines 2 5 0
7 5 6
Repayment by the Colonial Sub-Treasurer of a Fine imposed under the Scab Ordinance, paid to him by the Court in mistake and authorised by the General Government to be refunded 5 0 0
Customs
Three-eighths of Gross Receipts 2936 16 6
Harbour (Dunedin)
Four-fifths of Pilotage 70 6 6
Do. (Bluff)
Four-fifths of Pilotage 20 0 0
Less boat hire as per agreement in Pilot’s appointment 19 12 9
0 7 3
70 13 9
Registrar of Deeds
Fees 59 14 11
Dog Tax 134 10 0
Licenses (Auctioneers’ and Victuallers’) 314 5 0
Pound Keeper’s Fees 0 15 0
Ferries
Taieri 25 0 0
New River 5 16 8
30 16 8
Immigration
Received from Collector of Immigrants’ Hills— Refund by immigrants from Britain 897 13 11
Do. do. from Australia 390 5 10
1287 19 9
Steam Service
Received from Sub-Treasurer as the proportion of expenses of the New Zealand Steam Service contributed by the Province to 31st December, 1856 370 11 0
Incidental Expenses
Received by Clerk to the Bench for copies of the Electoral Roll 0 15 0

EXPENDITURE.

£ s. d.
Balance due to Treasurer at 1st October, 1856 1783 13 0
Superintendent’s Department
Superintendent 400 0 0
Clerk 150 0 0
550 0 0
Treasurer and Solicitor’s Department (conjoined)
Treasurer and Solicitor 300 0 0
Clerk 100 0 0
400 0 0
Resident Magistrate’s Department (Dunedin)
Judge 250 0 0
Clerk to the Bench 56 5 0
Rent of Court-House 25 0 0
331 5 0
Do. (Invercargill)
Judge 50 0 0
50 0 0
Coroner’s Department
Fees and Expenses of Inquests 48 13 5
Provincial Council
Clerk 75 0 0
Rent of Hall 25 0 0
100 0 0
Registrar of Deeds and Collector of Dog Tax
Assistant to Magistrate’s Clerk 40 0 0
96 16 1
Roads’ Department
For Roads under management of the General Board of Road Trustees 2500 0 0
For Main Roads in the Town of Dunedin, under management of the Town Board 1000 0 0
3500 0 0
Harbour Department (Dunedin)
Harbour Master 25 0 0
Pilots (Upper Harbour) 60 0 0
Pilot and Boat’s Crew (Lower Harbour) 333 15 0
418 15 0
Erection of Lighthouse at the Heads 37 5 0
Repairs of Buoys and Beacons 27 5 9
Oil for Lighthouse 20 12 6
89 12 3
508 7 3
Do. (Bluff)
Pilot 37 10 0
Do. (New River)
Pilot 41 19 4
78 9 4
583 7 7
Police Department (Dunedin and Port Chalmers)
Salaries of Constables and Office Keeper 646 9 6
Pound Keeper and Inspector of Slaughter Houses 20 0 0
Special Services 101 5 2
767 14 8
Do. (Bluff)
Salary of Constable 167 1 6
874 16 2

| Carry forward | £18982 0 1 |

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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1857, No 61





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💰 Revenue and Expenditure of the Province of Otago for the Year Ending 30th September, 1857 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
Province of Otago, Revenue, Expenditure, Annual Report, Crown Lands, Customs, Harbour, Registrar of Deeds, Dog Tax, Licenses, Ferries, Immigration, Steam Service, Incidental Expenses, Superintendent, Treasurer, Solicitor, Resident Magistrate, Coroner, Provincial Council, Roads, Police