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OTAGO
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
(PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.)
Vol. XVIII. Dunedin: Wednesday, May 6, 1874. No. 906.
ADDRESS
OF
HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT,
On Opening the Thirty-third Session of the Provincial Council of the Province of Otago,
April 29, 1874.
MR SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN OF THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL,
It is unnecessary for me to address you at any great length upon the present occasion, or to anticipate the detailed information as to the affairs of the Province which will be conveyed to you by the various Departmental Reports to be laid on the table, and the statements to be made by my responsible advisers when the Estimates are submitted.
It must be gratifying to us all to know that the past year has been one of marked Progress of Province prosperity, and that throughout the Province generally the manifestations of progress have never been greater than at present.
The trade returns, both of Exports and Imports, exhibit a satisfactory increase. Gold Revenue, with the exception of gold, which shows a slight decrease upon the past year. This is to be accounted for from the circumstance that many of the miners have availed themselves of the high wages which have been earned upon the railway contracts.
Immigration.
The immigration from the United Kingdom during the twelve months ending 31st March has amounted to 4407; while there have been born in the Province during the same period 3168.
The gross total of the Consolidated Revenues of the Colony collected in Otago Colonial and Provincial Revenue during the period in question amounts to £436,147, the whole of which, as you are aware, goes into the Colonial Treasury. Out of this the Province has been credited with £55,580 as capitation allowance.
The payments into the Provincial Treasury during the year amounts to £451,425, whilst the expenditure has been £376,607.
There have been sold during the year 258,849 acres of agricultural land, to 404 Land Sold. purchasers; of town land the sales have amounted to 1625 acres to 596 purchasers; of agricultural lease areas on Gold Fields there have been granted 30,000 acres to 320 lessees.
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1874, No 906
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🏘️ Address by the Superintendent to the Provincial Council
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government29 April 1874
Provincial Council, Address, Progress, Immigration, Revenue, Land Sales
- His Honor the Superintendent