Otago Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 913

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✨ Provincial Financial Report

PROVINCE OF OTAGO.—GENERAL BALANCE SHEET, 31st MARCH, 1874.

(Laid upon the Table by the Provincial Treasurer, June 1, 1874.)

| To Balance in favour of Province at 31st March, 1873, in General Account ... | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Amount in hand on account of Special Works ... | 13,149 7 2 | 14,445 14 4 |
| ... | ... | 27,595 1 6 |

| Provincial Revenue from 1st April, 1873, to 31st March, 1874 ... | 418,813 2 0 |
| Receipts from General Government, viz.:—
Under North Otago District Loan Act ... | 45,000 0 0 |
On Account of Road Board Subsidies ... | 14,808 13 4 |
Do. of other Special Works ... | 13,688 1 6 |
| ... | ... | 73,496 14 10 |
| ... | £519,904 18 4 |

| By General Expenditure, including Road Board Subsidies from 1st April, 1873, to 31st March, 1874 ... | 367,556 19 0 |
| Expenditure under North Otago District Loan Act ... | 36,509 1 2 |
| Do. on account of other Special Works ... | 12,172 18 3 |
| Balance ... | 48,681 19 5 |
| ... | ... | 103,665 19 11 |

| To Loans, viz.:—
Consolidated Debentures and Loans under Acts of General Assembly ... | 1,081,850 0 0 |
Amount raised under North Otago Loan Act ... | 50,000 0 0 |
| ... | ... | 1,131,850 0 0 |

| Unconverted Provincial Debentures, viz.:—
Loan, 1861-2 ... | 40,100 0 0 |
1862 ... | 116,700 0 0 |
Harbour Loan ... | 44,100 0 0 |
Public Buildings Do. ... | 40,075 0 0 |
Otago Dock Bonds ... | 13,800 0 0 |
Do. New Issue ... | 10,000 0 0 |
| ... | ... | 264,775 0 0 |

| By Loan Liabilities, viz.:—
Debentures and Loans under Colonial Acts ... | 698,845 14 8 |
Sinking Fund ... | 84,004 5 4 |
| ... | ... | 782,850 0 0 |

| Provincial Debentures ... | 254,618 8 9 |
Sinking Fund ... | 59,156 11 3 |
| ... | ... | 313,775 0 0 |

| Amount at Credit with Home Agents ... | 3,243 14 0 |
| Advances to Heads of Departments ... | 704 17 9 |
| Amount in Bank of New Zealand, viz.:—
At Credit of General Account ... | 101,421 15 8 |
Do. of Road Boards Account ... | 9,264 13 4 |
Do. of Accounts—Mount Ida and Waipori Water Works, Port Chalmers Beach Road, Invercargill Railway Shed, Public Works, & Deposits on Tolls ... | 4,127 19 11 |
Do. with London Office ... | 2,925 0 3 |
| ... | ... | 117,739 9 2 |

| Amounts due on Suspense Accounts ... | 4,586 18 5 |
| Less discrepancy to be adjusted ... | 1 4 6 |
| Due on Deposit Accounts ... | 4,585 13 11 |
| In hand for Special Expenditure as follows, viz.:—
Under North Otago Loan Act ... | 9,235 9 11 |
General Government Subsidy to Road Boards ... | 9,264 13 4 |
Mount Ida Water Works ... | 1,258 19 3 |
Waipori ... | 55 15 4 |
Port Chalmers Beach Road ... | 4 6 1 |
Invercargill Railway Goods Shed ... | 246 1 4 |
Public Works Account ... | 110 12 1 |
| Balance in favour of Province in General Account ... | 20,175 17 4 |
| ... | 83,490 2 7 | 103,665 19 11 |

| ... | £519,904 18 4 | £519,904 18 4 |
| ... | £1,518,313 0 11 | £1,518,313 0 11 |

Provincial Treasury,
Dunedin, 30th May, 1874.

Alfred F. Oswin,
Sub-Treasurer.

Geo. Turnbull,
Provincial Treasurer.

VUW Te Waharoa — Otago Provincial Gazette 1874, No 913

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💰 Otago Province General Balance Sheet for 1873-1874

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated30 May 1874
KeywordsProvincial Revenue, Expenditure, Loans, Debentures, Sinking Fund, Road Board Subsidies, North Otago District Loan Act
👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred F. Oswin, Sub-Treasurer
Geo. Turnbull, Provincial Treasurer

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