ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE

OF THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON, FOR THE QUARTER COMMENCING THE 1st DAY OF JANUARY, AND ENDING THE 31st DAY OF MARCH, 1857.

RECEIPTS.

Balance:

• Of Provincial Treasurer last Quarter .................... £6086 5 6
• Balance in hands of Sub-Treasurer, Ahuriri ............... £304 18 9
• Do. Sub-Land Commissioner, Ahuriri ....................... 371 10 0

Less Remittances acknowledged below ........................ £376 8 9
440 0 0

                                                               936 4 9

Ordinary Revenue:

• Customs Wellington, £ of gross receipts £3801 2 1
  • Do. Ahuriri ........................................ 110 4 9
• Licenses Publicans ..................................... 3911 8 10
• Resident Magistrates’ Fees and Fines ..................... 147 13 6
• Pilotage and Ferriage Wellington and Wanganui ............ 63 19 9
• Post Office, being refund from General Government ........ 65 13 0
• Hospital .................................................. 110 0 4
• Surveys (being moiety of salary etc. of Surveyor at Ahuriri) .. 108 12 6
• Registrations of Deeds ..................................... 79 6 0
• Assessment on Sheep ........................................ 5 15 8
• Hospital, Fees and Subsistence money ...................... 29 10 6
• Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages ............... 5 0 0
• Postage, Fees and Fines .................................... 17 2 6

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                                                               4540 13 1

Territorial Revenue:

• Rates on Land ............................................. 20 0 0
• Pasture Licenses and Rents ................................. 782 12 4
• Land Sales .................................................. 753 1 10
• Amount received by Sub Land Commissioner, Ahuriri ........ 360 0 0

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• Remittance from Sub Treasurer, Ahuriri .................... 1915 14 0
• Gladstone & Co.’s Loan on account ......................... 440 0 0
• Contributions to obtain Grants in Aid ....................... 17700 0 0
• Immigrant’s Promissory Notes on account ................... 94 2 8

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                                                               398 15 8

Total carried forward ...................................... £37,606 6 0

Advances to Officers accounted for:

• By J. Roy ................................................. 4520 15 5

• D. S. Durie ............................................... 1194 6 4

• R. Park .................................................... 263 13 7

• H. S. Tiffen ............................................... 60 0 0

• G. F. Swainson ............................................ 155 0 0

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                                                               6194 0 4

EXPENDITURE.

Executive:

• Superintendent’s Department 185 1 2
• Provincial Secretary’s do. 157 2 9
• Provincial Treasurer’s do. 170 5 0
• Law Officer’s do. 75 0 0
• Chief Land Commissioner’s do. 107 5 0

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                                                               694 13 11

Legislative:

• Provincial Council ....................................... 988 0 0

Judicial:

• Supreme Court ............................................ 90 12 0
• Sheriff’s Department Wellington 302 12 7
• Do. Wanganui 26 5 11
• Do. Napier 8 14 0
• Resident Magistrate’s Court 140 18 10
• Coroner’s Department 11 14 0
• Police 453 12 9
• Registrar of Deeds 43 15 0

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                                                               1003 5 1

Charitable:

• Medical 441 16 1
• Lunatic Asylum 128 16 8

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                                                               569 12 9

Special:

• Harbor Wellington 147 11 4
• Do. Wanganui 103 3 3
• Light House 46 4 4
• Signal Station 18 0 0
• Inspector of Sheep and Slaughter-houses 45 16 8
• Pounds 3 15 6

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                                                               364 11 2

Audit:

• Audit Department ........................................... 25 0 0

Miscellaneous:

• Rent of Government Offices 50 0 0
• Do. Police Station, Wellington 11 5 0
• Do. do. Wanganui 9 15 0
• Messenger to Public Offices 22 10 0
• Printing Gazettes 24 15 0
• Do. Forms 10 0 0
• Charitable Aid 40 0 7
• Special Constables 12 4 2
• Miscellaneous Contingencies 47 6 3

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                                                               228 0 0

Land Department:

• Survey and Land Department .............................. 337 10 2

Public Works and Undertakings:

• Surveys 1047 5 1
• Engineer’s Department 324 8 3
• Immigration 12813 16 10
• Education 3 3 4
• Mail, Wellington to Wairarapa 109 10 0
• Ferries 26 10 0
• Medical Attendance on Natives 45 0 0

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                                                               14389 13 6

Public Buildings:

• Site of Provincial Government Offices 60 11 10
• Addition to Gaol 81 0 0
• Addition to Lunatic Asylum 117 0 0
• Addition to Police Court Wanganui 256 0 0

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                                                               514 11 10

Total carried forward ...................................... £19,548 7 6