ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE

OF THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON, FOR THE QUARTER COMMENCING THE 1st DAY OF APRIL, AND ENDING THE 30th DAY OF JUNE, 1857.

RECEIPTS.

Balance in hands of the Provincial Treasurer last Quarter ... £4162 17 3
Balance in hands of Sub-Treasurer, Ahuriri, last Quarter ... £418 15 3

ORDINARY REVENUE—

Customs Wellington, ¾ of gross receipts ... £3847 1 3
Do. Ahuriri ... 90 15 10
Licenses, Auctioneer’s ... 320 0 0
Do. Publicans ... 1230 0 0
Resident Magistrates’ Fees and Fines ... 166 2 4
Pilotage and Ferryage Wellington and Wanganui ... 73 7 6
Registration of Deeds ... 29 7 1
Assessment on Sheep ... 79 6 8
Hospital, Fees and Subsistence money ... 90 19 6
Registration of Brands ... 18 0 0
Poundage, Fees and Fines ... 13 1 6
Dog Nuisance Act ... 2 10 0
Hospital, proportion of expenses refunded by General Government ... 68 17 3

Mail, Wellington to Wairarapa, proportion refunded by General Government ... 61 7 6

TERRITORIAL REVENUE—

Rates on Land ... 15 0 0
Pasture Licenses and Rents ... 889 5 7
Land Sales ... £3239 10 6

Cash on account of Immigrants’ Promissory Notes ... 750 9 1
Contributions towards cost of Churie Road ... 77 10 0
Contributions to obtain Grants in Aid ... 24 0 0
Hutt Bridge, etc., balance refunded by Trustees ... 49 17 10
Gladstone’s Loan on account ... 4200 0 0
Union Bank Loan on account ... 10000 0 0

Carried forward ... £32979 10 10

EXPENDITURE.

1. EXECUTIVE—

Superintendent’s Department ... 209 9 2
Provincial Secretary’s do. ... 150 12 0
Provincial Treasurer’s do. ... 191 13 4
Law Officer’s do. ... 75 0 0
Chief Land Commissioner’s do. ... 133 6 0

Total ... 758 10 6

2. LEGISLATIVE—

Provincial Council ... 344 6 1

3. JUDICIAL—

Supreme Court ... 43 6 0
Sheriff’s Department Wellington ... 206 18 8
Do. do. Wanganui ... 17 13 7
Sessions of the Peace ... 16 4 6
Resident Magistrate’s Court ... 210 15 11
Coroner’s Department ... 5 18 0
Police ... 491 12 3
Registrar of Deeds ... 38 5 0

Total ... 1019 13 11

4. CHARITABLE—

Medical Department ... 902 1 5
Lunatic Asylum ... 177 4 7

Total ... 1079 6 0

5. SPECIAL—

Harbor Department, Wellington ... 193 8 0
Do. Wanganui ... 96 14 6
Light House ... 58 15 11
Signal Station ... 18 8 0
Inspectors of Sheep and Slaughter-houses ... 104 3 4

Total ... 470 0 9

6. AUDIT DEPARTMENT—

Auditing ... 50 0 0

7. MISCELLANEOUS—

Rent of Public Offices ... 30 18 0
Messenger to do. ... 23 0 0
Printing Gazettes and Forms ... 47 16 6
Charitable Aid ... 71 8 9
Special Constables ... 14 12 8
Miscellaneous Contingencies ... 68 5 6

Total ... 256 1 5

8. LAND DEPARTMENT—

Salaries, etc. ... 179 12 10

PUBLIC WORKS AND UNDERTAKINGS—

Surveys ... 1166 13 6
Roads Department ... 405 2 0
Immigration Department ... 4865 0 2
Education ... 91 14 11
Council Library ... 20 0 0
Mail, Wellington to Wairarapa ... 96 13 0
Do. Napier to Waipukurau ... 34 18 4
Explorations ... 6 0 0
Ferries ... 18 0 0

Total ... 6693 15 10

Public Buildings—

Provincial Government Offices and House of General Assembly ... 2800 0 0
Assembly Site for do. do. ... 1284 9 4
Addition to Gaol ... 10 0 0
Do. Police Court Wanganui ... 4 0 0
Repairs, etc. ... 11 18 6

Total ... 4110 3 10

Bridges—

Waiwetu Bridge ... 219 0 0
Turakina do. ... 420 0 0

Total ... 639 0 0

Carried forward ... 15056 17 2