Financial Report




ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE

OF THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON, FOR THE QUARTER COMMENCING THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, AND ENDING THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1856.

RECEIPTS.

Description Amount
Balance in hands of the Provincial Treasurer last quarter £7122 14 5

ORDINARY REVENUE--

Description Amount
Customs £2988 1 3
Harbor Pilotage and Ferriage and at Wanganui 30 7 0
Resident Magistrates' Fines and Fees and at Ahuriri 180 5 2
Licenses Publicans 50 0 0
Total £3248 13 5

TERRITORIAL REVENUE--

Description Amount
William Fox, Commissioner of Waste Lands, for sales of land, depasturing Licenses and Deposits £1574 17 10
Hospital Subsistence money 26 1 0
Do. refund from General Government 123 5 6
Post Office do. 79 8 0
Pound and at Wanganui 19 4 3
Fees for registering brands 5 0 0
Registration of Deeds 20 6 8
Payment for military prisoners in gaol 65 19 6
Scab assessment 96 1 0
Dog Nuisance Rate Wanganui 2 0 0
Rates on Land 262 3 6
Grants in aid 181 2 9
Total £2386 18 2

INCIDENTAL RECEIPTS--

Description Amount
Immigration refund £380 12 3
Debentures issued Gladstone & Co’s Loan 263 2 6
Advances to Officers Refunded--
Crown Land Department--
Robert Park 73 2 0
D. Porter 120 0 0
G. F. Swainson 85 0 0
W. M. Smith 75 0 0
Total £920 14 9

ROAD DEPARTMENT--

Description Amount
John Roy £2530 3 11
D. S. Durie 1229 10 8
Total £3759 14 7

EXPENDITURE.

I. Departments

Description Amount
1. Superintendent’s Department £156 16 0
2. Provincial Secretary’s do. 167 5 0
3. Provincial Treasurer’s do. 164 8 0
4. Law Officer’s do. 84 9 0
5. Immigration Board do. 50 0 0
6. Public Works do. 214 16 0
7. Sheriff’s do. 333 4 7
8. Armed Police do. 450 14 6
9. Medical do. 378 18 9
10. Coroner’s do. 13 18 6
11. Lunatic Asylum do. 133 1 5
12. Harbor, Wellington do. 210 13 10
13. Do., Wanganui do. 68 17 0
14. Provincial Council 50 0 0
15. Slaughterhouse and Pound Department 78 18 10
16. Board of Audit 27 11 7
17. Printing Gazettes 68 10 0
18. Council Printing 1 18 0
19. Charitable Aid 56 17 11
20. Miscellaneous Contingencies 179 12 3
21. Messenger to Public Offices 22 15 0
22. Rent 181 0 0

Public Works and Undertakings--

Description Amount
Gaol £368 13 0
Lunatic Asylum 415 0 0
Police Station, Wanganui 240 0 0
Total £1023 13 0

Roads, Bridges, and Ferries--

Description Amount
Rimutaka £60 16 1
Burling’s to Te Kopi 72 0 0
Rangitikei 1128 16 10
Ngahauranga 556 7 4
Ohariu 300 8 6
Makara 431 12 1
Town Improvements 27 16 0
Grants in Aid 246 19 0
Repairs--North Western 272 14 1
Do., Hutt, &c. 314 17 5
Western Hutt 30 0 0
Three Mile Bush 320 0 0
Ngahauranga Bridge 92 18 0
Ferries 24 0 0
Total £3555 15 6

Miscellaneous Undertakings--

Description Amount
Immigration £755 17 11
Education 36 14 1
Council Library 80 8 6
Whale Boat, Wanganui 29 15 0
Contingencies for Public Works 87 10 5
Mail to Waimate 98 1 0
Special Constables 23 10 0
Interest on Debentures 5 11 8
Clerk of Works 27 6 0
Registration 59 2 2
Loan Expenses 85 10 8
Total £1289 7 3

Crown Lands Department--

Description Amount
Salaries, Commissioner & Officers £275 13 9
Surveys, Wellington 286 14 9
Do., Wanganui 177 16 4
Do., Rangitikei 147 17 6
Do., Featherston 440 0 0
Less refund from General Government 199 2 0
Do., Wairarapa 201 18 0
Do., Ahuriri 128 1 0
Do. 44 10 9

Debentures Cancelled | £400 0 0 |

Advances to Officers to be Accounted For--

| Crown Land Department | Amount |
| Robert Park | 73 2 3 |
| D. Porter | 60 0 0 |
| G. F. Swainson | 185 0 0 |
| H. S. Tiffen | 60 0 0 |
| W. M. Smith | 75 0 0 |

| Road Department | Amount |
| John Roy | 2652 9 2 |
| D. S. Durie | 1171 1 2 |
| Total | £3823 10 4 |

Balance in Hands of--

| Provincial Treasurer | £6086 5 6 |
| Sub-Treasurer, Ahuriri | 304 18 9 |
| Sub Commissioner of Crown Lands, Ahuriri | 371 10 0 |
| Total | £6762 14 3 |

Summary

Description Amount
Total Receipts £9240 17 9
Total Expenditure £7562 14 3
Balance £1678 3 6


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 3





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💰 Abstract of Receipts and Expenditure for Wellington Province

💰 Finance & Revenue
Receipts, Expenditure, Wellington Province, Financial Report
8 names identified
  • William Fox, Commissioner of Waste Lands
  • Robert Park, Crown Land Department officer
  • D. Porter, Crown Land Department officer
  • G. F. Swainson, Crown Land Department officer
  • W. M. Smith, Crown Land Department officer
  • John Roy, Road Department officer
  • D. S. Durie, Road Department officer
  • H. S. Tiffen, Crown Land Department officer