Financial Report




ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE

OF THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON,

FOR THE QUARTER COMMENCING ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1859, AND ENDING ON THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MARCH, 1859.

Balance in hands of Provincial £ s. d. £ s. d.
Treasurer, last quarter 453 10 1
Balance in hands of Acting Provincial Sub-Treasurer, Napier, last quarter 50 0 0
Balance in hands of Provincial Sub-Treasurer, Wanganui, last quarter 613 11 11
Balance in hands of Receiver of Land Revenue, Napier, last quarter 1660 0 0
2777 0 0

RECEIPTS

Ordinary Revenue

  • Customs, Wellington (including Wanganui), ¾ of gross receipts | 4220 16 11 |
  • Licences, Publicans' | 10 0 0 |
  • Resident Magistrate's Fees and Fines | 20 10 4 |
  • Pilotage, Wellington | 97 3 7 |
  • Registration of Deeds | 109 1 8 |
  • Assessment on Sheep | 3 2 0 |
  • Hospital Fees and Subsistence Money | 24 15 0 |
  • Registration of Brands | 5 10 0 |
  • Poundage Fees | 11 0 6 |
  • Refund of portion of expenses of Hospital, Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 | 49 16 2 |
  • Contribution towards Grant in Aid for Ohariu Valley Road | 70 0 0 |
  • Proceeds of Sale of House on Ngahauranga road | 25 0 0 |
  • Refund of Wages of labourers employed in Reclaiming Land, Lambton Quay, received from Contractor | 5 5 10 |

Total | 4652 2 0 |

Territorial Revenue

  • Rates on Land | 7 0 0 |
  • Proportion of Pasture Licences and Rents, and Land Sales received from Receiver of Land Revenue, being two-thirds of net receipts | 4681 17 2 |

Total | 4688 17 2 |

  • Cash on account of Immigrants' Promissory Notes | 188 3 4 |
  • Rent of Land, &c., at the Korokoro | 7 10 0 |

Total Receipts | 12,518 14 6 |

EXPENDITURE

  1. Executive

    • Superintendent's Department | 203 0 0 |
    • Provincial Secretary's | 160 5 3 |
    • Provincial Treasurer's | 211 18 0 |
    • Law Officer's | 75 0 0 |
    • Chief Land Commissioner's | 100 0 0 |

    Total | 747 3 3 |

  2. Legislative

    • Provincial Council | 1 16 4 |
  3. Judicial

    • Supreme Court | 61 13 6 |
    • Gaol Department, Wellington | 255 17 2 |
    • Wanganui | 41 13 7 |
    • Sessions of the Peace | 89 13 6 |
    • Resident Magistrate's Court | 6 0 0 |
    • Police | 428 4 7 |
    • Registrar of Deeds | 79 14 1 |

    Total | 962 16 4 |

  4. Charitable

    • Medical | 213 12 0 |
    • Lunatic Asylum | 134 8 11 |

    Total | 348 0 11 |

  5. Special

    • Harbour Department, Wellington | 287 2 8 |
    • Wanganui | 77 6 0 |
    • Napier | 8 0 0 |
    • Lighthouse | 83 18 7 |
    • Signal Station | 19 0 0 |
    • Inspectors of Sheep, &c. | 56 1 0 |
    • Pounds | 5 0 0 |
    • Weights & Measures, Brands, &c. | 31 5 0 |

    Total | 564 2 3 |

  6. Audit Department

    • Auditing | 25 0 0 |
  7. Miscellaneous

    • Rent of Public Offices | 18 15 0 |
    • Messengers to do | 45 0 0 |
    • Fuel for do | 10 7 0 |
    • Printing Gazettes and Forms | 112 9 0 |
    • Charitable aid | 41 8 0 |
    • Special Constables | 26 18 6 |
    • Miscellaneous Contingencies | 118 6 5 |
    • Thistle Act | 5 0 0 |
    • Dog Nuisance Act | 16 6 0 |
    • Census | 31 6 0 |
    • Expenses of Elections | 12 17 3 |

    Total | 438 13 6 |

  8. Land Department

    • Salaries of Clerks, &c. | 187 14 1 |
    • Public Works and Undertakings, Survey Department | 744 18 11 |
    • Roads | 309 18 9 |
    • Immigration | 1261 15 7 |
    • Education | 73 3 0 |
    • Mail from Rangitikei Ferry to Napier to Waipukerau | 31 10 0 |
    • Explorations | 4 14 0 |
    • Ferries | 60 0 0 |
    • Medical attendance on Natives | 45 0 0 |
    • Buildings, &c. | 2574 13 7 |

    Buildings, &c. (Details)

    • Furniture for Provincial Government Offices, &c. | 89 0 0 |
    • Additions to Gaol | 72 3 3 |
    • Repairs and Insurance | 22 9 1 |
    • Survey and Land Office, Featherston | 9 17 0 |
    • Lighthouse | 1460 7 11 |

    Carried Forward | £6,572 19 5 |

Total Expenditure | £6,872 19 5 |



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1859, No 14





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