Provincial Financial Report




ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE

OF THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON,

FOR THE QUARTER COMMENCING THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, 1859, AND ENDING ON THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE, 1859.

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Balance in hands of Acting Provincial Sub-Treasurer, Napier, last quarter 61 4 7
Balance in hands of Provincial Sub-Treasurer, Wanganui, last quarter 383 7 2
434 11 9
Amount overdrawn in Bank Accounts at close of last quarter 457 0 9

RECEIPTS

ORDINARY REVENUE-

| Customs, Wellington (including Wanganui), ¼ of gross receipts | 2867 15 4 |
| Licenses, Publicans' | 1380 0 0 |
| " Auctioneers' | 320 0 0 |
| Resident Magistrate's Fees and Fines | 25 8 6 |
| Pilotage, Wellington | 119 12 1 |
| Registration of Deeds | 186 12 11 |
| Assessment on Sheep | 25 12 7 |
| Hospital Fees and Subsistence Money | 9 9 0 |
| Lunatic Asylum do. | 16 0 0 |
| Registration of Brands | 5 0 0 |
| Poundage Fees | 8 17 0 |
| Refund of proportion of Expenses of Hospital for General Government| 33 4 1 |
| Refund of sums advanced to natives on account of land purchases | 30 0 0 |
| Refund of cost of landing materials for Lighthouse, received from Contractor | 31 18 6 |
| Roads Department, proceeds of old Theodolite sold | 15 0 0 |
| Contribution to obtain Grants in Aid | 53 10 0 |
| Amount on account of Immigrants' Promissory Notes | 94 10 0 |
| |
| | 5169 10 0 |

TERRITORIAL REVENUE-

| Rates on Land, and Pasture Licenses and Rents, two thirds of receipts, less cost of department | 2198 3 6 |
| Gladston's Loan, 12th instalment | 3000 0 0 |
| Union Bank Loan, 10th and 11th instalment | 6582 10 8 |

| Carried forward | £17439 15 11 |

EXPENDITURE

  1. EXECUTIVE-
    | Superintendent's Department | 207 2 10 |
    | Provincial Secretary's | 152 17 6 |
    | Provincial Treasurer's | 183 14 1 |
    | Law Officer's | 79 0 0 |
    | Chief Land Commissioner's | 58 10 9 |

| | 687 5 2 |

  1. JUDICIAL-
    | Supreme Court | 31 0 0 |
    | Gaol Department, Wellington | 248 12 4 |
    | Ditto, Wanganui | 36 11 2 |
    | Sessions of the Peace | 25 8 4 |
    | Police | 494 6 7 |
    | Registrars of Deed | 123 13 6 |

| | 959 11 11 |

  1. CHARITABLE-
    | Medical | 210 17 7 |
    | Lunatic Asylum | 162 18 6 |

| | 373 11 1 |

  1. SPECIAL-
    | Harbor Department, Wellington | 340 6 8 |
    | Do. Wanganui | 66 8 0 |
    | Lighthouse | 65 2 0 |
    | Signal Stations | 83 3 9 |
    | Inspectors of Sheep, &c. | 193 16 0 |
    | Pounds | 4 12 0 |
    | Weights & Measures, Brands, &c. | 20 3 4 |

| | 731 10 9 |

  1. AUDIT DEPARTMENT-
    | Auditing | 100 0 0 |

  2. MISCELLANEOUS-
    | Rent of Public Offices | 18 15 0 |
    | Messengers to do. | 46 10 0 |
    | Fuel for do. | 14 12 0 |
    | Printing Gazettes and Forms | 63 1 6 |
    | Charitable aid | 34 15 8 |
    | Special Constables | 30 4 9 |
    | Miscellaneous Contingencies | 89 17 0 |
    | Thistle Act | 184 9 4 |
    | Dog Nuisance Act | 43 0 0 |
    | Expenses of Elections | 72 18 11 |

| | 578 4 6 |

  1. LAND DEPARTMENT-
    | Salaries of Clerks, &c | 187 9 8 |
    | Public Works and Undertakings | |
    | Survey Department | 966 0 10 |
    | Roads | 322 16 0 |
    | Immigration | 230 10 6 |
    | Education | 102 15 0 |
    | Provincial Council Library | 26 19 0 |
    | Local Posts--Mail from Rangitiki Ferry | 4 0 0 |
    | Compensation to holders of small farm allotments | 5 0 0 |
    | Explorations | 143 9 0 |
    | Ferries | 43 18 8 |
    | Buoying mouth of Manawatu River | 67 13 3 |

| Buildings, &c. |
| Additions to Gaol | 13 16 0 |
| Repairs and Insurance | 81 16 6 |
| Survey and Land Office, Featherston | 16 18 0 |
| Lighthouse, erection of | 173 13 0 |

| Carried Forward | £6294 0 6 |



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1859, No 19





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