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NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
(PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON).
Published by Authority.
All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature thereto annexed, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those persons to whom they relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.
HENRY BUNNY,
Provincial Secretary.
VOL. XX. WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1873. No. 12.
Speech of His Honor the Superintendent on Proroguing the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Wellington Provincial Council.
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Provincial Council,—The following Bills have already been assented to, viz:—
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An Act to appropriate the revenue of the Province of Wellington for a term commencing from the first day of April, 1873, and ending the thirty-first day of May, 1873.
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An Act to further amend the Acts of the Superintendent and Provincial Council relating to Toll Gates.
I now, on behalf of His Excellency the Governor assent to:
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An Act to authorize the Superintendent to convey a piece of land at Greytown to Her Majesty the Queen.
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An Act to authorize the sale of a piece of land at Wanganui to the Ancient Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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An Act to further amend the Acts of the Superintendent and Provincial Council relating to Impounding.
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An Act to amend the Diseased Sheep Act, 1872.
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An Act to establish Local Boards in the Province of Wellington.
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An Act to amend the Wellington Education Act, 1871.
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An Act to amend the Highways Act, 1871.
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An Act to appropriate the Revenue of the Province of Wellington for the period commencing the first day of April, 1873, and ending the thirty-first day of March, 1874.
The Cemeteries Bill has been withdrawn and the Council has already been informed that it is proposed to introduce a bill into the General Assembly on the subject.
The supplementary estimates have increased the proposed expenditure by the sum of £10,851...7s 6d. For whereas the estimated expenditure for the financial year as originally proposed to you was £85,840...12s 11d, the expenditure actually sanctioned amounts to £96,192...0s 5d. It is true that some of these supplementary estimates will not practically operate as a drain on the Provincial Treasury. But, after making an allowance on that ground, there will still remain an excess of estimated outlay over estimated income. This excess can, of course, only be met if the income should prove sufficiently elastic. I am not without hope that this may be the case: when I consider that the land revenue from the 1st April to the 17th May, instant, amounted in cash to £31,101 1s 6d.
At the same time I think it is a fitting opportunity to state that, having regard to the heavy responsibilities which the Provincial Government has now recognised as devolving on it, in reference to preparing land for settlement by way of surveys and construction of roads and bridges, it may become the duty of the Provincial Executive to submit for your consideration at a future session the advisability of raising the price of your public lands.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1873, No 12
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🏛️ Speech of His Honor the Superintendent on Proroguing the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Wellington Provincial Council
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- His Honor the Superintendent