NELSON PROVINCIAL REVENUE

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1356, 3 December 1872, Page 2

NELSON PROVINCIAL REVENUE

The Nelson Mailm one of the articles to which fle have already referred, gives the following statement of the annual in? cime of the Province : — . ■• c " ' ! Prior to the passing of the Constitution Act, the sum total for the eleven years 1842 to' 1852 inclusive was L35,268.-Since then, it will be interesting to note the revenue of each year, which is given below in a tabulated form. :— '.'-'.''..[., . .Mr Staffordls. . Superintendency. from August, 1853, to November, 1856:-- .-,-;

Total for the four years, L 108,474. „ Mr Robinson's Superintendency from November, 1856, to March, 1865:-

Totalfor the nine years, L 527,021. Mr Saunders' : Superintendency from March, 1865, to March, 3867 :—, / r-.-i

Total for the two years; L 337 ,253. MrCiu'tia'SuperintendencyfromMarch. 1867, to 1871:— . '

Total for the four years, L 444 ,624. From this it will be seen that the total . amount of revenue for Provincial purposes raised in Nelson (exclusive of road rates) since the electiou of the first Superintendents L 1,452,640. Nearly a million and a half of money, and yet what is the state of the Province at the present moment? It is scarcely necessary to 'answer the question, for every man in the place can find only too ready a reply to it

James Birdwood was killed while working at the Pumping Association, Thames. He was the. son. of a judge at Madras/and was discarded by, his family on account of his marriage. IHe served . some time in the Waifeato militia, and was afterwards cmi ployed as a laborer. He leaves a wife and five children, : ; .;,.-; ?

fear, :S6S .S7O Revenue. Year. Revenne. £ : ■ ■■„-. •■ - £ 128,700 ..; 1869 115,194 120,730 ... 1871^ 80,000

Year. Revenue. • 1866 170,634 Year. Revenue. £ 1867 166,619

Year. 'Revenue. Year. Revenue. £ ■:.■;■■ .-.■■■■,.... £ ■ :1857: ; 28,787 > ... . 1858 35,807 1859 76,348 ... 1860 33,820 1861 56,577 ... 1862 97,134 1863 63,012. ... 1864 64,344 1865 71=102 ' ... ■ *

Year; . 1853 1855 Revenue. ;[£■-: ■■-.. 15,180 ... 24,124 ... Year. Revenue. ■•■.■:.■.■.■ £ • 1854 38>816 185G 30,354