PROVINCIAL STATISTICS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 22, 26 January 1867, Page 3

PROVINCIAL STATISTICS.

The following items of Receipts and Expenditure, of the Province of Nelson, are taken from the Government Gazette the 19th inst.: — Abstract of Receipts and Disbursements of the Provincial Treasurer for the Quarter ended 31st December, 1866: — Receipts. ' '' ORDINARY REVENUE. ■Customs . . . . . . £8,518 18 3 'Gold Duty .. .. 4,853 12 8 Government "Wharf .. .. 71 13 4 Harbor .. .. .. 4111(5 9 Colling-wood Gold-fields . . 21 15 0 South-west Gold-fields .. 1,677 0 3 Scab Act . . . . 15 3 6 Education Rat « .. .. 490 5 0 Publicans' Licenses . . . . 66 15 0 ' Hackney Carriages Licenses . - 5 10 0 Dog Act .. 16 4 6 Miscellaneous Receipts .. 3,260 16 3 Land Revenue . . . . 472 19 8 Total Receipts .. ..19,982 10 2 Balance from last Quarter . . 14,634 13 9 Total £34,617 3 11 Disbursements. DEPARTMENTAL. Superintendent's Establishment . . 318 12 3 Provincial Solicitor's Department 62 10 0 Provincial Treasurer's .. 37 10 0 Provincial Audit . . 37 10 0 Crown Land .. .. 139 8 0 Survey .. .. .. 276 17 3 Provincial Engineer .. .. 208 4 9 Provincial Council . . 41 0 10 Gaol .. .. -- 251 18 4 Police .. .. .. 933 110 South-west Gold-fields . . 1,987 l 3 Meteorological .. .. 15 0 0 Hackney Carriages . . . . 10 O 0 •Medical . . . . . . 488 8 8 Harbor .. .. .. 413 0 3 Scab Act .. .. .. 288 18 0 £5,509 1 5 PUBLIC WORKS AND PURPOSES. Fuel, Government Buildings . . 17 0 ' Printing and Advertising: . . 193 8 4 Hire of Rooms for Magistrates .. 12 0 0 • Charitable Aid . . . . 228 7 3 Interest on Debentures . . 1,178 6 5 Education . . . . 1,074 11 4 Education, Collection of Rate .. 25 4 3 Public Libraries, &c. (to meet subscriptions .. .. 55 2 Volunteers . . .. 148 19 0 Miscellaneous .. .. 522 611 Surveys . . . . 862 13 11 Hospital .. .. .. 11 0 0 Government Buildings .. 23 4 6 " Buildings for Lunatics .. 11 3 6 Fire Engine .. ..623 Cemetery, Nelson .. .. 18 0 Cemeteries, Country Districts . . 20 0 0 Purchase of Land, Government Buildings .. .. 4no 0 0 Bridges, maintenance, &c. • . 259 4 8 Road, Wai-iti, to Stanly Brook .. 90 0 0 Main South Road . . .. 110 15 0 East Takaka Road, &c. . . 114 16 0 Road, Collingwood to Heaphy Eiver 100 0 0 Compensation for Land for Koads 50 0 0 Maitai River . . 2 2 4 Haven Road to Gardeners Ford . . 50 0 0 Lesser Public Works . . 93 2 8 llotueka Jetty, repairs, &c. . . 13 0 0 Road between Wai-iti, Wangapeka. &c. . . .. 124 15 9 Road into Dove Dale from Waimea &c. .. .. 123 6 0 Bridle Track, Takaka to Collingwood ICO 0 0 Improving approaches to wharves, Takaka, &c, .. .. 40 0 0 Supreme Court Witnesses . . 61 11 4 Bell Buoy .. .. ..956 "West Coast Roads . . . . 3,424 15 0 Board of Works .. 50 0 0 Wainiea Road Board . . 10 8 0 Lockup, &c, Amuri .. 386 0 0 Takaka Road Board » . 50 0 0 Maungatapu Murders . . 738 14 1 Clearing Telegraph Line .. 202 1 0 Public JJaths .. 21 0 0 10,950 5 2 Cash advanced to Provincial Officers, not yet accounted for . . 2,000 0 0 Total Departmental . . 5,509 1 5 Total Disbursements ..18,459 6 7 Balance to next Quarter ..16,157 17 4 Total £34,617 3 11 Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Land Department, for the Quarter ended 31st December, 1866 : — Receipts. £ s. d. Sale of Lands ... 2230 15 O Rent of Run ... ... O 14 9 Prospecting License ... ... 4 3 4 Deposits — For Runs ... ... 15 0 0 Under Leasing Act ... 84 8 0 I Prospecting License ... 316 8 ] Balance from last Quarter — Deposits ... ... 2172 13 10 Available ... ... 6 12 7 Total Receipts £4,518 4 2 \ Expenditure. Deposits repaid ... ... 345 9 4 , Salary Receiver of Land Revenue... 37 10 0 j Revenue accruing to the General j Government, viz., | Contributions towards Public Debt, from Ist" Aug. to 31st December, 1866 ... 1125 0 0 Revenue accruing to Provincial Government ... ... 1079 15 8 2587 15 O Balance to next Quarter — Deposits •'• ••• 1930 9 2 Total Expenditure £4518 4 2