THE REVENUE OF WESTLAND.
A comparative statement of the revenue of the late County and now Province of Westland, for the quarters ending 31st March, 1873, and 31st March, 1874, has been, by request, made up for presentation to the Provincial Council. Reviewing it, the Grey River Argus says:—lt will show to anyone who will take the trouble to carefully compare it, where the falling-off has taken place, and the manner in which some of the items have been attempted to bo bolstered up, in spite of the clearest evidence to the contrary. The revenue for the quarter ended the 31st March, 1873, amounted to £10,599, made up of the following items:— Gold duty ... £3632 2 8 Miners’ rights ... ... ... 1583 12 3 Fees and fines, Wardens’ Courts CO 13 0 Mining surveys 99 3 6 Spirit licenses ... ... ... 1750 0 0 Incidental receipts ... ... 404 4 C Tolls, punts, and femes 754 5 3 Land revenue 2314 18 4 Total £10,599 0 0 The revenue received for the quarter ended the 31st March, 1874, in reality oidy consisted of £7,70G 95., made up as follows ; Gold duty ... £2109 17 3 Miner's rights, fees, fines, &o .... 1357 5 C Spirit licenses ... ... ... ... 1602 10 0 Incidentals ... 285 8 8 Tolls, &c 1019 2 1 Land revenue ■... ... 1332 5 C Total £7706 9 0 But to this was added the General Government’s supposed contribution for the Christchurch road of £1,500, and the General Government’s contribution for the Arahura bridge of £1,700, which brought up the grand total for the quarter to £10,906 9s. ; which was a mere fictitious balance, as the two last mentioned sums were not paid and are still being carried forward to the credit of the Province. This will bo shown by the following statement of the present position of estimated revenue : Gold duty £2222.10 0 Miners’ rights, fees, and fines 1350 0 0 Spirit licenses... ... ... 2000 0 0 Incidentals ... 300 0 0 Tolls ... 875 0 0 Laud revenue ... ... ... 3000 0 0 Total £9747 10 0 General Govemmentfor Christchurch road ... ... 1500 0 0 General Government for Arahura bridge 1700 0 0 Total from General Government ... ... ... £3200 0 0 Grand total £12,947 10 0
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4139, 26 June 1874, Page 3
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361THE REVENUE OF WESTLAND. New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4139, 26 June 1874, Page 3
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