ESTIMATES FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30th JUNE, 1870.

Colonist, Volume XII, Issue 1215, 31 August 1869, Page 8

ESTIMATES FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30th JUNE, 1870.

* The increase this year in Public Departments arises through amount £2750 being substituted for the words "fees," as payments to certain officers, such as Eegistrars. Civil List.—Governor, £4500; Judges, £7700; ' Establishment of the General Government, £8300 j Native purposes, £7000 ; total, £27,500. _ Permanent Charges.—lnterest and Sinking Fund on Loans, &c, £417,861 Is. 4d.; Legislative Officers salaries, £3300; Audit Act Amendment Act, £833 os. Bd.; Comptroller's Act, £800; Attorney-General's Act, £1000; Waste Lands Act, £1777 7s. 6d.; New Zealand Institute Act, £800; Native Schools Act, s-JSOOO; Public Debts Apportionment Act, £2200: Pensions Act, £7933 6s. Bd.; total, £441,505 2s. 2d. Public Domains and Buildings.—Government Domains, £1030; Government Houses, £400; General Assembly buildings and grounds, £300; Museum, c 'issO ; Clerk of Public Works, £200; total, £2480. Public Departments. — General Charges — Governor's establishment, £1600 ; Legislative, ,012,309 45.; Executive, £7871 135.; Stamp Office, G574 155.; Printing, £5627; Geological Survey, £2450. Provincial Charges —^Registrars of Marriages :md Births, fees, £2750; Treasury, £2455 \ Stamp Office, £1770; Electoral, £3483 6s. Bd.; total, £40,890 18s. Bd. Law and Justice — General Charges —£33lß 10s. I'rovincial Charges —Supreme Courts, £6301; Disi i-ict Courts, £2890; Eesident Magistrates' Courts, 'j21,061145.; Petty sessions, £400; Criminal prosecutions, £6000; Coroners, £2200; Land and Deeds Registry, £9637 45.; total, £51,808 Bs. Postal, &c, Services — General Charges —General Post Office, £3620; conveyance of Mails by sea,

<;31,125 ; Telegraph Department, £29,839 ; Marine department, £13,815. Provincial Charges—Provincial Postal Services, £48,935 ; total, £134,334.

Customs — General Charges —£l6ss. Provincial <:harges— Customs, £37,320155.; Distilleries, £1500; •,otal, £40,475 15s. Native —General Contingencies, £5000; Salaries <'f European and Native Officers, £12,407 2s. 6d.; Xative Land Court Survey Department, £4000; h>tal, £21,407 2s. 6d. Miscellaneous, Special and Tempoeaet Objects —General Charges— Miscellaneous and temporary objects, £24,816 17s. 6d. Provincial Charges — :;6700 ; total, £31,516 17s. 6d. Militia, Volttnteees, and Ahmed Constabtt--I..VBY— General Charges— 'Defence Office, £169010s.; Store Department, £3180; Miscellaneous, £7100; .\rmed Constabulary, £118,000 ; Contingencies, .'..32,000. Provincial Charges —Militia and Voluni i-ers in the Provinces, £15,679 4s. 2d.; total, :177,649145. 2d. The following are the charges against Nelson Pro--1 ince as Btated in detail in the Estimates for the renoial Government services, 1869-70:— Registrar of Marriages (Fees) £ s. „ of Joint Stock Companies (Fees) Treasury —Paymaster 100 0 Stamp Department —Deputy Commissioner 25 0 Electoral —Eeturning &Begistration Officer forCollingwood,£2s; DittoMotueka,£so; Ditto City of Nelson, Suburbs of Nelson, and Waimea, £75. Total 150 0 Eevising Officer for Electoral Districts ... 75 0 Law Sf Justice—Stvpreme Court —Eegistrar, £200; Sheriff, £50; travelling expenses ditto, £12; Bailiff & Crier, £20 ; Sheriff at Westport, £25 and fees. Total 307 0 District Court— Judge, Westland North, (besides £600 charged against County of Westland, and £200 travelling expenses) £300; Clerk at Weßtport, £40 5 Bailiff at Westport, fees. Total 340 0 Resident Magistrates' Courts— Magistrate at Nelson, £400; Clerk, £250; Bailiff, £150; Clerk at Eichmond and Spring Grove, £90; Magistrate at Collingwood, £50; Clerk at Motueka, £30; Clerk at Amuri, £50. Total 1020 0 Land and Deeds Registry —Eegistrar of Deeds, Nelson, £100; Clerk, £230; Clerk, £180; Clerk, £120. Total 630 0 I'ostal— Chief Office — Chief Postmaster, £300; Clerk, £225; Letter Carriers, £220. Westport-Postmaster,£2oo; Clerk, £120. Postmaster at Charleston, £150; Goldfields allowance, 20 per cent, to Officers . on Goldfields, £96; Country Postmasters, £386; Conveyance of mails, £1400; Goldfields, additional posts, £150; Contingencies, £300; Boatman landing mails at Nelson, £100. Total 3647 0 ■j clegraph — Nelson—Telegraphist, £225 ; Ditto, £100; 2 Messengers at £50 each, £100. Brighton—Telegraphist (also Postmaster £150); £50 ; Messenger, £50. Charleston-Telegraphist (also Postmaster £150) £60; Messenger and Assistant, £100. Westport—Telegraphist, £160; Messenger, £50. Total 895 0 C istoms — Nelson —Collector, &c, £500; First Clerk, &c, £250; Clerk, £125; First Landing Waiter, £250; Landing Waiter, £200; Locker, £150; Tidewater, £140 ; Locker and Messenger, £120. Buller Eiver—Officer in Charge, £275; Clerk, £150 ; Landing Waiter, £170 ; Locker, £150; Gold allowance, 20 per ceut. on fixed salaries, £149. Charleston—Coastwaiter, £50. Contingencies, £200. Greymouth—Part of cost of Customs Establishment, £918 ss. Total 3822 5 Volunteers — Adjutant, £300 ; Sergeant, £10910s; Bugler & Arm Cleaner, £10910s j Forage and travelling allowance, £109103; Sergeant, Charleston & Westport, £10910s; Eent, Advertising, &c, £65; Capitation, grant, £522 10s. Total 1325 10

XOOO-iJ. iOUB~|U. livil List.., 'ermanent charges 'rovincial portions 'ublic Domains and Buildings... 'ublio Departments* jaw and Justice... 'oatal, &c., services /ustoms departments fative liscellaneous, &c. lilitiaand Volunteers Lrmed Constabulary )efence £ b. d. 27,500 0 0 320,542 16 6 2,880 0 0 38,543 7 3 57,912 10 11 116,236 18 7 42,288 12 6 17,663 12 6 190,215 6 6 23,882 5 1 80,938 3 6 50,000 0 0 £ s. d. 27,500 0 O 284,089 2 2 157,416 0 0 2,480 0 0 40,890 18 8 51,808 8 0 134,334 0 0 40,475 15 0 21,407 2 6 31,516 17 6 27,649 14 2 118,000 0 0 32,000 0 0 . Total i £968,603 13 4 969,567 18 0

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