AUCKLAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume II, Issue 63, 12 October 1853, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

The Ciesswell, from London, via New Plymouth, arrived in our harbour yeiterdny. brining upwards of 50 p.iisengers all of whom we cordially welcome lo our shops, with the best wiubrs that their nnlicipaiions of good in their new home may bi- muie than realiz'd. .Several, we understand, hnve fi irnds already settled and prospering heie, and so far, mil engigc in thu life ol eimgrnnis under fnvotir.ibli- nud clieeiin^ Auspices — New Ze -lender, Septcm'ier 7,

Pursuant to notice in the Guzctte, a sale of Crown Lund was he d on Monday last (rlie 4th tilt). Thr number of allotments otT<>red on iliis occasion was not great, how(Ver, 1 1 nsisting only of o.ie lot in the subiirhi of Auckland, and c glil in the Mundieil of lion itk, va jing from 6 lo22ncies The stiburbai allotment (14 r-ciclics in Mcch.inics Hay) was put up ;>t £6 is. Cd , and sold for £8. Only four of the Howick allotircnts fi nud purchiscrs.it the pub. ic s.ile, and were knockid <'o«n nt tl.e upset price of £2 per acre. A more ex'ensive sale lias been gazetted to l.c he'd on the '21st of this month. We anticipate, how-ev-r, V at through the personal mflu nee of the Governor, which in unison with Mr, McLean's efforts as a negociator, his Excellency h«B promised shall be employed to acquire additional tracts of land from the Natives, we shall at an early date have the pleasure of recording sales which will more amply than these meet the requirements^! settlers.

Fatal \ cctncNT. — J.imcs Rawlings, car penter of 11.M.S Calliope, was d owned on Saturday evening, ihe 2nd 11 t , near the

Wynyard Pier, in Official Hay. It appeared [ that at about 7 o'clock in the evening about I ten of tbe men who had been on shore on I leave, were going off in a shore boat to return 10 the ship. Ihe fur ward part ol th c b»at was rcst : ng on a step of the pier, and most of the men had got into her, when two of them stepped suddenly on the gunwale, whereupon she instantly filled, and/they were instantly precipitate 1 into the water. They all, however, inaimged to get on to tbe st p» of the pier with the exception of deceased. Iraniedti.tc assistance was sent from the I'alliope, with diags to search for the body, which, after a search of abjut two I hours, was found.

RETURN OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OB 1 NEW PLYMOUTH, for the QUARTER endfd Junk 1853, with the corresponding quartkr of 1852.

(From the Government Gazette.) I

Total Post Office Registration Fees Receipts on account of Harbour 80at5. . . . Fees, Resident M igistrate's Com t (<""ivil) Ditto & Fines ditto (Police) Publican'- and Auctioneer's Licences Receipts fiom sales of Crown Lands. . .. . . Customs — Spi tits Duties oa Imported G00d5.... Revenue. 185S 228 19 6 62 10 0 IS6 9 0 I 782 16 8 477 18 0 : 0 0 0 114 18 o 3 13 6 160 0 0 0 0 0 I. ; 1853 152 5 6 t»53 15 0 U6 12 2 552 12 8 15 5 11 2 1 0 43 11 412 12 0 7 13 4 130 0 0 588 15 0

Total £ Ou^loms » Resident Magistrate's- Department . Commi-sionet of Crown Lands Post Office Armtd Police Force ..'•••. Public Woiks R.liet lo sick an' I indigent ....« Aborigines ••••• Native Industrial Schools Harbour Department- • Medica 1 Dt-partmeut - Intei est on Debentures Miscellaneous. : Suiveys „ Expenditure. o+9 5 2 1852 81 0 11 l<>B g 3 100 0 <> 4 13 9 181 IS 6 5 0 0 13 0 0 178 18 6 S4 12 0 40 0 9 10 19 2 20 2 0 966" 19 2 1853 42 16 4204 6 9 62 18 0 4 14 9 285 18 10 17 15 9 1 6 0 0 15 0 13 0 0 11 4- 15 4 8^ 18 7 40 0' 9 7 1 0 90 12 I