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APPROPRIATING REVENUE, ETC., OE CANTERBURY,

DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURE From 1st December, 1867, to 30th April, 1869.

£ s. d. £ s. d £ a. d £ 8. d. Brought forward ... Insurance ... ... ... 21 5 0 38 16 0 60 1 0 berries and Ferry Boats ... 983 0 4 Agricultural Statistics 70 0 0 Brought forward ... Immigration : — From Christchurch to Timaru —■ December to March, 1868... 17 0 0 April to December ... 8118 6 January to April, 1869 ... VI 12 2 170 10 8Survey :— Salaries, Dec. to May, 18G8 ... 326 13 4 Labour and Allowances ,, 172 0 8 Contingencies ... ... ... 37 10 0 Salaries to April 30, 1869 ... 580 0 0 Labour and Allowances ,, ... 316 7 0 Contingencies .:. ... ... 49 6 10 1,481 17 10 Contract Surrey—Whole period 2,523 4 10 Education : — To November, 1868 229 0 0 January to April, 1869 ... 120 0 0 Public Buildings : — Police Barracks & Court House 326 0 0 Hospital 850 0 0 1,176 0 0 Koad Boards 1,400 0 0 General Contingencies : — Various 371 10 10 £10,974 1 11 349 0 0 Carried forward ... £

£ s. d. Executive : — Superintendent's Office 1,149 19 11 Provincial Secretary's Office 1,769 3 4 Provincial Treasurer's Office ... ... 553 2 6 Provincial Solicitor's Office ... ... 404 3 4 Provincial Auditor's Office 80 O O Provincial Council: — Printing and Departmental, Speaker, Clerk, Messenger, &e 564 16 10 Expenses of Elections ... ... ... 16 9 4 Administration of Justice : — Supreme Court ... ... ... ... 1.035 16 9 Gaol (Central) 6,893 3 11 Police (thirty Xorth, five South) 13,094 0 0 Education: — Departmental Expenses 806 6 8 Scholarships 819 6 0 New Schools 1,934 17 0 Superior Schools 907 10 0 Departmental Travelling ... ... ... 159 13 2 Contingencies 131 13 9 >ntral Hospital 6,629 11 5 Lunatic Asylum 6,213 14 6 inspector of Sheep 2,742 17 2 Inspector of Weights and Measures 308 9 0 Harbour.—Chief Oflice :— Salaries of Officers and Crews 2,123 15 7 Printing, Advertising, Stationery, Postage, Painting, Messengers, Housekeeper,&c... 5,088 19 7 Dog Collars 187 10 0 ■Suppression of Pleuro-Pneumonia 912 3 7 £ s. d. Public Plantations Department 618 7 O General Contingencies —Unvoted Services ... 605 15 7 Waste Lands Board 1,387 9 4 Proportion of Chief Survey Department, Chief Surveyor, and one Assistant, a Draftsman (this oflieer is also Chief Clerk for the South District), and one Assistant; Printing Maps, and preparation of Crown Grants 3,541 12 8 Public Buildings, Supreme Court 1,048 0 0 Bevision of Rate Roll 161 5 0 Geologist and Meteorologist 1,539 11 9 Provincial Engineer's Department:— This includes office of Secretary for Public Works, assumed at twelve months' salaries ... 1,803 2 0 Immigration Departmental Expenses : — Rations to newly-arrived Immigrants, and Gratuities to Officers of Ships 1,532 6 8 English Agency 0,493 0 0 Cass's Pension 500 0 0 £73,771 13 4 Interest and Sinking Fund on Debentures for term, at £56,000 per annum 79,333 6 8 Less refunded by Westland 17,925 14 2 £61,407 12 G Note.—It is at present doubtful whether the refund by Westland is to be credited to the account of its liability under Loans, or to the debt due by Westland on the Provincial Account. If the latter," then the district must be charged with one-fourth of the £79,333 6s. 8d., or ... £19,833 6 8 Tn place of , 15,352 0 0 £4,481 6 8 Adopting this view of the account, the balance would be against the district to the extent of £2,261 3s. Id. instead of 12,230 3s. 7u. in its favour, as shown in the general summary. J. Olliviek, Provincial Auditor.