No. XX.
An Act for applying certain sums arising from the Revenue receivable in New South Wales to the Service thereof for the Year One thou sand eight hundred and forty-four and for further appropriat ing the said revenue. [21st
| WH E R E A S | s ix th year of t h e re ign of H e r p resen t Majesty Queen Victoria |
| by a cer ta in A c t | of P a r l i a m e n t | passed in t h e | fifth | and |
| in t i tu led " An Act for the Government | of New South Wales and Van, |
Diemen's Land" it was a m o n g other t h ings enacted t h a t t h e Governor of t he said Colony of N e w South W a l e s w i th t h e advice and consent of t he Legis la t ive Counci l should have au thor i ty to m a k e laws for t h e peace welfare and good government of t he said Colony and t h a t w i t h t h e deduct ions and subject to t h e provisions t h e r e i n con ta ined t h e whole of H e r Majes ty ' s Revenue wi th in t he said Colony ar is ing from taxes dut ies ra tes and imposts levied on H e r Majesty 's subjects wi th in t h e said Colony should be appropr ia ted to t h e publ ic service wi th in t he said Colony by Ordinances to be for t h a t purpose, enacted by t h e Governor wi th t h e advice a n d consent of t he Legislat ive Counci l of t he said Colony and in no other m a n n e r Be i t therefore enacted b y H i s Excel lency the Governor of N e w South Wales witli t h e advice and consent of t h e Legis la t ive Council thereof T h a t out of
| t h e s u m of n ine ty- two thousand e ight hund red and forty-seven | pounds |
six shil l ings and one penny be ing t h e a m o u n t of sums appropr ia ted b u t not expended for t h e service of t he year one thousand eight h u n d r e d and forty-two the re shall and m a y be issued and applied any
| s u m or sums of money not exceeding t h i r t y | t housand seven hund red |
| and for ty- three pounds and fifteen shi l l ings to supply t h e | deficiencies |
| in t h e | sums | appropr ia ted for cer tain D e p a r t m e n t s and Services for | t h a t |
| year . |
2. A n d be it enacted Tha t out of t he p roduce of t he said taxes duties ra tes a n d imposts t he re shall and m a y be issued and applied any s u m or sums of money not exceeding sixteen t h o u s a n d and sixty-eight pounds six shi l l ings a n d six-pence to defray t h e Supp lemen ta ry charge
| on the Colonial Treasury for t h e year one t h o u s a n d eight h u n d r e d | and |
for ty- three as hereinafter more pa r t i cu la r ly expressed t h a t is t o say any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding six hundred and eight pounds six shi l l ings and e ight -pence to defray t h e supp lementa ry expense of t he Legislat ive Counci l Es t ab l i shmen t a n d any sum or sums of money not exceeding eight h u n d r e d and thir ty-four pounds five shil l ings and eight- pence to defray t he salaries of addi t ional and increase on the salaries of subsis t ing Inspec to r s of Dist i l ler ies and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding two h u n d r e d and t h i r t y pounds to mee t t h e half salary of t he Rev. W i l l i a m Cowper D . D . absent on leave in t h e year one thousand e ight h u n d r e d and forty-two and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding t h e fur ther s u m of two thousand pounds towards bu i ld ing the N e w Governmen t H o u s e a t Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the fur ther s u m of one t h o u s a n d pounds towards build
| i ng | t he N e w Gaol | a t | D a r l i n g h u r s t Sydney and | any s u m | or | sums of |
| money n o t exceeding | t h e fur ther | s u m of | one t housand t h r ee | h u n d r e d |
| and | th i r ty -e igh t | pounds | six | shi l l ings a n d | eight-pence towards | bu i ld ing |
| t h e N e w Gaol | a t | P a r r a m a t t a | and | any s u m or | sums | of money | not |
| exceeding t h e fur ther sum of two thousand pounds towards | bu i ld ing |
t he N e w Gaol a t B a t h u r s t and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding two thousand e ight h u n d r e d pounds to defray t h e expense of erect ing
| a n addi t ional bu i ld ing | to | t h e Legis la t ive Counci l Chambers | and | pro- |
| viding fu rn i tu re for t he same a n d any s u m or sums of money | not |
| exceeding one thousand | two h u n d r e d pounds to defray t h e expense of |
col lect ing t he Names and m a k i n g out t h e Lis ts of qualified Elec tors t h e cost of e rec t ing Booths and o ther incidental expenses of Elect ions for t he New Legislat ive Council and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding th ree h u n d r e d and fifty-seven pounds seven shil l ings and six-pence in aid of t h e Sydney Dispensary an equal a m o u n t hav ing been raised by pr iva te subscript ions in t h e year one thousand eight h u n d r e d and forty-two and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding two hund red pounds as a g ra tu i ty to Mr . H e n r y Fowler in considerat ion of serious personal in jury sustained by h im from wounds received in t he cap ture of bush range r s and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding two thousand five hundred pounds to defray t h e wages of distressed Mechanics and Laborers employed by Governmen t agree- ably to t h e Reso lu t ion of t h e said Legis la t ive Council adopted on t h e th i rd day of October one t housand e ight h u n d r e d and for ty- three a n d any s u m or sums of money not exceeding one thousand pounds to defray t h e cost of conveying a n u m b e r of t h e unemployed mar r i ed
| laborers | in Sydney to t h e Coun t ry Dis t r ic ts conformably to the |
| Resolut ions of the said Legislat ive Council adopted on the | fifteenth |
| day of November and n ine teen th day of December one t h o u s a n d | eight |
| h u n d r e d | and | forty-three. |
| 3. A n d be i t enacted T h a t out of the produce of t h e said | taxes |
dut ies ra tes and imposts the re shall and may be issued and appl ied
any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding forty-six thousand live
hund red and ninety-four pounds seven shil l ings and e ight-pence to
defray t he charge of t he unde rmen t ioned Civil a n d Legislat ive Es t ab
l i shments of New South Wales unprovided for by Schedule B of t he said
recited Ac t of Pa r l i amen t for t h e year one t housand eight h u n d r e d and
forty-four as hereinaf ter more par t icu la r ly expressed t h a t is to say any
sum or sums of money no t exceeding six hund red and twenty-five pounds
seventeen shil l ings and six-pence to defray t h e expense of t he Es t ab
l i shment of H i s Excellency the Governor and any s u m or sums of
money not exceeding th ree thousand two h u n d r e d and forty-one pounds
six shil l ings to defray t he expense of t he Legis la t ive Council Es tabl ish
men t and any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding n ine h u n d r e d and
| th i r ty - two pounds and | six-pence to defray | t h e expense of t he | Reg i s t r a r |
| Genera l ' s Es t ab l i shmen t | and any s u m or sums of money no t | exceeding |
| seven t housand five h u n d r e d and th i r ty -one pounds | fifteen | shil l ings | and |
| seven-pence to defray | t he expense of t he Cus toms | Es t ab l i shmen t |
| Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four | t h o u s a n d |
| four hund red and | fifty-three | pounds four shil l ings to defray t h e expense |
| of the Customs Es t ab l i shmen t | P o r t | Phi l l ip | and | any | s u m | or sums | of |
money not exceeding sixteen t housand t h r e e h u n d r e d and forty-one pounds fourteen shil l ings and seven-pence to defray t h e expense of t h e Pos t Office Es t ab l i shmen t Sydney a n d any s u m or sums of money not
| exceeding t h r ee t housand | one h u n d r e d | and ninety-five pounds | th i r teen |
shi l l ings to defray t h e expense of t h e Pos t Office Es tab l i shmen t P o r t Phill ip a n d any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding one thousand four h u n d r e d and five pounds fifteen shil l ings to defray salaries and al lowances to t he Inspectors of Disti l leries and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding one thousand pounds to defray t he expense of the Es t ab l i shmen t of t h e Colonial Storekeeper and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding one thousand n ine hund red and seventy-four pounds t e n shil l ings to defray t h e expense of the Es tab l i shmen t of t h e Gove rnmen t P r i n t e r and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding one
t h o u s a n d
| t h o u s a n d four h u n d r e d and e ighty- three | pounds and six-pence to | defray |
t h e expense of t h e Es tab l i shmen t of t he Po r t Mas te r of t he said Colony a n d any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding four hund red a n d n ine ty-e igh t pounds fourteen shi l l ings to defray t h e expense of t h e
| L igh t -house | Es t ab l i shmen t | a t | t h e | Sou th H e a d of P o r t J ackson and | any |
| s u m or sums of money no t | exceeding | five | h u n d r e d a n d | fifty-three |
| pounds th i r t een shi l l ings to defray t h e expense of t h e | Float ing | L igh t |
| E s t a b l i s h m e n t | near | t h e | en t rance of P o r t | J ackson and any sum or | sums |
| of money no t exceeding two h u n d r e d and fif ty-nine pounds | eighteen |
shil l ings to defray t he expense of t h e H a r b o u r Mas te r ' s Es t ab l i shmen t Newcas t le and any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding two hund red and n ine pounds four shil l ings and six-pence to defray t he expense of t h e H a r b o u r Mas te r ' s Es tab l i shment P o r t Macqua r i e and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding th ree h u n d r e d and eleven pounds fifteen shil l ings and six-pence to defray t h e expense of Te legraph Es tabl i sh
| men t s in t h e Sydney Dis t r ic t a n d any s u m or sums of money | not |
| exceeding th ree h u n d r e d | and seventy- three pounds seventeen | shi l l ings |
to defray t h e expense of t h e Pi lo t Es t ab l i shmen t s a t Wol longong Br i sbane W a t e r and More ton Bay and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding one t housand five hund red and one pounds twelve shil l ings to defray t he expense of t h e H a r b o u r Mas t e r ' s Es tab l i shment P o r t Ph i l l ip and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding five hundred a n d t h i r t y pounds and one shi l l ing to defray t h e expense of t h e L igh t house Es t ab l i shmen t s Po r t Phi l l ip and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding one h u n d r e d a n d seventy pounds sixteen shil l ings to defray
| t h e expense | of | Telegraph | Es tab l i shments | P o r t | Phi l l ip . |
4. A n d be it enacted Tha t out of t h e p roduce of t h e said t axes dut ies ra tes and imposts there shal l and m a y be issued and appl ied a n y s u m or sums of money no t exceeding th i r ty -n ine thousand one h u n d r e d and eighty-six pounds a n d four shil l ings for defraying the charge of Pub l i c W o r k s and Bui ld ings in t h e said Colony for t he year one t housand e ight h u n d r e d and forty-four as hereinafter more pa r t i cular ly expressed t h a t is to say any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding one h u n d r e d a n d sixty-four pounds fourteen shill ings to defray salary and al lowance to t h e Super in t enden t of I roned Gangs Sydney a n d any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding two hund red and seventy- eight pounds n ine teen shil l ings to defray t h e expense of t h e S team Dredge Sydney and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding one t h o u s a n d one hund red and six pounds seventeen shi l l ings and six-pence
| to defray t h e expense of t he Blue M o u n t a i n I roned Gangs and any s u m | or sums of money no t exceeding the fur ther s u m of th ree thousand six |
| h u n d r e d pounds towards defraying t h e expense of forming the Circular Q u a y in Sydney Cove and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding t h e fur ther s u m of n ine h u n d r e d a n d s ixty-eight pounds fifteen shil l ings and four-pence towards defraying t h e expense of comple t ing t h e Breakwate r Newcas t le and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding th ree hund red pounds towards defraying the expense of comple t ing t he Bas in a t Wol longong and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding one t h o u s a n d four h u n d r e d a n d forty-seven pounds and t h r ee shil l ings to defray t h e expense of t h e Es t ab l i shmen t of t h e Colonial Arch i tec t and Surveyor of Bui ld ings and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding t h e fur ther sum of one thousand pounds towards defraying the expense of bu i ld ing the N e w Governmen t H o u s e Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three t housand pounds towards defraying t h e expense of e rec t ing a Cus tom H o u s e Sydney and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding t h e fur ther sum of twelve thousand p o u n d s |
| towards defraying t h e expense of erect ing the New Mil i ta ry | Ba r racks | |
| Sydney and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding t h e fur ther s u m of one thousand pounds towards defraying the expense of bu i ld ing the |
N e w
New Gaol Gou lbu rn and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the fur ther s u m of one thousand pounds towards defraying t h e ex pense of bu i ld ing the New Gaol B a t h u r s t a n d any sum or sums of money no t exceeding the fur ther sum of two thousand pounds towards defraying t h e expense of bu i ld ing t h e New Gaol Ma i t l and and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding three hundred pounds to defray t h e expense of addi t ional Cells to t he Gaol Newcast le and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding seven h u n d r e d and e ighty pounds to defray t h e expense of addi t ions a l te ra t ions and repairs to t h e Supreme Cour t H o u s e King-s t ree t Sydney and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding one thousand th ree h u n d r e d and fourteen pounds four shil l ings and two-pence to defray t he expense of repairs to t he bu i ld ing in t h e south wing of the Genera l Hosp i ta l Sydney lately handed over to the Commit tee of t he Sydney Dispensary and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding th ree t housand pounds to defray t h e expense of casual repairs to Cour ts of Ju s t i ce and other Colonial Pub l ic Bui ldings and any sum or sums of money n o t exceeding four h u n d r e d and twenty-five pounds and eleven shil l ings to defray t he expense of t h e Es tab l i shment of Pub l ic W o r k s P o r t Phi l l ip and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding t h e fur ther s u m of two thousand pounds towards defraying the expense of erect ing a Gaol a t M e l b o u r n e a n d any s u m or sums of money not exceeding the fa r the r s u m of one thousand pounds towards defraying the expense of erect ing a Cour t H o u s e at Me lbou rne and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand five h u n d r e d pounds towards defraying t h e expense of bu i ld ing a Police Cour t and Offices a t Po r t l and a n d any sum or sums of money no t exceeding eight h u n d r e d pounds towards defraying the expense of bu i ld ing a Watch-house at P o r t l a n d and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding two hund red pounds towards defraying the expense of
| bu i ld ing | a t e m p o r a r y | Custom | H o u s e | a t | Geelong. |
| 5. A n d be i t enacted Tha t out of t he produce of t h e said t axes dut ies ra tes a n d imposts the re | shall a n d m a y be issued and applied |
| any s u m or sums of money not exceeding th i r t een t housand | e ight |
| h u n d r e d and | th i r ty- four | pounds | twelve | shil l ings | for | defraying | the |
charge of t he School Es tab l i shment s of t h e said Colony for t h e year one t housand eight h u n d r e d and forty-four as hereinafter more par t icu lar ly expressed t h a t is to say any s u m or sums of money not exceeding two thousand six h u n d r e d and forty pounds six shil l ings to defray the expense of t he Male Orphan School and any s u m or sums
| of money no t exceeding one t housand eight h u n d r e d and forty-four | pounds six shi l l ings to defray t h e expense of t he Female O r p h a n |
| School and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding one t housand five h u n d r e d pounds for O r p h a n Schools for des t i tu te R o m a n Catholic |
| Chi ldren and any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding th ree | t housand | |
| four h u n d r e d and fifty pounds towards t h e suppor t of Schools of t he C h u r c h of E n g l a n d and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding one t h o u s a n d two hund red pounds towards t he suppor t of Presbyter ian Schools and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding th ree hund red and fifty pounds towards t h e suppor t of Wes leyan Method i s t Schools a n d any sum or sums of money no t exceeding one t housand four h u n d r e d and fifty pounds towards t he suppor t of R o m a n Cathol ic Schools and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding one thousand pounds towards defraying the expense of bu i ld ing a R o m a n Catholic School-house in Sydney on condit ion of an equal a m o u n t be ing raised by pr iva te subscr ip t ions and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding four h u n d r e d pounds towards t h e suppor t of Schools of all denomina |
| t ions | a t | P o r t | Ph i l l ip . | |
6. A n d be i t enac ted Tha t out of t h e p roduce of t h e said taxes
duties ra tes and imposts t he re shal l and m a y be issued and appl ied |
any
any s u m or sums of money not exceeding four t h o u s a n d five h u n d r e d a n d ninety-s ix pounds and six shil l ings for defraying t h e charge of t he Colonial Medical Es tab l i shment of t he said Colony for t h e year one t housand e ight h u n d r e d and forty-four as hereinaf ter more pa r t i cular ly expressed t h a t is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding th ree h u n d r e d a n d twenty-five pounds to defray the salaries
| of t h e H e a l t h Officer a n d t h e Clerk to t he Medical Board | and any |
s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding one thousand t h r e e h u n d r e d and seventy-one pounds a n d six shi l l ings towards t h e suppor t of t h e Luna t i c A s y l u m Tarban Creek and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding two t h o u s a n d n ine h u n d r e d pounds towards the suppor t of
| Free | P a u p e r s | in | Colonial Hospi ta l s | a n d | Dispensaries . |
7. A n d be it enacted T h a t out of t h e produce of t h e said t axes
dut ies ra tes and imposts t he r e shal l and may be issued and applied
any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding six t housand one h u n d r e d
| and th i r t een pounds seventeen shi l l ings and six-pence to defray | the |
| expense of t h e Admin i s t r a t ion | of Ju s t i ce | in t h e | said Colony | for | the |
| year one t h o u s a n d | e ight | h u n d r e d | a n d | forty-four | in | addi t ion | to | t he |
| a m o u n t appropr ia ted to t h a t service | in | Schedule A to t he said A c t of |
| P a r l i a m e n t | annexed. |
8. A n d be i t enacted Tha t out of t h e produce of t he said taxes dut ies ra tes and imposts the re shall and m a y be issued and applied any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding one thousand n ine hund red and n ine pounds a n d one shi l l ing for defraying t h e charge for Coro ners ' I nques t s in t h e said Colony for t h e year one thousand e ight h u n d r e d and forty-four as hereinaf ter m o r e par t i cu la r ly expressed t h a t is t o say any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding one thousand seven h u n d r e d and four pounds a n d one shi l l ing to defray t h e salaries of Coroners a n d the expense of I nques t s in t h e Sydney Dis t r ic t a n d any s u m or sums of money not exceeding two hund red and five pounds to defray t he salary of t h e Coroner and t h e expense of Inques t s in t h e