Appropriation (1846) Act 1845 No 24a (NSW)

No. XXIV

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-six and for further appropriating the said Revenue. [8th

November, 1845.]

WHEREAS by a certain Act of Parliament passed in the fifth and sixth year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria	intituled " An Act for the Government of New South Wales and Van
Diemen's Land" it was among other things enacted that the Governor of the said Colony of New South Wales with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council should have authority to make l a w s for the peace welfare and good government of the said Colony and
that with the deductions and subject t o the provisions therein con­
tained the whole of Her Majesty's Revenue within the said Colony arising from taxes duties rates and imposts levied on Her Majesty's subjects within the said Colony should be appropriated to the public service within the said Colony by Ordinances to be for that purpose enacted by the Governor with the advice and consent o f the Legislative Council o f the said Colony and in no other manner
Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of New
South Wales with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof That out o f the produce o f the said taxes duties rates and imposts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum o r sums o f m o n e y not exceeding thirty-two thousand pounds eighteen shillings and four-pence to defray the charge of the
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Civil and Legislative Establishments of New South Wales un­ provided for by Schedule B of the said recited Act of Parliament for

for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six as hereinafter

more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding six hundred and twenty pounds eighteen shillings and nine-pence to defray the salaries and allowances of the Establishment

of His Excellency the Governor and any sum or sums of money not
exceeding three thousand five hundred and forty-two pounds five shillings to defray the expense of the Legislative Council Establish­ ment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding fourteen thousand
five hundred and sixty-eight pounds seven shillings to defray the

expense of the Post Office Establishment in the Sydney District and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four thousand five hundred and ninety pounds ten shillings to defray the expense of the Post Office Establishment in the Port Phillip District and any sum or sums
of money not exceeding two thousand and sixteen pounds ten shillings
and six-pence to defray the salaries and allowances to the Inspectors of Colonial Distilleries and the expense of rewards for informations leading to the suppression of illicit distillation and any sum or sums
of money not exceeding eight hundred and four pounds seven shillings

and eleven-pence to defray the expense of the Colonial Storekeeper's Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand four hundred and sixty-seven pounds eighteen shillings and nine-pence to defray the expense of the Port Master's Establishment Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred and fifty-eight pounds to defray the expense of the Telegraph Stations Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four hundred and ninety pounds sixteen shillings and three-pence to defray the expense of the Light-house at the South Head of Port Jackson and any sum or sums of money not exceeding live hundred and fifty-two pounds seven­ teen shillings and six-pence to defray the expense of the Floating Light near the entrance to Port Jackson and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred and ninety pounds to defray the expense of the Harbour Master's Establishment Newcastle and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and ninety-six pounds nine shillings and seven-pence to defray the expense of the Harbour Master's Establishment Port Macquarie and any sum or sums

of money not exceeding two hundred and eighty-two pounds two
shillings and six-pence to defray the expense of the Harbour Master's Establishment Moreton Bay and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand five hundred and eighty-three pounds two shillings and six-pence to defray the expense of the Harbour Master's

Establishment Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not	exceeding five hundred pounds one shilling and three-pence to defray
the expense of the Light-house Establishments Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and thirty-six pounds ten shillings and ten-pence to defray the expense of the Telegraph Stations Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred pounds to defray the salary of the Colonial Agent General.
2. And be it enacted That out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and imposts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand eight hundred and thirteen pounds seventeen shillings and six­ pence for defraying the charge for Coroners' Inquests in the said
Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six
as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand five hundred and eighty-three pounds seventeen shillings and six-pence to defray the salaries of Coroners and the expense of Inquests in the Sydney District and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred and thirty

pounds

pounds to defray the salaries of the Coroners and the expense of
Inquests in the Port Phillip District.

3. And he it enacted That out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and imposts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding sixty-two thousand nine hundred and eighteen pounds eleven shillings and nine-pence to defray the charge of the Police Establishments of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six as hereinafter more particu­ larly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding seven thousand four hundred and ten pounds seven shillings and one penny to defray the expense of the Police of the City of Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and sixty-four pounds live shillings to defray the salary and allowances to the Super­ intendent of Ironed Gangs Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand two hundred and eighty pounds nine; shillings and four-pence to defray the expense of the Melbourne Police and any sum or sums of money not exceeding eight hundred and sixty-seven pounds seventeen shillings and ten-pence to defray the expense of the Water Police Sydney and Melbourne and any sum or sums of money not exceeding twenty-five thousand nine hundred and thirty-four pounds eight shillings and nine-pence to defray the expense of Police in the Rural Districts of the said Colony and any sum or sums of money not exceeding fourteen thousand three hundred and eighty-five pounds four shillings and seven-pence to defray the expense of the Mounted Police in the said Colony and any sum or sums of money not exceeding eleven thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine pounds and five-pence to defray the expense of the Border Police for the first half of the said year and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand and seventy-six pounds eighteen shillings and nine- pence to defray the expense of the Native Police in the District of Port Phillip for the first half of the said year.

1. And be it enacted That out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and imposts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding eight thousand seven hundred and fifty-six pounds six shillings and five-pence for defraying the charge of the Gaol Establishments of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding three thousand four hundred and twenty-four pounds

nineteen shillings and four-pence to defray the expense of the Sydney Gaol and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand and	eighty-seven pounds nine shillings and seven-pence to defray the
expense of the Parramatta Gaol and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six hundred and ninety pounds to defray the expense of the
Bathurst Gaol and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one
thousand one hundred and fifty-two pounds eighteen shillings and nine-pence to defray the expense of the Newcastle Gaol and any sum or sums of money not exceeding nine hundred and seventy-two pounds seven shillings and six-pence to defray the expense of the Berrima Gaol and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand four hundred and twenty-eight pounds eleven shillings and three-pence to defray the expense of the Melbourne Gaol.
5. And be it enacted That out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and imposts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding four thousand five hundred and thirty-nine pounds four shillings and three-pence for defraying the charge of the Colonial Medical Establishments of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty- six as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum

or

or sums of money not exceeding three hundred and twenty-five pounds to defray the salaries of the Health Officer Port Jackson and the Clerk to the Medical Board Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven pounds six shillings and nine-pence to defray the expense of the Lunatic Asylum Tarhan Creek and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand pounds for the support of Free Paupers in the Convict Hospitals and any sum or sums of money not exceeding

three hundred and eighty-six pounds seventeen shillings and six-pence

to defray the expense of the Medical Establishment at Port Phillip.

6. And be it enacted That out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and imposts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding twelve thousand two hundred pounds for defraying the charge of the School Establishments of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums

of money not exceeding two thousand pounds to defray the expense

of the Protestant Male Orphan School near Liverpool and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand six hundred pounds to defray the expense of the Protestant Female Orphan School Parramatta and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand two hundred pounds to defray the expense of the Roman Catholic Orphan

School Parramatta and any sum or sums of money not exceeding

three thousand four hundred and fifty pounds towards the support of

Schools in connexion with the Church of England and any sum or

sums of money not exceeding one thousand two hundred pounds towards the support of Presbyterian Schools and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred and fifty pounds towards the support of Wesleyan Methodist Schools and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand four hundred and fifty pounds towards the support of Roman Catholic Schools and any sum or sums of money not exceeding nine hundred and fifty pounds towards the support of Schools of all Denominations in the District of Port Phillip.

7. And be it enacted That out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and imposts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding thirty-eight thousand seven hundred and forty-two pounds three shillings and nine-pence

for defraying the charge of Public Works and Buildings in the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six as

hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums

eighteen shillings and nine-pence to defray the expense of the Colonial	of money not exceeding one thousand four hundred and seven pounds
Architect's Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the further sum of two thousand pounds towards forming the Circular Quay Sydney Cove and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the
further sum of one thousand pounds towards completing the Break-
water Newcastle and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand pounds towards completing the road over the Blue Mountains and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand pounds to defray the expense of the employment of the Dredging Machine and any sum or sums of money not exceeding; the further sum of one thousand pounds towards completing the New Gaol Darlinghurst and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the further sum of one thousand pounds towards completing the New Gaol Maitland and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred pounds for com­ pleting the Cells in the New Gaol Bathurst and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the further sum of six hundred pounds for completing the. enclosing Wall and Entrance Lodge with extra iron gates at the New Gaol Goulburn and any sum or sums of money not

exceeding

exceeding four hundred and fifty pounds for erecting a Watch-house Goulburn and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds for providing Iron Gates and Railings to the Police

Office Parramatta and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three

thousand pounds towards erecting a Public Museum Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand pounds towards erecting a Building for the Colonial Treasury and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four hundred and fifty pounds for erecting a Guard-house at the New Government House Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred and fifty pounds for pro­ viding Iron Entrance Gates to the New Government House and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six hundred pounds for repairing the General Post Office Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred pounds for repairing Gates and Fences at the Botanical Gardens Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceed­ ing three hundred and fifty pounds for making additional Sleeping

Rooms on the female side of the Lunatic Asylum Tarban Creek and for

securing the Airing Grounds and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand five hundred pounds for casual repairs addi­ tions and alterations to Colonial Public Buildings and any sum or sums

of money not exceeding four hundred and thirty-six pounds two shil­
lings and six-pence to defray the expense of the Establishment of the Clerk of Works Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceed­ ing two hundred and ninety-eight pounds two shillings and six-pence to defray the salary and allowances to the Superintendent of Bridges Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three thousand pounds towards building a Bridge over the Yarra Yarra River Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four hundred pounds to extend the Jetty at Corio and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred pounds for reparing and extending the Queen's Wharf Melbourne Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred pounds for extending the Pier at Portland Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred pounds to complete the sides of the Fresh Water Dam Melbourne Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds to repair and extend the main road over the Marsh to the Beach Melbourne Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand pounds to make approaches from the line

of Flinder's-street to the Queen's Wharf Melbourne Port Phillip and
any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred pounds for

repairs to Public Works Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money	not exceeding two thousand pounds towards the erection of a Powder
Magazine Melbourne Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred pounds for repairs to Public Buildings and any sum or sums of money not exceeding nine thousand pounds towards the erection of Light-houses in Bass's Straits.
8. And be it enacted That out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and imposts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding twenty-one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six pounds two shillings and six-pence for defraying the charge of Miscellaneous Services for the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six as hereinafter more parti­ cularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred and sixty pounds to defray the expense of the Botanic Gardens Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding seven hundred and ninety-five pounds to defray the expense of the Government Printing Office Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six hundred pounds for Paper for Printing for the Public Service generally and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one

hundred

hundred pounds for Newspapers for Record and for the Secretary of State and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred pounds for Furniture for Public Offices and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and forty pounds for lighting the Public Lamps Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred pounds towards the support of the Australian Museum and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred pounds towards the support of the Sydney School of Arts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds in aid of the Mechanics' Institution at Melbourne Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand pounds in aid of Private Hospitals at Windsor Maitland Bathurst Goulhurn and Melbourne on condition of an equal amount being raised by private contributions and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand eight hundred pounds to meet the expense of taking the Census of the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred and eighty pounds to meet the expense of preparing the Electoral Lists for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the further sum of twelve thousand pounds for erecting the

New Military Barracks Sydney and any sum or sums of money not

exceeding two thousand pounds to meet unforeseen expenses in cases of emergency and to be hereafter accounted for and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred pounds for a Lock-up at Carcoar and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred and fifty pounds to defray the expense of the Botanic Garden Melbourne and any sum or sums of money not exceeding thirty pounds for provisions to be left at Booby Island in Torres' Straits for the relief of shipwrecked persons and any sum or sums of money not exceeding twenty-two pounds ten shillings to defray the expense of lighting three Lamps on the Circular Quay Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and eighteen pounds twelve shillings and six-pence to defray the expense of additional Turnkeys Parramatta Gaol and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand pounds towards building a Lunatic Asylum in the Port Phillip District it being understood that the whole expense shall not exceed three thousand pounds and any sum or sums of money not exceeding fifty pounds for the compilation

of the Meteorological Returns.

9. And be it enacted That out of the produce of the said taxes

duties rates and imposts there shall and may be issued and applied

nine pounds and one shilling for defraying the Supplementary Charge	any sum or sums of money not exceeding thirteen thousand forty-
on the Colonial Treasury of the said Colony for the year one thou­
sand eight hundred and forty-five as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding the further sum of fifty-five pounds towards the expense of Commission to Postmasters and incidental expenses of the Post Office Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding forty-eight pounds fifteen shillings to defray the salary of an additional extra Clerk in the Police Office Sydney from the twentieth day of June to the
thirty-first day of December in the said year and any sum or sums
of money not exceeding forty-two pounds nine shillings and nine-
pence to meet the expense of erecting three Lamps on the Circular Quay Sydney and of lighting the same with Gas and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three thousand pounds for the repairs of Roads and dilapidated Bridges in districts beyond the County of Cum­ berland and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand pounds for repairs to the Road from Sydney to Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the further sum of one

thousand

thousand pounds towards the construction of a Bridge over the Yarra Yarra River Melbourne Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the further sum of two hundred and eighty pounds towards the construction of a Jetty at Portland Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred pounds to meet the expense of repairs to the Queen's Wharf Melbourne Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds towards securing the South Bank of the Yarra Yarra River Melbourne Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the further sum of one hundred and twenty-four pounds towards building the Police Office Melbourne Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand pounds to cover the expense of an Overland Expedition to Port Essington and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred and sixty-five pounds

three shillings and six-pence in aid of the Sydney Dispensary an equal

amount having been raised by private subscriptions in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-four and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred pounds for the formation of a Public Gar­ den at Melbourne Port Phillip and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred and eighty pounds to meet the expense of pre­ paring the Electoral lists for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-five and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hun- dred and eighty-six pounds nine shillings for the conveyance of letters to and from Melbourne and Sydney per steamer " Sea Horse " in the years one thousand eight hundred and forty-two and one thousand eight hundred and forty-three and per steamer " Shamrock " from the fourteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty-three to the thirtieth day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty-five and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred pounds

for the hire of the schooner " Frolic " sent to the assistance of ship­
wrecked seamen belonging to the "Coringa Packet" and any sum or sums of money not exceeding nineteen pounds eight shillings to defray the expense of binding three hundred copies of Callaghan's

Acts of Council and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one

hundred and twenty-one pounds one shilling and three-pence to cover the excess in the expenditure of Schools of every denomination at Port Phillip in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-four and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the further sum of three hundred pounds to meet the expense of Rewards for the suppression of Illicit Distillation in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-five and

and seventy-five pounds to sanction the expenditure not authorized by	any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand five hundred
the said Council but incurred by the Government for Rewards towards the suppression of Illicit Distillation in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-four on the understanding that the like sum of one thousand five hundred and seventy-five pounds arising from the Duties of Distillation in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-four and expended as aforesaid be carried to the receipts
of the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-five and any sum or
sums of money not exceeding four hundred pounds to meet the expense
of removing the Treadmill from Carters' Barracks to the New Gaol at
Darlinghurst and any sum or sums of money not exceeding twenty- nine pounds eighteen shillings to defray the expense of additional Turnkeys Parramatta Gaol and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred and one pounds sixteen shillings and six-pence to defray the expense of additional Turnkeys Bathurst Gaol and any sum or sums of money not exceeding forty pounds for the Department of the Colonial Storekeeper and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred pounds in compensation for reduction made in one thousand

eight

eight hundred and forty-three in the salary of Mr. Windeyer senior
Police Magistrate and any sum or sums of money not exceeding
two hundred pounds in compensation for reduction made in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-three in the salary of Mr. Miles Superintendent of Police and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six hundred and thirty pounds in compensation for reduc­ tions made in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-three in the salaries of Clerks in the Police Office.

10. And be it enacted That the Treasurer of the said Colony

shall issue and pay the said several sums to such persons for the pur­ poses hereinbefore mentioned upon such days and in such proportions as the Governor for the time being by any warrant or order in writing to be signed by him shall from time to time order and direct and that the payments so to be made shall be charged upon and payable out of the Revenues of the said Colony.

11. And be it enacted That the said Treasurer shall in his accounts from time to time be allowed credit for any sum or sums of money paid by him in pursuance of such warrant or order in writing as aforesaid and that the receipt or receipts of the respective persons to whom the same shall be so paid shall be a full and valid discharge to the said Treasurer in passing his said accounts for any such sum or sums as shall be therein mentioned and that he shall and do receive credit for the same accordingly.