Appropriation (1855) Act 1854 No 34a (NSW)

No. XXXIV.

An Act for applying certain Sums arising from the Revenue receivable in New South Wales to the Service thereof for the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five and for further appropriating the said Revenue. [1st

December, 1854.]

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 laws for the
peace welfare and good government of the said Colony and that with the deductions and subject to the provisions therein contained 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 of the Legislative Council of the said Colony and in no other manner And whereas by a certain other Act of Parliament passed in the thirteenth and fourteenth year
of the reign of Her said Majesty intituled " An Act for the better
Government of Her Majesty's Australian Colonies" it was amongst
other things enacted that after the establishment of the Colony of
Victoria so much of the said first recited Act as made payable to Her Majesty Her Heirs and Successors out of the Revenue Fund of the
said Colony of New South Wales the sums therein mentioned for defraying the expenses of the services and purposes named in the Schedules thereto annexed should be repealed and that in lieu thereof there should be payable to Her Majesty every year out of the Revenue Funds arising from taxes duties rates and imposts levied within the said Colony of New South Wales after the establishment of the Colony
of Victoria as aforesaid the several sums mentioned in the Schedule
(A) to the said second recited Act annexed And whereas the Colony
of Victoria hath been established in manner provided by the said
second recited Act Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of New South Wales with the advice and consent of the
Legislative Council thereof as follows :—
1. 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 fifty-five thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight pounds fifteen shillings and three-pence to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Civil Establishments of the said Colony unpro­ vided for by the second part of the Schedule to the said second recited Act

Act of Parliament annexed marked A for the year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter more particularly expressed that

is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand four

hundred and fifteen pounds fifteen shillings and three-pence to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of His Excellency the Governor General's Establishment (the several items of Increase of Pay to include the increased Military allowance of three-pence halfpenny per day) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred pounds to defray the salary of the Government Resident at Moreton
Bay and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six thousand two

hundred and sixty-one pounds ten shillings and ten-pence to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Legislative Council Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding fourteen thousand seven hundred and nine pounds two shillings and sixpence to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the General Post Office Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand four hundred pounds to defray the salaries and con­ tingencies of the Postage Stamp Printing Office Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand four hundred and seventy-nine pounds seventeen shillings and six-pence to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Port Master's Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four hundred and eighty-seven pounds to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Telegraph Stations and any sum or sums of money not exceeding

six hundred and nine pounds to defray the salaries and contingencies

of the Light-house Establishment at the South Head of Port Jackson

and any sum or sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred and forty-two pounds to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Floating Light Establishment in Port Jackson and any sum or sums

of money not exceeding nine hundred and eighty-five pounds ten

shillings to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Light-house Establishment at Gabo Island and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four hundred pounds as a contribution of one-third of the probable expense of maintaining the Light-house Establishment at

Kent's Group and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hun­

dred and eighty-four pounds fifteen shillings to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Establishment of the Pilot in charge of the

Basin at Wollongong and any sum or sums of money not exceeding
one thousand two hundred and eighty-two pounds to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Establishment of the Harbour Master

at Newcastle and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one	thousand and fifty-six pounds to defray the salaries and contingencies
of the Establishment of the Harbour Master at Moreton Bay and any
sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred pounds to defray the salaries of the Establishment of the Harbour Master at Port Curt is and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred and sixty - two pounds to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Floating
Light Establishment at Moreton Bay and any sum or sums of money
not exceeding four hundred and seventy pounds to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Pilot Station at Port Macquarie and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four hundred and eighteen pounds to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Pilot Station at Clarence River and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four hundred and seventy pounds to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Pilot Station at Richmond River and any sum or sums of money not exceeding eight hundred and seventy-five pounds to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of Steam Navigation Boards being eight hundred and ten pounds for such Board at Sydney on con­ dition that the Secretary thereof act also as Secretary to the Pilot

Board

Board and sixty-five pounds for such Board at Moreton Bay and any
sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand two hundred and seventeen pounds ten shillings to defray the salaries and contingencies
of Shipping Masters' Establishments being two thousand and fifty-
seven pounds ten shillings for such Establishment at Sydney and one hundred and sixty pounds for such Establishment at Newcastle and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine pounds to defray the salaries allowances and contin­
gencies of the Colonial Storekeeper's Establishment and any sum or
sums of money not exceeding two hundred and two pounds one shilling and eight-pence to defray the salaries and allowances of the Gun­ powder Magazine Establishment at Goat Island and any sum or sums
of money not exceeding three thousand two hundred and thirty-five
pounds twelve shillings and six-pence to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Colonial Architect's Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one pounds to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Botanic Gardens Establishment at Sydney and any sum or sums
of money not exceeding four hundred and thirty-four pounds to
defray the salaries and contingencies of a Botanic Gardens Establish­ ment at Brisbane Moreton Bay and any sum or sums of money not exceeding seven hundred and seventy-five ponnds to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Establishments for keeping in order the Outer and Inner Government Domains and Hyde Park Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding seven thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven pounds to defray the salaries allow­ ances and contingencies of the Government Printing Establishment.
2. 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 two thousand eight hundred and thirteen pounds seven­ teen shillings and six-pence to defray the salaries and contingencies of Coroners and the salary of the Clerk to the Coroner at Sydney for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

3. 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 five hundred and thirty-seven pounds to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Educational Establishments of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding	three thousand eight hundred and thirty-one pounds to defray the	salaries and contingencies of the Protestant Orphan School Parramatta
and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four thousand one hundred and twenty pounds to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Roman Catholic Orphan School Parramatta and any sum or sums of money not exceeding twenty-nine thousand five hundred and eighty-six pounds in support of Denominational and National Schools to be expended under the direction of the respective Boards of such Schools being fourteen thousand five hundred and eighty-six pounds for Deno­ minational Schools and fifteen thousand pounds for National Schools and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand pounds to provide for the allowance to the Commissioners appointed to visit the several districts in which Schools are situated to examine the scholars and to make a report of the state of education and the condition of the Schools generally at three pounds each per diem whilst employed to include travelling expenses.
4. 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 thirteen thousand and fifty-five pounds six

shillings

shillings and six-pence to defray the salaries allowances and contin­
gencies of the Medical Establishments of the said Colony for the year
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter more particu­ larly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding seven hundred and seventeen pounds to defray the salaries of the Establishments of Health Officers at Port Jackson Newcastle and Moreton Bay and the salary of the Clerk to the Medical Board Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred and eighty pounds to defray the salaries and contingencies of Vaccine Establishments and any sum or sums of money not exceeding fifty pounds to defray the salary of a Clerk to the Medical Adviser of the Government and any sum or sums of money not exceeding seven thousand two hundred and sixty-live pounds sixteen shillings and six-pence to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Lunatic Asylum at Tarban Creek and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four thousand six hundred and forty-two pounds ten shillings to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Lunatic Asylum at Parramatta.
5. 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 thousand three hundred and fifty-eight pounds twelve shillings and eleven-pence to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Gold Establishments of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding seventeen thousand and nine pounds eleven shillings and three-pence to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Gold Establishments within the Settled Districts being twelve thousand four hundred and seventy-six pounds and ten-pence for the "Western and four thousand five hundred and thirty-three pounds ten shillings and five-pence for the Southern Districts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three thousand seven hundred and three pounds two shillings and six-pence to defray the salaries allowances and contin­
gencies of the Gold Establishments beyond the Settled Districts being
seven hundred and nineteen pounds eleven shillings and three-pence
for salaries for the Liverpool Plains two hundred and seventy-three
pounds seven shillings and six-pence for salaries for the Gwydir four hundred and sixty-nine pounds eleven shillings and three-pence for salaries for the New England and three hundred and eighty-two pounds seventeen shillings and six-pence for salaries for the Murrumbidgee
Districts three hundred pounds for allowances for the said Establish­
ments and one thousand five hundred and fifty-seven pounds fifteen
shillings for contingencies for the said Establishments and any sum or sums of money not exceeding seven thousand three hundred and forty-
six pounds five shillings to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Gold Escort Guards Establishment including conveyance of Gold Money
and Escorts being one thousand three hundred and forty-nine pounds fifteen shillings for salaries for the Western Road and seven hundred and sixty-six pounds ten shillings for salaries for the Southern Road two hundred and thirty pounds for contingencies for the said Estab­ lishment and five thousand pounds for conveyance of Gold Money and
Escorts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand
pounds to meet contingent unforeseen Gold Expenses in cases of emer­
gency in the Gold Fields and to be hereafter accounted for and any
sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred and ninety-nine pounds fourteen shillings and two-pence to defray the salaries of the
Gold Receiving Department.
6. 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

not exceeding twelve thousand and five pounds one shilling and five- pence to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Establishment of the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

7. 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-six thousand nine hundred and sixty-six pounds nineteen shillings and three-pence to defray the expense of the Naval and Military Establishments for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five being five thousand seven hundred and forty-two pounds thirteen shillings and four-pence for the salaries of the Naval Estab­ lishment and twenty-one thousand two hundred and twenty-four pounds five shillings and eleven-pence for the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Military Establishment.

8. 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 six thousand seven hundred and twenty-four pounds and three-pence to defray the expense of Volunteer Corps for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.
9. 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 hundred and forty-two thousand six hundred and forty-two pounds four shillings and two-pence to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Police Establishments of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums

of money not exceeding one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five

pounds twelve shillings and six-pence to defray the salaries and con­ tingencies of the Establishment of the Inspector General of Police and any sum. or sums of money not exceeding thirty-five thousand nine hundred and eight pounds ten shillings to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Police Establishment for the City and Dis­ trict of Sydney being two thousand one hundred and eighteen pounds seven shillings and six-pence for the salaries of the Judicial Depart­ ment of the Police of the City twenty-six thousand three hundred and thirteen pounds twelve shillings and six-pence for the salaries allow­ ances and contingencies of the City Police four thousand two hundred and forty-two pounds five shillings for the salaries and contingencies

of the Horse Patrol of the City and three thousand two hundred and

thirty-four pounds five shillings for the salaries allowances and con­

of money not exceeding four thousand six hundred pounds ten	tingencies of the Constabulary of the District and any sum or sums
shillings to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Sydney Water Police Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three thousand pounds to defray the salaries of Police Magistrates in Country Districts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six thousand nine hundred pounds to defray the salaries of Clerks of Petty Sessions being four thousand pounds for Clerks within and two thousand nine hundred pounds for Clerks beyond the Settled Districts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding ten thousand five hundred pounds to defray the salaries of Chief Constables being five thousand four hundred and twenty-five pounds for Chief Consta­
bles within and five thousand and seventy-five pounds for Chief Con­
stables beyond the Settled Districts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four thousand nine hundred and four pounds thirteen shillings and nine-pence to defray the salaries of District Constables being three thousand nine hundred and ninety-two pounds three shillings and nine-pence for District Constables within and nine hundred and twelve pounds ten shillings for District Constables beyond

the

the Settled Districts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding thirty-five thousand and thirty-six pounds nineteen shillings and two­ pence to defray the salaries of Ordinary Constables being twenty-three thousand five hundred and eighty-eight pounds two shillings and six­ pence for Ordinary Constables within and eleven thousand four hundred and forty-eight pounds sixteen shillings and eight-pence for Ordinary Constables beyond the Settled Districts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding thirteen thousand and two pounds twelve shillings and six-pence to defray allowances and contingencies of Police being one thousand three hundred and fifty pounds fifteen shillings for allow­ ances of Police within and one thousand and sixty-seven pounds seventeen shillings and six-pence for allowances of Police beyond the Settled Districts five thousand seven hundred and eighty pounds

for contingencies of Police within and four thousand five hundred
and four pounds for contingencies of Police beyond the Settled Districts fifty pounds to meet Rewards for Informations against Offenders and two hundred and fifty pounds to meet contin­
gencies and exigencies of Police generally and any sum or sums
of money not exceeding fourteen thousand and seventy-eight pounds
six shillings and three-pence to defray the salaries allowances and

contingencies of the Horse Patrol for Roads and any sum or sums of money not exceeding eight thousand pounds to defray the salaries allowances contingencies and stores for the maintenance of a Native
Police Force in the Northern Districts of the Colony and any sum or
sums of money not exceeding two thousand three hundred and twenty-
five pounds to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the
Native Police in the Districts of Murrumbidgee Albert and Lower Darling and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand
five hundred pounds to defray the contingencies of the Police generally
to meet claims for Additional Pay for length of service and good conduct according to the scale of increase recommended in the Progress Report of the Select Committee of the said Council adopted by the said Council on the seventeenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.
10. 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-nine thousand two hundred and
thirteen pounds five shillings to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Gaol and Penal Establishments of the said Colony
for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter
more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money
not exceeding five thousand three hundred and fifteen pounds twelve
shillings and six-pence to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Sydney Gaol Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three thousand and eighty-one pounds sixteen shillings and three-pence to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Parramatta

Gaol Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding

three thousand one hundred and forty-eight pounds sixteen shillings and three-pence to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Bathurst
Gaol Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one
thousand nine hundred and forty-five pounds two shillings and six-pence to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Maitland Gaol Establish­ ment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand two hundred and fifty-two pounds two shillings and six-pence to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Goulburn Gaol Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand three hundred and fifteen pounds eight shillings and nine-pence to defray the salaries and contingencies of the Brisbane Gaol Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding nine thousand eight hundred and

thirty-seven

thirty-seven pounds ten shillings to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Penal Establishment at Cockatoo Island and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three thousand three hundred and sixteen pounds sixteen shillings and three-pence to defray the salaries allowances and contingencies of the Penal Establishment at Newcastle.

11. Out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and im­ posts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds to defray the salary

of the Colonial Agent General for the year one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-five.

12. Out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and im-

' posts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of

money not exceeding thirty-six thousand pounds to provide for the Temporary Increases to the Salaries of Public Officers for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five according to the scale recom- mended by the Select Committee of the said Council on the twenty- eighth day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.

13. 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 and thirty-three pounds six
shillings and eight-pence to defray Pensions and Retired Allowances

for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter

more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred pounds as Pension to Lady Forbes widow of Sir Francis Forbes formerly Chief Justice and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred pounds as Pension to Lady Dowling widow of Sir James Dowling late Chief Justice and any sum or sums

of money not exceeding one hundred pounds as Pension to Mrs. Anne

Kinchela widow of the late Mr. Justice Kinchela and any sum or

sums of money not exceeding one hundred pounds as Pension to Mrs. Anne Petrie daughter of the late Captain Flinders R.N. and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred pounds as Pension to Madame Leichhardt mother of the late Dr. Leichhardt and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and thirty-three pounds
six shillings and eight-pence as a Retiring Allowance to Mr. Edward Robert Stack Master of the Benevolent Asylum of Sydney in accord­

ance with a Resolution of the said Council passed on the sixth day of

July one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four and any sum or sums

of money not exceeding two hundred pounds as a Retiring Allowance

to Mr. Henry Canny Clerk of the Record and Copying Branches in
the office of the said Council in consideration of his special zeal and

industry during a long term of service and his loss of sight in the performance of the duties of his office in accordance with a Resolution
of the said Council passed on the eighth day of November one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-four.

14. 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 eleven thousand two hundred and forty-seven pounds to defray Charitable Allowances for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter more par­ ticularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand four hundred pounds for the support of Free Paupers in the Colonial Hospitals and any sum or sums of money not exceeding seven hundred pounds in aid of the Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary on condition of an equal amount being raised by private subscriptions and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five thousand five hundred and forty-seven pounds in support of the Establishment of the Benevolent Society of Sydney on condition of

one

one thousand pounds being raised by voluntary contributions and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand five hundred pounds in aid of the Asylum for Destitute Children Sydney on condition of an equal amount being raised by private subscriptions and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand four hundred pounds in aid of Hospitals at Parramatta Windsor Bathurst Newcastle Port Maequarie Yass and Brisbane at two hundred pounds each on con­ dition of sums to an equal amount being raised by private subscriptions and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six hundred pounds in aid of the Hospitals at Maitland and Goulburn at three hundred pounds each on the like condition and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred pounds in aid of the Benevolent Society at Parramatta on the like condition.

15. 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 forty thousand two hundred and seventy-nine pounds nineteen shillings and two-pence to defray the expense of Public Works and Buildings of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding twelve thousand six hundred and nine pounds eleven shillings and ten-pence to defray the expense of Public Works—being seven thousand one hundred and seventy-three pounds one shilling and ten-pence towards the construction of the Dry Dock at Cockatoo Island three thousand two hundred pounds to defray the expense of the employment of the Dredging Machine five hundred pounds for upholding and keeping in repair the Breakwater at Newcastle thirty-six pounds ten shillings for attending to the Sluices of the Cook's River Dam the further sum of three hundred pounds for improving the Wharf at Newcastle four hundred pounds for repairing the Queen's Wharf at Morpeth one thousand pounds towards improving the Navigation of the River

Brisbane and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four thousand

five hundred pounds to defray the expense of Public Buildings—being the further sum of three thousand pounds towards making alterations and additions at the Lunatic Asylum at Tarban Creek and one thousand five hundred pounds for providing a Store-house and Resi­ dences for the Superintendent and Keepers of the Light-house at Gabo Island including freight and the conveyance of workmen and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four hundred pounds to defray the expense of School Buildings—being three hundred pounds for	alterations and additions at the Protestant Orphan School at Par­
ramatta and one hundred pounds for forming a Tank at the Roman
Catholic Orphan School at Parramatta and any sum or sums of money
not exceeding one hundred and eighty-five pounds to defray the expense of repairs to Buildings for the Gold Establishments being forty-five pounds for the Northern District ninety pounds for the Western District and fifty pounds for the Southern District and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand five hundred pounds to defray the expense of Military Buildings—being five hundred pounds for incidental repairs to the Victoria Barracks one hundred pounds for repairs to the Batteries at Dawes' Point Fort Phillip Port Maequarie and Bradley's Head three hundred pounds for repairs to Military Buildings in Sydney and six hundred pounds for repairs to Military Buildings in the Country Districts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four thousand three hundred and ten pounds to defray the expense of Police Buildings within the Settled Districts being four hundred pounds for renewing the roof of the Police Office at Parramatta four hundred pounds for additions to the Court House at Goulburn the further sum of one hundred and thirty

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pounds for erecting a Watch-house at Collector the further sum of two hundred and fifty pounds for erecting additional Cells at at the Police Office at Yass four hundred pounds for erecting a Watch- house at King's Plains the further sum of one hundred and thirty pounds for erecting a Watch-house at Binda the further sum of one hundred and fifty pounds for erecting a Watch-house at Bargo the further sum of five hundred pounds for erecting a Watch-house at Muswellbrook the further sum of one hundred and fifty pounds for erecting a Watch-house at Weatherboard one thousand five hundred pounds for repairs alterations and fencing to Police Buildings and Paddocks and three hundred pounds for Furniture and Fittings to various Police Establishments and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand one hundred pounds to defray the expense

of Police Buildings beyond the Settled Districts being the further sum

of two hundred and fifty pounds for erecting a Court and Watch-house at Gayndah the further sum of three hundred pounds for erecting a Court and Watch-house at Wagga Wagga the further sum of one hundred and fifty pounds for erecting a Court and Watch-house at Wellingrove one hundred pounds for erecting a Watch-house at Casino the further sum of two hundred and fifty pounds for erecting a Watch-house at Armidale four hundred pounds for erecting a Watch- house at Walcha five hundred pounds for repairs alterations and fencing to Police Buildings and Paddocks and one hundred and fifty pounds for Furniture for the various Police Establishments and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred pounds for the erection of Escort Station-houses and any sum or sums of money not exceeding seven hundred and seventy pounds for Horse Patrol Buildings on the Southern and Western Roads—being four hundred pounds for such buildings on the Southern Road and three hundred and seventy pounds for such buildings on the Western Road and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds to defray the expense of Buildings for the Native Police to be stationed at Brisbane and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three thousand five hundred and ninety-five pounds seven shillings and four-pence to defray the expense of Gaol Buildings being two thousand five hundred pounds for the purchase of Materials for the employment

of Prisoners sentenced to hard labor on Works in Darlinghurst Gaol

two hundred pounds for the like purpose in Parramatta Gaol five hundred pounds for making additions to the Bathurst Gaol two hundred pounds for emptying cesspools and removing night soil at

the Bathurst Gaol and one hundred and ninety-five pounds seven	shillings and four-pence for sinking a new Well at Bathurst Gaol and
any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred pounds to defray the expense of repairs and improvements in Hyde Park and the Government Domains Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding eight hundred and sixty pounds to defray the expense of repairs and improvements in the Botanic Gardens Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand pounds for the improvement of Hyde Park and to be expended under the superin­ tendence of the Hyde Park Committee of Management and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six thousand pounds to defray the expence of casual repairs additions and alterations to Colonial Public Buildings as per Return annexed (at pages fifty-five and fifty-six) to the Estimates of Expenditure for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand five hundred pounds to defray the expense of Furniture and Fittings for Colonial Public Offices.
16. 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

money not exceeding thirty-five thousand eight hundred and twenty- five pounds for constructing upholding and repairing the Public Roads Streets and Bridges of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand five hundred pounds to defray the expense of constructing upholding and repairing the Public Roads Bridges and Perries on which Tolls have been established and any sum or sums of money not exceeding twenty-nine thousand four hundred pounds to defray the expense of repairing the Leading Thoroughfares of the Colony and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand pounds to defray the expense of supervising repairs on the undermentioned Roads that

is to say the Western Road from Parramatta to Bathurst the Southern Road from Salt Pan Creek to Goulburn the Northern Road from

Morpeth to the Gap at Murrurundi and the Moreton Bay Road from

Brisbane to the Gap leading to Drayton being an allowance of five

hundred pounds each per annum to four Surveyors and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the further sum of six hundred pounds towards the making of the Botany and Mudbank Road and any sum or sums of money not exceeding twenty-five pounds to provide

for the repair of the Victoria Bridge at Maitland and any sum or
sums of money not exceeding three hundred pounds towards the making and repairing of Cleveland-street Redfern and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred pounds to keep in repair the Roadway of the Circular Quay and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six hundred pounds for erecting a Bridge over Stanley Creek near Durandur and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred pounds for lighting the Government Lamps in the streets of Sydney.
17. 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-one thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds to defray the charge for the Conveyance of the Mails of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding thirty thousand pounds for the said
service within and beyond the Settled Districts and any sum or sums

of money not exceeding one thousand five hundred pounds for the

said service Foreign and Coastwise and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds for Landing and Shipping	Mails including Porterage and any sum or sums of money not exceed­
ing one hundred pounds for incidental expenses connected with the
Supervision of Country Post Offices and Postal Contracts.
18. Out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and im­ posts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred pounds in aid of the Sydney
Mechanics' School of Arts for the year one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-five.
19. Out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and im­ posts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding twenty-nine thousand nine hundred and seventy- five pounds to defray the expense of Stores for the several Public Establishments and Services of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five being two thousand one hundred pounds for Civil Establishments nine hundred pounds for the Protestant Orphan School seven hundred and fifty pounds for the Roman Catholic Orphan School ten pounds for the Establishment of the Health Officer at Port Jackson one thousand six hundred pounds
for the Lunatic Asylum at Tarban Creek one thousand two hundred

and

and fifty pounds for the Lunatic Asylum at Parramatta eight hundred and eighty pounds for Gold Establishments within the Settled Dis­ tricts four hundred and seventy-five pounds for Gold Establishments beyond the Settled Districts two hundred and fifty pounds for Gold Guards five hundred pounds for Sydney Police one hundred and sixty pounds for Water Police seven hundred pounds for Police within the

Settled Districts four thousand three hundred and seventy pounds for Police Clothing four hundred and seventy pounds for Police beyond

the Settled Districts three hundred and eighty pounds for Horse Patrol on the Southern and Western Roads nine hundred and fifty pounds
for Gaols two hundred pounds for Arms and Ammunition for Gaols

seven hundred and thirty pounds for the Penal Establishment at

Cockatoo Island three thousand five hundred pounds for Clothing for

Convicts at the Gaols and Penal Establishments and nine thousand eight hundred pounds for Stores for Miscellaneous Services being five thousand pounds for Stationery Bookbinding and Paper for Printing for services chargeable on the General Revenue two thousand five hundred pounds for Fuel for Public Departments in the District

of Sydney three hundred pounds for other stores and two thousand

pounds for Standard Weights and Measures for carrying into effect the Act of Council passed in the sixteenth year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria and numbered thirty-four.

20. Out of the produce of the said taxes duties rates and im­ posts there shall and may be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding twenty-three thousand nine hundred and sixty pounds to defray the charge of Miscellaneous Services of the said Colony
for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five as hereinafter
more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand pounds for Postage of the Colonial Public Departments chargeable on the General Revenue and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred pounds for Military and Naval Postage and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds for Newspapers for Record and for the

Secretary of State and any sum or sums of money not exceeding thirty

pounds for preparing an Index to the New South Wales Government

Gazette and any sum or sums of money not exceeding fifty pounds for Public General Acts Parliamentary Papers Annual Army Lists and Royal Calendar payable by the Colonial Agent General and any sum

or sums of money not exceeding nine hundred pounds for preparing the Electoral Lists in the City and Country Districts and any sum or

sums of money not exceeding one hundred and thirty pounds for the
compilation of the Meteorological Tables and Allowance for House-

rent to the Keeper at the South Head of Port Jackson and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred pounds for the erection

of Pounds and Allowances to Poundkcepers within and beyond the

Settled Districts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding seventy

pounds for binding and lettering the General Revenue Accounts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred pounds for

Rent of Office occupied by the Principal Superintendent of Convicts

and any sum or sums of money not exceeding thirty pounds for provisions to be left at Booby Island for the relief of shipwrecked persons and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred pounds to provide a Queen's Plate to be run for at Homebush or such other Racecourse in the County of Cumberland and under such rules and regulations as the Australian Jockey Club with the sanction of His Excellency the Governor General shall appoint and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six thousand pounds to be paid to the first Steam Company which shall establish a monthly line of Steamers between Sydney and Great Britain by which the course of Post shall

be

be brought between London and Sydney under one hundred and twenty days and any sum or sums of money not exceeding the further sum of three thousand pounds to meet the expense of the collection and transmission to Prance of any articles the Produce or Manufacture

of this Colony intended for the Universal Exhibition to be held at
Paris in May one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five and any sum or sums of money not exceeding ten thousand pounds to be paid to the City Commissioners in aid of City Funds in accordance with a Resolution of the said Council passed on the ninth day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four 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.
21. 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 two hundred and twenty-two thousand five
hundred and thirteen pounds fifteen shillings and five-pence for defraying the supplementary charge on the Colonial Treasury of the said Colony for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four as hereinafter more particularly expressed that is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred and fifty-nine pounds ten shillings to defray the supplementary charge of the Establishment of His Excellency the Governor General (the several items of increase of pay to include the increased Military allowance of three-pence half­ penny per day) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and seventy-one pounds nine shillings and four-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the Legislative Council Estab­ lishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four hundred and twenty pounds six shillings to defray the supple­ mentary charge of the General Post Office Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five hundred and ninety- eight pounds six shillings and one penny to defray the supple­ mentary charge of the Port Master's Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred and eighty-two pounds to defray the supplementary charge of the Harbour Master's Establishment at Newcastle and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and eighteen pounds to defray the supple­ mentary charge of the Harbour Master's Establishment at Moreton
Bay and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four hundred and
forty pounds to defray the supplementary charge of the Pilot Station at Port Maequarie and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one

hundred and twenty-three pounds seven shillings and eight-pence to	defray the supplementary charge of the Harbour Master's Establish­
ment at Port Curtis and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six hundred and seven pounds eight shillings and nine-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the Lighthouse at Gabo Island (exclusive of the contribution of one-half of the expense by the Government
of Victoria) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two
hundred and ninety-six pounds eighteen shillings and eleven-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the Light-house at Kent's Group (being a contribution of one-third of the probable expense
of maintaining the said Light-house) and any sum or sums of
money not exceeding two hundred and ten pounds to defray the sup­ plementary charge of Steam Navigation Boards being one hundred and fifty pounds for such Board at Sydney and sixty pounds for such
Board at Brisbane and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one
thousand nine hundred and seventy pounds seven shillings and four- pence to defray the charge of Shipping Masters' Establishments being one thousand six hundred and seventy-six pounds three shillings and six-pence for such Establishment at Sydney one hundred and seventy

pounds

pounds for such Establishment at Newcastle and one hundred and twenty-four pounds three shillings and ten-pence for such Establish­ ment at Moreton Bay and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred and ninety-five pounds eleven shillings and three-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the Colonial Storekeeper's Establishment (with the understanding that one-fifth is to be deducted therefrom as the proportionate contribution from the Territorial

Revenue) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three

hundred and thirty-seven pounds sixteen shillings to defray the supplementary charge of the Colonial Architect's Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand and twelve pounds thirteen shillings and two-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the Government Printing Establishment (exclusive of a contribution of two hundred pounds from the Territorial Revenue) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand one hun­ dred and sixty-four pounds one shilling and five-pence to defray the supplementary charge for Coroners and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand seven hundred pounds to defray the sup­ plementary charge of Educational Establishments being eight hundred pounds for the Protestant Orphan School and nine hundred pounds for the Roman Catholic Orphan School and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six hundred and seventy-five pounds to defray the supplementary charge of Vaccine Establishments in Sydney and Country Districts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand five hundred and eighty-six pounds thirteen shillings and two-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the Lunatic Asylum at Tarban Creek and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand two hundred and fifty-four pounds nineteen shillings to defray the supplementary charge of the Lunatic Asylum at Parramatta and any sum or sums of money not exceeding ten thousand four hundred and five pounds five shillings and nine-pence to defray the charge of the Establishment of the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five thousand seven hundred and forty-two pounds thirteen shillings and four-pence

to defray the supplementary charge of the Naval Establishment and

any sum or sums of money not exceeding five thousand six hundred and twenty-two pounds seventeen shillings and five-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the Military Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding five thousand five hundred and ninety-three pounds sixteen shillings and six-pence to defray the

supplementary charge of the Volunteer Corps and any sum or sums	of money not exceeding three thousand one hundred and ninety-eight
pounds four shillings and seven-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the Metropolitan and Water Police and any sum or sums
of money not exceeding one hundred pounds to defray the supple­
mentary charge of the Water Police Magistrate's Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding nine hundred and twenty-five pounds to defray the supplementary charge of the Sydney Horse Patrol and any sum or sums of money not exceeding fifty pounds to defray the supplementary charge of the Police Establishment at
Rylstone and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred
and eight pounds two shillings to defray the supplementary charge
of the Police Establishment at King's Plains and any sum or sums of
money not exceeding two thousand one hundred and twenty-two pounds ten shillings to defray the supplementary charge of Horse Patrol in Country Districts and any sum or sums of money not ex­ ceeding three hundred and fifteen pounds two shillings to defray the supplementary charge of the Police Establishment at Albury and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two hundred and seventy-five

pounds

pounds to defray the supplementary charge of the Police Establish­ ment at Tumut and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand one hundred and sixty-three pounds eleven shillings and ten- pence to defray the supplementary charge for Police Escort Duty on the Southern Border and any sum or sums of money not exceeding eight hundred and seventy-six pounds to defray the supplementary charge of Native Police Establishments and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred pounds to defray the supplementary charge

of the Increased Allowance to Constables within and beyond the Settled
Districts and of Horse Patrol when absent at night on special duties and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred and fifty pounds to defray the supplementary charge of Forage for Police Horses within and beyond the Settled Districts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand three hundred and four pounds thir­ teen shillings and eleven-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the Gaol Establishment at Sydney and any sum or sums of money not exceeding seven hundred and seventy-seven pounds seven shillings and six-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the Gaol Establish­ ment at Parramatta and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand two hundred pounds to defray the supplementary charge of the Gaol Establishment at Bathurst and any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred pounds to defray the supplementary charge of the Gaol Establishment at Maitland and any sum or sums
of money not exceeding three hundred and fifty-nine pounds six
shillings and three-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the
Gaol Establishment at Goulburn and any sum or sums of money not
exceeding two thousand four hundred and thirteen pounds eighteen shillings and six-pence to defray the supplementary charge of the Penal Establishment at Cockatoo Island and any sum or sums of money not exceeding eighty-two pounds eight shillings to defray the supple­ mentary charge of the Penal Establishment at Newcastle and any sum or sums of money not exceeding seven thousand pounds to meet the
deficiency in the amount voted to provide for the Temporary Increases
to the Salaries of Public Officers and others according to the scale recommended by the Select Committee of the said Council on the twenty-eighth day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six hundred pounds to defray the supplementary charge of Pensions—being one hundred pounds as a Pension to Madame Leichhardt mother of the late Doctor Ludwig Leichhardt in accordance with a Resolution of the said Council

passed on the sixteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred	and fifty-four and five hundred pounds as a Gratuity to Charles
Windeyer Esquire late Senior Police Magistrate of Sydney in addition to his Pension in accordance with a Resolution of the said Council passed on the twenty-ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six hundred and fifty-seven pounds fourteen shillings and six-pence to defray the supplementary charge for Charitable Allowances—being the further sum of two hundred and fifty-seven pounds fourteen shillings and six-pence for the support of free Paupers in Colonial Hospitals three hundred pounds towards the erection of a Public Hospital at Tamworth on condition of an equal amount being raised by private contributions and one hundred pounds in aid of the Armidale and New England Hospital on the like condition and any sum or sums
of money not exceeding ten thousand six hundred pounds to defray
the supplementary charge for the Conveyance of Mails being ten thousand pounds to meet deficiency in the amount voted for the con­ veyance of Mails a further sum of five hundred pounds for Gratuities to Masters of Vessels for Ship Letters and one hundred pounds for

Incidental

Incidental Expenses connected with the supervision of Post Offices and Postal Contracts and any sum or sums of money not exceeding two thousand one hundred pounds to defray the supplementary charge for Grants in aid of Public Institutions being two thousand pounds towards the completion of the Australian Museum and one hundred for the support of the Mechanics' School of Arts at Goulburn and any sum or sums of money not exceeding seventy thousand eight hundred and seventy-three pounds thirteen shillings and six-pence to defray the supplementary charge for Public Works being the further sum of one thousand five hundred and forty pounds six shillings and two-pence for the construction of a Light-house on Gabo Island one thousand one hundred and fifty pounds for fitting up the

"Bramble" for the purpose of a Light Ship at Moreton Bay two

thousand three hundred and fifty-five pounds seven shillings and four-pence to meet deficiencies in amount voted for the employment

of the Dredging Machine in the years one thousand eight hundred

and fifty-three and one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four and

for repairing the Launch therewith connected two hundred and fifty pounds for examination of the Rivers Brisbane and Bremer

and the removal of Obstructions to their Navigation one hundred and twenty pounds to meet the expense of repairing the Dam of the
Reservoir at Brisbane the further sum of four hundred pounds for

completing the planting of the Sand Hills near Sydney the further sum of two hundred pounds for the like purpose near Newcastle one thousand pounds to defray the expense of a Mooring Chain and exten­ sion of the Jetty at Kiama six hundred pounds for preparing the ground for a Botanical Garden at Moreton Bay and for fencing in the same twenty-one thousand pounds to meet the expense of procuring Machinery and for the erection of Buildings for the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint ten thousand pounds towards the construction of works

for the Defences of Port Jackson as detailed in the Message of His Excel­ lency the Governor General to the said Council number forty-nine

of the fourth day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three

and adopted by a Resolution of the said Council on the seventh day of

October one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three and thirty-two

thousand two hundred and fifty-eight pounds for extensions to the Circular Quay and for the construction of a Wooden-Pile Bridge over the Tank Stream in a line with Pitt-street and the said Quay—being thirteen thousand pounds for the continuation of the said Quay from the termination of the present Masonry to the Queen's Wharf in accordance	with a Resolution of the said Council passed on the twenty-first day of	July one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three—eighteen thousand four
hundred and fifty-eight pounds for the further continuation of the said Quay from the Queen's Wharf to Campbell's Wharf—and eight hundred pounds for the construction of the said Bridge and any sum or sums of money not exceeding eighteen thousand three hundred and
fifty pounds to defray the supplementary charge for Public Buildings—
being the further sum of three thousand pounds towards constructing the Public Abattoir on Glebe Island three thousand seven hundred pounds for alterations and additions to the General Post Office at Sydney two hundred pounds for alterations and additions to the Government Printing Office the further sum of five hundred pounds
for completing the Colonial Gunpowder Magazine on Goat Island
five hundred pounds for constructing and fitting up an Office for the Inspectors of Weights and Measures at Sydney four hundred pounds
for constructing a Store for papers at the Legislative Council Chambers
two hundred pounds for the erection of Quarters for the Clerk to the Government Resident at Port Curtis three hundred pounds as Com­ pensation to Messrs. Inder and Tebbutt for losses sustained by them in

the

the erection of the Treasury and Audit Office the further sum of two hundred pounds for erecting a Watch-house at Clarence Town the further sum of two hundred pounds for erecting a Watch-house at North Brisbane the further sum of one hundred pounds for erecting a Watch-house at South Brisbane the further sum of one hundred pounds for converting the old Commissariat Stores at Port Macquarie into a Police Office two hundred pounds for erecting Quarters for the

Clerk of Petty Sessions at Port Curtis two hundred pounds for the
purchase of materials for the employment of prisoners sentenced to hard labor in the Gaol at Sydney one hundred and fifty pounds for the like service in the Gaol at Parramatta one hundred and forty- four pounds for fencing the Cemetery at Albury the further sum of four hundred and fifty pounds for additions and repairs to the Victoria
Barracks two hundred pounds to meet deficiency in the amount voted for the erection of a Dead-house the further sum of eight hundred and
seventy-four pounds twelve shillings and nine-pence for the Lantern
for the Light-house at Newcastle the further sum of eighty-four pounds
nineteen shillings and seven-pence for repairs to the Protestant Orphan School at Parramatta one hundred and eighty-five pounds fifteen shillings and ten-pence for the completion of the New Baths and Wash-houses in the Gaol at Darlinghurst one thousand three hundred pounds towards completing the erection of the Debtors' Prison and Turnkey's Quarters in the said Gaol four hundred and fifty pounds eleven shillings and ten-pence towards the erection of an Hospital at the Gaol Parramatta two hundred and ten pounds for completing the Watch-house at Albury the further sum of five hundred pounds for Furniture and Fittings for Public Offices and the further sum of four thousand pounds for casual repairs additions and alterations to Public Buildings and any sum or sums of money not exceeding twelve thousand three hundred and forty-two pounds seventeen shillings and four-pence to defray the supple­ mentary charge for Roads Streets and Bridges being the further sum of five thousand pounds for constructing the Bridge over the
Yass River one thousand two hundred and ninety-seven pounds
seventeen shillings and four-pence for completing the said Bridge and making approaches to the same the further sum of four thousand five hundred pounds for constructing a bridge over the Mulwarree Ponds at Goulburn twenty-five pounds to provide for the repair of the Victoria Bridge at Maitland one hundred pounds for the repair of the Main Street leading through St. Leonard's and con­

necting the Ferry with the Lane Cove Road five hundred pounds	towards improving the Town of South Brisbane the further sum of
six hundred and seventy pounds towards the construction of the road
from the Flag Staff at South Head to Watson's Bay and two hundred and fifty pounds for repairs to the Roadway of the Circular Quay and any sum or sums of money not exceeding ten thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine pounds four shillings and five-pence to defray the supplementary charge for Stores being four thousand eight hundred pounds to procure from England a supply of Arms and Accou­ trements as a Reserve Store five thousand pounds to procure from England a supply of Gunpowder as a Reserve Store three hundred pounds for the Establishment of the Harbour Master at Newcastle two hundred pounds for the Light-house at Gabo Island one hundred pounds for the Pilot Station at Port Maequarie sixty-nine pounds four shillings and five-pence for the Pilot Station at the Clarence River ninety pounds for the Horse Patrol in Country Districts forty pounds for the Albury Police eighty pounds for the Escort on the Southern Border and one hundred pounds for tools and other articles required for Stamping Weights and Measures and any

3 G — V O L . 4. sum

sum or sums of money not exceeding thirty thousand eight hundred pounds to defray the supplementary charge for Miscellaneous Services— being one hundred pounds to indemnify Mr. W. M'Taggart Dorsey

Justice of the Peace in accordance with a Resolution of the said Council

passed on the twelfth day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four for expenses incurred in the action brought against him by one Bernard Hartley for acts done in his Magisterial Capacity three thousand pounds to meet the expense of the Collection and Trans­ mission to Prance of any articles the Produce or Manufacture of this Colony intended for the Universal Exhibition to be held at Paris in

May one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five in accordance with
a Resolution of the said Council passed on the thirteenth day of
December one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three two hundred

pounds to meet the expense of erecting Booths required at Elections under the Act of the Governor and the said Council passed in the fourteenth year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria and numbered forty-eight one thousand pounds to meet the probable expense of a proposed Expedition in search of Mr. Benjamin Boyd in accordance with a Message of His Excellency the Governor General numbered fifty-one dated the twenty-fifth day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four six thousand five hundred pounds
for the purpose of affording temporary relief to the Ministers of Religion

of the different Denominations entitled to receive the same in the propor­ tion to fifty pounds to each Married and twenty-five pounds to each

Single Minister on condition of an equal amount in each case being

subscribed by the Laity in accordance with the Report of a Select Committee of the said Council adopted by the said Council on the twenty-fourth day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty- four and twenty thousand pounds to be paid to the City Commissioners in aid of the City Funds in accordance with a Resolution of the said Council passed on the ninth day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.
22. The Treasurer of the said Colony shall issue and pay the said several sums to such persons for the purposes hereinbefore men­ tioned 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 the payments so to be made shall be charged upon and payable out of the Revenues of the said Colony.

23. 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 pursu­ ance of such warrant or order in writing as aforesaid and 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 he shall and do receive credit for the same accordingly. No. X X X V .