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 thousand eight hundred and forty and for further appro priat ing the said Revenue. [19th November, 1839.] '
| in t i tu led " An Act to provide for the Administration of Justice in | WH E R E A S | year of t he reign of H i s la te Majesty | K i n g George t h e | F o u r t h |
| by a | cer ta in Ac t of Pa r l i amen t | passed | in the | n in th |
| " Government thereof and for other purposes relating thereto'1'' it was | " New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land and for the more effectual |
| amongs t o ther t h ings enacted Tha t all and every t he powers and au thor i t i e s vested by cer ta in o ther Ac t s of Pa r l i amen t there in re ferred to or e i ther of t h e m in t h e Governor of New South W a l e s or t he person admin i s te r ing t he Governmen t thereof should thence for th be vested in and exercised by the said Governor ac t ing wi th t h e advice and consent of the Legislat ive Council of t he said Colony and t h a t t he produce of t h e several dut ies imposed and m a d e payable u n d e r and by v i r tue of t he said recited Acts there in referred to and also unde r and by v i r tue of t h a t Act should be applied in such manne r and to such purposes as t he said Governor a n d Council should from t ime to t i m e by any Law or Ordinance appoin t Be i t therefore enacted by H i s Excel lency the Governor of N e w Sou th W a l e s w i th t he advice and consent of t he Legis la t ive Counci l thereof Tha t in addi t ion to t he s u m of n ine teen thousand five h u n d r e d and twenty-one pounds th i r t een shil l ings and eleven-pence voted b u t not requi red for t h e service of t he year one t housand eight h u n d r e d and th i r ty -e igh t the re shall and m a y be issued and applied ou t of t he produce of the said duties any sum or sums of money no t exceeding eight t housand t h r ee hund red a n d th i r t y - th ree pounds |
| eleven shil l ings and two-pence to supply deficiencies | in t h e | a m o u n t | |
| appropr ia ted | for | cer ta in | D e p a r t m e n t s | for | t h e | said | year. | |
| 2. A n d be i t enacted That out of t he p roduce of the said dut ies the re shall and m a y be issued and applied any sum or sums of money not exceeding six t housand eight h u n d r e d a n d six pounds n ine teen shil l ings and e ight-pence to defray t h e supp lementa ry |
| charge for t h e service of t he year one thousand eight h u n d r e d | and | |
| th i r ty -n ine | as | hereinafter | more | par t i cu la r ly | expressed | t h a t | is | to | |
| say any sum or sums of money not exceeding six h u n d r e d and n ine ty-e ight pounds two shil l ings and four-pence to defray t h e supp lementa ry expense of t h e D e p a r t m e n t of t h e Councils and a n y s u m or sums of money not exceeding two thousand four h u n d r e d and th i r ty -n ine pounds one shi l l ing and seven-pence to |
| defray | t he | supplementa ry | expense | of | t h e | Pos tmas te r | Genera l ' s | |
| D e p a r t m e n t | and any sum or | sums of money no t exceeding eighteen | |
| pounds four shil l ings and eight-pence to compensate t h e | Reg i s t r a r | |
| of t he Cour t of Reques t s a t Sydney for loss susta ined by h im | from | | t h e falling in of t h e roof of t he Cour t House on the thirty-first | day | |
| of October one t h o u s a n d eight hundred and th i r ty -e igh t and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding th ree hund red and fifty pounds to defray t h e supp lementa ry charge for fur ther aid towards t h e expense of e rec t ing t he Church of Saint Pe t e r in the par i sh of | Pe t e r sham | |
P e t e r s h a m and any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding one t h o u s a n d pounds to defray t h e supp lemen ta ry charge on the Colonial Treasury for aid towards t h e expense of addi t ional Schools connected wi th t h e Church of E n g l a n d on condit ion of sums to an equa l a m o u n t be ing
| raised by pr iva te cont r ibut ions and any s u m or sums of money | n o t |
exceeding one h u n d r e d and seven pounds and fifteen shil l ings t o defray t h e supplementa ry charge on the Colonial Treasury for aid towards t he erect ion of a School-house at B a t h u r s t in connexion w i t h t h e Presby te r i an C h u r c h an equal s u m hav ing been raised by p r iva t e cont r ibu t ions and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding t w o h u n d r e d pounds to defray t h e supp lementa ry charge on t h e Colonial Treasury for aid towards t he expense of addi t ional Schools connected w i t h t h e R o m a n Cathol ic Church on condit ion of sums to an equal a m o u n t being raised by pr iva te cont r ibu t ions a n d any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding twenty-s ix pounds fifteen shil l ings and seven- pence towards defraying t h e supp lemen ta ry charge on t h e Colonial Treasury for aid towards t h e Wes leyan Method i s t Sunday Schools Sydney an equal s u m hav ing been raised by p r iva te cont r ibut ions and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding one h u n d r e d and twen ty - four pounds eleven shil l ings and ten-pence towards defraying t h e supp lementa ry charge on t h e Colonial Treasury for aid towards t h e Aus t r a l i an School Society an equal s u m h a v i n g been raised
| by pr iva te cont r ibu t ions | a n d any s u m or sums of money not exceed |
ing one h u n d r e d and ninety-seven pounds a n d seventeen shi l l ings towards defraying t h e supp lementa ry charge on t h e Colonial Trea sury for aid towards t h e Sydney Dispensary an equal s u m hav ing been raised by p r iva te cont r ibut ions and any sum or sums of money n o t exceeding t h i r t y pounds towards defraying the supp lementa ry charge on t h e Colonial Treasury for aid towards t h e Sydney S t rangers ' P r i e n d Society a n equal s u m hav ing been raised by pr iva te contr i bu t ions and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding one thousand pounds to t h e la te Minera l Surveyor M r . J o h n Busby as a g ra tu i ty for his services in cons t ruc t ing t he Tunne l for conduct ing wa te r in to t h e town of Sydney and any sum or sums of money n o t exceeding four h u n d r e d and fifty pounds to Mr . W i l l i a m Busby by way of salary a t t h e r a t e of one h u n d r e d pounds per a n n u m while he was d ischarging
| wi thou t | salary t h e dut ies of Assis tant Super in tendent | on t h e | said |
| T u n n e l | du r ing | th ree years of t h e period from first M a y one thousand |
| eight hund red and th i r ty-one | to | t h i r t i e th | J u n e | one | thousand | e ight |
| h u n d r e d and th i r ty-seven and for t he keep of | a | horse du r ing t h e said |
| period at t h e r a t e of fifty pounds pe r a n n u m and any sum or sums of | money no t exceeding one h u n d r e d and sixty-four pounds eleven |
| shil l ings and e ight-pence to the Pieverend H e n r y G. Gregory in full compensat ion of his minis te r ia l services as a Roman Cathol ic Clergy m a n for t h e per iod from first J u n e one thousand e ight h u n d r e d |
| and th i r ty-seven to | first | October one t housand | eight h u n d r e d | a n d | |
| th i r ty -e igh t , |
| 3 . A n d be i t enacted T h a t out of t h e p roduce of t h e | said |
dut ies the re shall and m a y be issued a n d applied any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding forty-five t housand th ree h u n d r e d a n d seventy-six pounds and n ine shil l ings for defraying t h e charge of t h e Civil Es t ab l i shmen t of N e w Sou th W a l e s for t h e year one t hou sand e ight h u n d r e d and forty as hereinaf ter more par t i cu la r ly ex pressed t h a t is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding five h u n d r e d a n d e ighty pounds fifteen shil l ings and sixpence to defray t h e expense of t he Es tab l i shmen t of H i s Excel lency the Governor a n d any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding one thousand one h u n d r e d and forty-one pounds a n d sixpence to defray t h e expense of t h e D e p a r t m e n t of t h e Execu t ive and Legislat ive Councils and
any
any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding- seven thousand and three pounds seven shil l ings and sixpence to defray t h e expense of the Colonial Secre tary ' s D e p a r t m e n t and any s u m or sums of money
| n o t | exceeding | t h r ee | t h o u s a n d | seven h u n d r e d | and twenty-s ix | pounds |
| and t en shi l l ings t o defray t he expense of t h e Colonial | Treasurer ' s |
| D e p a r t m e n t | a n d any sum or sums | of money | no t exceeeling | two |
| t h o u s a n d | four hund red | and eighty-six pounds | four | shil l ings | and |
sixpence to defray t h e expense of t he Aud i to r Genera l ' s D e p a r t m e n t
and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding seven thousand
e igh t h u n d r e d pounds seven shil l ings and sixpence to defray t h e
| expense | of t he Customs D e p a r t m e n t | at Sydney | and any sum or |
sums of money no t exceeding four h u n d r e d and forty-nine pounds t h r ee shill ings and sixpence to defray the expense of t h e Cus toms D e p a r t m e n t at Newcast le and any sum or sums of money no t ex
| ceeding th i r t een thousand th ree hundred and seventy-eight | pounds |
| t h r ee shil l ings | and sixpence | to defray t he expense of t h e | Pos tmas te r |
Genera l ' s D e p a r t m e n t and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding four hund red and seven pounds and sixpence to defray t h e salaries and al lowances of Inspectors of Colonial Dist i l leries and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding two h u n d r e d pounds to defray t h e salary and
| allowance of t he Inspec tor of S laughter -houses Sydney | and any sum |
| or sums of money | not exceeding th ree h u n d r e d and forty-five | pounds |
and fifteen shil l ings to defray t h e expense of t h e D e p a r t m e n t of the Commiss ioner for t h e Ass ignment of Convict Servants and any sum or sums of money not exceeding one thousand and four pounds and e ighteen shil l ings to defray the expense of t h e D e p a r t m e n t of t he Colo
| n ia l Botan i s t | a n d any s u m or sums of money | no t exceeding | eight |
| h u n d r e d and e ighty-e ight pounds and six shil l ings to defray | t he expense |
| of t he Governmen t Doma in P a r r a m a t t a | and any s u m or sums of money |
| n o t | exceeding two h u n d r e d pounds | to defray t h e expense of the |
| A u s t r a l i a n | M u s e u m | and any s u m or | sums | of money no t exceeding |
one t h o u s a n d five h u n d r e d and fifty-nine pounds t en shil l ings and s ixpence to defray t he expense of the Colonial Storekeeper 's Depar t m e n t and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding one thou sand seven hundrecl and six pounds three shil l ings and sixpence to defray t he expense of t h e H a r b o u r Mas t e r ' s D e p a r t m e n t at Sydney a n d any s u m or sums of money not exceeding one h u n d r e d and forty- four pounds to defray t h e expense of t he Mas te r and M e n of t h e Qua r a n t i n e schooner Ariel and any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding
| four | h u n d r e d | a n d five pounds | and n ine teen | shil l ings to defray t h e |
| expense of t h e Ligh t -house 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 four h u n d r e d and s ixty-eight pounds and th i r t een shil l ings to defray t h e expense of t h e P loa t ing -
l igh t Vessel near t h e en t rance of P o r t J ackson and any s u m or sums
of money not exceeding th ree hund red and th ree pounds and eight shil l ings to defray t h e expense of the H a r b o u r Mas te r ' s D e p a r t m e n t at Newcast le and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding two hun dred and fifty pounds and eight shil l ings to defray t h e expense of t he D e p a r t m e n t of t h e H a r b o u r Mas te r at P o r t Macquar ie a n d any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding th ree h u n d r e d and seventy-six pounds and fifteen shil l ings to defray the expense of t h e Telegraph Stat ions 1 and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding three hundred pounds
| to defray t he salary of t h e H e a l t h Officer P o r t | J ackson | a n d any s u m • |
or sums of money no t exceeding two h u n d r e d and fifty pounds to
| defray the salary of t he Colonial A g e n t | General . |
| L | A n d be i t enacted Tha t out of t h e p roduce of t h e said dut ies |
there shall a n d m a y be issued and applied any s u m or sums of money not exceeding n ine teen thousand th ree hundred and forty-three pounds three shil l ings a n d sixpence for defraying t h e charge of t he Surveyor
General ' s
| General ' s | D e p a r t m e n t | in | t h e said Colony | for | t h e | year | one | t h o u s a n d |
| e ight | h u n d r e d | and | forty. |
5. A n d he it enacted T h a t ou t of t h e produce of t he said dut ies
the re shall and m a y he issued and appl ied any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding eighty-six t h o u s a n d n ine h u n d r e d and twenty-seven pounds and eighteen shil l ings for defraying t he charge of t he Depart m e n t of Pub l i c W o r k s a n d Bui ld ings in t he said Colony for t h e year one thousand eight h u n d r e d and forty as hereinaf ter more par t i cu la r ly expressed t h a t is to say any s u m or sums of money not exceediug twen ty - two thousand five h u n d r e d and forty-one pounds th ree shil l ings
| and sixpence to defray t h e expense of t h e Colonial | Eng ineer ' s |
| D e p a r t m e n t and any s u m or | sums | of money no t | exceeding | twen ty - |
| eight t housand one h u n d r e d pounds to defray | t h e expense | of | Pub l i c |
| W o r k s and any s u m or sums | of money | no t exceeding | one | t h o u s a n d |
| seven | h u n d r e d and ten pounds n ine teen | shil l ings and sixpence to |
| • defray | t he expense of t h e D e p a r t m e n t | of t h e | Colonial | Archi tec t | a n d |
Surveyor of Buildings and any sum or sums of money no t exceeding t h i r t y t housand five hund red and seventy-five pounds a n d fifteen shil l ings to defray t he expense of Pub l i c Bui ld ings and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding four t housand pounds to defray t h e
| expense | of | t he Town | Surveyor ' s | D e p a r t m e n t | Sydney. |
6. A n d be i t enacted T h a t ou t of t he produce of t he said dut ies
t he r e shall and may be issued and applied any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding twenty-four t housand two h u n d r e d and n ine ty-e igh t pounds e ight shil l ings and eight-pence for defraying t h e charge of t h e Jud i c i a l Es t ab l i shmen t of t he said Colony for t h e year one thousand eight h u n d r e d a n d forty as hereinafter more par t i cu la r ly expressed t h a t is to say any sum or sums of money no t exceeding seven thousand t h r ee h u n d r e d and th i r ty -s ix pounds a n d t e n shil l ings to defray t he expense of the Supreme Court and any sum or sums of money not exceeding four t housand two h u n d r e d and th i r ty -n ine pounds a n d sixteen shil l ings to defray t h e expense of t he Law Officers of t h e Crown inclusive of t he sum of five hund red pounds to defray t h e salary of a second Crown Solicitor t emporar i ly appoin ted to enable t h e a r rea r of business in t h e Civil B r a n c h of t h a t D e p a r t m e n t t o be b rough t u p a n d any s u m or sums of money not exceeding two t h o u s a n d n ine hund red a n d th i r ty-s ix pounds five shil l ings and two pence to defray t he expense of Courts of Beques t s and any s u m or sums of money not exceeding four t h o u s a n d seven hund red and seventy-six pounds to defray t he expense of Cour ts of Q u a r t e r Sessions
| a n d any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding three thousand one |
| h u n d r e d | and ninety-five | pounds s ixteen shil l ings and sixpence | to |
| defray t h e | expense of t h e Sheriff's D e p a r t m e n t and any sum or | sums |
| of money not exceeding | one t h o u s a n d | eight | h u n d r e d | and | fourteen |
| pounds | and one shi l l ing to defray t h e Salaries of Coroners a n d t h e |
| expense of | Inques t s . |
| 7. A n d be i t enacted | Tha t out of t he produce of the said |
duties the re shall and m a y be issued and applied any s u m or sums
of money not exceeding ninety-four t housand e ight h u n d r e d and
| twen ty - th r ee pounds | fifteen | shil l ings and nine-pence to defray t h e |
| charge of t h e Police | a n d Gaol | Es tab l i shments of N e w South | W a l e s |
for t h e year one thousand eight h u n d r e d and forty as hereinafter more par t icu la r ly expressed t h a t is to say any sum or sums of money not exceeding one t housand th ree h u n d r e d and th i r ty -one pounds e ighteen shi l l ings and nine-pence to defray the expense of t he D e p a r t m e n t of t h e Genera l Super in tenden t of Police and any s u m or sums of money not. exceeding th i r t een thousand th ree h u n d r e d and s ixty- two pounds n ine teen shi l l ings and seven-pence to defray t h e expense of Pol ice for t h e Town of Sydney and any sums or sum of
money
| money n o t exceeding th i r ty-s ix t housand | eight | h u n d r e d | a n d | twen ty - |
| e ight pounds to defray t h e expense of | Police for t h e Coun t ry | Dis t r ic t s |
| a n d any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding e ighteen thousand | two |
| h u n d r e d | and forty-eight | pounds n ine shil l ings a n d seven-pence | to |
defray t h e expense of t he M o u n t e d Police a n d any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding th i r t een t housand pounds to defray t he expense of t h e Border Police and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding live t h o u s a n d t h r ee hund red and t e n pounds and fourteen shil l ings to defray t h e expense of t he Sydney Gaol and any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding seven hund red and fifty pounds n ine shil l ings a n d t en-
| pence to defray t h e expense of t he Deb to r s ' | P r i son | Sydney and | any |
s u m or sums of money not exceeding live t housand n ine h u n d r e d a n d n ine ty-one pounds and four shil l ings to defray the expense of t h e
| Gaols | in | t h e | Coun t ry | Dis t r ic ts . |
8. A n d be i t enacted T h a t out of t h e produce of t he said dut ies t he r e shal l and may be issued and appl ied any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding th i r ty-four t housand and sixty-six pounds a n d fifteen shil l ings for defraying the charge of t h e C h u r c h E s t a b l i shments of t h e said Colony for t h e year one t housand eight hund red a n d forty as here inaf ter more par t i cu la r ly expressed t h a t is t o say any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding e ighteen t housand two h u n d r e d and sixty-six pounds a n d fifteen shil l ings to defray t he
| expense of | the Es t ab l i shmen t | of | t h e U n i t e d | Church | of | E n g l a n d | and |
| I r e l a n d a n d | any sum or sums of money no t exceeding six | t housand |
| t h r e e h u n d r e d and fifty pounds to defray the expense of t h e | Establ ish |
| m e n t | of | t h e P resby te r i an | Church | in connexion w i t h | t h e | Es tab l i shed |
| C h u r c h | of | Scot land | and | any | s u m | or | sums | of | money | no t |
exceeding th ree t housand t h r ee h u n d r e d a n d fifty pounds to defray t h e expense of t h e Wes leyan Miss ion and any sum or sums of money not exceeding six t housand one h u n d r e d pounds to defray t he expense