Appropriation Act of 1866 No 11a (NSW)
No. XXIV.
An Act to appropriate and apply out of the Con solidated Revenue F u n d of New South Wales certain Sums to make good the Supplies granted for the Service of the Year 1866 and for the Year 1865 and previous Years. [7th
April, 1866.]
WH E R E A S in P a r l i a m e n t assembled have g ran ted to Y o u r Majesty t h e several
we Y o u r Majes ty ' s mos t dutiful a n d loyal subjects
t h e M e m b e r s of t h e Legis la t ive Assembly of N e w South W a l e s
sums hereinaf ter men t ioned for t h e service of t he year one thousand e ight h u n d r e d and sixty-six and for supp lement ing t h e G r a n t s m a d e
b y t h e presen t P a r l i a m e n t in i ts first Session for t h e service of t h e
year one thousand e ight h u n d r e d a n d sixty-five a n d previous years
A n d whereas we desire t o m a k e good out of t h e Consolidated R e v e n u e F u n d of N e w South Wales t h e several sums g ran ted to Y o u r Majes ty
as aforesaid Be i t therefore enac ted b y t h e Queen ' s Mos t Exce l l en t
Majesty by a n d w i t h t he advice a n d consent of t he Legislat ive Counci l
a n d Legis la t ive Assembly of N e w Sou th Wales in P a r l i a m e n t assembled
a n d by t h e au thor i ty of t h e same T h a t ou t of t h e said Consolidated R e v e n u e F u n d the re shal l be fur ther appropr ia ted a n d are he reby appropr ia ted a n d shall be issued and appl ied for or towards t h e several uses a n d purposes hereafter expressed
F O R T H E S E R V I C E O F T H E Y E A R 1866.
1. SCHEDULES : — A n y s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding
two thousand th ree h u n d r e d a n d e ighteen pounds four teen shi l l ings a n d n ine pence to supplement t he Schedule to Schedule (1) to t he A c t of t he I m p e r i a l P a r l i a m e n t e igh teen th and n ine teen th Victor ia chap te r
fifty-four as follows :—
Supplement to Schedule B (Pensions') .-. £2 ,318 14 9
(Amount "brought over ... ... ... £ 2 , 3 1 8 1 4 9 )
2. EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE :—Any s u m or sums of money not exceeding n ine t een thousand and forty-three pounds six shil l ings and e ight pence to defray t h e Salaries and Contingencies of t h e Execu t ive a n d Legislat ive Es tab l i shment s f o l l owing :—
His Excellency the Governor £1 ,447 0 0
The Execut ive Council 720 0 0 The Legislative Council 5,906 6 8 The Legislative Assembly 8,203 0 0
The Legislative Council and Assembly. . . . . . 1,056 0 0
The Par l iamentary Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,711 0 0
19,043 6 8
3 . CHIEF SECRETARY :—Any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding four
| h u n d r e d | a n d | sixteen | thousand | n ine | h u n d r e d | a n d forty-seven | pounds | th i r t een |
| shil l ings a n d t e n pence | to defray | t h e Salaries | Cont ingencies | and other | Expenses |
| of | t h e Es tab l i shmen t s | and Services following :— |
Chief Secretary £3 ,930 0 0 Volunteers 5,369 9 2 Naval Brigade 3,450 0 0 Police 138,432 0 0 Gold and Escort 7,700 0 0 Gaols and Pena l Establishments be ing—
Gaols—Sydney . . . £11 ,175 0 0
Pa r ramat t a 7,440 0 0
Ba thurs t 2,893 0 0 Mait land 2,947 0 0 Goulburn 2,761 0 0 Berr ima 4,023 0 0 Albury 1,056 0 0 Braidwood 963 3 6 Mudgee 980 0 0 Grafton 502 0 0 Wollongong 1,130 0 0 Armidale 754 0 0 W a g g a W a g g a 946 0 0 Eden 139 0 0 Yass 1,215 0 0 Windsor 139 0 0 Doniliquin 1,075 0 0 Por t Macquarie 3,297 0 0 Gundagai 119 0 0 Tamworth 238 0 0 Orange 238 0 0 Tenterfield 139 0 0 Wellington 119 0 0
Country Districts 1,790 0 0
Gaols generally . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,878 0 0
Penal Establ ishment Cockatoo Island . . . 8,817 4 0 Visi t ing Jus t ice a t Sydney Gaol and Penal
Establ ishment Cockatoo Island . . . . . . 200 0 0 58,973 7 6
Allowance to Medical Board appointed to make weekly visits to
Lunat ic Asylums 500 0 0 Lunat ic Asylum Tarban Creek 11,533 0 0
Lunat ic Asylum Par ramat t a . . . , 11,299 0 0
Medical Board 44 0 0 Vaccine Ins t i tu t ion 2,150 0 0 Auditor General 4,507 0 0 Registrar General 12,095 0 0 Observatory 1,600 0 0 Museum 500 0 0 Colonial Agent 1,300 0 0 National Schools 40,000 0 0 Denominational Schools 40,000 0 0 Protestant Orphan School 3,177 0 0 Roman Catholic Orphan School 4 ,541 0 0
Asylums for the Infirm and Desti tute . . . 10,000 0 0
(Amount brought over . . . . . . . . . £ 21,362 1 5 )
CHIEF SECRETARY—continued.
Brought over £ 361,100 16 8
Grants in aid of Public Ins t i tu t ions :— To supplement the present Annua l Endowment
of £1 ,000 to the Austral ian Museum . . . 200 0 0
I n aid of the Sydney Mechanics' School of A r t s 200 0 0
I n
aid of the following Inst i tut ions on condition of equal amounts being raised by private con
t r ibut ions , v i z . : —
Balmain School of A r t s 200 0 0 Ba thur s t School of A r t s 200 0 0 Eas t Mait land School of A r t s 200 0 0 Grafton School of A r t s 200 0 0 Goulburn School of A r t s 200 0 0 Mudgee School of A r t s 200 0 0 Morpeth School of A r t s 200 0 0 Newtown School of A r t s 200 0 0 Pa r ramat t a School of Ar t s 200 0 0 Richmond School of A r t s 200 0 0
St. Leonard's School of Ar t s 200 0 0 Windsor School of Ar t s 200 0 0
Wes t Maitland School of Ar t s 200 0 0 Wollongong School of A r t s 200 0 0 Yass Mechanics' In s t i t u t e 200 0 0
Albury School of Ar t s 100 0 0
Armidale School of A r t s 100 0 0 Bellambi and Bull i School of Ar t s 100 0 0
Branxton Mechanics' Ins t i tu te . . . . . . 100 0 0 Braidwood Li terary Ins t i tu te . . . . . . 100 0 0
Camden School of A r t s . . . 100 0 0
Paterson School of A r t s 100 0 0 Tamworth Mechanics' Ins t i tu te 100 0 0 Wagga Wagga Mechanics' Ins t i tu te 100 0 0 Waverley School of A r t s 100 0 0 Stroud School of A r t s 25 0 0
School of A r t s W a r a t a h . . . ' 50 0 0
I n aid of the erection of buildings for the following Ins t i tu t ions , on condition of equal amounts being raised by private contributions, v i z . : — Denil iquin Mechanics' Ins t i tu te
500
0
0
Kempsey School of A r t s 500 0 0
Singleton Mechanics' Ins t i tu te . . . . . . 500 0 0
Yass Mechanics' Ins t i tu te 1,000 0 0
School of Arts Newcastle 300 0 0 School of Ar t s Camden 100 0 0
7,375 0 0
Charitable Al lowances :— For the support of Paupers in the Colonial
Hospitals 4,000 0 0 I n aid of the Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary
on condition of an equal amount being raised
by private contributions . . . . . . . . . 2,000 0 0 For the support of Women and Children in the
Benevolent Asylum Sydney . . . . . . . . . 4,208 0 0 I n aid of the Funds of the Benevolent Society
Sydney on condition of an equal amount
being raised by voluntary contr ibutions . . . 500 0 0
For the support of Infants removed from the Benevolent Asylum Sydney to the Asylum for Dest i tute Children a t Randwick
1,000
0
0
I n aid of the Asylum for Dest i tu te Children at Randwick on condition of £2 ,000 being raised
by private contr ibutions . . . 4,000 0 0 Towards Outfit for the Mait land Hospital . . . 200 0 0
(Amount brought over . . . . . . . . . £ 21,362 1 5 )
CHIEF SECRETARY—continued.
Brought over £ 368,475 16 8
Charitable Allowances—continued.
Brought over £ 1 5 , 9 0 8 0 0
I n aid of the Hospitals Windsor Newcastle Por t Macquarie Yass Armidale and New England Sofala Braidwood Po r t Stephens Kiandra Mur ru rund i Forbes Muswellbrook Carcoar and Mudgee at £ 2 0 0 each on con dition of sums to an equal amout being raised
by private contributions . . . . . . . . . 2,800 0 0 I n aid of the Hospital at Wagga Wagga on
same condition . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 0 0 I n aid of the Hospitals at Wollongong and
Gundagai at £ 2 0 0 each on same condition . . . 400 0 0
I n aid of Hospital Mait land on same condition 600 0 0 I n aid of the Hospitals Pa r r ama t t a and Goul-
burn at £ 3 0 0 each on same condition . . . 600 0 0 I n aid of the Hospital a t Ba thur s t on same
condition 700 0 0 I n aid of the Benevolent Society Pa r r ama t t a on
same condition . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 0 0 I n aid of the Benevolent Society Singleton and
Pa t r ick ' s Plains on same condition . . . . . . 300 0 0 In aid of the Benevolent Society Tamworth on
same condition . . . . . . . . . 150 0 0
I n aid of the Penr i th Hospital and Benevolent
Society on same condition . . . . . . . . . 200 0 0
I n aid of the Hospital Young on same condition 416 0 0 I n aid of the Hospital Grafton on same condition 150 0 0 I n aid of the Hospital Adelong on same condition 150 0 0 I n aid of the Hospital Well ington on same
condition 100 0 0
I n aid of the Hospital Tenterfield on same
condition 200 0 0
I n aid of the Hospital Bourke on same condition 275 0 0 I n aid of the Hospital Menindee on same
condition 500 0 0
I n aid of the Hospital Denil iquin on same
condition 600 0 0
I n aid of the erection of an Hospital at Orange
on same condition . . . . . . . . . ..." 725 0 0
In aid of the Albury Hospital and Benevolent
Society on same condition 400 0 0
I n aid of the Narrabr i Benevolent Asylum and
Hospital on same condition . . . . . . . . . 200 0 0
I n aid of the Deaf and Dumb Ins t i tu t ion . . . 250 0 0 Towards purchasing an Outfit for New Hospital
a t Newcastle 200 0 0 26,474 0 0
Immigrat ion 2,061 6 8 Miscellaneous Services:—
Municipal Council Sydney in aid of the City
Funds 10,000 0 0
Expenses at tending the preparation of the
Electoral Lists 5,500 0 0
For defraying the expense of the Be turn ing
Officers of the several Electoral Districts . . . 1,250 0 0
Newspapers and Almanacs . . . . . . . . . 30 0 0 Burials of destitute persons in cases where
Inquests are not he ld . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 0 0
Maintenance of Deserted Children—paupers
taken charge of for protection—expenses of
transmission &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 0 0
(Amount brought over ... £ 21,362 1 5 ) CHIEF SECRETARY—continued.
Brought over £ 3 9 7 , 0 1 1 3 4
Miscellaneous Services—continued.
Brought over £ 1 7 , 2 8 0 0 0
Fees for examining Lunatics . . . . . . . . . 100 0 0
Rewards for apprehension of Offenders.. . . . . 1,000 0 0
Towards defraying the expense of the collection and transmission of Articles the produce and manufacture of the Colony to the Universal Exhibi t ion to be held in Par i s in Apr i l 1867
1,500 0 0
Expenses incurred by the Board appointed by
Government to inquire into the late Explo
sion in Bridge-street . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 10 6 19,936 10 6
416,947 13 10
4. ADMINISTRATION OR JUSTICE :—Any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding
e ighty-n ine t housand a n d eighty-one pounds six shil l ings and e ight pence to defray
t h e Salaries a n d Cont ingencies of t h e Es tab l i shmen t s fo l lowing:—
Law Officers of the Crown £ 5,215 0 0
Supreme and Circuit Courts . . , 12,983 0 0 Sheriff 11 7,341 13 4
Insolvent Court ^ 1,455 0 0 Distr ict Courts 10,862 13 4 Quarter Sessions 13,214 0 0 Pe t t y Sessions 34,621 0 0
C o r o n e r s ' I n q u e s t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .•• ••• 3,289 0 0
Court of Claims 100 0 0
89,081 6 8
5. TREASURER AND SECRETARY FOR EINANCE AND TRADE :—Any s u m or
sums of money n o t exceeding one h u n d r e d a n d eighty-s ix thousand n ine h u n d r e d
a n d seven pounds four shil l ings and t e n pence to defray t h e Salaries Cont ingencies
a n d o ther Expenses of t he Es tab l i shmen t s and Services fo l lowing:— Treasury £ 7 , 5 3 4 13 4
Stamp Duties 1,464 5 6 Customs 28,341 0 0 Colonial Distilleries and Refineries 2,845 0 0
Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint 12,348 0 0
Gold Receivers .-. 475 0 0
P r i n t i n g Bookbinding and Postage Stamps . . . . . . . . . 17,358 0 0 Stores and Stat ionery 49,710 0 0
Gunpowder Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .•• 1,059 0 0
Hea l th Officers and Emigrat ion Officer Po r t Jackson 755 0 0 Quarant ine 918 0 0 Shipping Masters 1,255 0 0
Glebe Island Abat toir 880 0 0
Harbours L igh t Houses and Pi lo t D e p a r t m e n t : — Superintendent of Pi lots Light Houses and
Harbours £ 6 5 0 0 0
Steam Navigation and Pi lot Boards 775 0 0
Harbour Masters 1,525 0 0
L igh t Houses , 4,917 0 0 Sea and River Pilots 7,199 0 0 Boatmen 6,188 0 0
Telegraph Stations 544 0 0 Contingencies 1,404 0 0 23,202 0 0
(Amount brought over . . . . . . . . . £ 527,391 1 1 1 )
TREASURER AND SECRETARY FOR FINANCE AND TRADE—continued.
Brought over £ 148,144 18 10
Miscellaneous Services:—
Postage of the various Public Departments . . . 0,000 0 0
Advert ising for the Public Service generally . . . 4,000 0 0 For the transmission of Telegraphic Messages . . . 7,000 0 0 Interes t on Public Accounts overdrawn at the
Banks where such are kept . . . . . . . . . 10,000 0 0
To provide for a Queen's Pla te to be run for annually on Randwick Racecourse under the auspices of the Austral ian Jockey Club (Resolution of Assembly)
200 0 0
Provisions to be left on Booby Island for the
relief of Shipwrecked Persons . . . . . . 30 0 0
To meet unforeseen expenses to be hereafter
accounted for 2,000 0 0
To meet the expense of carrying on the Coast
Surveys 1,500 0 0
Duty Stamps for the Publ ic Service general ly . . . 1,500 0 0 One per cent, premium on Bills of Exchange for £150 ,000 purchased for remit tance to the Oriental Bank Corporation London to meet In teres t on Debentures and Treasury Bills &c. falling due on the 1st J u l y 1866
1,500 0 0 One half per cent Commission on payments in
England by the Government Financial
Agents on (say) £1 ,000,000 5,000 0 0
Compensation to Messrs. T. H . Mate & Co. for
loss sustained by the refusal of the Government of South Austral ia to allow the i r goods
to come under Bond to Albury . . . . . . 32 G 0 38,702 6 0
186,907 4 10
G. SECRETARY FOR LANDS : — A n y s u m or sums of money no t exceeding
| one h u n d r e d and seventy-eight t housand | six h u n d r e d | and e ighty-n ine | pounds | a n d |
| n ine teen shillings to defray t he Salaries Cont ingencies a n d o the r | Expenses of t h e |
| Es tab l i shment s | and Services following :— |
Depar tment of Lands £5 ,440 0 0 Survey of Lands 70,473 0 0 Commission to Land Agents and others and for advertising for
the Public Service generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,300 0 0
Occupation of Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,577 0 0
Gold Fields 8,16G 0 0
Management of Alpacas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 0 0
Prevent ion of Scab in Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,878 0 0
Inspection of Cattle 300 0 0 Coal Fields 1,300 0 0
Botanic Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,178 0 0
Government Domains and Hyde P a r k . . . . . . . . . . . 2,908 0 0 Minor Road3 :— For the construction and maintenance of Subor
dinate Roads as classified per Schedule . . . 39,731 0 0
For Minor Bridges and Roads not classified . . . 8,000 0 0
Al ignment Posts for Towns . . . . . . . . . 500 0 0 To meet expense of fencing Publ ic Roads where
proclaimed through enclosed Lands . . . . . . 3,000 0 0
Formation of Streets through Crown Lands in
City of Sydney 750 0 0
P u n t over the M' ln ty re River at Gundiwindi . . . 200 0 0 Bridge at Tumble Down on road from Maitland
to Clarence Town and Dungog . . . . . . 130 0 0
Construction of a new Toll House at Windsor
Fer ry 120 0 0
(Amount brought over . . . £ 714,298 6 9 )
SECRETARY FOR LANDS—continued.
Brought over £ 1 1 8 , 2 2 0 0 0
Minor Roads— continued.
Brought over £ 42,431 0 0
Formation of Road from Mudgee Road into the
Val ley of the Wolgon . . . 500 0 0
Compensation for Land required for opening
Road to Mulgrave Railway Station . . . . . . 60 0 0
Format ion of Bridle Track from Burragorang to
adjacent Table Lands 250 0 0
P u n t over Dawson Creek on Road from Cundle-
town to Taree 350 0 0
Fencing Road from Sutton Forest to the old Argyle Road where i t passes through enclosed lands
4 3 0 0
Fencing Road from I l lawarra Road to the new
Canterbury Road where i t passes through
enclosed lands . . . . . . . . . 10 0 0 Fencing Road from Raymond Terrace towards
Seaham and Clarence Town where i t passes
through enclosed lands . . . . . . . . . 237 0 0
Bridge over the Lachlan a t or near Booligal . . . 500 0 0 Bridge over Gol Gol Creek 250 0 0 Repair and formation of Road from Nowra to
Terrara 269 0 0 54,900 0 0
Haslam's Creek General Cemetery 104 0 0 Aborigines 500 0 0 Miscellaneous Serv ices :—
For the erection of Public Pounds 300 0 0 For sinking Wells so as to render practicable the route from the Dar l ing to the Lachlan and to the Warrego
2,500 0 0
Bonus to producers of Cotton . . . . . . . . . 70 0 0 Compensation for Land &c. required for approach
to Pi tnacree Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3 0 0 Compensation for losses incurred by failure of
Appeal Court Western Gold F ie lds—
I s b e s t e r & C o 193 0 0 W. Thompson 2 4 1 0 0 T. Farrel l and Pa r ty 400 0 0 Compensation to J o h n Cummins for issue to him
of an erroneous Tit le to Land . . . . . . 60 0 0 New Fence to Burial Ground a t Tarban Creek
Asylum . . . 50 0 0
Fencing Cemetery at Taree and Walloo Wal loo . . . 47 0 0
To refund to the Hawkesbury Benevolent Society the amount paid by them as rent of certain Crown Lands
200 0 0
Compensation for Land required for formation of Road from Abat toi r Road through Balmain Es ta te to Gladesville
811 19 0 4,905 19 0
178,689 19 0
7. SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC WORKS : — A n y s u m or sums of money no t exceed
ing t h r ee h u n d r e d and seventy-five t housand five h u n d r e d a n d eleven pounds n ine
shi l l ings and four pence to defray t h e Salaries Cont ingencies a n d o the r Expenses
of t h e Es tab l i shment s a n d Services following :—
Department of Publ ic Works £4 ,350 0 0 Railways :—
General Establ ishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ,333 8 0
Works in Progress 6,525 0 0
Exis t ing L ines—Working Expenses 100,965 0 0
Miscellaneous 1,147 0 0
(Amount brought over . . . £ 892,988 5 9 )
SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC "WORKS—continued.
Brought over £ 1 1 5 , 3 2 0 8 0
Harbour and River Navigation :—
Engineers Department 2,795 0 0 Steam Dredge " H u n t e r " 3,820 0 0 Steam Dredge " Hercules" 2,174 0 0 Steam Dredge " P l u t o " 2,134 0 0 Steam Dredge " Vulcan" Newcastle 3,770 0 0 Steam Cranes Newcastle 2,800 0 0 17,493 0 0
Public W o r k s : —
Prel iminary Harbour Surveys . . . . . . . . 500 0 0
Landing Silt from Dredge and forming ground. . . 1,200 0 0
Repairs to Glebe Island Road . . . 100 0 0 Incidenta l Expenses to Wharfs Bridges and
other Publ ic Works 1,000 0 0 Grassing Sand Hil ls Wollongong 250 0 0 Repairs to the Circular Quay 1,000 0 0 Removing obstructions and improving the navi
gation of the Rivers Murray Murrumbidgee• and Darl ing 10,000 0 0 Contribution towards repair of River breach road damage to High-street W e s t Ma i t l and . . . For procuring and erecting column a t Bradley's Head to mark a nautical mile to test speed of Steamers
2,000 7 3 0 0
0
0
For deepening Tambi Bar in the Myall R ive r . . . 200 0 0 One-third the cost of Grassing the Sand Hi l ls a t Newcastle providing the remaining two- thirds are contributed by the Corporation of Newcastle and Messrs. Morehead & Young (1 ,000)
334 0 0
16,657 0 0
Colonial Archi tec t 5,727 10 0 Fortifications 88 10 0 Publ ic Works and Buildings :— For ordinary repairs alterations and additions
to Publ ic Buildings generally 8,000 0 0 For providing Furn i tu re and Fi t t ings for the
Public Offices generally 1,000 0 0 For repairs to Military Barracks and Buildings 500 0 0 For l ight ing Lamps, sweeping Chimneys, & c ,
Victoria Barracks . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 0 0 For l ight ing Government Lamps in streets of
Sydney and Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 0 0
For Furn i tu re and repair of same for Govern ment House 100 0 0 To provide Building and other Materials for com
pletion or repair of Gaols and other Publ ic
Buildings by the labour of Prisoners in Gaol . . . 6,500 0 0 Additions Sydney Gaol 2,000 0 0 Police Buildings 2,500 0 0 Gaols Court Houses and Lock-ups 7,000 0 0 Supply of Coffins for Paupers 400 0 0
For repairs Lunat ic Asylum Par ramat ta . . . 4,000 0 0 Alterations and Repairs Protes tant Orphan
School Pa r r ama t t a 1,000 0 0
Repairs Alterat ions &c. to Lunat ic Asylum Tarban 9,000 0 0 Additions to Gaol a t Well ington 1,250 0 0 Draining Darl inghurst Gaol*to Woolloomooloo Bay 1,000 0 0
Building for Tide-gauge a t For t Denison . . . 78 0 0 Shed &c. at the Observatory 105 0 0
(Amount brought over £ 892,988 5 9 ) SECRETARY FOR PURLIC WORKS—continued.
Brought over £ 155,280 8 0
Public Works and Buildings—continued.
Brought over . . . . . . £ 4 5 , 3 8 3 0 0
Contribution towards the erection of the Offices and New Wing of the Sydney Infirmary and Dispensary further sum
5,000 0 0
Addit ional Wing to the Benevolent Asylum . . . 2,500 0 0 Towards the expenses of Furn i tu re for and Repair
of Telegraph Stations 2,000 0 0 For erection of Telegraph and Post Office Dubbo 1,200 0 0
Addit ions and Alterat ions to the Mint 164 0 0
Temporary Offices for Money Order business 600 0 0 To enclose the Bury ing Ground attached to the Tarban Creek Lunat ic Asylum with a Stone Wal l
200 0 0
For supply and erection of Column for Azimuth in connection with Observatory 7 3 0 0 To provide better Gaol Accommodation in the
Country Distr icts 9,000 0 0 To complete the long W i n g of the new Division
in Dar l inghurs t Gaol 6,000 0 0
Towards the cost of J e t t y Crane and Tramway at Gabo Island for the purpose of facilitating the landing and transport of Stores to t he Light-house (half the cost to be borne by the Government of Victor ia)
400 0
0
72,520 0 0
Roads and Bridges :—
General Establ ishment 2,625 0 0 Superintendence. . . 5,508 6 8
Construction and Maintenance :—
Main Northern Road 17,018 0 0 Main South Road 22,509 0 0 Main Western Road 20,253 0 0
Other Roads and Bridges :—
Clyde Road 1,584 8 3
Road Clarence River to Great Nor thern Road . . . 5,750 0 0
MudgeeRoad 4,000 0 0 Minor Roads as per Schedule 24,500 0 0 Contingent Works — Approaches to Railway Stations &c 2,000 0 0
Repair of and paint ing Bridges . . . . . . 2,000 0 0 Constructing and repairing Toll Bars . . . . . . 300 0 0 Bridge over A n a Branch of the Darl ing a t
Wentwor th 1,500 0 0 Bridge over Cox's Creek 1,000 0 0
Bridge at Pepper 's Creek Rockley . . . . . . 450 0 0 Bridge Mammy Johnson 's Creek 650 0 0 43,734 8 3
Electr ic Te l eg raphs :—
Establ ishment and Working Expenses 28,593 10 0
Fi tz Roy Dock Establ ishment 5,837 0 0 Miscel laneous:— Fur the r Compensation to the family of the late
Mrs. De Courcy _ 104 0 0 For the Improvement of the Navigation of the
River Darl ing in lieu of the balance on the
Vote of 1863 wri t ten off in Augus t 1864 . . . 1,452 16 5
At tend ing to the l ight ing and ext inguishing of
the Gas &c. in the Par l iamentary Bui ld ings . . . 70 0 0 1,626 16 5
375,511 9 4
(Amount brought over £ 1,268,499 15 1 )
8. THE POSTMASTER, GENERAL :—Any s u m or sums of money n o t exceeding
| one h u n d r e d | a n d eleven | t h o u s a n d | four | h u n d r e d | a n d | fifty-one | pounds t o defray | t h e |
| Salaries and Contingencies | of t he Es t ab l i shmen t s | and Services | fo l lowing:— |
Post Office ( including conveyance of Mails) . . . . . . . . . 1 0 8 , 8 4 6 0 0
Money Order Depar tment 2,605 0 0
111,451 0 0
| (TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR THE SERVICE OP THE YEAR 1866 | £ 1,379,950 15 | 1 ) |
F O R T H E S E R V I C E O F T H E Y E A R 1865 A N D P R E V I O U S Y E A R S .
9 . SUPPLEMENTARY :—Any s u m or sums of money no t exceeding one h u n d r e d
and seven t housand a n d s ixty pounds e ight shil l ings and t en pence to defray t h e Supp lemen ta ry Charges for t he Year 18G5 and previous Years of t h e Salaries
| Contingencies and other Expenses of t h e Es tab l i shments | a n d Services following :— |
SERVICES OP 18C3 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
Police 130 3 3 Gaol Sydney 19 1 3 1
Penal Establ ishment Cockatoo Island . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6 2 Miscellaneous (Election Expenses) . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 0 0
Quarter Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 17 . 2
Coroners 8 19 0 Treasury 1 6 6
Miscellaneous (Postage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7 6
Survey of Lands 2,600 0 0 Commission to Land Agents Appraisers and others and for
Advert is ing for the Public Service generally . . . 401 2 3
Gold Fields 529 7 2 Electr ic Telegraphs 25 16 3 Works and Buildings 47 12 6 UNCLASSIFIED EXPENDITURE.
To cover payments made on account of Services of 1863 and previous years after the Balances of Appropriations available for such were wri t ten off in the books of the Treasury under the author i ty of the Execut ive Council's Minute of 2nd August 1864—further sum
14,856 11 8
. 18,089 2 6
SERVICES OF 1804.
Bathurs t Gaol 13 12 8
Wollongong Gaol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 8
Penal Establ ishment Cockatoo Island . . . . . . . . . ••• 5 1 2 1 1
Lunat ic Asylum Par ramat ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 1 G
Roman Catholic Orphan School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 18 2 Asylums for the Infirm and Dest i tute . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 14 5
Chari table Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-• 58 7 11
Miscellaneous (Expenses of Electoral Districts) . . . . . . . . . 241 15 7
Treasury . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 19 6
Stores and Stationery . . . . . . 55 7 1 1 Miscellaneous Services:—
Postage for the various Public Departments 900 0 0
Interes t on overdrawn account with the Oriental Bank Corporation London to 31st December 1864—further sum
3,049 13 8
Interest to 31st December 1864 on advance on Treasury Bills by the Bank of New South Wales
1,111 9 4
4,161 3 0
Survey of Lands :—
Fees to Licensed Surveyors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000 0 0 Commission to Land Agents Appraisers and others and for
Advertising for the Public Service generally . . . . . . 500 0 0
Miscellaneous (compensation to Mr. J . Pr ice for sheep destroyed
under the Scab in Sheep Ac t ) 22 16 0
Railways 491 16 2
(Amount brought over £ 18,689 2 6 )
SUPPLEMENTARY—continued.
Brought over £ 12,585 8 5
UNCLASSIFIED E X P E N D I T U R E .
To cover payments made on account of Services of 1864 after the
Balances of Appropriations available for such were writtenoff in the books of the Treasury under the authority of the
Executive Council's Minute of 31st October 1865 . . . 163 1 2
12,748 9 7
SERVICES OF 1865.
Supplement to Schedule B (Pensions) 170 9 3 Police 8,000 0 0 Gaols :—
Sydney 508 14 5
Parramatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 13 0
Maitland 293 14 8 Goulbuin 67 8 9 Albury 138 5 2
Braidwood 1 5 0
Wollongong . . . 178 3 8
Wagga Wagga 174 10 10 Yass 116 7 11 Deniliquin 198 12 11 Port Macquarie 930 5 3 2,610 1 7
Gaols generally 800 0 0 Penal Establishment Cockatoo Island 331 4 0
Lunatic Asylum Tarban . . . 65 0 0
Roman Catholic Orphan School 214 10 2 Asylums for the Infirm and Destitute 820 0 0 Grants in aid of Public Institutions :— In aid of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts 200 0 0
In aid of the Yass Mechanics' Institute until a
building be erected on condition of an equal
amount being raised by private contributions. 100 0 0
300 0 0
Charitable Allowances:—
In aid of the Destitute Children's Asylum
Randwick further sum 2,000 0 0
In aid of Hospital Wagga Wagga further sum
on condition of an equal amount being raised
by private contributions . . . . . . . . . 100 0 0
In aid of the Hospital Grafton further sum on
same condition 50 0 0
In aid of the Hospital Wellington further sum
on same condithra . . . 50 0 0
In aid of the Hospital Queanbeyan on same
condition 100 0 0
In aid of the Albert Memorial Hospital Wollon
gong on same condition 200 0 0 2,500 0 0
Miscellaneous:—
To reimburse the Police Magistrate Albury for costs of certain actions brought against him in his magisterial capacity
155 0 0
Rewards for the apprehension of offenders further sum Fees for examining lunatics—further sum
2,035 0 0
. . . 50 0 0
Compensation to Miss Isabella Mary Kelly for losses of health and property sustained in consequence of her unjust conviction and imprisonment for perjury on the 6th and 7th of October 1859 (Resolution of Assembly) . . . 1,000 0
0
Contribution towards the Leichhardt Search Fund being an amount equal to that raised by the New South Wales Committee
230 11
9
Gratuity to Mrs. Sheeban on her retirement from
the office of Warder Maitland Gaol 27 10 0 3,498 1 9
(Amount brought over £ 31,437 12 1 )
SUPPLEMENTARY—continued.
Brought over £ 19,309 6 9
Supreme Court 319 4 1 Sheriff 219 9 1 Distr ict Courts 395 13 9 Quarter Sessions 2,220 0 5 Miscellaneous :— Compensation for loss of office to W . W. Bil lyard
Esq. late Crown Solicitor on a rc-arrangc-
ment of the Law Officers' Department in 1859 505 11 1 Law Expenses—The Queen ats. Birmingham . . . 292 14 4
Do. The Queen ats. Ilawson . . . 300 9 6 593 3 10
Treasury 59 13 4 Stamp Duties 3,554 3 3 Customs 26 0 0 Stores and Stationery 305 0 0 P r in t ing Bookbinding and Postage Stamps &c 456 16 0
Gunpowder Magazine Spectacle Island . . . . . . . . . . . 175 ft 1
Shipping Masters . . . 5 0 0
Harbours L igh t Houses and Pi lot Department 239 0 0 Miscel laneous:— Interes t on Publ ic Accounts overdrawn at the
Banks where such are kept and Exchange on
Remit tances—further sum . . . . . . . . . 1 4 , 0 0 0 0 0
Interes t from 1st J a n u a r y to 31st December 1865 on advance on Treasury Bills by the Bank of New South Wales
6,495 15 10
20,495 15 10
Duty Stamps for the Publ ic Service generally 500 0 0
Survey of Lands 5,385 14 0 Commission to Land Agents Appraisers and others and for advertising for the Public Service generally—further sum
1,500 0 0
Occupation of Lands 12,919 12 0 Minor R o a d s : — R e n t of the Windsor Ferry for the half-year ending 30th J u n e 1865 refunded to the Trustees
172 10 0
Ren t of Toll-bar on the Mudbank and Cook's River Road from 1st J u l y to 31st December 1864 to be refunded to the Trustees
202 10 0 For the formation of Streets through Crown
Lands Sydney—further sum 2,000 0 0 2,375 0 0
Miscel laneous:—
Erection of new P o u n d s . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 2 6
Compensation to Messrs. Glass and Corrigan for 240 sheep over 6 months old a t 4s. a head and 5 lambs a t 2s. a head destroyed under the Scab Act of 1861
48 10
0
Law Expenses incurred by the Trustees of the Road from Raymond Terrace to Hexham in defending action brought against them by a Contractor
60 17 3
Compensation to Mrs. Elizabeth Castle for damages sustained owing to the improper issue of a Gran t from the Crown of land on the Hun te r and afterwards purchased by her
late husband (Resolution of Assembly) . . . 300 0 0 584 9 9
Harbours and Rivers .. 237 10 0 Colonial Archi tect 300 0 0
(Amount brought over ... ... . . . £ 31,437 12 1 )
SUPPLEMENTARY—con Untied.
Brought over £ 72,681 14 3
Roads and Bridges :—
Foot Bridge over the Page a t Murrurundi further
sum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 10 0
Denil iquin Bridge further sum 180 7 3 217 17 3
Electr ic Telegraphs 1,403 5 3 Publ ic Works and Bu i ld ings :—
Furn i tu re Fi t t ings &c. for the Powder Magazine
Buildings and Offices Spectacle Island . . . 390 0 0 Addit ions Powder Magazine Goat Island . . . 825 0 0 Addit ions Mait land Gaol 105 0 0 1,320 0 0
. 75,622 16 9
(TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1865
AND PREVIOUS YEARS £ 107,060 8 1 0 )
(TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1866 £ 1,379,950 15 1 )
(GROSS TOTAL £ 1,487,011 3 1 1 )
10. The Treasurer of t h e said Colony shall issue and pay t h e said several sums
to such persons for t h e purposes hereinbefore men t ioned in such m a n n e r and in such propor t ions as t h e Governor by any w a r r a n t or order in wr i t ing unde r h is h a n d a n d directed to t h e said Treasurer shall from t ime to t i m e order a n d direct and the p a y m e n t s so to be m a d e shall be charged u p o n and payable ou t of t he Consolidated
R e v e n u e E u n d of t h e said Colony.
1 1 . The said Treasurer shall i n h i s Accoun t s from t i m e to t ime be allowed
credi t for any s u m or sums of money paid by h i m in pu r suance of such w a r r a n t or order in wr i t i ng as aforesaid and t h e receipt or receipts of t h e respective persons t o w h o m t h e same shall be so paid shal l be a full and val id discharge to t h e said Treasurer i n pass ing his said Accounts for a n y such s u m or sums as shall be the re in
men t ioned a n d he shall receive credi t for t h e same accordingly.
12. This A c t m a y be cited as t h e " Appropr ia t ion A c t of 1 8 6 6 . "
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