Appropriation Act of 1870 No 13a (NSW)
No. XVII.
An Act to appropriate and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of New South Wales certain Sums to make good the Supplies granted for the Service of the Year 1870 and for the Year 1869 and previous Years. [7 th May, 1870.]
WHEREAS we Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects in Parliament assembled have granted to Your Majesty the several the Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales
sums hereinafter mentioned for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy and for supplementing the Grants made by the present Parliament in its First Session for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine and previous years And whereas we desire to make good out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of New South Wales the several sums granted to Your Majesty as aforesaid Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same That out of the said Consolidated Revenue Fund there shall be further appropriated and are hereby appropriated and shall be issued and applied for or towards the several uses and purposes hereafter expressed—
F O E T H E S E R V I C E O F T H E Y E A R 1870.
1. SCHEDULES :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding One thousand eight hundred pounds one shilling and two-pence to supplement the Schedule to Schedule (1) to the Act of the Imperial Parliament eighteenth and nineteenth Victoria chapter fifty-four as follows :—
Supplement to Schedule B (Pensions) £1 ,800 1 2
(Amount carried over £1 ,800 1 2 )
(Amount bought over ... . . . ... £1 ,800 1 2)
2. EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding Eighteen thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight pounds to defray the Salaries and Contingencies of the Executive and Legislative Establishments following :—
H i s Excellencey the Governor ... ... ... ... ... £1 ,530 0 0
The Execut ive Council 7 2 8 0 0 The Legislat ive Council 5,860 0 0 The Legislative Assembly 8,195 0 0
The Legislative Council a n d Assembly.. . . . . . . . ... 1,315 0 0 The Par l i amenta ry Library ... ... ... ... ... 1,330 0 0
18,958 0 0
3. COLONIAL SECRETARY :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding Five hundred and seven thousand three hundred and eighty-nine pounds eleven shillings and nine-pence to defray the Salaries Contingencies and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following :—
Colonial Secretary £4,20G 0 0 Volun teers 8,340 0 0 Nava l Brigade 3,626 0 0 Police 122,495 0 0 Gold and Escor t 5,000 0 0
Gold Receivers 275 0 0 P e t t y Sessions 35,446 0 0 Gaols and Pena l Es tabl ishments be ing—
Gaols—Sydney £1 ,540 0 0
P a r r a m a t t a 750 0 0 B a t h u r s t 405 0 0 Mai t l and 417 0 0 G o u l b u r n 405 0 0
Ber r ima ... . . . . . . ... 667 0 0 Albury 150 0 0 Braidwood 150 0 0 M u d g e e 150 0 0 Graf ton 10 0 0 Wol longong 150 0 0 Armidale 150 0 0 "Wagga W a g g a 150 0 0 Yass 150 0 0 Deni l iquin 150 0 0
P o r t Macquar i e 495 0 0
W i n d s o r 10 0 0 E d e n 10 0 0 Tamworth 10 0 0 Orange 10 0 0 Tenterfield 10 0 0
Coun t ry Dis t r ic ts 290 0 0
Gaols generally 47,618 0 0
53,847 0 0
Luna t ic Asylums be ing—
Hosp i ta l for the I n s a n e Gladesville 13,438 0 0
Lunat ic Asylum P a r r a m a t t a ... ... ... 15,634 0 0
Lunat ic Reception H o u s e Dar l inghurs t ... 759 0 0
Lunat ic Pa t i en t s 2,125 0 0
Board of Visi tors 350 0 0
Chaplains a t
Gladesville
100 ----------- -------- 32,506
0
0
Chaplains a t P a r r a m a t t a ... ... ... 100 0 0
0 0
Medical Board 44 0 0 Medical Advisor Vaccinat ion Medical Officers &c 7,500 0 0
Audi tor Genera l 4,467 0 0
Registrar Genera l 13,820 0 0 Colonial Agen t 1,500 0 0 Observatory 1,650 0 0 M u s e u m 500 0 0 Public Ins t ruc t ion 105,000 0 0
F r e e Publ ic L ibra ry 4,248 0 0
Carried over £404 ,470 0 0
(Amount carried over ... ... ... £20 ,758 1 2)
(Amount brought over ... ... ... £20 ,758 1 2 )
COLONIAL SECRETARY—continnued.
Brough t over £404 ,470 0 0
G r a n t s in aid of Publ ic Ins t i tu t ions :—
To supplement t he present A n n u a l E n d o w m e n t
of £1 ,000 to t he Aust ra l ian M u s e u m ... £ 2 0 0 0 0
I n aid of t he Sydney Mechanics ' School of A r t s 200 0 0
I n aid of Educat ional Ins t i tu t ions in t he pro por t ion of £ 1 to every £ 2 raised by pr ivate
contr ibut ions Albu ry School of A r t s v iz . :—
100 0 0
Armidale School of A r t s 100 0 0 Balmain School of A r t s 100 0 0
Balmain W o r k i n g M e n ' s I n s t i t u t e ........................ 50 0 0
B a t h u r s t School of A r t s 100 0 0
Bega School of A r t s 50 0 0
Bellambi and Bul l i School of A r t s ....................... 50 0 0 Ber r ima School of A r t s ............................................ 50 0 0
Braidwood Li te ra ry I n s t i t u t e .................................. 50 0 0 Branx ton Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e .................................. 50 0 0
Bourke Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e 200 0 0
Camden School of A r t s 50 0 0
D u b b o Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e 150 0 0 Eas t Mai t land School of A r t s 100 0 0
Forbes School of A r t s 100 0 0
Gou lburn School of A r t s 100 0 0 Graf ton School of A r t s 200 0 0
Grenfell School of Ar t s 100 0 0
Gundaga i L i t e ra ry I n s t i t u t e ...................................... 100 0 0 Invere l l School of A r t s 100 0 0
K i a m a School of A r t s 50 0 0
M o r p e t h School of A r t s 100 0 0
Mudgee School of A r t s 100 0 0
Muswellbrook School of A r t s 100 0 0 Orange Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 0 0
P a r r a m a t t a School of A r t s 200 0 0 P a t e r s o n School of A r t s 50 0 0
Queanbeyan L i te ra ry I n s t i t u t e .................................. 50 0 0
Raymond Terrace School of A r t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 0 0
Richmond School of A r t s 100 0 0 St. Leonards School of A r t s 100 0 0
Singleton Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e 150 0 0 S t roud School of A r t s 50 0 0 Tamwor th Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e 50 0 0 Ul ladul la School of A r t s 50 0 0 W a g g a W a g g a Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e ........................ 50 0 0
W a r a t a h School of A r t s 25 0 0
West Mai t l and School of A r t s 100 0 0
W i n d s o r School of A r t s 100 0 0
Wol longong School of A r t s 100 0 0 Yass Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e 100 0 0 I n aid of the erection of buildings for Educa
t ional Ins t i tu t ions on condit ion of equal
amounts being raised by pr ivate contr ibut ions v iz . :—
Ball ina School of A r t s 100 0 0
Muswellbrook School of A r t s 600 0 0 M u r r u r u n d i Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e and
School of A r t s 200 0 0
W a g g a W a g g a Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e (addi
t ions to) 400 0 0
---------- 5,425 0 0
I n d u s t r i a l and Reformatory Schools :—
Nau t i ca l School Ship " V e r n o n " 4,329 0 0 Indus t r i a l School for Girls a t Newcast le ... 2,640 0 0
Reformatory for Girls Newcast le ... ... 385 0 0
--------- 7,354 0 0
Carried over £417 ,249 0 0
(Amount carried over . . . . . . . . . £20 ,758 1 2 )
(Amount brought over ... ... ... £20 ,758 1 2)
COLONIAL SECRETARY—continued.
Brough t over £417 ,249 0 0
Chari table I n s t i t u t i o n s : —
Inspec to r of Publ ic Charit ies GOO 0 0
P ro te s t an t Orphan School 3,221 0 0
Roman Catholic Orphan School 3,980 0 0
Asylums for t he Infirm and D e s t i t u t e ..................................................... 10,900 0 0
Chari table Allowances :—
For t he suppor t of Paupers in t he Colonial
Hospi ta ls 5,000 0 0
Salaries of L a d y Super in tenden t and five
nurs ing Sisters ....................................................... 482 0 0 I n aid of t he Sydney Infirmary and Dispen
sary on condit ion of an equal amount being
raised by pr ivate contr ibut ions ................................. 4,000 0 0 For t he suppor t of Women and Children in
t he Benevolent Asy lum Sydney 4,208 0 0 I n aid of t he Funds of t he Benevolent Society
Sydney on condition of an equal amount
being raised by voluntary contr ibut ions ... .................. 500 0 0 I n aid of t he Asylum for D e s t i t u t e Children
a t Randwick on condit ion of £ 2 , 0 0 0 being
raised by private contr ibut ions ... ............................. 4,000 0 0
For t he suppor t of In fan ts removed from t h e Benevolent Asylum Sydney to t he Asylum
for Des t i t u t e Children a t Randwick ... ................... 5,000 0 0
I n aid of t he Deaf D u m b and Bl ind Ins t i tu t ion on condition of an equal amoun t being
ra ised by pr ivate contr ibut ions .................................. 450 0 0 I n aid of t he Temperance Alliance in con
sideration of aid given to des t i tu te personson condition of an equal amount being
raised by pr ivate contr ibut ions .................................. 200 0 0 I n aid of the underment ioned Chari table Ins t i tu t ions on condition of sums of an equal amoun t being raised by private contr ibu tions and also of t h e Government th rough Police Magis t ra tes or other approved officers having the r ight of admission of pa t ients v iz . :—
Albury Hospi ta l and Benevolent Society 400 0 0 Bega Hospi ta l and Benevolent Society. . . 100 0 0 N a r r a b r i Benevolent Asylum and Hospi ta l 200 0 0
P a r r a m a t t a Benevolent Socie ty . . . . . . 350 0 0 Singleton and Patr ick 's Plains Benevolent
Society Tamworth Benevolent Society
500
0
0
... ... 150 0 0
Pen r i t h Hospi ta l and Benevolent Society 200 0 0
Gundaga i Benevolent Society ... ... 200 0 0 I n aid of t he underment ioned Hospi ta ls on condition of sums to an equal amoun t being raised by pr ivate contr ibut ions and also of t he Government th rough Police Magis t ra tes or other approved officers having the r ight of admission of pa t ients viz . :—
Adelong 150 0 0 Ara luen 200 0 0 Armidale and N e w England 300 0 0 B a t h u r s t 700 0 0 Braidwood 200 0 0 Bourke 275 0 0 Carcoar 200 0 0
Cooma 300 0 0
-----------------------------
Carried over £28,265 0 0
--------------
Carried over £435 ,950 0 0
(Amount carried over ... ... . . . £20 ,758 1 2)
(Amount brought over ... . . . ... £20 ,758 1 2)
COLONIAL SECRETARY—continued.
Brough t over £435 ,950 0 0
Chari table Allowances—continued.
B r o u g h t over £28 ,265 0 0
I n aid of Hospitals—continued.
Deni l iquin 600 0 0 D u b b o 250 0 0 Forbes 200 0 0 G o u l b u r n 300 0 0 Graf ton 200 0 0 Grenfel l 200 0 0 Gundaga i 200 0 0 H a y 500 0 0
K i a n d r a ... 200 0 0 M a i t l a n d 600 0 0 Men indee 500 0 0 M u d g e e 300 0 0 M u r r u r u n d i 200 0 0 Muswel lbrook 200 0 0 Newcas t le 200 0 0 Orange 250 0 0 P a r r a m a t t a 300 0 0 P o r t Macquar ie 200 0 0 P o r t Stephens 200 0 0
Queanbeyan . .......................................................... 100 0 0
Sofala 200 0 0 Tenterfield 200 0 0
W a g g a W a g g a 300 0 0
Wel l ing ton 100 0 0 Windso r 200 0 0 Wol longong 200 0 0 Yass 200 0 0 Young 416 0 0 Towards t he completion of t he Graf ton Hosp i ta l 100 0 0 Towards erect ion of a Hospi ta l and Benevolent
Asy lum a t Scone on condition of an equal
amoun t being raised by pr ivate contr ibut ions 500 0 0
36,381 0 0
Miscel laneous Services :— Munic ipa l Council Sydney in aid of t h e City
F u n d s 10,000 0 0
F o r defraying expenses of t h e R e t u r n i n g
Officers of t he several Electoral Dis t r ic ts ... 1,250 0 0
Expense of copying and pr in t ing t h e Electoral
L is t s 600 0 0
Newspapers and Almanacs ... ... . . . 30 0 0
Buria ls of des t i tu te persons in cases where
Inques t s are no t h e l d . . . ... ... ... 300 0 0
Main tenance of Dese r t ed Chi ldren—paupers
t a k e n charge of for protec t ion—expenses of
t ransmission &c. ... ... . . . ... 200 0 0
Fees for examining Luna t ics ... ... . . . 130 0 0
Rewards for apprehension of offenders ... 1,000 0 0
R e n t of H o u s e for t he Commodore commanding
t h e Naval Squadron on th is Sta t ion ... ... 500 0 0
Expenses a t t endan t upon the late visit of H . R . H .
t he D u k e of E d i n b u r g h — a m o u n t reduced in
Supplementary Es t ima te for 1869 in e r ro r ... Towards t he relief of
48
11
9
cases of actual des t i tu t ion
and also for t h e repair of damages to Roads
and Bridges caused by the r ecen t Floods ... 5,000 0 0
To mee t t he necessary expenses of carrying ou t t he a r rangements for t h e In tercolonia l Exhi bit ion to be held in Sydney in A u g u s t nex t and also of receiving and forwarding exhibits t o t he London Exhibi t ion of 1871
4,000
0
0
Towards defraying the prel iminary expenses of a Census of t h e populat ion of the Colony to be t aken early iu 1871
2,000
0
0
In aid of the Superannua t ion F u n d ... . . . 1 0 , 0 0 0 0 0
35,058 11 9
507,389 11 9
(Amount carried over . . . ... ... £528 ,147 12 11)
(Amount brought over £528 ,147 12 11)
4 . ADMINISTRATION OP JUSTICE :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding
Fifty-five thousand nine hundred and seventy-one pounds to defray the Salaries and
Contingencies of the Establishments following :—
Law Officers of t h e Crown £5 ,999 0 0 Supreme and Circuit Cour ts 12,933 0 0 Sheriff 7,975 0 0
Insolvent Cour t 1,469 0 0 Dis t r ic t Cour ts 11,066 0 0 Quar t e r Sessions 11,954 0 0 Coroners ' I nques t s 2,575 0 0 Miscellaneous Services :—
Towards defraying the expenses of a Law Reform Commission
with a view to amending and consolidating t h e S ta tu te Law
of N e w South W a l e s 2,000 0 0
55,971 0 0
5. TREASURER AND SECRETARY FOR FINANCE AND TRADE :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding one hundred and sixty-four thousand five hundred and forty-one pounds to defray the Salaries Contingencies and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following :—
Treasury £ 9 , 1 2 1 0 0
Stamp Dut i e s 1,590 0 0 Customs , 26,375 0 0
Colonial Distil leries and Refineries ... ... . . . ... 2,895 0 0
P r in t ing Bookbinding Stamps and Railway Tickets 20,375 0 0 Stores and Stat ionery 42,835 0 0
Gunpowder Magazine Goat I s land ... ... . . . ... 679 0 0 Colonial Mil i tary Store and Gunpowder Magazine Spectacle
I s land 869 0 0
H e a l t h and Emigra t ion Officers ... ... ... ... ... 835 0 0 Quaran t ine 500 0 0
Shipping Mas t e r s 1,512 0 0
Glebe Is land Abat to i r 930 0 0
Harbours Light-houses and Pilot D e p a r t m e n t : — Super in tendent of Pilots Light-houses and
H a r b o u r s £ 6 5 0 0 0
Steam Navigat ion and Pilot Boards ... ... 1,056 0 0
H a r b o u r Mas te r s 1,775 0 0
Colonial Light-houses 2,711 0 0 Sea and River Pi lots 7,549 0 0 Boatmen 7,0S2 0 0 Telegraph Stations 668 0 0
Aus t ra l i an Coast Light-houses 2,000 0 0
Contingencies ... ... ... ... ... 1,054 0 0
24,545 0 0
Life-boats 400 0 0 Miscel laneous Services :—
Postage of t he various Publ ic De pa r t men t s ... 6,500 0 0
Advert ising for the Public Service generally ... 4,000 0 0
For the transmission of Telegraphic Messages . . . 6,000 0 0 D u t y Stamps for t he Public Service general ly. . . One half per cent. Commission on payments in Eng land by the Government Financial Agen t s on (say) £700 ,000
500
0
0
3,500 0 0
Exchange on Remit tances within and beyond
t h e Colony 3,000 0 0
To provide for a Queen ' s Plate to be r u n for annual ly on Randwick Racecourse unde r the auspices of the Austral ian Jockey Club (Resolution of Assembly)
200
0
0
To meet the expense of carrying on the I n n e r
W a t e r s and Coast Surveys ... ... ... 1,500 0 0
Allowance for Postage and Stat ionery to Clerks
of P e t t y Sessions L a n d Agen t s and Regis t rars of Dis t r ic t Cour ts 1,750 0 0
Provisions to bo left on Booby Is land for t he
relief of shipwrecked persons ... ... 30 0 0
To meet unforeseen expenses to be hereafter
accounted for 3,000 0 0
Carried over £ 29,980 0 0
Carried over £133 ,461 0 0 (Amount carried over ....... £584 ,118 12 1)
(Amount brought over ... ... ... £584,118 12 11)
TREASURER AND SECRETARY FOR FINANCE AND TRADE—continued.
Brought over £133,461 0 0
Miscellaneous Services—continued.
Brought over £29,980 0 0
Storm Signals for Clarence River Port Macquarie
Port Stephens South Head Wollongong Jervis
Bay Twofold Bay and Gabo Island ... 850 0 0 Gratuity of one month's pay for each year of
service to J. Midgley late Foreman of Gun-
powder Magazine Goat Island ... ... 170 0 0 Buoy for the Clarence River ... ... ... 80 0 0 31,080 0 0
164,541 0 0
6. SECRETARY FOR LANDS :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding Two hundred and two thousand and forty pounds to defray the Salaries Contin- gencies and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following :—
Department of Lands ... ... ... ... ... ...£11,154 0 0
Survey of Lands 78,483 0 0
Bent of Additional Offices for Land Departments Commission to Land Agents Appraisers &c....
...
...
...
...
4,300
0
0
Occupation of Lands ... ... ... ... ... ... 13,811 0 0
Gold Fields 1,089 0 0 Prevention of Scab in Sheep 9,952 0 0
Inspection of Cattle ... ... ... ... ... ... 333 0 0
Coal Fields 1,360 0 0
Botanic Gardens ... 3,526 0 0
Government Domains and Hyde Park ... ... ... ... 2,953 0 0 Minor Roads:— For the construction and maintenance of Sub-
ordinate Roads as classified per Schedule £41,000 0 0 For Minor Bridges and Roads not classified ... 8,000 0 0 Alignment Posts for Towns 300 0 0 To meet expense of fencing Public Roads
where proclaimed through enclosed lands ... 5,000 0 0
Formation of Streets through Crown Lands in
City of Sydney 1,000 0 0 For the formation of the line of Road through
Jones' Island Manning River 700 0 0 Towards opening and forming the Road from
Sutton Forest Railway Station through Kan-garoo Valley via Good Dog Mountain to
Shoalhaven River 1,000 0 0
For the improvement of the Road from the Kangaroo and Sutton Forest Line of Road to the Robertson and Sutton Forest Road at Bunter's 200 acres
150 0 0
Towards completion of Mill Creek Bridge near
Stroud further sum ... ... ... ... 150 0 0 To cover the cost of constructing Culverts &c.
in connection with the Road from the Windsor
Road to the Mulgrave Railway Station ... 200 0 0 For the erection of a Bridge over Throsby Creek
Bullock Island 500 0 0 Completion of the Bunnerong Road Randwick 1,500 0 0
Construction of a Punt for Middle Harbour
Ferry Sydney 300 0 0
Punt at Darkwater Creek M'Leay River ... 400 0 0 Construction of Punt and Approaches at Wing-
ham Manning River ... ... ... ... 626 0 0
Punt at Wiseman's Ferry ... ... ... 400 0 0 Purchase of the Punt at Buckley's Crossing-
place Snowy River ... ... ... ... 400 0 0 For Road from Wagga Wagga to Narrandera 500 0 0 For Main-street in Town of Warialda 50 0 0
Carried over £62,176 0 0
Carried over £126,961 0 0
(Amount carried over £748,659 12 11)
(Amount brought over £748,659 12 11)
SECRETARY FOR, LANDS—continued.
Brought over £126,961 0 0
Minor Roads—continued.
Brought over £62,176 0 0
For Bridge over Little Wheeney Creek on road from Pitt Town to Wiseman's Ferry
...
150 0 0
Towards opening up Road from George's River towards Wollongong ...
...
...
...
400 0 0
For Road from Kempsey to Darkwater ... 350 0 0
For forming ballasting and draining the North- ern part of Macquarie-street ...
...
...
590 0 0
For fencing new line of Road from Windsor and Parramatta Road to the Riverstone Rail- way Station
300 0 0
63,966 0 0
Miscellaneous Services :—
For the erection of Public Pounds 200 0 0 For preservation of the Caves at Fish River ... 50 0 0
For preservation of Wombeian Caves ... ... 25 0 0
For fencing Public Cemeteries 1,000 0 0 Parramatta Park 100 0 0 Compensation to Plaintiff re Queen ats.
Broughton Gadara Bun 2,000 0 0
Compensation to Mrs. Singleton for Land at Singleton on which the old Court House &c. was erected by her late husband B. Singleton 2,412 0 0
Compensation to W. Wamsley for loss of land
through opening of Road from Barren Ground
to Sutton Forest ... ... ... ... 3 0 0
To defray the expenses of a competent person to examine and report upon the best means of procuring permanent Water Supply on the Gold Fields of the Colony (Resolution of Assembly)
1,000 0 0
For the purchase of the Punt at Blackman's
Point 150 0 0
Gratuity to widow of late G. II . Edwards Messen- ger Survey Department
...
...
...
117 0 0
Compensation for Land promised the Jewish
Church for Public Worship and since granted
to Roman Catholics ... ... ... ... 1,078 0 0
To cover the cost of enclosing Reserve for
Public Recreation adjoining the Universityand planting a belt of Trees along its northern
and eastern boundaries ... ... ... 250 0 0
Fencing Paddocks in connection with Crown Lands Commissioner's Quarters at Armidale
62 0 0
Compensation awarded to W. Cummings Esq.
M.L.A. for damages sustained through a
Gold Field being opened on his Run... ... 500 0 0
Costs of Arbitration other than those of the
Government Arbitrator in the above case ... 166 0 0
Towards defraying the expenses of a Commis- sion to inquire into the working of the existing Gold Fields Act and Regulations and also of examining and reporting upon the best means of procuring a permanent supply of Water upon the Gold Fields of the Colony
2,000
0 0
11,113 0 0
202,040 0 0
7. SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC WORKS :—Any sum or sums of money not exceed- ing Four hundred and eight thousand four hundred and thirty-four pounds to defray the Salaries Contingencies and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following :—
Department of Public Works £4,130 0 0 Railways :— General Establishment 2,300 0 0 Works in Progress 8,549 0 0 Existing Lines—Working Expenses 182,650 0 0
Carried over £197,629 0 0
(Amount carried over £950,699 12 11)
(Amount brought over ... ... ... £950,699 12 11)
SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC WORKS—continued.
Brought over £197,629 0 0
Harbours and River Navigation:—
Engineer's Department £2,820 0 0 Steam Dredge " Hunter" 3,820 0 0 Steam Dredge " Hercules" 2,174 0 0 Steam Dredge " Pluto" 2,134 0 0 Steam Dredge " Vulcan" Newcastle 3,770 0 0 Steam Dredge " Samson" 4,750 0 0 Steam Dredge " Fitz Roy" 2,674 0 0
Public Works:— 22,142 0 0 Preliminary Harbour Surveys ... ... ... 750 0 0 Landing Silt from Dredge and forming Ground 1,000 0 0 Incidental Expenses to Wharfs Bridges and
other Public Works 1,500 0 0 Removal of Rock at entrance to Moruya River 300 0 0 For Wharf at Albury 1,000 0 0
For Iron Jetty at Gerringong further sum ... 600 0 0 For Boat Harbour Raymond Terrace ... ... 200 0 0 5,350 0 0
Colonial Architect 5,965 0 0 Public Works and Buildings:— For ordinary Repairs Alterations and Additions
to Public Buildings generally 12,000 0 0 For providing Furniture and Fittings for Public
Offices generally 3,000 0 0 For repairs to Military and Volunteer Buildings 1,500 0 0
For lighting Lamps sweeping Chimneys &c.
Victoria Barracks 200 0 0 For lighting Government Lamps in Streets
of Sydney and Domain 700 0 0 To provide building and other Materials for completion or repair of Gaols and other Public Buildings by the labour of prisoners in gaol
6,500 0 0
Additions Sydney Gaol 2,000 0 0 Police Buildings 3,000 0 0
Gaols Court Houses and Lock-ups ... ... 10,000 0 0 Supply of Coffins for Paupers ... ... ... 150 0 0 Furniture for and Repair of Telegraph Stations 1,000 0 0 Additions Alterations and Repairs Protestant
Orphan School Parramatta ... ... ... 3,600 0 0 Additions Alterations and Repairs &c. Lunatic
Asylum Tarban 5,000 0 0 Additions and Materials to the New Gaol at
Maitland 2,000 0 0 Additions and Alterations Benevolent Asylum
Liverpool 1,000 0 0 Repairs to Workshops and Officers' Quarters Cockatoo Island 150 0 0 Additions and Improvements Lunatic Asylum
Parramatta 6,000 0 0 Drainage and Repairs to Roman Catholic
Orphan School ... 1,000 0 0 Towards providing new Buildings Botanic Gar
dens Sydney ... ... 1,500 0 0
Repairs and Additions to the Quarantine Station 700 0 0 Repairs to Walls Lunatic Asylum Parramatta 170 0 0 Preparing Ground and Planting at Public Buildings 150 0 0
Additions to Post and Telegraph Stations ... 452 0 0 61,772 0 0
Roads and Bridges:—
General Establishment 2,560 0 0
Superintendence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,700 0 0
Construction and Maintenance:—
Main Northern Road 14,219 0 0 Main Southern Road 16,414 0 0 Main Western Road 12,440 0 0 43,073 0 0
Carried over £344,191 0 0
(Amount carried over £950,699 12 11)
(Amount brought over £950,699 12 11)
S E C R E T A R Y FOR P U B L I C WORKS—continued.
Brought over £344,191 0 0
Other Roads and Bridges :—
Road Clarence River to Great Northern Road 5,000 0 0 Mudgee Road 4,000 0 0 Minor Roads as per Schedule including Clyde
and Araluen Roads 37,429 0 0
Contingent Works on Minor Roads not in
Schedule on Punts and Approaches and on
Approaches to Railway Stations &c. ... 3,000 0 0
Repair of and painting Bridges ... ... 3,000 0 0 Constructing and repairing Toll Bars ... ... 300 0 0 Estimated amount of Tolls to be collected at
Grafton Punt to be expended in maintenance
and re pair of same and approaches ... ... 750 0 0
Re-erection of the Rankin Bridge over the
Macquarie River (Resolution of the late Assembly) 2,000 0 0
Completion of the Road to Gladesville via, Balmain and Five Dock further sum (Reso- lution of the late Assembly) ...
400 0 0
Bridge over Cudgegong Creek and Repairs Mudgee Road (Resolution of the late As- sembly)
5,000 0 0
For the erection of a Bridge over Broughton Mill Creek in Shoalhavcn District (Resolu-
tion of Assembly) 700 0 0
For the erection of a Bridge over Mullet Creek in the Electorate of Illawarra (Resolution
of Assembly) 500 0 0 62,079 0 0
Fitz Roy Dock 1,594 0 0 Miscellaneous :— Attending to the lighting and extinguishing of
the Gas &c. in the Parliamentary Buildings... 70 0 0
Premium for the first 250 tons of Hydraulic
Cement manufactured in the Colony fromColonial materials equal in quality to the
imported article and lower in price ... ... 500 0 0 570 0 0
408,434 0 0
8. T H E P O S T M A S T E R G E N E R A L :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding
One hundred and forty-four thousand three hundred and sixty pounds to defray the
Salaries and Contingencies of the Establishments and Services following :—
Post Office (including conveyance of Mails) £110,392 0 0 Money Order Department 3,087 0 0 Electric Telegraphs 30,881 0 0
144,360 0 0
| (TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1870 | £1,503,493 12 | 11) |
F O R T H E S E R V I C E O F T H E Y E A R 1869 A N D P R E V I O U S Y E A R S .
9. S U P P L E M E N T A R Y :—Any sum or sums of money not exceeding One
hundred and twenty-six thousand four hundred and five pounds three shillings and three-pence to defray the Supplementary Charges for the Year 1869 and previous Years of the Salaries Contingencies and other Expenses of the Establishments and Services following :—
SERVICES OF 1864.
UNCLASSIFIED EXPENDITURE.
To cover payments made on account of 1864 after the
Balances of Appropriations for such were written off ... £ 6 10 6
6 10 6
SERVICES OF 1865.
UNCLASSIFIED EXPENDITURE.
To cover payments made on account of 1865 after the Balances
of Appropriations available for such were written off ... 22 12 9
22 12 9
(Amount carried over £29 3 3)
(Amount brought over ... ... ... £29 3 3)
SUPPLEMENTARY—continued.
SERVICES OF 1866.
Railways:—
Compensation to Mr. J. Powell for non-delivery of a case of
goods 20 0 0
Steam Postal Communication with Great Britain via Panama from 15th to 30th June
2,467 17 8
UNCLASSIFIED EXPENDITURE. To cover payments made on account of 1S66 after the Balances
of Appropriations available for such were written off ... 5,550 6 4
8,038 4 0
SERVICES OF 1867.
Roman Catholic Orphan School further sum ... ... ... 22 10 0 Gaol Darlinghurst—Contingent Expenses fur
ther sum ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 9 4
Miscellaneous :—
Expenses in London and Paris in connection with the representation of the Colony at the Universal Exhibition held in Paris in 1867 further sum
316 7 6
Compensation to A. G. De Gyulay as Secretary to the Exhibition held in Melbourne in 1866 and 1867
75 0 0
391 7 6
Steam Dredge " Pluto" further sum 1 10 0 Repairs Roman Catholic Orphan School further sum ... ... 125 13 0 Unclassified Expenditure :— To cover Payments made on account of 1867 after the Balances
of Appropriations available for such were written off ... 275 2 11
819 12 9
SERVICES OF 1868.
Colonial Secretary:—
Increase of Salary to Chief Clerk First Clerk in charge of Long Boom and Second Clerk in charge of Records at the rate of £50 per annum each from 1st August—granted in consequence of re-arrangement of the office by which a
large saving was effected ... ... ... ... ... 62 10 0
Volunteers 50 0 0 Police further sum 1,800 0 0
Gaol Albury further sum ... ... ... ... ... ... 175 0 0 Gaol Goulburn further sum ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 0 Lunatic Asylum Tarban Creek ... ... ... ... ... 67 0 0
Lunatic Reception House Darlinghurst further sum ... ... 55 0 0
Industrial School Newcastle further sum ... ... ... 250 0 0
Grant in aid of the Inverell School of Arts in the proportion of £ 1 to every £ 2 raised by private contributions
...
...
100
0
0
Charitable Allowances :— For the support of Paupers in the Colonial
Hospitals further sum £989 17 0 In aid of the Queanbeyan Hospital on condition
of an equal sum being raised by private con
tributions ... ... ... ... ... 40 5 0 In aid of the Cooma Hospital on condition of an
equal sum being raised by private contributions
Contribution towards the repair of the Maitland
Hospital on condition of an equal amount300 0 0 being raised by private contributions ... 300 0 0 Support of Infants removed from the Benevolent
Asylum Sydney to the Destitute Children's
Asylum Randwick further sum ... ... 260 12 6 1,890 14 6
Carried over £4,480 4 6
(Amount carried over ,. £8,887 0 0)
(Amount brought over ... ... ... ... £8,887 0 0)
SUPPLEMENTARY—continued.
SERVICES OF 1868—continued.
Brought over £4,480 4 6
Miscellaneous :—
Further expenses of the Commission appointed
to inquire into Water Supply for Sydney and
Suburbs ... 543 8 7
Salary of the Third Clerk in the Supreme Court for January ... 29 3 4
Coroners' Inquests ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 0 0
Customs 33 0 6 Stores and Stationery 4,172 14 0
Gunpowder Magazine Spectacle Island further sum ... ... 38 17 8 Harbours Light-houses and Pilot Department ... ... ... 196 14 10 Miscellaneous :—
Amount of Murray River Collections paid to the Government of Victoria under the 5th 6th and 7th clauses of the Agree ment of 12th January 1867
1,176 16 10
Survey of Lands further sum ... .. ... ... ... 5,377 0 0
Commission to Land Agents Appraisers and others further sum 900 0 0
Occupation of Lands ... ... ... ... ... ... 490 0 0
Roads other than Main Roads 483 0 0 Miscellaneous:— Bent of the Mooki Bun refunded to the Hawkesbury Benevo-
lent Society 300 0 0
Railways further sum 2,993 16 7
Harbours and River Navigation further sum ... ... ... 1,177 5 4
Colonial Architect further sum ... ... ... ... ... 31 11 0
Public Works and Buildings further sum ... ... ... 613 6 3 UNCLASSIFIED EXPENDITURE. To cover payments on account of 1868 after the Balances of
Appropriations available for such were written off... ... 351 6 6
23,488 5 11
SERVICES OF 1869.
Supplement to Schedule B :—
Pensions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 18 3 Colonial Secretary:—
Increase of Salary to Chief Clerk 1st Clerk in the Long Room
and 2nd Clerk in charge of Records at the rate of £50 per
annum each from 1st January ... ... ... ... 150 0 0
Volunteers 50 0 0 Police 291 0 0 Gaol Bourke 15 0 0
Lunatic Asylum Tarban 2,381 9 4 Public Instruction 5,000 0 0 Colonial Agent 350 0 0 Grants in aid of Educational Institutions :— In aid of the undermentioned Institutions in the proportion of £ 1 to every £2 raised by private contributions viz. :—
Araluen Mechanics' Institute £200 0 0
Braidwood Literary Institute ... ... 300 0 0
Bega School of Arts ... ... ... 75 0 0 Forbes School of Arts for 1867 186S and
1869 186 4 9
Grenfell School of Arts 100 0 0 Inverell School of Arts 100 0 0
Shoalhaven School of Arts.. . ... ... 150 0 0
Carried over £1,111 4 9
Carried over £8,268 7 7
(Amount carried over £32,375 5 11)
(Amount brought over ... ... ... £32,375 5 11)
SUPPLEMENTARY—continued.
SERVICES OF 1869—continued.
Brought over £8,268 7 7
Grants in aid of Educational Institutions—continued.
Brought over . . .£1,111 4 9
In aid of the erection of Buildings for the under- mentioned Institutions on condition of equal amounts being raised by private contributions viz.:—
Bega School of Arts 150 0 0
Braidwood Literary Institute ... ... 300 0 0 Fredericton School of Arts 100 0 0 Grenfell School of Arts 56 19 0 Hinton School of Arts 350 0 0
Lambton Mechanics' and Miners' Institute 120 0 0 Monaro School of Arts 100 0 0 Milton (Ulladulla) Mechanics' Institute
and School of Arts 250 0 0
Ryde School of Arts 300 0 0 Shoalhaven School of Arts further sum ... 100 0 0 Yass Mechanics' Institute further sum ... 300 0 0 3,238 3 9
CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES:—
Support of Infants removed from the Benevolent
Asylum Sydney to the Asylum for Destitute
Children Randwick further sum ... ... 376 10 9 Support of Paupers in Colonial Hospitals
further sum 794 6 3 In aid of the undermentioned Hospitals on con- dition of equal amounts being raised by private contributions viz.:—
Araluen 150 0 0 Cooma 300 0 0 Mudgee 50 0 0 Narrabri (outfit) 50 0 0 1,720 17 0
FREE PUBLIC LIBBRARY : —
Librarian at £400 from 1st October 100 0 0 2 Assistant Librarians at £150 from 22nd Sep- tember 82 10 0
1 Attendant at £104 from 22nd September ... 28 12 0 2 Attendants at £104 from 9th October ...
47 10 6 1 Attendant at £104 from 19th October ...
20 19 4 Housekeeper at £40 from 30th September ...
10 2 3 1 Extra Assistant at 6s. 8d. per diem from 30th
September to 18th October ... ... ... 5 6 8 1 Extra Attendant at 6s. 8d. per diem from 1st
to 6th November 2 0 0 Printing Stamps and Incidental Expenses ... 173 10 11
470 11 8
Roman Catholic Orphan School ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 0 Industrial School Newcastle 400 0 0
Reformatory for Girls Newcastle ... ... ... ... ... 305 0 0 Miscellaneous:—
Expenses of the Commission appointed to inquire into Water Supply for Sydney and Suburbs further sum
£2,265 11 9
Expenses attendant upon the late Visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh (Resolution of the Assembly)
750 0 0
Boats for the Volunteer Water Brigade at Windsor 150 0 0 Bent of House for the Commodore command ing the Naval Squadron on this Station further sum
125 0 0
Expenses incurred on the occasion of the recent Floods on the Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers
109 13 9
Carried over £3,400 5 6 Carried over £14,428 0 0
(Amount carried over ... £32,375 5 11)
(Amount brought over ... ... ... £32,375 5 11)
SUPPLEMENTARY—continued.
SERVICES OF 1869—continued.
Brought over £14,428 0 0
Miscellaneous—continued.
Brought over £3,400 5 6
Allowance to the Commissioner appointed to investigate the dissensions &c. existing among the several members of the Bench of Magis- trates at Molong
74 5 0
Allowanco to Mr. H. A. Maynard for perform- ing the duties of Clerk of Betty Sessions and Land Agent at Forbes from 13th November 1868 to 19th April 1869 during the suspension of the Clerk of Petty Sessions
104 2 10 Towards meeting the expenses incurred by
Dr. Badham whilst travelling through the
interior for the purpose of furthering his plan
for promoting Education ... ... ... 100 0 0
Expenses of the Returning Officers of the several Electoral Districts further sum
3,000 0 0
Extra expenses incurrred in the Astronomer's Department at the instance of the Agricul- tural Society
50 0 0
Expenses of the Commission appointed to inquire
into the cause of the Floods in the Hunter
River District ... 295 10 0
Towards the erection of a Statue to Captain
Cook on condition of an equal amount being
raised by private contributions ... ... 300 0 0 7,324 3 4
Law Officers of the Crown:—
Fees to Prosecuting Barristers travelling expenses &c. further
sum 200 0 0
Quarter Sessions:—
Allowances to "Witnesses and Jurors travelling expenses and
incidental expenses further sum 250 0 0
Miscellaneous:—
Expenses in connection with the claim preferred against the Government by Mr. George S. Yarnton late Joint Registrar of the Sydney District Court
166 18 10
Law expenses in the case of the Queen ats. the Oriental Bank Corporation ...
...
...
297 0 0
Expense of an action brought by Mr. Chippett,
against Mr. James Thomson Coroner at East
Maitland in his official capacity ... ... 175 6 10
Verdict and taxed Costs in the case of the Queen
ats. Lahiff in connection with tho Wollongong Harbour Works 1,007 9 9
50 copies of Connell's New South Wales Magis- terial Digest
84 0 0
1,730 15 5
Customs :—
Acting Customs' Officer Wagga Wagga from 1st January ... 25 0 0 Printing Bookbinding &c 129 19 2
Gunpowder Magazine Spectacle Island ... ... ... ... 66 10 8
Stores and Stationery ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,931 3 1
Harbours Light-houses and Pilot Department ... ... ... 594 10 2 Glebe Island Abattoir 180 15 0 Miscellaneous:—
Storm Signals Sydney and Newcastle ... ... 150 0 0 Amount of Murray River Collections during
the year 1869 payable to the Government ofVictoria under the 5th 6th and 7th clauses of
the Agreement of 12th January 1867 ...21,992 16 3
Carried over £22,142 16 3
Carried over £31,860 16 10 (Amount carried over £32,375 5 11) (Amount brought over £32,375 5 11)
SUPPLEMENTARY—continued.
Brought over £31,860 16 10
SERVICES OF 1869—continued.
Miscellaneous—continued.
Brought over ... ... £22,142 16 3
Expense of carrying on the Coast Surveys further sum being moiety of the proceeds of sale of the schooner" Edi th"
600 0 0
Increased Mooring Accommodation at Tathra... 265 17 7 Gratuity to the Widow of Charles Brunstrom Government Boatman who lost his life by the upsetting of a boat during a heavy squall on the 9th September
150 0 0
Additions to Boat-house at Norah ... ... 1 6 9 0 Winch Rope &c. for Boat and Boat-house at
Norah 20 0 0 23,195 2 10
Commission to Land Agents Appraisers and others farther sum 2,700 0 0 Survey of Lands :— Amounts short voted for the Salaries of Messrs.
Armstrong and Long Draftsmen ... ... 40 0 0
Salary of Assistant Draftsman Leasing Branch
from 1st January 200 0 0
Salary of Charting Draftsman from 1st January 200 0 0
Additional Office Accommodation ... ... 57 0 0
Lithographing Plans &c. ... ... ... 150 0 0 647 0 0
Roads other than Main Roads :—
Road between Nerrigundah and Eurobodalla 200 0 0 Road from the Parramatta and Windsor Road to
the Riverstone Railway Station ... ... 200 0 0
Road from Kelso to Tambaroora via Kelloshiel
and Lower Turon 300 0 0
Road from Tumut to Sturt's Lane 200 0 0 900 0 0
Miscellaneous:—
Purchase Money of a piece of Land on the Rocky River Gold Fields granted to Mr. Bernard Rooney the Deed of which omitted the necessary reservation of Messrs. Roberts
and Company's Water-race ... ... ... 70 0 0
Refund to T. Preston of amount paid by him for
Lot 19 sec. 12 North Gundagai 7 4 0
Refund to the Trustees of the Grenfell School
of Arts of the price of the land bought by
them for the School of Arts Grenfell ... 4 10 0
Eees to and Expenses incurred by Mr. James
Hoskins as the Crown's Arbitrator in the late
arbitration case of Cummings v. the Crown... 150 0 0
Salary of Clerk to assist the Land Agent at
Albury 50 0 0 281 14 0
Under Secretary of Public Works—restoration of Salary to
former rate of £800 per annum ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 Railways:—
Audit Clerk appointed Traffic Auditor—Increase
of Salary 150 0 0
Locomotive Foreman—Increase of Salary ... 100 0 0
Clerk Engineer's Office—Increase of Salary... 75 0 0
Working Expenses further sum... ... ...15,000 0 0 15,325 0 0
Harbours and River Navigation ... ... ... ... ... 2,718 12 3
Carried over £77,828 5 11
(Amount carried over ... ... ... £32,375 5 11) (Amount brought over ... ... ... £ 3 2 , 3 7 5 5 1 1 )
SUPPLEMENTARY—continued.
SERVICES OF 1869—continued.
Brought over £ 7 7 , 8 2 8 5 1 1
Public "Works and Buildings :—
Ordinary Repairs Alterations and Additions to
Public Buildings generally further sum ... 1 ,778 0 0 Repairs to Military Barracks and Buildings
further sum 1 7 0 0 0 Additions and Alterations to Parliamentary
Buildings in accordance with the recommenda-
tion of the Standing Orders Committee ... 3 , 0 0 0 0 0
Furniture for same ... ... ... ... 3 5 0 0 0
Pilot's Residence Newcastle further sum ... 7 0 0 0 0 Repairs and Alterations Sydney Mint further
sum ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656 1 7 6 Additions Improvements &c. Lunatic Asylum
Parramatta further sum ... ... ... 2 , 4 0 0 0 0
Furniture for the Building recently erected in connection with the Lunatic Asylum Parra- matta
2 5 0 0
0
Alterations to the Closets &c. in the back
premises of the Treasury ... ... ... 2 2 5 0 0
Additions to Post and Telegraph Stations ... 5 2 3 0 0 Increased accommodation for Books Parliamen-
tary Library 2 5 0 0 0 Iron Bedsteads for Hospital for the Insane at
Gladesville 2 5 2 0 0 10,554 1 7 6
Roads and Bridges :—
Repair of Main Road through the Municipality
of Morpeth 1 2 5 0 0 Mr. Rodd's claim for money spent on the Parra-
matta Road whilst he was a Trustee... ... 3 0 0 7 Tolls collected on the Western Road in excess
of Estimate to be expended where collected...
Tolls collected at Grafton Punt in excess of
Estimate to be expended in maintenance and7 8 2 0 0
repair of same and approaches thereto ... 2 0 0 0 0 Tolls collected at Deniliquin Bridge to be
expended where collected ... ... ... 4 5 0 0 0 Proportion of Expense of widening the Railway
Bridge over George-street South ... ... 1 ,505 0 0 Bridge over Hunter River at Luskintyre or
such other place as may be agreed on by the
Government after survey ... ... ... 600 0 0
Bridge over Minamurra Creek further sum ... 4 0 0 0 0 4 , 0 9 2 0 7
Electric Telegraphs 1 ,554 1 3 4
9 4 , 0 2 9 1 7 4
| (TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1 8 6 9 |
AND PREVIOUS YEARS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £ 1 2 6 , 4 0 5 3 3 )
| (TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED | FOR THE SERVICE | OF THE YEAR | 1 8 7 0 | . . . | £ 1 , 5 0 3 , 4 9 3 | 1 2 1 1 ) |
GROSS TOTAL £ 1 , 6 2 9 , 8 9 8 1 6 2
10. The Treasurer of the said Colony shall issue and pay the said several
sums to such persons for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned in such manner and in such proportions as the Governor by any warrant or order in writing under his hand and directed to the said Treasurer shall from time to time order and direct and the payments so to be made shall be charged upon and payable out of the Consoli- dated Revenue Fund of the said Colony.
11. The said Treasurer shall in his Accounts from time to time be allowed
credit for any sum or sums of money paid by him in pursuance of such warrant or order in writing as aforesaid and 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 receive credit for the same accordingly.
12. This Act may be cited as the " Appropriation Act of 1870."
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