APPROPEIATION ORDINANCE (No. 2), 1870-71.

Southland Times, Issue 1350, 20 December 1870, Page 2

APPROPEIATION ORDINANCE (No. 2), 1870-71.

m ■ ' The following is a detailed statement of the pecuniary provisions made by the Appropriation Ordinance, passed by tbe late session of Council, in so far as the items are exclusively applicable to the district of Southland : — Public "Wobks Department. — "Roads, Bridges, <&c. : — Invercargill to Winton, £300; Winton to Kingston, £400; InYercargill to Mataura Bridge, £1242 14s lid; ditto to Meozies' Ferry, £50 ; ditto to Carapbelltown, £50 ; ditto to Eiverton (Beach Road), £100 ; Eiverton to Qtau^ tau, £200; — Otauiau to Walau~~PlaiD, £50; Otatu to Wairaki Downs, £50; Otatu to Elbow (Main North Eoad), £100; Wrey's Bush to Whiten, £200 ; North Eoad to Eiverton and Wallacetown, £300 ; Main Eoad through Invercargill, £100 ; Main Eoad through Eiverton, £50 ; making a total of £3192 14s lid. Invercargill Jetty, £50 ; Bluff ditto, £50 ; Eiverton ditto, £50; total, £150. Makarewa Bridge, £1000 ; works on OretiEailway r £3000; Telegraph line to Winton, £540; -Invercargill Hospital, Benevolent Asylum, and Eagged School, £335 ; working expenses, Bluff Harbor and Invercargill Eailway, £553 IQs ; maintenance ditto, £715 ; v total, £1268 10s. Oreti Eailwayi working expenses, i £378 ;, incidental expenses, £150 • ; total, £528. ..,..-.■ Departmental Expenses.— Sheep Inspector (per-annum, £45^ 19a ; District Eoad Engineer (per annum, £300) £.145" 19s :4d ; travelling'" experises>_"&c:, £70; total, £2L5193..4d. Bluff Harbor and Invercargill Eailway — Manager (per annum, £300), £145 195. 4 d ; Station .Master, Invercargill (per annum, £240), £90; Guard (per annual, £144), £54 ; Porter and Pointsman (per annum, £120), £45' ; Station Master, \ Campbelltown (£180), £67 10s ; Porter (£120), £45 ; total, £447 9s 4d. Oreti Eailway, chief engineer, from 6th Oct. to 30th Nov*, at £500, £76 12s 2d; assistant do do, at £300, £45 19s 4d; inspecting do do do, £200, £30 12s lOd ; total, £153 4s 4d ; Harbor Department, Harbor Master (jit £300), £145 19s 4d ; CoxswaliT (38T50)', £72 193T8d; Boatmen (4),at£120,.£195 ~sa~9!S:;:llarboir-Maater and Pilot, Eiverton, Jat£lso), £72 19s8d: total £487 4s SaT-^etmtiageircieSj- £io~(T; rent of Invercargill Jetty (at £155), £75 Bs. 4d ; total, £175 8s 4d. Education, pending remodelling, 10 masters at £50~~~per annum, £250 • 2 do at £75, £75 ; total, £25 ; contingencies, £125. Gaol — Gaoler (£200), £97 63 2d; Matron (£25), .£l2 3s 3d; 2 Warders at 9s per day, £159 6s ; total, £268 15s sd ; contingencies, £100. Police— l Sergeant at 11s 6d per day^ £101 15s 6d ; Ido at 10a 6d, £92 18s 6d ; 2-Constables at 9s 6dj?£l6B 3s ; sdo at 9a,' £398 os ; total, £761 2s ; contingencies, £ 100. Officers whose services have .been dispensed with (salary . from 6th Oct: to 30th Nov.) — Accountant (£300), £45 19s 4d; Clerk to Council (£SO), £7 13s 2d ; Inspector of Police (£240), £36 15s 6d . • Inspector'of Schools (£SO), £7 13s 2d; Assistant Harbor Master (£200), £30 12s lOd ;. Signal Master (£144), £22 Is 3d.; Goldfields' Warden (£300), £45 19s 4d; Collector of sheep assessment- and registrar of brands (£7O), £10 14s 6d ; Clerk to Superintendent (£180). £27' 11s 8d; total, £235 0s 9d. School Buildings,, £100 ; Sexton (£120), £58 7s 9i. Compensation to officers "whose services have been dispensed with, £154d^1&)-r~Tasvertaffiedr liabilities, £51,020 0s 2d ; total," £52,561 17s 2d. The gross amount appropriated under the Act, including the amounts devoted.to Southland, is £85,871 0s 4d. .