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23. The Appropriation Ordinance 1863

Analysis. Preamble.

1. Appropriation of Provincial Revenue for the year ending 30th June 1864.

2. Provincial Treasurer shall issue and be allowed credit for sums appropriated as per Schedules B. and C.

3. Provincial Treasurer to issue upon Warrant by His Honor the Superintendent.

4. Provincial Treasurer shall be allowed credit for sums expended as per

Schedule D up to 30th June 1863.

5. Title.

Be it enacted by the Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof, as follows:—

1. Appropriation of Provincial Revenue for the year ending 30th June 1864. Out of the public revenues of the said Province there may be issued and applied for the public service of the Province, and for the charge of the Government thereof, for the period commencing on the First day of July, one thousand eight

hundred and sixty-three, and ending on the Thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, in manner set forth in the Schedule A to this Ordinance, any sum or sums of money not exceeding, the sums in such Schedule specified, amounting in the whole to the sum of Two Hundred and Ninety-three Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty-seven Pounds Three Shillings and Eightpence.

2. Provincial Treasurer shall issue and be allowed credit for sums appropriated as per Schedules B. and C.

Out of the public revenues of the said Province which shall have been raised by Debentures issuable under the authority of "The Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, Session XIII. No. 1," there may be issued and applied, for defraying the charges of the Lyttelton and Christchurch railway works, for the period commencing on the First day of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and ending on the Thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, in the manner set forth in the Schedule B to this Ordinance, any sum or sums of money not exceeding the sums in such Schedule specified, amounting in the whole to the sum of One Hundred and One Thousand One Hundred and Fifty Pounds, and out of the public revenues of the said Province, which shall have been raised by debentures issuable under the authority of " The Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862," there may be issued and applied, for defraying the charges of the works set forth in the Schedule A to this Ordinance, any su or sums of money not exceeding the sums in such Schedule specified, amounting in the whole to the sum of Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred Pounds.

3. Provincial Treasurer to issue upon Warrant by His Honor the

Superintendent.

The Provincial Treasurer shall issue from time to time any sum or sums of money not exceeding the sums in such Estimates severally specified, to such persons, and in such portions as the Superintendent shall, by any Warrants under his hand, from time to time direct, and shall be allowed credit in his accounts for all sums so paid by him in pursuance of such Warrants; and the Receipts of the

persons to whom such sums shall have been paid shall be a full discharge for the sum or sums for which such receipts shall be given.

4. Provincial Treasurer shall be allowed credit for sums expended as per

Schedule D up to 30th June 1863.

And Whereas, in defraying the charge of the Provincial Government and in the public service of the said Province for the nine months ending the Thirtieth June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, certain sums of money, amounting in the whole to the sum of Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety Pounds Ten Shillings and Twopence, were issued and paid by the Provincial Treasurer, in pursuance of Warrants under the hand of the Superintendent; and such sums were paid in the manner and on account of the services particularly set forth in the Schedule D to this Ordinance, but were not included in any Bill for the appropriation of the public revenues of the said Province for the said nine




months: Be it therefore enacted that the Provincial Treasurer shall be allowed credit in his Accounts for all sums of money so issued and paid by him on the several Accounts set forth in the Schedule D hereunto annexed; and the Receipts of the persons to whom such sums of money shall have been paid under such Warrants, shall be a complete discharge for the sum or sums of money for which such Receipts shall have been given.

5. Title.

This Ordinance shall be entituled and may be cited as "The Appropriation

Ordinance, 1863."


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