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Provincial Revenue Ordinance 1853

4. The Provincial Revenue Ordinance 1853.

An Ordinance for Making certain Portions of the Public Revenue of the Colony of New Zealand, collected within the Province of Canterbury, payable to the Provincial Treasurer of the Province for the Public Service thereof.

Whereas by various Laws and Ordinances now in force within the Province of Canterbury, the Public Revenue collected within the Province is payable solely to the Treasurer or SubTreasurers of the Colony of New Zealand, or of certain Provinces or Districts within the same: And Whereas it is Expedient that a certain portion of the said Revenue should be made payable solely to the Treasurer of the Province of Canterbury for the Public Service thereof:

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

1. Certain Revenue made payable to the Provincial Treasurer.

All sums of money (except as hereinafter provided) collected, or which may at any time hereafter be collected within the Province, by any person or persons authorized by Law to collect the same, and which said sums of money are, or may at any time hereafter become by Law payable by such person or persons to any Treasurer, or SubTreasurer, for the Public Service of the Colony of New Zealand, or of any part thereof, shall, from and after the First day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, be payable solely to the Provincial Treasurer of the Province, or to any Provincial Sub-

Treasurer duly authorized and appointed by the Superintendent, to the use of her

Majesty, her Heirs and Successors, for the public service of the Province.

2. Provincial Treasurer to receive and recover such moneys.

It shall be lawful for the Provincial Treasurer or SubTreasurers receive, and they are hereby empowered to recover and receive all such sums of money as aforesaid, and to give receipts for the same; and such receipts shall be a full and entire discharge to all such persons for all such sums of money as shall, by virtue of this Ordinance, be paid to the Provincial Treasurer or Sub-Treasurers, any Statute, Law or Ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding.

3. Revenue collected through certain offices excepted.

Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall apply to any sum or sums of money collected, or which may at any time hereafter be collected, by, through, or on account of any of the public Departments named in the Schedule to this Ordinance, or by any public Officer of the same.

4. Title.

This Ordinance shall be entituled the "Provincial Revenue Ordinance, Session 1., No. 4; " and reference thereto by such title shall constitute a sufficient recital of the whole Ordinance.

Schedule to this Ordinance. The Department of Customs. The Supreme Court.

The Post Office.

The Land Department. The Harbour Department.

Notes.

This Ordinance was passed by the Canterbury Provincial Council on 11th

November 1853, and assented to by the Superintendent on 22nd November.