24
would ensure them & more
and obviously for property
an
effective Police,
more certain protection
37. The amount to be collected of
Course M
Rates must increase, as buildings in hand - already
Sold
and to be sold are in Course
of Completion. The amount estimated is £4000 for annum, but the collection, doubtless, will rather exceed than fall short of that Sum.
38. The amount estimated is, in Consideration of the uncertainty of this
Source of Revenue, moderate, viz. £1000.
£
"
500 Fines.
40
Forfeitures.
460 Fees.
In 1854 the amounts received were £68.2.1/ As Fines, £119. 13. 1/2 as Forfeitures and £9051.7/ as Fees, of which the Supreme Court Contributed £12.10 Fines, and £778. 16. 6 Fees.
39. On the whole, I think it is
Fines, Fees,
and
Forfeitures.
A
this
Colony
316
25
admitted that the judicial fines inflicted are more moderate; in the Supreme Court Sometimes not a single fine is
imposed during the entire year, and in the Police Court the rougher population often prefer imprisonment to the payment of the small fines inflicted by the Magistrates. As to the Forfeitures, they consist chiefly of the produce of unclaimed property found on prisoners, a few old deserted boats, &c., which are sold by the Superintendent of Police for the benefit of the Revenue !
40. In future any seizure generally comes into the hands of the Marshal of the Vice Admiralty Court, and then is sold; I believe to pay the
the expenses incurred, and the Fees due to the Officers of that Court; how the balance, if any, remaining, is accounted for I do not know, since the transmission to England.
02