Year 1855, comprising the Receipts and Disbursements made here and through the Agent in England.
The review of the financial state of the Colony for the past year is particularly interesting from the fact of the Revenue being almost equal to the amount of that of most preceding years, and only from its being the first year in which no aid was required from the Mother Country under the form of Grants by the Imperial Parliament.
A short comparison of the Annual Income and Expenditure with that of previous periods and administrations will best illustrate the inferred state of the Colony as regards its financial position, viz:
# under the administration of Sir John Davis.
Revenue Parliament's Grant Expenditure £22,242.8.1 £49,000 £27,090.7.10 1/2 £31,190.2.7 1/2 £36,900 Total £80,592.18.7 £116,900 Average £26,810.19.6 £66,726.19.5 in 1845 £60,351.9.8 1/4 in 1846 £50,959.15.9 1/4 in 1847 £178,038.4.11 £38,967/3 £59,212.13.||I have purposely omitted the year 1844, since it was only six months of that year that Sir John Davis arrived, and it required some time before he could devise and carry into effect his measures for revenue.
2. under the administration of Sir George Bonham
Revenue Parliament's Grant Expenditure £25,191.19.11 £25,000 £62,658.15.7 £23,817.3.3 £23,526.16.4 3/4 £23,721.7.6 1/4 £21,331.1.8 1/4 £24,700.6.3 1/2 Total £141,988.15.17 1/4 Average £23,664.15.0 1/4 £25,000 £106,200 £17,700 £38,986.11 3/4 £34,311.12.3 £34,115.7.6 £34,765.12.9 £36,418.12.0 1/4 £241,259.1.8 3/4 £40,209.16.11 1/23. Under the present Administration