CO129-175 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [9-12] — Page 277

MEMORANDUM EXPLAINING ALTERATIONS

OF ESTIMATES OF REVENUE,—Continued.

REVENUE.

Brought forward,..

FEES OF OFFICE,--Continued.

ESTIMATED FOR 1876. ESTIMATED FOR 1877. INCREASE. DECREASE. Merchant Shipping Act, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 763,640 767,290 3,650 7 8 11 2 8 11 1 0 0 1,058 2 6 Registry of Carriages, &c., Ord. 6 of 1863.... 1,700 1,700 Registration of Companies, 200 20 16 8 Medical Fees on Examination of Emigrants,... 14,000 12,000 2,000 416 13 4 SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY : Condemned Stores, &c-, 400 400 REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY GOVERNMENT 20 16 8 20 16 8 10 8 4 10 8 4 100 100 0 7 0 7

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.

The Californian Emigration having been checked, a decrease has been made in a few items of Revenue

Sick Stoppages from Police Force, 100 100 Loss of Clothing and Arms from ditto, 25 25 Subsistence Money of Seamen, and others in Victoria Gaol, 150 10 Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen, and others from Civil Hospital, 5,000 6,000 208 6 8 1,000 Grant in Aid of Lock Hospital Expenses from Admiralty, 3,840 1,920 1,920 0 0 0 0 Notice has been ... Convict Labor and other items, Sale of Printed Forms, Carried forward, 790,355 755,433 2,562 10 0 12,300 7 3 4 3 4 14,420 18 0 14,420 7

Patients are on the increase - a reduced Contribution by the Admiralty is allowed for Paying Patients.