The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Appropriation Act 1865.”

From and out of the Ordinary Revenue of the Colony for the year ending on the thirtieth day of June one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six there shall and may be issued and applied towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six in addition to the sums mentioned in “The Civil List Act” and other Acts the sum of Three hundred and seventy thousand six hundred and ninety pounds (£370,690) to be appropriated towards or for the purposes hereinafter expressed that is to say—any sum or sums of money not exceeding Six thousand nine hundred and eighty pounds (£6980) to defray the salaries contingencies and expenses of the Executive Establishments and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Fourteen thousand and fifty pounds (£14,050) to defray the salaries contingencies and expenses of the Legislative establishments and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Fourteen hundred pounds (£1400) to defray the expenses of the Judicial departments and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Nineteen hundred pounds (£1900) to defray the salaries contingencies and expenses of the Registration establishments and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Twelve hundred and ninety pounds (£1290) to defray the salaries contingencies and expenses of the Customs establishments and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Ninety-nine thousand five hundred pounds (£99,500) to defray the charges and expenses of the Postal departments and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Twenty-five thousand pounds (£25,000) to defray the charges and expenses of the department of Internal Defence and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Thirty-three thousand pounds (£33,000) to defray the salaries contingencies and expenses of the Native Department and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Four thousand six hundred and eighty-eight pounds (£4688) to defray the charges and expenses of the Government Printing Establishment and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Three thousand pounds (£3000) to defray the charges contingencies and expenses of the Geological department and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Ten thousand pounds (£10,000) to defray the charges contingencies and expenses of the various Miscellaneous services.

Any sum or sums of money not exceeding Four thousand pounds (£4000) to defray Provincial unapportioned expenses and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Thirty thousand eight hundred and four pounds (£30,804) to defray the salaries charges and expenses of the following services for the Province of Auckland that is to say— Judicial services Eight thousand seven hundred and five pounds (£8705) Sub-Treasury One thousand pounds (£1000) Registration department Two thousand four hundred pounds (£2400) Electoral services One thousand pounds (£1000) Customs department Nine thousand four hundred and ninety-eight pounds (£9498) and Postal department Eight thousand two hundred and one pounds (£8201) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Three thousand one hundred and five pounds (£3105) to defray the salaries charges and expenses of the following services for the Province of Taranaki that is to say — judicial services One thousand pounds (£1000) Registration department four hundred and thirty pounds (£430) Electoral services One hundred and twenty-five pounds (£125) Customs department One thousand pounds (£1000) Postal department Five hundred and fifty pounds (£550) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Thirteen thousand two hundred and forty pounds (£13,240) to defray the salaries charges and expenses of the following services for the Province of Wellington that is to say—Judicial services Four thousand two hundred pounds (£4200) Registration department One thousand pounds (£1000) Electoral services Three hundred and fifty pounds (£350) Customs department Three thousand seven hundred and ninety pounds (£3790) Postal department Three thousand nine hundred pounds (£3900) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Four thousand nine hundred and eighty-seven pounds (£4987) to defray the salaries charges and expenses of the following services for the Province of Hawke’s Bay that is to say—Judicial services nine hundred and eighty-two pounds (£982) Registration department four hundred and eighty pounds (£480) Electoral services Two hundred and twenty-five pounds (£225) Customs department Fourteen hundred pounds (£1400) Postal department Nineteen hundred pounds (£1900) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Eight thousand one hundred and ten pounds (£8110) to defray the salaries charges and expenses of the following services for the Province of Nelson that is to say—Judicial services Two thousand three hundred and sixty pounds (£2360) Registration department Twelve hundred pounds (£1200) Electoral services Four hundred and fifty pounds (£450) Customs department Two thousand two hundred and fifty pounds (£2250) Postal department One thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds (£1850) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Six thousand six hundred and ninety pounds (£6690) to defray the salaries charges and expenses of the following services for the Province of Marlborough that is to say— Judicial services Two thousand and forty pounds (£2040) Registration department Three hundred pounds (£300) Electoral services One hundred and fifty pounds (£150) Customs department One thousand seven hundred pounds (£1700) Postal department Two thousand five hundred pounds (£2500) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Thirty-five thousand three hundred and twenty-four pounds (£35,324) to defray the salaries charges and expenses of the following services for the Province of Canterbury that is to say—Judicial services Seven thousand pounds (£7000) Registration department One thousand nine hundred pounds (£1900) Electoral services Five hundred and twenty-five pounds (£525) Customs department Twelve thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine pounds (£12,899) Postal department Thirteen thousand pounds (£13,000) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Fifty-three thousand five hundred and fifty pounds (£53,550) to defray the salaries charges and expenses of the following services for the Province of Otago that is to say—Judicial services Twenty thousand six hundred and seventy pounds (£20,670) Registration department Two thousand four hundred and fifty pounds (£2450) Electoral services Eight hundred and eighty-five pounds (£885) Customs department Nine thousand one hundred and sixty-five pounds (£9165) Postal department Twenty thousand three hundred and eighty pounds (£20,380) and any sum or sums of money not exceeding Ten thousand and seventy-two pounds (£10,072) to defray the salaries charges and expenses of the following services for the Province of Southland that is to say—Judicial services One thousand nine hundred pounds (£1900) Registration department five hundred pounds (£500) Electoral services Two hundred pounds (£200) Customs department Three thousand four hundred and seventy-two pounds (£3472) Postal department Four thousand pounds (£4000).

Out of the Ordinary Revenue there shall and may be issued and applied the sums of money granted to Her Majesty in the Supplementary Estimates for the three years ended the thirtieth day of June one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

All sums of money hereby appropriated to the public service for the year ending the thirtieth day of June one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six and which shall not be expended during such year shall be carried to the credit of the following year and shall not be applied at any future time to the particular service for which the appropriation shall have been made unless a contract or engagement shall have been made or entered into before the expiration of such year by which a liability so to apply the same shall have been incurred but such sums shall be subject to be appropriated by the General Assembly as Ordinary Revenue for the year next ensuing.

The Treasurer of New Zealand shall issue and pay the said several sums hereby appropriated to such persons for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned upon such days and in such proportions as the Governor may by any warrant to be signed by him from time to time order and direct and the payment so to be made shall be charged upon and payable out of such Revenue as aforesaid.

The said Treasurer shall in his accounts from time to time be allowed credit for any sum of money paid by him in pursuance of any warrant issued by virtue of this Act and the receipt of the person to whom the same shall be so paid shall be a full and valid discharge to the said Treasurer in passing his said accounts for any such sum as shall be therein mentioned.