Statement of Receipts and Disbursements on Account of the Gaol and Orphan Fund, from August 1800 to Dec. 31st 1804', 1 January 1805 (Series 35.32) - No. 0001

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SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, Jan 17, 1825.

Statement of Receipts and Disbursements on Account of the Gaol and Orphan Fund, from August 1800 to Dec 31st 1804. Published by order of the Committee.

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GAOL.

RECEIPT of Assessments on Spirits landed from Ships in New South Wales, from the 1st day of August 1801, to the 31st day of December 1804, appropriated to the Gaol Fund - Collected by JOHN HARRIS Esq. Naval Officer.

  £ s d
By Assessments on Spirits allowed to be landed from ships by Permit at 1s. per Gallon, between the 1st day of August, 1801, and 31st day of Dec. 1802   886 10 11
By dittio do. between the 1st day of January and the 31st day of December, 1803......  652  0  0
By ditto do. between the 1st day of January, and the 31st day of December, 1804......  385  1  0
Total Received as above 1923 11 11
Remains in Store unexpended  198   0   0
  2121 11 11
Remains unreceived per Assessments on account of ships Mersey, Fair American, and Lady Barlow to this date for the Gaol Fund £463 14  0
Expence of building a Stone Gaol at Parramatta (as per plan) with Spinning Loft, Guard & Gaoler's Houses, Kitchen and Offices, Factory Rooms and Rope Walks, with Walls to surround the whole;  containing 2238 square yards of Stone-work, as per Vouchers examined and approved by the Committee. 1500  0  0
NB.  In the Factory, cultivating Flax and Hemp, preparing and manufacturing it into Linen and sail cloth, and manufacturing Wool into Blanketing, there are now employed Men (including Invalids) 49;  Women 95;  giving employment to 12 Looms.      
Expence of building a stone Bridge across the head of the Cove at Sydney (as per plan), containing 3990 square yards  307  0  0
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Appropriation of Assessments collected from the 1st day of August, 1801, to the 31st day of December, 1804.
  £ s d
Paid by Orders approved by Gaol Committee for the following general purposes between the above dates, viz.      
Salaries to Gaoler and Clerk;  and for building a Gaol, Houses of Industry, and Offices attached thereto at Parramatta (as described), as per Vouchers examined and approved between the 1st of August, 1801, and 31st day of December, 1802  771  0  2
By ditto do. as above, and building a Stone Bridge (as described) at Sydney;  Gratuities to Soldiers and others for public services, and Glass for Parramatta Church, between the 1st day of January, 1803, and 31st day of Dec. following, as per Vouchers examined and approved  748 9 11½
Ditto as above, between the 1st day of Jan. 1804, and 31st day of Dec. following  475  5 11½
  1994 16   1
By 15 per Cent, to Collector on £1923 11 11   288  9  1¼
  2283  5  2¼
  2121 11 11
By Balance due Collector   161 13  3¼

(Signed) John Harris,
Collector and Naval Officer

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