I shall hope that by the above concise observations I have complied with your Excellency's commands. Your Excellency seems already so fully to have considered the subject that there is no doubt your final determination will be as advantageous to the individuals whose welfare is fortunately entrusted to your charge, as to the revenue which has great need of your Excellency's best exertions to enable you to carry the improvements of this rising place to the extent your Excellency could wish. I have, &c. Abstract of the Accounts of His Majesty's Receiver General at the Cape of Good Hope for the year 1811. Civil list, sterling salaries Colonial salaries EXPENDITURE: Rds. skil. st. 242,648 6 4 252,051 2 5 Public buildings, (erection of new and repairs of old buildings, Burgher Senate, on account of interest Expenses of offices. Criminal prisoners and convicts Freight and passage money, travelling expenses, &c. Vessels and boats, purchase money and repairs of ditto, in cluding charges of the harbour master's departments at outposts Repair of the wharf Buckbay and Grootepost establishments Government Constantia wine Commission of circuit Timber. 53,142 1 2 163,174 6 11 8,250 0 0 19,774 6 2 12,003 6 1 4,397 3 1 12,855 0 3 6,521 4 0 4,120 6 0 4,667 4 0 5,000 0 0 2,189 0 0 Fiscal's department, the amount of expenses refunded by several masters, whose slaves were criminally prosecuted and afterwards returned to them J. Muller, the amount of 20,000 Spanish dollars bought from him for Colonial paymaster, on account of the Cape regiment (Signed) J. W. STOLL, Rec' Gen'. SUNDRY EXPENDITURE:-1811. Mr. Mackrill, as a reward for introducing the vaccine matter into the colony Expenses of the execution of several criminal sentences A. Stockenstrom, Esq. articles purchased for the Caffre chiefs J. Muller, for 5,000 Spanish dollars. Mr. Seaver, for having brought to the colony the vaccine matter Expenses in the execution of several criminal sentences Do. Do. Mr. Smuts, the amount of a billiard licence paid by him into the Treasury, which was afterwards cancelled Premiums given to the highest bidders at the letting of the Lieut.-Colonel Pigot, amount of certain import duties J. Lezar, for several articles, presents for the Caffres a quantity of British goods Return showing the Population and Cattle in the Possession of Individuals at the Cape of Good Hope 178 3,180 5,686 15,162 53,315 6,895 1,264,691 2,078 104,859 1,987 3,074 9,435 6,511 888 5,755 8,469 18,904 6,242 1,143 59,114 2,100 16,510 38 388 1,789 8,061 17,721 36,544 3,050 138,242 1,686 81,597 16 630 13,522 6,952 131 .. 10,888 7,218 8,5827,552 436,407 4,104 6,814 4,478 16,992 2,626 9,021 2,293 17,299 36,470 92,943 171,500 29,682 2,077,933 43,479 355,452 189 2,961 |