Borough Finances.

Manawatu Times, Volume IX, Issue 1108, 12 November 1883, Page 2

Borough Finances.

At last meeting of the Palmerston Borough Council, the statement of receipts aud expenditure of the Borough for the half-year ending September ! *st, was laid upon the table, la most Borough i these statements are advertised iv the press for the information of those chiefly concerned, vizj the ratepayers, bat as this has not been done here, we proceed to publish the figures for general information, at follows :~ BECEIPTB. £. 8. Balance, April Ist, 1883 ... 764 711 Bates — Arrears £62 16s Id ; ! current £482 4s 6d ... 545 o 9 Licenses — Hotel £242 ; spirit £20; auctioneers, £120; >art, £4 ; hawkers, £1 ; \ building material deposited on streets, 10s „, 387 10 0 Dos Registration 20 0 0 Pounding cattle, fees and on account of contract ... 28 6 0 Moiety cost of footpaths ... 50 4 5 Rent, Borough Endow sent 16 10 $ Cost construction private • streets recouped ... 48 12 8 Do fencing private lands 3 6 0 Engineer's commission do 2 7 10 'Graiel, 4s; horse collar, 12s; deposits on contracts, £2; costs on 'ate summons recouped, £2 17s ; other receipts, 8s; 6 10 Balance, Sept 30th ... ... 155 16 0 £2128 2 5 EXPENDITUBB. £. S. d, Construction — Contracts for new works, £720 15s; extra labor do., £44 Oa 6d; private streets, £135 6» 2d; Engineer's salary and commission on do, £69 125 ; footpaths, £60; Timber for drainage, £53 11s lOd; Felling bush on streets, £6; Advertising, £3 13s 9d ... 1082 19 t Maintenance — Wages, £181 Us; material, £17 9s Bd, 199 0 8 Departmental — Salary, £100; printing, stamps and stationery, £25 •« 5d ; advertising, £33 18s ; Auditors, £8 8s; famishing office, and statutes, £5 19s 6d 173 6 11 Interest on Loan-Coupons 394 12 6 Miscellaneous— Lighting £27 4s; horse feed £14 2s 9d; charitable, £13 9s 8d; advertising^]*} 7s 3d ; Court costs rate summonses, L 4 143 ; deposits returned, Ll9 : Bank .interest, L 49 14s 8d ; fencing posts &c, L 7 10> 61 139 2 10 Licensing — Salary, Clerk and advertising ... ... 15 2 3 Founding — Salary, Banger LlO; allowance tc Poundkeeper, L 6; advertising and other charges Ll 17s 9d 17 17 9 Dog registration — Col'arsand cost of destroying dogs 6 13 L 2028 2 6 Hospital Account. This account «h->ws the same balance to credit as at Ist April last, viz., £.21 6s 3d. Borough Reserves Account. I Receipts.— Jte.t £61 17s 5d ; Balance Jon Sept. 30th £54 Is 7d: total ! £115 19a. ! Expenditure.— Balance on Ap-il Ist I £94 4s 3d ; cost of ieneing, £21 14s 9d; [ total £115 19s. Libha«t Account. Receipts,— Balance April Ist £29 17s Id ; rates, £45 10s 9d ; subscriptions £6 ; donation £5 ; waste paper ss ; total £86 12s 10d. Expenditure. — To Managing Committee £37 ; insurance and advertising £2 10s 6d ; balance Sept. 30 £47 2s 4d ; total £86 12s lOd. Pbopbett Account. Receipts.— Rent £3 15s ; hire of Hall, £t 15s ; Balance Sept. 30th £1027 2s 3d : total £1034 12s sd. | expenditure. — Balance April Ist £896 12s Id; Wellington Trust and ! Loan Company on account Hall and site £40 ; custodian's salary £2 10s ; additions and repair* £106 2k lOd ; advertising £1 10s 6d ; furniture £7 17s ; total £1034 12s sd.