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BOROUGH OF TAPANUI. Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditure for the Tear ending 31st March, 1879. Receipts. £ s. d. Expendittjbb. Balance in hand, 30th March, 1878 ... 27 3 5i £ s. d. £ s. d. Dog-tax ... ... ... 18 0 0 Bank of New Zealand, 30th Fines ... ... ... 2 2 0 March, 1878 ... ... 443 4 2 Rates collected ... ... 92 0 0 Unpaid accounts ... ... 19 16 2 Licenses ... ... ... 140 10 0 463 0 4 Government subsidy ... 55 10 8 Salaries ... ... ... 86 3 0 Footpaths, refunded ... 130 16 6 Sundries ... ... ... 2 7 0} Deposits on contracts ... 16 0 0 Telegrams and postage ... 3 12 5 Accounts unpaid ... ... 111 7 Printing and advertising ... 106 11 6 456 10 9 Public works ... ... 190 2 6 Bank of New Zealand, overdraft ... ... 399 1 7 Interest ... ... ... 29 4 6 Deposits refunded ... ... 10 0 Legal expenses ... ... 0146 419 15 5i £882 15 9i £882 15 9i E. Gethin Creagh, Treasurer. Having examined the books and vouchers of the Tapanui Borough Council for the year ending 31st March, 1879, we herehy declare the attached balance-sheet to be a full and correct statement of the affairs of the Borough to that date. E. Dewar, 7 * j-+ 24th April, 1879. W. Quin, j Audltors-

BOROUGH OF THAMES. Statement of the Eeceipts and Expenditure in the General Account, for the Tear ending 31st March, 1879. Receipts. Expendituee. Rates— £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries and allowances— £ s. d. £ a. d. Arrears, 1874-75 ... 8 0 0 Mayor ... ... 150 0 0 1875-76 ... 3 19 0 Officers ... ... 546 11 0 1876-77 ... 4 10 0 696 11 0 „ 1877-78 ... 62 2 0 Office charges— 1878-79 ... 1,605 18 6 Insurance ... ... 4 13 1,684 9 6 Furniture and gas ... 46 1 6 Rent and profits from property, Advertising ... ... 107 1 0 including refund of £100 ... 115 0 0 Printing and stationery ... 115 16 4 Fees — Law costs ... ... 82 15 8 Publicans'licenses ... 2,015 0 0 Travelling expenses ... 16 12 2 Auctioneers' „ ... 50 0 0 Other charges ... ... 48 14 7 Hackney carriage licenses... 20 12 0 421 2 6 Carters' „ ... 40 0 0 Elections ... ... ... 114 0 5 Steam packet „ ... 5 0 o Division of Borough into wards ... 1100 Theatre „ ... 6 6 0 Valuation of Borough ... ... 66 17 0 Eerosene „ ... 29 0 0 Streets and footways— Slaughterhouse „ ... 35 10 0 Day labour ... ... 972 10 8 2,201 8 0 Plant and tools ... ... 95 7 4 Registration of dogs ... ... 71 8 6 Metal, &c. ... ... 708 5 2 Public Pound ... ... ... 27 7 2 Cartage and horses ... 242 7 10 Fines and penalties ... ... 32 14 6 Contracts ... ... 1,566 511 All other revenue, viz.:— All other charges ... 47 2 2 Burgess rolls ... ... 8 7 6 3,631 19 1 Gold Duty ... ... 2,09112 4 Timber and drainage ... ... 1,069 6 6 Asphalte rate ... ... 307 11 8 Asphalte ... ... ... 444 1 9 2,407 11 6 Board of Health ... 77 16 8 Reimbursement of expenditure — Prevention of fires— Law costs ... ... 8 4 0 Machinery and appliances... 318 16 7 Charitable institutions ... 514 6 Buildings ... ... 43 2 8 Metal sold ... ... 4 10 0 Salaries ... ... 86 19 6 18 8 6 Contingencies ... ... 21 12 5 Receipts in aid— Gas, and advertising ... 16 4 6 Colonial Government sub- 486 15 8 sidy ... ... 3,419 15 3 Thames Valley Railway, printSubscriptions in aid ... 214 17 0 ing and other charges ... ... 47 12 4 3,634 12 3 Charitable institutions ... ... 717 16 7 Bank overdraft, 3lßt March, 1879 ... 4,217 13 5 Public Pound ... ... ... 51 010 Cash and cheques in Treasurer's hands, Ist All other charges— April, 1878 ... ... ... 29 4 2 Eerosene licenses ... 3 0 0 Registration of dogs ... 10 6 6 Publicans' licenses ... 4 2 0 ■ 17 8 6 Gold Duty, paid United Pumping Association 1,603 3 9 „ refund to County ... ... 41 6 8 Property, acquirement of freehold ... 230 18 6 Advances to special accounts ... ... 2,709 10 8 Suspense Account ... ... ... 500 Interest paid Bank of New Zealand on overdraft ... ... ... ... 166 9 8 Bank of New Zealand, overdraft Ist April, 1878 ... ... ... ... 1,785 12 3 Balance, cash and cheques in Treasurer's 31st March, 1879 ... ... ... 53 17 2 £14,439 17 6 £14,439 17 6 P. C. Dean.