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HOKITIKA HABBOUB BOABD. Balance-sheet of the Hokitika Haeboue Boabd for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. Genebal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. -1A8.3 Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 1,273 8 4 Salaries— J3J Wharfage dues 497 2 3 Office 143 0 0 Tonnage dues .. ... .. .. 86 2 6 Harbour department .. .. .. 332 6 3 Weighbridge dues .'. .. •• 17 11 2 Audit-fees .. .. .. .. 213 4 Rent of wharves .. .. .. 20 0 0 River-bank protection .. .. .. 39 12 6 Rent of reserves .. .. .. 124 10 7 Repairs to wharves .. .. .. 139 011 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 59 0 0 North training-wall "■'.. .. .. 56 4 0 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 12 7 6 South training-wall .. .. .. 73 3 6 Reserves .. .. .. .. 30 15 0 Reserves, Westland County—Rates on reserves to 31st March, 1895 .. .. 66 3 3 Lighting wharves .. ... .. 12 2 3 Harbour department—Stores .. .. 19 5 8 Telegrams, stamps, and incidentals .. 21 9 6 Printing and advertising .. .. 25 1 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 0 14 9 Law expenses .. .. .. .. 18 10 0 Miscellaneous expenditure .. .. 36 17 2 Transfers to Interest Account, balance 31st December, 1894 .. .. .. 250 0 0 Fixed deposits at Bank of New Zealand .. 800 0 0 Harbour Fund Account at Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 17 3 3 £2,090 2 4 £2,090 2 4 John B. Hudson, Treasurer.

2. Intebest Account. Harbour Board Loan, No. 1, £10,000, at 5 per Cent, per Annum. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transferred from General Account.. .. 250 0 0 Half-year's interest to 11th May, 1894 .. 250 0 0 Balances. Accounts. £ s. d. Bank. £ s. d. Credit, General Account .. .. .. 817 3 3 Credit, Harbour Fund Account, Current Account at Bank of New Zealand .. .. 17 3 3 Fixed deposits at|Bank of New Zealand .. 800 0 0 £817 3 3 £817 3 3 Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ a. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Actual— Interest on debentures .. .. .. 318 910 Fixed deposits, Harbour Fund Account.. 800 0 0 Sundry accounts (say) .. .. .. 15 0 0 Balance in Bank of New Zealand, at Debentures issued .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Current Account .. .. .. 17 3 3 Wharfage and tonnage dues outstanding 78 19 9 Weighbridge dues outstanding.. .. 19 0 Estimated — Wharves, training-walls, &c. .. .. 47,500 0 0 Office and transit-sheds .. .. 950 0 0 Blant, tools, and boats .. .. 475 0 0 Office furniture .. .. .. 57 0 0 Reserve No. 145, 14,150 acres .. .. 14,150 0 0 Reserve No. 146, 14,143 acres 1 rood 37 perches .. .. .. .. 14,143 10 0 Reserve, Gibson's Quay .. .. 1,250 0 0 £79,423 2 0 £10,333 9 10 John B. Hudson, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.