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Teeasubee's Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditub— continued. Receipts —continued. 1894. 1893. General Account — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 40,562 15 3 22,433 17 8 To Graving-dock dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 497 10 0 679 14 10 Batent-slip dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 10 0 79 10 0 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,035 12 0 983 2 4 Sale of plant and material .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 5 9 8 11 9 Incidental receipts .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 8 12 0 12 6 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 6 1 122 10 3 Electric light—Refunds from shipping and railway .. .. .. .. 41 5 0 84 7 6 Storage.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 819 3 5 2,237 14 10 Cool-chamber storage .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 294 3 9 393 18 5 Balance from 1892 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,413 4 8 £43,381 3 3 £46,448 18 3 Expenditure. 1894. 1893. General Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Harbour Board office staff—Salaries, 1894 .. .. .. .. .. 759 0 0 818 3 4 Harbour Board contingencies— Brinting, advertising, stationery (including by-laws), and plans of harbour .. 158 0 1 190 18 3 Members' travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. • • 86 13 3 77 9 9 Election expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 2 6 Office rent and cleaning (Lyttelton and Christchurch offices) .. .. 188 1 3 177 10 0 Incidentals, telegrams, postage, fuel, furniture, &c. .. .. .. 38 7 6 62 19 4 Auditors' fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 10 0 0 Solicitor to Harbour Board —Law charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 13 5 Grants-in-aid— Fire-prevention .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 100 0 o Sailors' Home—Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 170 13 4 Harbourmaster's department—Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,596 2 8 1,744 10 2 Incidental expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 17 0 77 17 6 Pilot, Sumner—Salary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 130 0 0 Sumner conservancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 3 4 74 18 1 Pilot-station at Heads—Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 14 10 8 43 10 4 Buoys, boats, moorings, beacons, warps—Maintenance .. .. .. 126 6 0 130 8 8 Time-ball—Maintenance.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 19 6 8 2 0 Wharves, jetties, and sheds —Maintenance and repairs .. .. .. 2,373 14 1 1,093 4 2 Insurance—Sheds, grain-stores, offices, &c. .. .. .. .. 93 17 6 96 2 6 Lighting wharves and jetties— Electric lighting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 968 17 6 1,159 6 0 Gas-lighting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 3 8 79 9 4 Steam-tug—Working-expenses — Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,463 13 8 1,587 10 9 Coal, stores, and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 684 11 4 935 12 3 Insurance of tug " Lyttelton " .. .. .. .. .. .. 242 10 0 242 10 0 Graving-dock—Working-expenses — Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .- .. .. 161 1 5 171 0 0 Coal, stores, &a. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 174 4 5 308 6 5 Latent slip—Working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 6 3 34 8 0 Storage department— Salaries—Clerk and warehouseman (at £225) .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 243 15 0 Labour—Receiving and delivery at stores .. .. .. .. 686 1 3 1,084 5 6 Printing, stationery, advertising, and sundries .. .. .. .. 37 10 1 44 1 0 Rent—Store-site, Norwich Quay (twelve months' rent to 21st March, 1895), £374 10s. per annum ; kerosene bond, £70 per annum .. .. .. 444 10 0 444 10 0 Cool chamber—Working-expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. 569 3 11 527 6 3 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. ■ ■ 010 6 Wharfage refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 086 Siding-rent to Lot No. 15 (at £50 a year) .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Interest Account — Interest on debentures (twelve months), Ist January, 1893, to 31st December, 1894 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 Exchange on London credits and advertising payment of coupons .. .. 77 13 2 53 2 0 Sinking fund on debentures for year 1894 .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 Harbour-works— Engineer's staff — Inspector of Works salary (twelve months) .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 270 16 1 Office contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 14 4 2 7 11 Dredging— Dredge and barges—Salaries (one month) .. .. .. .. 278 18 8 Maintenance and working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 599 12 2 Electric-light installation extension .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Telephone-line and new cable—Laying, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 140 4 1 Borings and soundings.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 16 9 Workshops at dock—Purchase machinery from Scott Brothers .. .. .. 350 0 O Screw-pile jetty widening .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,438 18 5 Cool chamber—Building, machinery, and siding .. .. .. .. 61 11 4 Balance, credit of Lyttelton Harbour Board at Bank of New Zealand on 31st December, 1894— At Current Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,474 2 0 3,189 13 2 On fixed deposit (Renewal Fund) .. .. .. .. .. 6,432 6 10 6,039 14 10 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 11,300 0 0 £43,381 3 3 £46,448 18 3 15th January, 1895. C. Hood Williams, Treasurer. I hereby certify that these accounts were examined and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, held at Christchurch, this Thursday, the 7th day of February, 1895. —F. Waymouth, Chairman.

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