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Statement of Estimated Assets and Liabilities on 31st Decembeb, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Credit balance at bank, General Account 14,906 810 Sundries and contingencies — General Credit balance at bank, Contractor's De- Account .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 posit Account .. .. .. 65 0 0 Due to contractors for deposits .. .. 65 0 0 Wharfage dues outstanding (approximate) 750 0 0 Works— Rent, No. 5 shed, three months ending Electric lighting, spare armature .. 134 0 0 31st December, 1894 .. • • .. 312 10 0 Dredge—Charter and working-expenses Towage outstanding .. .V .'.' 156 15 0 (five months) .. .. ~ .. 3,750 0 0 Warps .. .. .. .. 26 0 0 Sailors' Home—Additions to (contract) 493 0 0 Dock dues outstanding .. .. 40 0 0 Sumner Jetty—Widening, and lifeboat Patent-slip dues outstanding .. .. 87 0 0 for Sumner .. .. .. 400 0 0 Sundries (including cash imprest) .. 25 0 0 Harbour-works—Contingencies .. .. 50 0 0 Electric-light refunds outstanding .. 34 2 6 Storage accounts rendered and outstanding 767 3 8 Storage accounts rendered and outstanding : cool chamber .. .. .. 348 18 2 Storage on goods still in store .. .. 1,334 13 1 •Total cash assets .. .. 18,803 11 3 'Total estimated cash liabilities 4,942 0 0 Debentures — Sinking fund, Ist July, 1879, to 31st December, 1894 (fifteen years—J per cent, per annum on £200,000) .. 15,500 0 0 Interest accrued on sinking-fund investments since 1879 .. .. .. 8,600 7 2 Peacock's Wharf property, and Sections 213 and part 314 : actual cost in December, 1877 .. .. .. .. 21,900 0 0 " Minna Bell " steam-winch, &c. .. 50 0 0 "Boats, buoys, moorings, warps, &c. .. 617 0 0 'Pilot-station building at Heads, less 5 per cent, for depreciation .. .. 427 0 0 *Steam-tug "Lyttelton"(including marine fire-engine), after deducting 10 per cent, per annum for depreciation .. .. 2,870 0 0 •Plant in store and yards, timber, iron, piles, drainpipes, boring-rods, fire-pre-vention plant on wharves, rails, chains, anchors, office fittings, &c. .. .. 285 0 0 \ Harbour Board office buildings in Lyttelton 3,500 0 0 Sections of land purchased at Naval Boint: part Rural Section 247 and Town Sections 232 and 233, actual cost; and estimated value, Sections 231 and 234 .. 4,272 0 0 Estimated cost or value of breakwater, reclamation, wharves, jetties, sheds, breastworks (exclusive of a valuable foreshore), time-ball, building and apparatus, harbour light, &c, as vested Lyttelton Harbour Board Loan, 1879 .. 200,000 0 0 in Board by " The Lyttelton Harbour Credit balance (including estimated value Board Land Act, 1877" .. .. 463,094 8 11 or cost of harbour-works, &c.).. .. 334,977 7 4 £539,919 7 4 £539,919 7 4 * The percentage deducted for depreciation on the items of plant marked (*) above for the year 1894 amounted to £391.

NAPIEE HABBOUB BOAED. Balance-sheet of the Napiee Haeboue Boabd for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. Genebal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Rents.. .. .. .. .. 1,232 2 6 Debit balance, 31st December, 1893 .. 5,235 511 Harbour department— Transferred to Sinking Fund Account — Her Majesty's Customs — No. 2 Loan .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Bilotage .. .. .. .. 712 9 0 No. 3 Loan .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Bort charges .. .. .. 2,066 310 Transferred to Interest Account— Harbourmaster's fees .. .. 416 5 3 No. 2 Loan .. .. .. .. 14,908 15 1 Wharfage— No. 3 Loan .. .. .. .. 1,047 4 2 Imports .. .. .. .. 7,196 7 4 Exchange, commission, &c, on payment of Exports .. .. .. .. 6,480 18 0 coupons .. .. .. .. 288 0 6 Shipping (berthage).. .. .. 542 5 2 Refunds — Examination-sheds .. .. 69 18 9 Export wharfage .. .. .. 019 6 Cargo-sheds .. .. .. 41 19 9 Harbourmaster's fees .. .. .. 015 0 Licenses—Vessels .. .. .. 53 19 0 Import wharfage .. .. .. 410 9 Crane-hire .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 518 0 0 Hawsers, &c—Hire .. .. .. 712 0 Bilot service .. .. .. .. 896 1 1 Planks-Hire .. .. .. .. 0 6 0 Lighting .. .. .. .. 77 9 0 Sale of shingle .. .. .. .. 2 8 0 Printing and advertising .. .. 70 19 11 Fines —Magistrate's Court ... .. 0 10 Insurance .. .. .. .. 9 19 3 Water-supply to shipping—Fees collected 175 16 0 Rates — Hire of diving plant .. ... ... 10 8 6 Napier Borough .. .. .. 105 1110 Towage .. .. .. .. 11 19 4 Hawke's Bay County .. .. .. 116 6 Repairing, towing, &c, Pania buoy .. 14 17 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 158 8 0 Refunds Repairs and maintenance .. .. 802 14 2 Rates refunded by tenants .. .. 2 0 9 Repairs— Costs rate summonses .. .. 11 8 0 West Quay—Northey's Contract .. 250 0 0 Interest on— „ „ —Timber .. .. .. - 400 1 0 Fixed deposits .. .. .. 8,387 10 0 „ „ —Ironwork, rubble, &c. .. 426 18 1 Current Account .. .. .. 237 9 6 Western Pier .. .. .. 218 11 6 Temporary deposit in London .. .. 127 16 0 Dredging— Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 4,728 7 3 Contract, including reclamation .. 305 9 4 Carrisd forward .. ..£30,559 711 Carried forward .. ..£28,227 10 7