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Statement of Tug-dredge Account. £ s. d. } £ s. d. Payments have been made out of the fol- j Lobnitz and Co., contract price .. .. 13,550 0 0 lowing accounts— Lobnitz and Co., delivery, including insur-Harbour-works .. .. .. 738 16 6 ance .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Harbour-works Loan, 1886 .. .. 9,701 2 6 Bank exchange on drafts .. .. 11l 4 8 P.s. " Mana" Insurance Fund .. 3,87116 10 Mr. Darling's commission .. .. 389 5 6 General Account .. .. .. 2,733 2 9 Preparing, revising, and printing specifications .. .. .. .. 102 15 4 Refitting dredge on arrival and new fittings .. .. £664 1 2 Less charged to Lobnitz and Co. .. .. 28 10 0 —■ 635 11 2 Report on dredge by G. M. Barr, M.I.C.E. 40 19 0 Bropellor-guard for dredge .. .. 44 16 0 Boat for dredge .. .. .. 14 0 0 ; Sending Home fire-pump .. .. 19 110 Cablegrams .. .. .. .. 11l 811 Law-expenses .. .. .. .. 25 16 2 £17,044 18 7 | £17,044 18 7 ssmam ■—i.iv | Timaru, 10th January, 1895. W. J. Tennent, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General. Examined and allowed by the Board, this 26tb day of February, 1895.—John Talbot, Chairman.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Dredge " Taniwha" Insurance Fund .. 2,129 7 4 1883 loan, raised under "The Timaru Wharf Renewal Fund .. .. .. 1,273 9 0 Harbour Loan Act, 1881" .. .. 100,000 0 0 Wharfage to Bth December, 1894 .. 557 0 10 1886 loan, raised under " The Timaru Wharfage to 31st December, estimated .. 750 0 0 Harbour Loan Act, 1885" .. .. 100,000 0 0 Outstanding accounts .. .. .. 53 1 j Overdraft at Bank of New Zealand .. 211 17 5 Balance law-costs action with Railway Total cash assets .. .. 4,715 0 3 Commissioners .. .. .. 531 11 5 Estimated value of property— ■ Breakwater, north wall, 200,743 8 10 and wharves, cost .. £269,984 14 7 Excess of assets over liabilities .. .. 103,325 4 7 Less for depreciation.. 12,000 0 0 257,984 14 7 Timber on hand .. .. .. 200 0 0 Iron, unwrought .. .. .. 15 0 0 Rails, fishplates, and bolts .. .. 40 0 0 Spikes .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Breakwater plant— Steam-crane " Samson" .. .. 2,250 0 0 Spare parts for " Samson" .. .. 100 0 0 Priestman dredge and spare gear .. 1,200 0 0 Driving gear .. .. .. 130 0 0 -sj Electric firing battery .. .. 20 0 0 Cement-testing and -weighing machine 40 0 0 Boat and gear .. .. .. 12 0 0 Tools, including screwjacks, boring gear, trollies, &c. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Two block-trucks ...... 35 0 0 Entrance and other lights .. .. 100 0 0 Tug-dredge " Timaru," cost .. .. 17,044 18 7 Dredge " Taniwha" .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Slipway and gear .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Shingle-hopper .. .. .. 50 0 0 Harbour plant— Tug"Mana" .. .. .. 11,500 0 0 Hawsers, flags, &o. .. .. .. 400 0 0 Two boats .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Mooring buoys, anchors, and chains .. 1,750 0 0 Landing-service plant— Seven iron surf-boats .. .. 250 0 0 Whaleboat .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Blocks, tools, and weighing-machine .. 10 0 0 Landed property — Lighthouse sections .. .. .. 400 0 0 Foreshore, extending from Patiti Point to Waimataitai Creek, with future reclamations Buildings .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Furniture .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 £304,068 13 5 £304,068 13 5 Timaru, 10th January, 1895. W. J. Tennent, Treasurer. Examined. —C. P. J. A Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. Examined and allowed by the Board, this 26th day of February, 1895. —John Talbot, Chairman.