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Trade and Bevenue. Inward Outwards. Class o{ Goods. Eeyenue. Class of Goods. Eevenue. £ s. d. £ s. d. Merchandise .. l,ll3tons 5 owt.. 249 6 8 Wool, in bales 3,019 number) 1 - 1 1R R Coals .. .. 278 tons 14 owt .. 48 15 4 Wool, fadges and bags 33 ) ' - Timber.. .. 180,960 sup. ft. .. 112 2 5 Skins, in bales .. 126 .. 6 2 9 Sundries ana parcels 443 number .. 14 13 3 Wheat, in sacks.. 3,911 „ 95 14 7 Fencing-posts .. 62 „ .. 0 5 2 Barley, „ .. 116 „ ) Passengers .. 38 „ .. 118 0 Oats, „ .. 12 I .. 5 911 Store dues and receiving and delivery .. 101 11 11 Potatoes, „ .. 115 Pease, „ .. 200 „ .. 5 0 3 Grass-seed, „ .. 182 .. 219 9 Sundries, „ .. 357 .. 817 9 Passengers .. 25 „ .. 15 0 Eeceiving and delivery and store dues .. 61 1 0 £528 12 9 £338 7 6 Total inwards and outwards, £867 os. 3d. J. Sinclair. Woeking-expenses and Eevenue. Working-expenses. Revenue. March 31, 1898. £ s. d. £ s. d. March 31, 1898. £ s. d. To shipping wages for twelve By Inwards revenue for twelve months .. 528 12 9 months .. .. .. 452 18 3 Outwards revenue for twelve months .. 338 7 6 Casual labour for twelve months 34 1 8 Coals, and freight on same .. 17 10 0 Oil ana kerosene .. .. 3 19 11 Fat for greasing slip .. .. 4 11 8 Ropes and surf-lines .. .. 9 19 Paint .. .. .. 1 11 3 Shackles, hooks, washers, and twine .. .. .. 18 0 Office requisites and stationery, &c. .. .. .. 4 17 6 Coal-sacks .. .. .. 0 10 0 Freights on sundries.. .. 0 10 6 531 0 6 Boatmen's wages for doing roadwork .. .. .. .. 148 13 5 Credit balance .. .. .. 187 6 4 £867 0 3 £867 0 3 J. Sinclair, Harbourmaster.

APPENDIX No. 8.

THEEMAL SPEINGS.

EOTOEUA. Eotobua Watee-supply, The race has been generally repaired and cleaned periodically, inside and out, and 150 ft. of new fluming has been made. The timber is showing signs of decay, and will need constant attention and repairs. The settling-tanks have been cleaned every week. The supply has been extended to the Postmaster Bath by 40 chains of 2 in. galvanised-iron pipe; at Whakarewarewa, by 165 ft. of 1 in. pipe; at the caretaker's cottage, Whakarewarewa, by 75 ft. of f in. pipe ; at the Pavilion Bath by 85 ft. of fin. pipe; and by 200 ft. at the road surveyor's office. Also, five new 8 in. main pipes, representing 45 ft., have been put in in place of old ones decayed by action of the acids in the ground. The supply, as far as it at present extends, has been ample during the recent exceedingly dry season. A report has been submitted to you on its extension to meet the requirements of the new township. The number of services now being taken from the main are ninety-one, the revenue for the year being £120 ss. and the expenditure £343 19s. 7d. The various Government departments, including the Eailway, are supplied gratis.