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Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £s. d. Rotorua Cemetery Account— ! Rotorua Town Account— Balance at bank .. .. 18 13 2 Overdraft at bank .. .. .. 407 1 1 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 11 14 0 ; Unpresented cheques .. .. .. 57 8 6 Rotorua Town Account—Cash in hand .. 71011 I Accounts outstanding .. .. .. 205 0 0 Nightsoil fees outstanding .. .. 365 0 4 Real property .. .. .. .. 21 5 0 Boat-shed compartments.. .. .. 30 0 0 Dinghy grid and shed .. .. .. 4 0 0 Due by Treasury—Refund of amounts expended on maintenance of electrio lighting and water-supplies .. .. 5 12 0 Estimated — Library building, furniture, and books .. .. .. .. 1,150 0 0 Fire Brigade and plant .. .. .. 550 0 0 Nightsoil buildings and plant .. .. 237 0 0 Poundcottage, <tc. .. .. .. 170 0 0 General working plant .. .. .. 536 00 j Rowing shed and grid .. .. .. 600 0 0 Marine parade .. .. .. .. 162 0 0 Gravel reserve .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 Office furniture and plans .. .. 242 0 0 £4,176 0 5 | £669 9 7 Examined and found correct —J. K. Waebubton, Controller and Auditor-General. Statement of Public Debts. Nil. I Nil.

Statement of Reserves and Real Property.

Section 1, Block 64 .. .. .. Pound-site. 8, „ 23 .. .. .. Stables and yard. , 8, , 23 .. .. .. Library and Municipal Buildings. Lawrence Birks, Resident Officer, Rotorua, 14th May, 1908. Examined and found correct —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor General. Touiust and Health Resorts of the Dominion. North Auckland. The sum of £750 was handed over to the Helensville Domain Board for the purpose of improving the grounds, baths, and buildings, and for the erection of a swimming-bath. Te Aroha. The popularity of Te Aroha as a health and pleasure resort is still steadily growing. The receipts for the year ended 31st March, 1908, amounted to £1,666 3s. 2d., an increase of £131 7s. sd. as compared with the returns for 1906-7. The baths, park, and playing-ground of this resort have been steadily improved during the year. The meteorological instruments referred to in my last report have been erected in a suitable situation near the bowling-pavilion, and the observations are taken daily by the Tourist Agent, who forwards the records to the Meteorological Department in Wellington.

Arrears, 31st March, 1808. Arrears, 1st April, 1907. Rent Payable. Rent Paid. Current Year. I 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 12 0 12 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 15 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 15 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 10 0 10 0 15 0 £ 8. d. 2 12 0 25 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. lection at Whakarewarewa, W. Bright , 39, Rotorua Suburbs, L. D. Nation & Co. foreshore section 2 W. Rogers , Hot Lakes Ferry Co. W. B. Bennett Joatshed compartments, General Hogg „ Goodson Bros. L. H. Darlot D. W. Steele H. W. Howden , V. J. Lamer Rowing Club )inghy grid and shed, Kusabs, Insley & Co. A. J. lies H. Allen J. Watt G. M. Phillips C. W. Grove V. J. Larner F. G. Lundon 1 year 18 15 0 6 5 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 15 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 15 0 10 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 5 0 1 6 0 30 15 0 77 12 0 53 2 0 55 5 0