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Progress of the Town. During the year forty-one permits were issued for new buildings and alterations to existing ones, of a total value of £12,465. The total rateable value (capital) of the town is £480,049, being an increase of £7,500 on that of the previous year. Acknowledgment. I gladly acknowledge the efficient service rendered by the staff generally in carrying out the year's work, to all of whom much credit is due for the results obtained. Balance-sheet of the Rotorua Town Account for the Yeah ended 3.lst March, 1913. General Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure,. £ a. d. Balance, 31st March, 1912 .. .. 553 7 8 Administration— Treasury— Salaries .. .. .. .. 263 16 10 Bath fees (half share) .. .. 1,226 15 11 Printing and advertising .. .. 3 2 3 Rents of Crown lands .. .. ] , 699 2 9 Legal expenses .. .. .. 2 10 Fees and fines (Magistrates' Court) .. 6 15 0 Audit fee .. .. .. .. 7 10 0 Fees— Bank charge .. .. .. 0 10 0 Nightsoil service .. .. .. 339 411 Bank interest on overdraft .. .. 0 3 0 Public pound .. .. .. 79 14 2 Office expenses .. .. .. 33 13 8 Dog-registration .. .. .. 40 15 0 Public Works— . Licenses— Maintenance of streets and roads (labour Hawkers' .. .. .. .. 111 8 and material) .; .. .. 3,466 1 5 Hoardings .. .. .. .. 1906 Street-lighting .. .. .. 143 13 0 BilliarS-rooms .. .. .. 12 10 0 Fire-prevention— Halls .. .. .. .. 1200 Capitation allowance and salary of Kre Shows .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Inspector .. .. .. 115 0 Publicans' .. .. .. .. 186 0 0 Telephone and lighting .. .. 5 0 0 Plumbers' .. .. .. .. 2 5 0 Plant and sundries .. .. .. 112 7 Auctioneers' .. .. .. 31 0 0 Nightsoil Service— Building permits .. .. .. 45 10 0 Labour .. .. .. .. 276 5 6 Vehicles .. .. .. .. 67 11 0 Fodder and plant .. .. .. 104 0 2 Drivers' .. .. .. .. 10 5 0 Public Pound—Fodder and advertising .. 61 411 Rents— Public Health—Sanitary inspection .. 80 0 0 Real property .. .. .. 45 2 0 Miscellaneous— Boat-shed compartments and Explosives Dog-registration .. .. .. 9 9 9 Magazine .. .. .. 41 1 0 Interpreters' fees .. .. .. 0 10 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 18 0 Insurance —Fire and accident .. 39 1 11 Public Library— Ground-rent, Section 39, suburbs .. 4 0 0 Subscriptions .. .. .. 51 9 3 Public Library— Rents .. .. .. .. 47 2 6 Salary .. .. .. .. 52 15 0 Government subsidy .. .. 18 0 5 Books and papers .. .. .. 36 11 1 Material sold— Telephone, lighting, and insurance .. 23 14 11 Pumice, tar, &c. .. .. .. 34 4 6 Isolation Hospital—Rent .. .. 38 3 6 Sale fire-brigade plant to Fire Board .. 100 0 0 Licensing Expenses—Tauranga County Contributions to works—Culverts, kerbing, Council .. .. .. .. 20 19 3 and channelling, &c. .. .. 180 3 2 Isolation Hospital—Fees recovered from Total expenditure .. .. 4,694 15 3 patients.. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Credit balance, 31st March, 1913 193 3 4 Miscellaneous— Sale of by-laws .. .. .. 110 Native village revenue .... 6 4 6 Refund of wages .. .. .. 8 4 0 Sale of horse .. .. .. 12 0 0 Legal costs recovered .. .. 17 2 Sale of plan .. .. .. 0 2 6 £4,887 18 7 £4,887 18 7 Separate Accounts. 1. Hospital and Charitable Aid Rate Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Rates, 1910-11 .. .. .. .. 4 9 1 Waikato Hospital Board .. .. 217 4 3 Rates, 1911-12 .. .. .. .. 46 7 5 Printing and advertising .. .. 2 3 0 10 per cent, penalty .. .. .. 15 3 Debit balance, 31st March, 1912 .. .. 19] 7 7 Rates, 1912-13 .. .. .. .. 142 11 7 Debit balance, 31st March, 1913 .. .. 44 11 6 £239 4 10 £239 4 10 2. Fire-prevention Rate Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d Rates, 1912-13 .. .. .. ..188 16 11 Rotorua Fire Board .. .. 242 12 6 Debit balance, 31st March, 1913 .... 53 15 7 £242 12 6 £242 12 ~6