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I CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. ABSTRACT of RECEIPTS and KXPENDITUBB from the 16th November, 1872, to the 16th NovemlTr, 1873 Receipts. Ledger Folio, 646. £, 8. d. £ 5. d. £8. d. Balance, Bank of New South Wales from last year 675 9 7 Interest on current account 316 16 6 City rates, 1871... 6 10 O City rates, 1872 1472 12 1 City rates, 1873.. 2593 19 0 4073 1 1 Scavengering 804 2 7 Watering rate 222 7 8 Rents ... 480 14 10 Licenses—Hackney carriages, drivers, carriages, &c 222 0 0 Licenses—Petroleum and buildings 48 0 0 Building fees and bye-laws 51 5 0 Fines from Resident Magistrate's Court ... 175 10 0 2004 0 1 6077 1 2 Contributions— For making North Town Belt . 82 10 0 For making North Town Belt footpath ... 60 0 0 For making South Town Belt 141 0 0 For making Cambridge Terrace 6 0 0 For making' Antigua street drain 40 0 0 For kerbing footpaths 196 8 4 For asphalting Madras street 200 0 0 For asphalting Armagh street bridge ... 6 9 0 For erecting Cashel street bridge 67 10 0 787 17 4 Contributions'on account of Fire Brigade— From Insurance Companies 200 0 0 From Provincial Government 50 0 0 260 0 0 Deposit on contracts 86 4 0 Less repaid 60 0 0 36 4 0 Collected on account of Board of Conservators, Waimakariri rates, 1871 110 Collected on account of Board of Conservators, Waimakariri rates, 1872 ... ... 294 2 5 Collected on account of Board of Conservators, Waimakariri rates, 1873 452 6 6 727 9 11 £8467 18 6 Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. Forming and repairing streets, as per Statement A 1043 19 2 Kerbing footpaths—Statement B 528 19 1 Asphalting— Statement C 129 5 6 Broken metal for streets—Statement D ... 492 14 2 The squares—Statement E 171 6 10 Watering streets —Statement F 145 4 8 Sundry small works—Statement G 186 11 8 Bridges and culverts—Statement H 694 9 10 Lighting public lamps—Statement I ... 562 5 3 3964 6 2 Scavengering and sweeping channels— Statement X 1112 12 0 Avon river and creeks—Statement L ... 70 2 0 1182 14 0 Repairs to buildings, plant, and fixtures— Statement M 92 0 4 Keep of horses—Statement N 146 19 4 5374 19 10 Prevention of fire—Statement O ... ... 495 10 2 Water supply—Statement P 10 11 0 — 506 1 2 Salaries—Statement Q... 800 0 0 Assistance to rate collector 14 14 0 Office expenses, less charge for collecting Waimakariri rates—Statement R 167 4 5 Hackney carriages, less refund from Resident Magistrate's. Court in re cab case... ... 147 9 7 1129 8 0 Insurance on building 28 2 6 Law charges 6 12 6 Compiling rate list and assessing 81 0 d Audit fees 6 6 0 122 1 0 Rural sports 6 0 0 Board of Conservators—Paid on account of rates collected 1020 12 8 Interest to Bank on account current ... 19 8 11 £8177 11 7 Balance at Bank of New South Wales ... 280 611 £8457 18 6 GEORGE GORDON, Town Clerk. Nov. 21,1873. We, the appointed auditors, having examined the foregoing statement of accounts and compared the same with the vouchers, find it correct. THOS. B. CRAIG,) A „j ttn „ H. E. ALPORT, '} AadltoM - Christchurch, November 27,1873. Certified as correct. B. B. BISHOP, Mayor. City Council Chamber, December 17, 1873. 12-18 172 DRAINAGE ANNUAL CASH ACCOUNT Fbom Nov. 16, 1872, to Nov. 16, 1873. Receipts. Ledger Folio —16. £ s. d. £ 8. d. Balance at Bank of New South Wales, aa per last year's account ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2331 11 6. Proceeds of debentures—Bo at par, £50 4000 0 0 40 at 10s per cent over par ... 2020 0 0 6020 0 0 Interest on current account 64 12 2 Deposit on contract forfeited 2 0 0 Deposit on contracts ... 30 0 0 ~~£8438 3 g Payments. A s. d. £ s. d. Paid for land ... ... 409 10 0 „ Timber and wharfage ... 1644 18 1 „ Fencing and posts and rails 39 7 7 „ Excavating drain ... 1088 7 6 „ Cement and inverts ... 664 11 10 „ Bricks ... ... 656 14 6 „ Laborers ... ... 103 10 0 „ Constructing drain 1260 0 0 „ Iron pipes ... ••■ 66 18 8 „ Stone for channelling 605 6 9 — 6318 4 11 Advertising, printing, and stamps ... ... • 67 14 1 Salaries 228 10 0 Legal expenses 18 ? 0 Audit fees ... 4 4 0 Sundries, cabs, kc 3 7 0 __ 322 4 1 Interest on overdraft 4 11- 8 Deposits on contracts repaid 40 0 0 Transfer to drainage rate account—Bates of 1872 ... .*. 320 10 8 £7005 11 4 Balance at Bank of New South Wales 1432 12 4 £8438 3 8 SPECIAL RATE ACCOUNT. i Receipts. Ledger Folio —50. £ 0. d. £ 8. d. Amount from Drainage Account Rates of 1872, included ia last year's balance 320 10 8 Rates of 1872 294 2 5 Rates of 1873 648 9 9 942 12 2 Interest on current account as per bank book 2 16 6 £1266 19 4 Payments. Interest on debentures... ... ... . ... y ... 639 16 0 Amount transferred to the sinking fund account... ... ... 300 0 0 £939 15 0 Balance at Bank of New South Wales ... 326 4 4 £1265 19 4 SINKING FUND ACCOUNT. Receipts. j Ledger Folio—lol. y Amount from special rate account ... ... 300 0 0 Interest received on Government debentures ... ... ... 6 0 0 £306 0 0 Payments. By purchase of Government debentures ... ... ... ... ... ' ... 300 0 0 Balance at Bank of New South Wales ... ... 6 0 0 ■ ■ ~ 4306 0 0 -GEORGE GORDON, Town Clerk. Nov. 21,1873. ..''.■' We have examined the above statements of accounts, and compared them with the vouchers, books, coupons, and debentures, and found the same to be correct. THOMAB B. CBAIG,) _ ~_ H. B. ALPORT, '{Auditors. Christchurch, Nov. 27,1873. Certified as correct. B. B. BIBHOP, s\y%. ,' : ? p'*-■'-•:•,•■ Mayor* * ;,..- ---' City Council Chaiober, Pec, 17,1873. * .?.. ;y ~J ia4B H8 I