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HARBOUR BOARD. NOTICE. THE following ACCOUNTS are published in conformity with the provisions of Clause 183 of The Harbours Act, 1678. * C. HOOD WILLIAMS, Secretary and Treasurer, Lvitelton Harbour Board. Christchurch, 3rd February, 1899. BALANCE SHEET Of the LYTTELTON HARBOUR BOARD. For the year ended December 31st, 1898 (as required by the Harbours Act, 1878, Amendment Act, 1886). I.—GENERAL ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS-189S. General Account— Balance to credit of Lyttelton Harbbur Board on 31st December 1897 .. '.. 8 ,205 16 0 lo Wharfage .. .. .. 13,130 11 9 ,',' Pilotage 3iß9i 2 7 t Port charges .. .. 3,160 18 2 Towage fees .. .. 1,228 0 0 „ Warps .. .. .. 286 0 0 „ Licenses .. .. .. 17 7 6 „ Pilotage, exemption certifi- I cates—fees .. .. 26 0 0 1 „ Rent—No. 5 grain shed (15 j months) to December I 31st; 1893 .. .. 1,562 10 0 Lot 16a and 16b, near 1 Tunnel Mouth (reduced).. 82 10 0 „ „ Lot 15 (let N.2.L. and M. Agency Company) .. 200 0 0 ' „ „ Site 'lomporary Office, ! Shaw, Savill and Co .. 12 0 0 i „ „ Temporary sites on reclaimed land .. 1 16 0 „ Graving dock dues .. .. 888 15 7 „ Patent slip dues .. m 0 0 „ Interest on fixed deposit re newal fund .. .. 112 4 2 „ Sale of plant and material .. 57 1 3 „ Incidental receipts .. .. 13 6 0 „ Refunds .. .. .. 46 15 9 „ Electric light—refunds from shipping and railway .. 119 7 6 „ Storage .. .. 757 11 4 „ Cool chamber storage .. 334 1 3 -34,247 13 10 EXPENDITURE—IB9B. General Account— By Harbour Board office staff salaries .. _ _ yjj_ g a „ Harbour Board contingencies— Printing, advertising, stationery (including bylaws), and plans of har- , r " bo r , 136 5 1 Members travelling expenses .. .. 71 15 l Election expenses Office rent and cleaning (Lyttelton and Christchurch offices) .. .. 162 10 0 Insidental Expenses, telegrams, postage, fuel, furniture, etc. .. .. 28 6 7 'Auditors' fee 3.. .. 12 0 0 i „ Solicitor to Harbour Board— Law charges (1 year) .. 65 17 11 „ Grants in aid—fire prevention ~ Grants in aid—Sailors' Home —Maintenance .. .. 300 0 0 ' „ Harbour -taster's Department i —Salaries 1,614 15 G ] „ Incidental expenses .. 84 3 8 „ Pilot, Sumner—Salary .. 120 0 0 I „ Sumner conservancy, lifeboat ! and repairs to breakwater .. 248 8 8 ' „ Pilot station at heads—Maintenance .. .. .. 16 16 10 ' „ Buoys, boats, moorings, i beacons, warps—Maintenance 101 12 0 „ Time ball—Maintenance .. 2 18 „ Naval Point breakwater— Maintenance „ Officers' Point breakwater— Maintenance „ Wharves, jetties, and sheds— Maintenance (including renewing with black birch) decking portion new wharves and jetties .. 9 9 „ Insurance—Sheds, grain stores, j offices, etc .. 86 12 6 „ Lighting wharves and jettiesElectric lighting, including two new boilers and six new lamps, £570.. .. 1,360 5 5 1 Gas lighting * .. .. 84 7 3 ! „ Steam tug working expenses— I Salaries .. .. 1,566 11 2 j Coal, stores, and main- j tenane'e „. .. 748 -5 3 < „ Public Revenues Act, 1893— ' j Expenses in connection 1 with inspection of har- I hour re defences .. 21 2 0 ' „ Graving dock working expenses— 1 Salaries .. .. . 162 1 4 1 Coal, stores, etc., including * * £248 repairs caisson and , ' pumps .. .. .. 638 2 '6 „ Patent slip—Working expenses 23 4 6 ■ „ Storage department— , i 4 Salaries—Clerk and ware- I houseman at £225 .. 225 0 0 Labour, otc.—Receiving and j delivery from stores .. 773 1 3 '■■ „ Printing, stationery, advertising and sundries .. .. ' 10 6 0 „ site Norwich Quay, at £374 10s p.a. (4 qrs. rent); kerosene bond, £70 p.a. 444 10 0 „ Cool Chamber—Working expenses, wages, coal, etc., and proportion of cost of two new boilers .. .. .. 528 15 9 „ Interest on overdraft—No. 2 i dredging account .. .. 191 5 0 „ Siding rent to Lot No. 15.., 50 0 0 „ Wharfage refunds .. .. - j „ Lyttelton Borough rates .. 39 13 9 „ Transfer to the interest account .. 12,050 10 6 „ Transfer to the sinking fund account .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Harbour Works— Engineers' Staff of Works, salary 12 months .. .7 250 0 0 Office contingencies .. 4 3 7 No. 5 and No. 7 jetties—: Extensions to date ;],. 2,720 17 0 Cave Rock Signal Station apd Ensign .. .. 170 12 11 Balance on 31st Decembor,----1898 .. ». .. 6,597 14 3 £34,247 13 10 lI.—SPECIAL FUND ACCOUNTS. (1) Contractors' Deposits. £ s. d. Balance December 31st, 1897 .„ 90 0 0 Deposits, 1897 .. ■».. 275 15 3 £365 15 3 £ s. d. Deposits refunded, 1898 .. 200 0 0 Balance December 31st, 1898 .. 165 15 3 £365 15 3 (2) DREDGING LOAN ACCOUNT. (Under provisions of the Lyttelton Harbour Board Loan Act, 1897—£60,000 at 4 per cent.) 1898. RECEIPTS. •■ £ s. a. Proceeds of sale of the first instalment of loan, £30,000 .. 30,072 11 0 £30,072 11 0 1898 EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. Purchase of dredge Manchester..- 12,750 0 0 Expenses refitting, spare gear, . and portion of cost of voyage out •■ 6,757 310 Expenses connected with floating the first portion of the dredg- • ins loan, amounting to ' £30,000 190 17 6 Balance on 31st December, 1898 ~ .. •• 10,374 9 8 £30,072 11 0 TH.—INTEREST ACCOUNT. (1) Harbour Works Loan, 1879—£200,000 at 6 per cent., equal to £12,000. £ s. d. Transfer from general account.. 12,050 10 6 £12,050 10 6 £ s. d. Interest paid to December 31st, 1898 .. .. •• 12,000 0 0 Charges .. .. •• 50 10 6 £12,050 10 6 IV.—-SINKING FUND ACCOUNT* (1) Harbour Works Loan—£2oo,ooo at J per cent., equal to £1000. £ s. a. Transfer from general account, 1898 •• •• 1,000 0 0 £1000 0 0 £ ». a. Paid to sinking fund commissioners, 1898 .. .. 1,000 0 0 £1000 0 0 STATEMENT OF BALANCES. ACCOUNTS. Balances £ s. d. Cr. general account .. .. 6,597 14 3 • „ Special account, No. 1 .. 165 15 3 „ Special account, No. 2 .. 10,374 9 8 £17,137 19 2 BANK. Bank Balances. £ a. d. Cr. Fixed deposit as a renewal fund, £3318 7s 9d „ Current account, £3279 6s 6d 6,597 14 3 „ Contractors' deposit account No. 1 165 15 3 M Dredging lota aeM-Bt No.