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■ HARBOUR BOARD. bour Board Debenture, -450, 6 per cent., with currency of 8 years from 28th December, 1894 450 0 0 February Ist, 1895—8y purchase of 15 £100 Lyttelton Borough Council -5 per cent, debentures, 10 years' currency from Ist December, 1894 .. 1,500 0 0 August 15th, 1895—8y purchase of 50 .Waimakariri-Ashley Water Supply debentures (15 years' currency), of £100 each, bearing interest at 5 per cent., payable kalf-yearly on Ist December and Ist June.. 5,000 0 0 August loth, 1895 —By purchase i of 27 £100 New Zealand j Government 4 per cent. \ bonds, interest payable in I ! colony .. .". 2,700 0 Oi August 15th, 1898—By purchase of 8 £1000 St. Albans Borough | Council debentures (20 years' i currency), from July Ist, 1898, bearing interest at 4 per cent., payable half-yearly on Ist I January and Ist July .. 8,000 0 0 I December 4th, 1898—By fixed def posit with Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch, 1 year, at 3i per cent., to 6th December, 1899 .. 1,506 15 0 I December 31st, 1898—By purchase of 12 £1000 St. Albans i Borough Council debentures (20 years' currency, from Ist | July. 1898), bearing interest at 4 per cent., payable halfyearly on Ist January and Ist I July .. .. 12,000 0 0 December 31st, 1898—By balance i at Credit Sinking Fund Commissioners' at current account i at Bank of New Zealand, on 31st December, 1898, current | account .. .. .. 75 -12 10 £33,247 8 7 SUMMARY ON 31st DECEMBER, 1898. SINKING FUND AND INTEREST. £ a. d. Total contribution from Lyttelton Harbour Board to Sinking Fund during 19_ years, ending 31st December, 1898 19,500 0 0 Interest received on loans or investments to 31st December, 1898 .. .. •- 13,747 8 7 £33,247 8 7 INVESTMENTS. £ s. d. Thirty-one £50 Christchurch City Drainage 6 per cent, bonds, purchased at £47 10s (repayable Ist October, 1923) .. 1,472 10 0 Ten £50 Christchurch City Drainage 6 percent, bonds, purchased at £53, and expenses consequent on purchase thereof (repayable Ist October, 1923) .. .. 542 10 9 Waimakariri Harbour Board de- . bontures at 6 per cent, (repayable 28th December, 1902).. 450 0 0 Fifteen £100 Lyttelton Borough Council debentures, at 5 per cent, (repayable Ist December, 1904) .. •• 1,500 0 0 Fifty £100 Waimakariri-Ashley Water Supply debentures, at 5 per cent, (repayable Ist June, 1910) .. .. 5,000 0 0 Twenty-seven £100 N.Z. Government 4 per cent, bonds (repayable 15th October, 1913), interest payable in colony .. 2,700 0 0 Fixed deposit for 1 year, bearing interest at 3J per cent, with Bank of New Zealand .. 1,506 15 0 Twenty £1000 St. Albans Borougn i Council' Debentures, at 4 per cent, (repayable Ist July, 1918) 20,000 0 0 Balance at Bank on 31st December, 1898 .. .. 75 12 10 £33.247 8 7 C. HOOD WILLIAMS, Treasurer. January, 1899. „*,„,,„ CHAS. C. BOWEN, E. C. J. STEVENS, Lyttelton Harbour Board Sinking Fund Commissioners. Examined January, 1899. _ A..W.E. Examined and found correct, J. K. WARBURTON, Controller and Auditor-Genreal. 25th January, 1899. Examined, settled and allowed by Lyttelton Harbour Board at Christchurch, on Thursday, the 2nd day of February, 1899. FRANK GRAHAM, Chairman Lyttelton Harbour Board. CONTRACT DEPOSIT ACCOUNT, 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1898. RECEIPTS. TTalance from last account .. 90 0 0 Contract deposits in 1898 .. 275 15 3 £365 15 3 PAYMENTS. Amount of deposit refunded during twelve months to 31st December, 1898 .. 200 0 0 Balance at credit of contract deposit account in Bank of -«.Z. on 31st December, 1898 .. 165 15 3 £365 15 3 C. HOOD WILLIAMS, Treasurer Lyttelton Harbour Board. 13th January, 1899. Examined, A.W.E. 24th January, 1899. LIST OF CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO DURING THE YEAR 1898. (Furnished as required by the "Harbours Act, 1878). Ist November, 1897: Scott Bros., Christchurch ■' —Two Cornish boilers and Worthington feed pump for cool chamber and electric lighting, £739 10s; date for completion, 30th August, 1898 (two months' extension). Ist February, 1898: Black Ball Coal Mining Company, Limited—Supply of Blackball coal, tug or dredge, steam coal at 16s, unscreened nuts lis 6d, and on shore 18s sd; unscreened nuts on shore, 13s 5d per ton; for office—screened—26s per ton, and firewood at 27s and 29 per,cord, for period ending 31st January, 1899. 10th February, 1898: R. Forbes and Co., Lyttelton—Supply of stores, at schedule prices, for period ending 31st January, 1899. 27th April, 1898: Boyd and Keir, Rangiora— Supply of black birch planking for No. 5 I and No. 7 jetty extension, and for renewals I of No. 3 and 4 breastworks, etc., 135,600 feet, super., at 15s per 100 feet, £1017; ; date for completion, 31st December, 1898, and two months' extension in addition granted by Board. Ist April, 1898: Murray, Arnold and Company, Nb.W —Su| pTy of ircrbark timb*r at 20s per 100 feet super, and piles at 3s per foot; date for completion, 31st July, 1898, for No. 5 and 7 jetties' extension, etc., £1,662 2s 4d. ' lfittr June, 1898: W. Thomas—Cave Rock signal station building contract, £156; date for completion, 15th September, 1898. C. HOOD WILLIAMS, Treasurer Lyttelton Harbour Board. '■ 13th January, 1899. Examined and found correct, J. K. WARBURTON, and Auditor-General. January, 1899. Examined, k ; A.W.E. 24th January, 1899. Examined, settled and allowed by the Lyttelton Harbour Board, 2nd February, 1899. FRANK GRAHaM, Chairman Lyttelton Harbour Board. LYTTELTON SAILORS' HOME. CASH ACCOUNT, 1898. For the Twelve Months Ending December 31st, 1898. Dr. '■ ' 3 £ s. d. To cash in hand, December 31st, « 1897 117 10 „ Cash in Bank, December 31st, <t 1898 .. 11 13 3 „ Amount received on account of outstandings, 1897 18 4 5 „ Amount received for board and lodging, 1898 .. 357 11 1 „ Grants in aid from Lyttelton Harbour Board, 1897 • .. 300 0 0 „ Donation .. ... .. 3 3 0 £692 9 7 Cr. £ s. d. By paid accounts as under— Provisions and fuel .. 214 12 A Wages .... :.., 302 18 6 Gas 24 1 7 Washing .. .. 11 0 2 Repairs and renewals _ .. 23 15 11 Printing and advertising .. 417 9 Petty cash ... 10 12 1 „ Cheque book and interest .. 0 19 8 „ Refunds 57 17 11 „ Cash in hand, December 31st, 1898 6 9 6 „ Balance in Bank, December 31st, 1898.. .. - 35 4 2 £692 9 7 C. HOOD. WILLIAMS, Treasurer Lyttelton Harbour Board. 13th January-, 1899. Examined and found correct, J. K. WARBURTON, Controller and Auditor-Genreal. January, 1899. BALANCE SHEET, 1898. £ s. d. J To balance, December 31st, 1897 13 11 1 „ Cash received, 1898 .. 375 15 6 j „ Grants from Lyttelton Har*. j bow Board.. .. M 100 0 Oi