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Grey River Argus, Volume 21, Issue 3044, 18 May 1878, Page 4

ABSTRACT OF THE '• COUNTY FUND ACCOUNT "-(Continued). ~ Brought forward .... £7,500 9 5 March 3.1, 1878. ,; Greenstone to Marsden, road contract — : Repaii-s ... 120 0 0 Approach to bridge ... 18 5 0 — 138 5 0 „ Greenstone Bridge— '.. • Contract extras ... 93 0 0/ :; ; Inspector's wages ... 76 15 3 : : ..■'■•■- ; „-■... .'■ ; — 16915 3 „ Greenstone Bridge— • :-= - 1 ; ;':*?/ No. 2 Contract ...,,1.30 0 0 | Overseers wages ... Y%(> 0 0 . - . 166 0 0 . •. ..-./■: „ Coal Creek to Seven-Mile— -. .' ;' ■ ; ■"■?" ':-. Road Contract ; ... 161 10' 0 \ V '/ Daylabor ... ... 6 0 0 • -__^ — — I / 167 10 0 „ Main Grey Road to Callaghan's trackContract „'. 73 2 6 „ Greenstone to Christchurch Road track — , Daylabor ... ( ' ; : . ' 77, 8 0 ■f ' ; Cobden to Four-Mile Creek road — : Daylabor ... 45 15 0 , " . „, No Name Bridge — -.= .■••'.. Contract ; ;■. ; 11 16 6 .;„ Maori Creek to Maori Gully, track— I Daylabor : „. '..' / 74 0 „ Black Ball track — Daylabor - ■. ' : '< ■;•.:..••:■' :,'■■:■■{,',. 30 10 0 „ Callaghan's to Nottle Hill ti-ack — Daylabor '.W : -•' 63 17 0 „ Greenstone to Duke's Terrace trackDay labor ... '<■/-' '.\'-\- 6 12 0 „ Greymouth to Omotu road — : Contract : '--;.; ?■ ;'/]:'].,: 2 0 0 :'; ; : : » Arnold .to, Ahaura No. 1 road cqntract—Repairs i ; : 1;. .3 : : (. • I\l - J7OO 0 0 „ Teremakau to Greenstone roadRepairs sundry ... ' ■ 9\oi ~!0,{l: Protective works ... 12 6 0

• ■ : ' " : --- ■■ ;; ■ ? ." :: , - : :"--—. ;./:: ; ; ;■:;/-, 21 6-o „ Omotumotu to New; River track — ..■ Daylabor: /:.:■ ;.;i;;iY ; ; ; .///•[ 24 15 11 „ Maori Creek road — • , ' . • Repairs.' '•■■/ -'V r' ; -T.hr(o [Q:'o}Vo iV< '../. Culverts ... 10 8 0 r/z ;'r -..■■•- Bridges „. 17 10 6 ' !■■'"'' ". ' "' ' - ■■■■■■■■ : ■' - '^'-^ IID;;r:':.% :>r. ■ M 18: -6" .:■•..; „ Cobden streets — ■ \ \ Repairs ... . ■ - i §\2 6 „ Main Grey road Deadman's CreekRepairs culvert ... 4 13 0 ; „ Greymoiith to Teremakau, road contract— : • 1 !:■•■ P. Dee, repairs . ...• 24 0 0 „ Main Grey road, day labor— ' ' ' v ; ■: ... i; •.., ..-.,. .. Repairing culvert ... i: {i 2 00 '/' ; : / "" „' German Gully track-— • ?/.:.;- Repairing culvert ' . :....' : :r': >r ■ -i.;.:! 10 0 „ Hatter's Creek contract-— • Repairing bridge ... 46 0 0 „ Grari-^ille; to. Brandy Jack's — - , ■'.-.. • .•■:■'■•■•■■.: . ;„. „!..;, 168 10 0 „ Greenstone to Revell's .Terrace, track— '" ; Daylabor :s IV. ■' ' v '■'•■■'■■■s2 15 4 „ Paroa to Rutherglen, road — Survey labor ... • 13 19 > 0 ■ , „ Drennan's farm to Hatter's. Terrace, road— -. ' -'■'•■• Contract ... ' : - - 250 0 0 „ Waipuna wire bridge — . ; Materials and carriage ... \ „. • 10 13 0 „ Paroa to cemetery, road contractRepairs . ... 120 0 .0 „ Greenstone to Haye's Terrace, track— Contract ... ' • 108 10 0 „:, v'a j, Tayloryille to Four-Mile, road— - . ..*... :, 'r"\: i : Contract '....;,■• C- • /90" 0 0 „ Totara Flat to Grey road — ;; '• - 'i. •■' Contract ... 61 10 0 £10,203 17 11 A. R. GUINNESS, Treasurer Grey County Council. March 31, 1878. .

I hereby certify that I have examined the above account of the Receipts arid Expenditure of the Cotmcil of the County of Grey, and compared it with the several books and vouchers relating thereto, and find the same to be correct. '■■■- -■ .i. .". .. ROBERT POLLOCK, Counties Auditor. 1 The above Balance Sheet was considered by the Council at a special meeting held on the 7th day of May, 1878. 1 ; . ■;■ :A. R. GUINNESS, County Chairman.

NO I.— STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE GREY COUNTY COUNCIL. FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1878.

.; ■;-.-. :••■'■, — : • ■'■..-• '■*••!: ■ Assets. * .* : ■.-..' s '":;" ; : ■• '.r:'" Gold-fields Revenue— Gold Duty, March ...£537 7 6 - Half-yearly subsidy from Road Board rates ... 281 17 6 Amount due for Gold-mining Leases for year ending 31st December, 1877 • ... 276 12 6 Amount of toll rent due ... 100 0 0 Rates due to County of rate 1877 ... 409 13 6 Rates due late Paroa Road Board ... 265 10, 0 Rates due late Cobden Road Board ..." 17 17 10 Dog Taxj Slaughtering and Auctioneers licenses ... 200 0 0 •■ -. / "--r >,- ;■' : •;■• — — - 18 10 Balanceof liabilities over assets .....; ;.;,;. 5,725 14 1 £7,814 12 11 , ; f.: > „ Liabilities., Amounts owing upon various contracts for main- - : ■ ! fj' .! tenance and construction ...£1,910 0 0 Contract deposits for refund „:'• 138 ; 6 0! Paroa Road Board Liabilities , ... 928 13 10 Day labor accounts -■■'■" ... 362 5 0 Sundry accounts, salaries, and contingencies • ... 354 17 4 Balance due Union Bank of Australia, Greymouth 4,120 10 9 — — £7,814 12 11 "l ' s ' ROBDRT POLLOCK, Counties Auditor

No. 2.— A STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COUNTY FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH. 1878. -■ j

• There is no Public Debt;.

No. 3.— A STATEMENT OF THE RESERVES AND OTHER REAL ES- . TATE BELONGING TO THE COUNTY.

Omotumotu Toll Gate, £300 per .annum.

A. R. GUINNESS, Treasurer Grey County Cuuncil. March 31, 1878. . Audited— ROßEßT POLLOCK, County Auditor. The above statements were considered and finally settled by the Grey County Council at a special meeting held on the 7th day of May, 1878. A. R. GUINNESS, County Chairman.