ROBBERIES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5562, 9 March 1886, Page 4

ROBBERIES.

HARBOUR BOARD REVENUE.

DUNEDIN, March 8. A sharper named Docherty was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for snatching a watch from a man who refused to shout for himself and another. Bernard Hands, recently received from the Kohimarama Training School, was sentenced to three months for stealing twenty £1 notes from a fellow-employee named Thompson. Thompson had won £18 at the races, and accused, who Blept in the same room, saw him put £20 away in his portmanteau. Accused was sent to the Industrial School at Caversham. He had told his master that he had been fortunate at the races. The annual statement of accounts of the Otago Harbour Board show the revenue for the year to have been ■£41,662, and the expenditure £95,738, of which .£60,025 was for works. The revenue showed an increase during the year of £7331. The liabilities amount to .£540,401, and the assets, in cash and Talue of plant, i 6163,310, exclusive Of land reclaimed and unleased of 40 acres, and 320 acres partly reclaimed. If the 40 acres unleased only bring in half the rental of what is already leased, it would realise £35,000 per annum. The statement of expenditure since 1874 shows that all the money raised by loan (£550,000) has been spent on works, including £17,200 re-paid, other expenditure having been paid out of I revenue. The revenue for 1876 was ! £14,594, and last year it showed an in- I orease over that sum of £27,068. '