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1895. NEW ZEALAND.

HARBOUR BOARDS (ABSTRACTS AND STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVED FROM). [Note. —Accounts required by Statute only have been printed].

Presented in pursuance of the provisions of Section 10 of " The Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1894."

The following Boards have been twice requested to forward their accounts, but they have not yet been received: — Wairoa Harbour Board ;* Baglan County Council, exercising powers as a Harbour Board for Baglan Harbour ;* and Southland County Council, exercising powers as a Harbour Board for Fortrose Harbour. W. T. Glasgow, 27th June, 1895. Secretary, Marine Department. * Received later, vide post.

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AUCKLAND HABBOUB BOABD. Statutoby Statement of Beceipts and Expenditure of the Auckland Habboub Boabd for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. Geneeal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 8,169 6 9 By Salaries— To Bents .. .. .. .. 10,16114 0 Office department .. .. 1,049 10 0 Goods wharfage .. .. .. 12,400 6 2 Engineer's department .. .. 447 18 4 Export wharfage .. .. .. 2,845 18 3 Harbour department, including Shipping wharfage .. .. .. 2,065 7 0 Nightwatchman and Signalman .. 989 17 0 Quarterly shipping wharfage and licenses 338 6 3 Weighmaster .. .. .. 119 3 4 Vehicle licenses .. .. .. 14 15 0 Expenses Weighmaster's office, printBort charges .. .. .. 2,069 0 2 ing, gas, &c. .. .. .. 6 4 3 Watermen's license-fees .. .. 110 0 Office expenses, postage, gas, water, Harbourmaster's fees .. .. 718 1 5 coals, stationery, new books, &c. .. 117 10 8 Bilotage .. .. .. .. 468 8 3 Office expenses Engineer's department, Crane dues .. .. .. 63 4 6 stationery, printing, &c. .. .. 12 6 5 Dock dues— Exchange and commission for payAuckland Dock .. .. .. 615 17 2 menfc of interest and sinking fund .. 343 10 7 Calliope Dock .. .. .. 189 0 10. .. Brinting annual statements, by-laws, Weighbridge-fees .. .. .. 223 3 0 ' &c, and advertising balance-sheets, Cab-tolis .. .. .. .. 134 10 0 accounts, tenders, &c. .. .. 110 4 0 Storage .. .. .. .. 1,181 0 9 Repayment pilotage-fees, as per agreeOld material sold .. .. .. 33 6 0 ment .. .. .. .. 468 8 3 Bines .. .. .. .. 0 12 0 Bilotage, mail-steamers and vessels of Hire of appliances .. .. .. 21 10 0 war .. .. .. .. 87 10 0 Contribution towards Takapuna Wharf 200 0 0 Bilot-service subsidy, as per agreement 185 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 124 19 0 Harbour department and maintenance Refunds— signal-station .. .. .. 52 5 5 City Council (dredging) .. .. 90 6 8 Buoys and beacons maintenance .. 32 19 7 Totara piles sold to contractors .. 27 7 6 Cranes maintenance ..'"' .. 53 10 4 Cleaning and sweeping wharves .. 83 9 0 ■ ■ Lighting wharves .. .. .. 385 0 3 > i Dredging operations .. .. 730 5 1 Queen Street Wharf and tees main- ..; .- tenance, .. ...... .. 618 11 2 Railway Wharf maintenance .. 360 1 6 Freeman's Bay Reclamation-works .. 1,139 410 Streets and roads .. .. .. 117 0 5 Wharves and jetties .. .. 228 10 8 Embankment, Birkenhead .. .. 123 0 0 Wharf, Takapuna Beach .. .. 252 3 0 Sheds and offices on wharves .. 161 15 6 Totara-piles Depot expenses .. .. 512 4 Gear and tools .. .. .. 30 0 5 Auckland Graving-dock— Salaries .. .. .. .. 260 0 0 Repairs, dock-head .. .. 54 11 6 Coals, stores, and maintenance .. 194 18 11 Calliope Graving-dock— Salary .. .. .. .. 108 0 0 Laying water-pipes .. .. 50 0 0 Coals and maintenance .. .. 443 8 11 Blue-stone pitching .. .. 279 0 0 Roadway .. .. .. 70 10 8 New boiler-tubes .. .. .. 192 16 6 Store department— Salaries .. .. .. .. 380 11 8 Brinting and stationery .. .. 10 13 3 Overtime, Storekeepers' .. .. 58 17 6 ~..., Rates — City Council .. .. .. 236 14 7 _-~ ~ Devonport Borough Council .. 20 0 9 Insurance—Sheds, office buildings, furniture, and plans .. .. .. 12 17 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 41 10 10 "Fublic Revenues Act, 1893" — Trip, Fostal Delegates round harbour 25 12 3 Bhotos, wharves and Calliope Dock 8 5 0 Subscription, Harbours, Docks, and Biers Association .. .. 5 5 0 Cabs to funeral of late Chairman .. 4 0 0 Audit-fees .. .. .. 23 0 0 Telephones .. .. .. 17 5 3 Bank of New Zealand, drawing bonds, London .. .. 8 18 6 Valuation of allotments .. .. 26 5 0 Blans of harbour.. .. .. 12 10 0 Surveys .. .. .. .. 10 11 6 Contribution, Fire-brigade .. 50 0 0 St. Barnabas Foint .. .. 12 13 6 Auction expenses, advertising, &c. .. 26 12 6 Water, latrines, Devonport Ferry Jetty .. .. .. .. 25 19 2 Miscellaneous matters .. .. 20 5 4 Transferred to Sinking Fund Account 1,500 0 0 Interest Account No. 1 .. .. 9,000 0 0 No. 2 .. .. 7,500 0 0 No. 3 .. .. 5,000 0 0 Balance, Bank of New Zealand - .. 7,678 16 9 Cash in Treasurer's hands .. .. 476 6 6 £42,157 10 8 £42,157 10 8 10th January, 1895. J. M. Bbigham, Treasurer.

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2. Special Account. Contractors' Deposits. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 200 0 0 Repaid contractors during year .. .. 136 0 0 Contractors' deposits received during the year 312 0 0 Balance, Bank of New Zealand, 31st December, 1894 '.* ~ ;■"... ".. .. 376 0 0 £512 0 0 '.' ... ■-. - ■" £512 0 0 3. Inteeest Accounts. Loan of 1874: £150,000 at 6 per Cent, per Annum—£9,ooo. Receipts. £ s. d. 1894. Expenditure. £ s. d. Transferred from General Account .. 9,000 0 0 Jan. 10. Six months' interest on £118,400, at 6 per cent. .. .. 3,552 0 0 July 10. Six months' interest on £115,000, .... . at 6 per cent. .. .. 3,450 0 0 Transferred to Sinking Fund Account, six months'interest on £31,600, at 6 per cent. 948 0 0 Transferred to Sinking Fund Account, six months'interest on £35,000, at 6 per cent. 1,050 0 0 £9,000 0 0 £9,000 0 0 Loan of 1882: £150,000 at 5 per Cent, per Annum—£7,soo. Receipts. £ s. d. 1894. Expenditure. £ s. d. Transferred from General Account .. 7,500 0 0 April 10. Six months'interest on £150,000, - • • at 5 per cent. .. .. 3,750 0 0 Oct. 10. Six months' interest on £150,000, at 5 per cent. .. .. 3,750 0 0 •/.;•• r £7,500 0 0 --.■■' £7,500 0 0 Loan of 1886: £100,000 at 5 per Cent, per Annum—£s,ooo. Receipts. £ s. d. 1894. Expenditure. £ s. d. Transferred from General Account .. 5,000 0 0 May 10. Six months' interest on £100,000, at 5 per cent. .. .. 2,500 0 0 Nov. 10. Six months' interest on £100,000, at 5 per cent. ' ".; .. 2,500 0 0 £5,000 0 0 i £5,000 0 0 4. Sinking Fund Account. Loan of 1874. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 1,009 5 1 1894. £ s. d. 1894. Jan. 10. Faid off thirty-four debentures .. 3,400 0 0 Jan. 10. Twelve months'interest on £61 ss. Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 1,129 5 6 Id., at 5 per cent. .. .. 3 1 3 ; 350 debentures paid off £35,000 0 0 Jan. 9. Six months' interest on £948, at 4 1 1,150 debentures unpaid 115,000 0 0 per cent. .. .. .. 18 19 2 Transferred from General Account .. 1,500 0 0 ! 1,500 debentures, each £100 £150,000 0 0 Transferred from Interest Account, No. 1.. 1,998 0 0 — £4,529 5 6 . £4,529 5 0 Balances. Accounts. £ s. d. Bank and Cash. £ s. d. General Account -.. .. .. 8,155 3 3 Balance in bank, General Account .. 7,678 16 9 Contractors' Deposit Account .. .'. 376 0 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 476 6 6 Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. 1,129 5 6 Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. 1,129 5 6 Contractors' Deposit Account .. .. 376 0 0 £9,660 8 9 £9,660 8 9 10th January, 1895. . J. M. Beigham, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.--James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that these accounts were examined and allowed at the annual meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board, held this sth day of March, 1895. —M. Niccol, Chairman, Auckland Harbour Board.

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Statutoby Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. To Balance of Loan— By Balance in bank and on hand — " Auckland Harbour Act, 1874" .. 115,000 0 0 General Account .. .. .. 8,155 3 3 "Auckland Harbour Board Empower- Contractors' Deposit Account .. 376 0 0 ing Act, 1882".. .. .. 150,000 0 0 Sinking Fund Account .. .. 1,129 5 6 " Auckland Harbour Board Loan Act, Balance outstanding— 1886" .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 Goods wharfage .. .. 650 11 8 Balance Contractors' Deposit Account 376 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 2,058 18 4 Balance .. .. .. .. 310,733 14 9 Shipping wharfage .. .. 118 411 Dock dues .. .. .. 48 9 5 Bort charges .. .. .. 43 6 0 Harbourmaster's fees .. .. 4 12 6 Storage.. .. .. .. 9 0 10 Legal expenses .. .. .. 12 1 2 City Council, for dredging .. 275 14 3 Estimated — Docks, machinery, cottages, sheds, &c. 209,179 8 0 Wharves, piers, jetties, and dolphins 96,407 17 4 Dredgers and punts.. .. .. 29,350 0 0 Sheds, offices, workshops, and weighbridge .. .. .. .. 8,745 0 2 Harbour Board offices .. .. 9,001 3 6 Furniture and plans .. .. 1,700 0 0 Cranes .. .. .. .. 3,038 7 4 Buoys and beacons .. .. .. 2,t>08 14 1 Freeman's Bay Reclamation .. 10,371 5 9 Embankment, Birkenhead .. .. 123 0 0 Totara piles in stock .. .. 320 1 10 City and suburban lands purchased .. 2,747 6 3 Gear and tools .. .. .. 2,236 2 8 City lands reclaimed from sea .. 287,400 0 0 £676,109 14 9 £676,109 14 9 10th January, 1895. J. M. Bbigham, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that this account was examined and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board, held this sth day of March, 1895. —M. Niccol, Chairman, Auckland Harbour Board.

BLUFF EABBOUE BOABD. Balance-sheet of the Bluff Habboub Boabd for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. Genebal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Berthage dues.. .. .. .. 1,614 17 5 Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 609 10 1 Wharfage dues, less commission .. 4,802 0 3 Steam-tug— Bilotago dues .. .. .. .. 2,351 2 4 Insurance .. .. .. .. 242 10 0 Bort charges .. .. .. .. 1,239 3 9 Coals, repairs, incidentals .. .. 976 4 7 Bilotage exemption-fees .. .. 20 0 0 Engineer's wages .. .. .. 160 0 0 Licenses to boatmen .. .. .. 110 Works— Royalty on gravel .. .. .. 014 5 Additions and alterations to Harbour-Steam-tug— master's house contract .. .. 710 0 Towage dues .. .. .. 476 3 2 Repairs to western end of main wharf Stewart Island service .. .. 279 6 7 contract .. .. .. .. 147 6 6 Mail subsidy .. .. .. 150 0 0 Dredging operations, "Alpha," including Dog Island service .. .. .. 919 0 hire, insurance, and repairs .. 589 2 4 Rents of sections, office-sites, &c. .. 910 0 Boring, blasting, and dredging operaRents of oyster platforms .. .. 50 0 0 tions at deep-water berth .. .. 967 8 7 Water-rates .. .. .. .. 273 12 9 Removal of sand from foreshore, on coSale of spars .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 operative system .. .. .. 148 8 5 Hire of hydraulic winch .. .. 8 0 0 Maintenance and repairs— By balance, 31st December, 1894 .. 722 18 6 Maintenance of coal-hulk " Titan " .. 413 9 deep-water berth .. 26 14 5 „ harbour .. .. 101 2 5 lightship .. .. 11 6 11 waterworks .. .. 84 12 3 „ wharf lights .. .. 39 14 8 Repairs to boats .. .. .. 18 19 5 „ buoys and beacons .. 16 9 4 buildings .. .. .. 211 7 4 „ diving-dress .. .. 13 5 4 dredge " Alpha" .. .. 16 2 3 „ Briestman dredge and iron barge .. .. .. .. 283 7 1 Repairs to wooden hopper barges .. 36 710 wharf .. .. .. 129 5 2 Salaries— Bilot staff .. .. .. .. 1,530 9 6 Secretary and Treasurer .. .. 200 0 0 Carpenter .. .. .. .. 124 0 0 Engineer's services, commission .. 83 10 6 Rates, insurance on buildings, &c. .. 32 15 5 Office expenses, advertising, printing, stationery, stamps, telegrams, telephones, &c. 139 7 7 Carried forward ~ ~ 12,009 19 2 Carried forward .. .. 6,95111 8

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Balance-sheet of the Bluff Haeboue Boabd for the Year ended 31st December, 1894— continued. 1. Genebal Account — continued. Receipts —continued. £ s. d. Expenditure —continued. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 12,009 19 2 Brought forward .. .. 6,951 11 8 Expenses, incidental, freight, bank exchanges, and petty charges .. .. 21 0 8 Members' travelling-expenses .. .. 87 2 8 Legal expenses .. .. .. 2 7 10 Deposit for mail-service .. .. 50 0 0 Insurance of staff under the New Zealand Employers' Liability Acts, 1882, 1891, and 1892 .. .. .. .. 64 0 10 S.s. " Dispatch" .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 S.s." Dispatch," working-expenses, salaries, coals, insurance, repairs, and incidental expenses at boring, blasting, and dredging operations, &c. .. .. .. 520 12 10 Transfer to Interest Account .. .. 3,000 0 0 Bank commission and exchange .. 39 8 0 Bank interest on overdraft .. .. 63 1 3 Contribution to Sinking Fund .. .. 210 13 5 £12,009 19 2 £12,009 19 2 Examined, A.H.M., 13th February, 1895. James E. Fox, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that this account was examined and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Bluff Harbour Board, held this 14th day of March, 1895, the statutory notice for which was published as required by law. —Edwin Pollaed, Chairman.

2. Special Fund Account. Contractors' Deposits. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 50 0 0 Deposits refunded .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Deposits received .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 20 0 0 £70 0 0 £70 0 0

3. Intebest Account. Harbour-works Loan of £50,000, at 6 per Centum per Annum — £3,ooo. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transferred from General Account .. 3,000 0 0 One year's interest to 31st December, 1894 3,000 0 0 £3,000 0 0 £3,000 0 0 Balances. Accounts. Bank, Sc. Dr. General Account .. .. .. 722 18 6 Dr. General Account .. .. .. 492 5 1 Cr. Contractors' Deposits .. .. .. 20 0 0 Cheque unpresented .. .. .. 210 13 5 £702 18 6 £702 18 6 Examined.—A.H.M., 13th February, 1895. James E. Fox, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that this account was examined and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Bluff Harbour Board, held this 14th day of March, 1895, the statutory notice for which was published as required by law.—Edwin Pollaed, Chairman.

4. Sinking Fund Account. Receipts. Expenditure. To Balance, 31st December, 1893— By Commission and postages .. .. 50 19 3 Accrued Sinking Fund .. .. 11,742 311 Balance, 31st December, 1894— Interest on debentures .. .. 59 18 6 Deficiency bills .. .. .. 10,926 0 0 Interest on deficiency bills .. .. 460 4 4 Debentures .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Rents of runs .. .. .. 413 3 7 Current Account .. .. .. 698 11 1 Contribution from Harbour Board, in Contributions from Harbour Board, transitu .. .. .. .. 210 13 5 in transitu .. .. .. 210 13 5 £12,886 3 9 £12,886 3 9 Examined.—A.H.M., 13th February, 1895. James E. Fox, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that this account was examined and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Bluff Harbour Board, held this 14th day of March, 1895, the statutory notice for which was published as required by law. —Edwin Pollabd, Chairman.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities, 31st Decembee, 1894. Assets. Liabilities. Actual— Harbour-works loan .. .. .. 50,000 0 0 Wharfage in hands of Railway Depart- Contractor's deposit .. .. .. 20 0 0 ment .. .. .. .. 710 7 2 Overdraft at Colonial Bank .. .. 492 5 1 Mail subsidy, for quarter ended 31st Unpresented cheque .. .. .. 210 13 5 December, 1894, in hands of Bostal Balance, being excess of assets over liaDepartment .. .. .. 50 0 0 bilities .. .. .. .. 23,597 13 2 Deposit for Stewart Island Mail-servioe, in hands of Bostal Department .. 50 0 0 Sinking Fund at 31st December, 1894 .. 12,835 4 6 Estimated— Steam-tug " Awarua" .. .. 6,500 0 0 Screw steamer " Dispatch" .. .. 1,000 0 0 Buildings .. .. .. ... 1,850 0 0 Buoys, beacons, and moorings .. 550 0 0 Boats (including lightship) .. .. 400 0 0 Briestman dredge and iron barge .. 3,000 0 0 Two hopper barges (wood) .. .. 800 0 0 Batent slipway .. .. .. 150 0 0 Coal-hulk " Titan" .. .. .. 300 0 0 Hydraulic winch .. .. .. 50 0 0 Instruments and diving apparatus .. 100 0 0 Stores on hand, coal, &c. .. .. 300 0 0 Harbour Board offices— Office buildings, Campbelltown .. 250 0 0 Furniture, safe, strongroom, stationery, ... &c. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 " Bluff Harbour Foreshore Endowment Act, 1879," No. 1—34,034 acres, Taringatura district .. .. .. 34,034 0 0 " Bluff Harbour Foreshore Endowment Act, 1879," No. 2—8,500 acres, fore- . sho.re an,d wharves .. .. 7,000 0 0 No. 3 —9 acres 2 roods 35 perches, Sig-nal-station Reserve .. .. 125 0 0 No. 4—4 acres and 18 perches, Filotstation Reserve .. .. .. 200 0 0 No. 5—2 roods, office-site, Campbelltown 120 0 0 No. 6 —2 roods, office-site, Invercargill 300 0 0 No. 7 —4 acres, waterworks, reservoirsite, rights-of-way, mains, services, &c. 3,500 0 0 £74,320 11 8 £74,320 11 8 Examined. —A.H.M., 13th February, 1895. James E. Fox, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that this statement was examined and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Bluff Harbour Board, held this 14th day of March, 1895, statutory notice of which was published as required by law.—Edwin Pollaed, Chairman.

GISBOENE HABBOUE BOABD. Balance-sheet of the Gisboene Haeboue Boabd for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. Genebal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance in hand, 31st December, 1893.. 483 14 0 Salaries— Wha.rfage dues .. .. .. 4,481 16 7 Secretary, Treasurer, Rato-collector, and Bort charges .. .. .. 627 2 3 Wharfinger .. .. .. 275 0 0 Weighbridge-fees, &c. .. .. 25 5 6 Harbourmaster, Weighbridge-keeper, and Sale of water .. .. .. 40 6 8 Lamplighter .. .. .. 76 0 0 Licenses and storage.. .. .. 43 5 9 Filot-fees .. .. .. .. 58 17 10 Bent, Tauwhareparae .. .. 432 12 10 Fidelity bond .. .. .. 710 0 Rent, foreshore .. .. .. 18 15 0 Office expenses, stationery, fittings, and inRefunds— surance .. .. .. .. 12 3 6 J. N. Williams, half share dividing-fence, Audit-fees .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 pilot's section .. .. .. 414 5 Advertising and printing .. .. 47 1 0 Stamps, telegrams, and scavenger .. 40 0 0 Broperty maintenance and improvement (including £14 17s. 4d. paid to Borough Council) .. .. .. .. 74 6 11 Harbour maintenance .. ~ .. 750 911 Tauwhareparae Road allowance .. .. 36 10 3 Law costs .. .. .. .. 66 5 11 Rent of spring, four years, to 31st December, 1894 .. .. .. .. 52 0 0 Transferred to Interest Account .. .. 3,304 8 10 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 1,346 18 10 £6,157 13 0 £6,157 13 0

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2. Special Fund Account, Harbour-works Loan. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 5,536 16 3 Maintenance, machinery .. .. 15 19 5 Sale of material .. .. .. 6 19 0 Harbour Improvement Account— Sellar, Contract No. 1/93, extension of western groin .. .. .. 4,825 0 0 Sellar, extras .. .. .. 30 0 0 Drummond, enginner .. .. 53 0 0 Druromond, engineer, surveys and labour 21 4 0 i Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 598 11 10 £5,543 15 3 £5,543 15 3

Contractors' Deposits. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, Union Bank of Australia, 31st Decern- Amount refunded to J. Sellar .. .. 50 0 0 ber, 1893 .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 40 0 0 Amount received from J. Sellar, deposit on Contract No. 2/94 .. .. .. 20 0 0 Amount received from Humphreys and Davys, deposit on Contract No. 3/94 .. .. 20 0 0 £90 0 0 £90 0 0

Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Boaed on the 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Actual — Interest accruing due on loan of £200,000 1,666 13 4 Money in bank on Current Account .. 1,940 15 0 Balance of sum advanced from Loan AcMoney in bank, Contractors' Deposit count, section 5, "Gisborne Harbour Act, Account .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 1887" .. .. .. .. 8,667 5 4 Money in Treasurer's hands .. .. 7 6 11 Contract for Waikanae, Return No. 2/93.. 765 0 0 Interest at Cr., Loan Income Account, in Amount of deposit on same .. .. 20 0 0 hands of Fublic Trustee .. .. 2,674 1 9 Contract for building punt for dredging, Outstanding rates, 1894 .. .. 282 9 6 No. 3/93 .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 1893 .. .. 170 16 9 Amount of deposit on same .. .. 20 0 0 „ previous years .. 184 2 3 Unpresented cheque .. .. .. 211 3 Outstanding rent, Tauwhareparae and ' foreshore .. .. .. 76 4 1 11,366 9 11 Outstanding wharfage dues, 31st December, 1894 .. .. .. .. 247 1 2 Amount in hands of Bublic Trustee under section 7 of " The Gisborne Harbour Act, 1888," invested in Treasury bills at 4J per cent, and 4 per cent. .. .. .. .. 59,165 14 2 Instalment of overdraft .. .. 2,166 16 4 Sinking Fund invested— Mortgages .. .. .. 10,730 0 0 Government securities .. .. 834 0 0 Realty (estimated) .. .. .. 625 0 0 Uninvested .. .. .. .. 348 15 2 Sinking Fund Reserve Fund, mortgages 25,000 0 0 Estimated — . Value of wharves .. .. .. 1,700 0 0 Store .. ... .. .. 200 0 0 Debentures, £200,000 loan, at 5 per cent., Offices and furniture.. ... .. 200 0 0 due Ist November, 1915 .. .. 200,000 0 0 Searching-shed .1 .. .. 100 0 0 Weighbridge and house .. .. 100 0 0 Filot house and plant .. .. 330 0 0 Works and plant .. .. .. 81,235 0 0 Material in hand .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Endowments — Tauwhareparae, 44,150 acres .. 6,300 0 0 Foreshore (about), 206 acres .. 350 0 0 £200.008 3 1 £211,366 9 11 James Wm. Witty, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. This statement of accounts was adopted at an adjourned special meeting of the Board, held on Thursday, 25th April, 1895. —John Townley, Chairman.

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GBEYMOUTH HAEBOUB BOABD. Balance-sheet of the Geeymouth Habboue Boabd for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. General Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Greymouth-Brunner Railway and wharf, Balance on 31st December, 1893 .. 1,443 3 3 net earnings .. .. .. 11,121 14 0 Harbour — Westland and Nelson, Grey Coal Reserves, Salaries of harbour staff .. .. 819 2 11 netrevenue.. .. .. .. 3,239 18 6 Incidental .. .. .. .. 103 4 7 Goldfields—Revenue .. .. .. 55 2 10 Expenses— Rent of cottages .. .. .■. 16 7 0 Secretary's salary ... .. .. 250 0 0 „ sections .. .. .. 15 0 0 Caretaker's salary .. .. .. 130 11 3 Cobden Bridge.. .. .. 100 0 0 Rates .. .. .. .. 37 16 10 Blant —Sale of material .. .. 23 9 6 Brinting, advertising, and stationery .. 194 19 0 Sale of two small cottages .. .. 25 0 0 Commission paid Bank of New Zealand P.s. " Westland" — for paying interest on loan in London 20 0 0 Towages and tendering .. .. 512 7 11 Incidental .. .. .. .. 268 19 6 Bassenger-fares .. .. .. 10 2 6 " Bublic Revenues Act, 1893" .. .. 15 8 1 Freight .. .. .. .. 0 4 9 Interest on bank overdraft .. .. 67 1 0 Sale of old tow-ropes.. .. .. 4 5 0 Plant—Repairs, &c. .. .. .. 34 17 10 North Breakwater —Repairs, &c. .. 3 15 0 South Breakwater— Repairs .. .. .. .. 134 1 0 Cobden Bridge rent .. .. .. 350 0 0 Brunner Railway—Sidings at Greymouth 25 7 9 Dredging—Repairs to dredging plant .. 4 3 9 Signalman's cottage—Repairs .. .. 7 19 2 Wharves—Repairs, &c. .. .. 87 3 11 Lagoon Bridge—Repairs .. .. 55 1 4 River maintenance .. .. .. 23 2 6 Middle training-bank—Construction .. 13 15 0 Buildings Account —Repairs, &c, to offices 72 7 5 Subsidised works — Tunnel in Brunner Coal-mine .. .. .. .. 85 7 4 B.s. " Westland "—Working-expenses .. 1,208 15 7 Transferred to Interest Account, Loan No. 1 4,000 0 0 Transferred to Interest Account, Loan No. 2 2,500 0 0 Transferred to Interest Account, Loan No. 3 1,372 9 3 Transferred to Sinking Fund Account .. 1,000 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 794 8 9 £15,123 12 0 £15,123 12 0

2. Special Accodnt. (1.) Harbour-works Loan, No. 3. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance on 31st December, 1893 .. 1,269 14 10 South BreakwaterProceeds of debentures purchased by the Contract No. 38 .. .. .. 6,332 9 2 Government .. .. .. 13,000 0 0 Maintenance and repairs .. .. 505 5 8 North BreakwaterContract No. 38 (extras) .. .. 870 19 3 Maintenance and repairs .. .. 17 0 10 Coal Creek Training-bank— Contract No. 38 (extras) .. .. 732 5 4 Maintenance and repairs .. .. 14 2 8 Middle Training-bank— Contract No. 38 (extras) .. .. 2,877 13 0 Maintenance and repairs .. .. 166 11 11 Plant—Repairs, &c. .. .. .. 120 3 4 Dredging—Repairs to dredging plant .. 20 9 2 Cradle—Repairs .. .. .. 12 15 4 Engineer's staff —Salaries .. .. 565 15 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 2,034 4 2 £14,269 14 10 £14,269 14 10 (2.) Contract Deposit Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount received as deposits under contracts Amount of deposit refunded .. .. 5 0 0 from Ist January to 31st December, 1894 .. 155 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 150 0 0 £155 0 0 £155 0 0 (3.) Interest Accounts. (1.) Harbour Board Guaranteed Loan, No. 1: £100,000, at 4 per Cent, per Annum — £4,ooo. Amount transferred from General Ac- I Amount paid to meet interest to Ist Sepcount .. .. .. .. £4,000 0 0| tember, 1894 .. .. .. £4,000 0 0 (2.) Harbour Board Loan, No. 2: £50,000, at 5 per Cent, per Annum — £2,soo. Amount transferred from General Ac- I Amount paid to meet interest to Ist July, count .. .. .. .. £2,500 0 0| 1894 .. .. .. .. £2,500 0 0 (3.) Harbour Board Loan, No. 3: £50,000, at 5 per Cent, per Annum — £2,soo. Amount transferred from General Ac- I Amount paid to meet interest to Ist July, count .. .. .. .. £1,372 9 3| 1894 .. .. .. .. £1,372 9 3

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(4.) Sinking Fund Account. Amount transferred from General Ac- Amount paid to credit of the Commissioncount .. .. .. £1,000 0 0 ers of Che Public Debts Sinking Funds £1,000 0 0 Statement of Balances. Cr. Accounts. £ s. d. I Cr. Bank. £ s. d. Contractors' Deposit Account .. .. 150 0 0 Contract Deposit Account .. .. 150 0 0 Loan Account, No. 3 .. .. .. 2,034 4 2 Harbour Fund Account .. £2,830 1111 General Account .. .. .. 794 8 9 Less unpresented cheque 1 19 0 ■ 2,828 12 11 £2,978 12 11 £2,978 12 11 Greymouth, 7th January, 1895. Thomas Allen, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. Examined, settled, and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Greymouth Harbour Board, this 15th day of February, 1895. —Joseph Petbie, Chairman; Thomas Allen, Treasurer.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities to 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Harbour Fund Account at the Bank of Interest on debentures, £100,000, from New Zealand .. .. .. 2,828 12 11 Ist September, 1894, to date.. .. 1,333 6 8 Endowments— Sinking-fund debentures, £100,000, from Greymouth Railway and wharf, esti- Ist September, 1894, to date.. .. 333 6 8 mated net revenue from 10th Novem- Interest on debentures, £50,000, from Ist ber to 31st December, 1894 .. 1,600 0 0 July, 1894, to date .. .. .. 1,250 0 0 Westland and Nelson, Grey Coal Re- Interest on debentures, £40,000, from Ist serves, estimated royalties, &c, to July, 1894, to date .. .. .. 927 17 6 31st December, 1894 .. .. 800 0 0 Retention-money due to contractors on Rent—Amount due .. .. .. 67 0 0 Contract No. 38 .. .. .. 500 0 0 Blant—Sale of material: amount due .. 5 4 5 Sundry accounts for supplies, wages, &c. 60 0 0 B.s. " Westland " —Towages, &c, owing 31st December, 1894 .. .. 49 17 7 Total cash assets .. .. 5,350 14 11 Total cash liabilities .. 4,404 10 10 Unsold debentures .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Debentures, £100,000, payable Ist March, Estimated value of property— 1925 .. .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 Works — Breakwaters and training- Debentures, £50,000, payable Ist January, banks, including the land adjoining 151,000 0 0 1898 .. .. .. .. 50,000 0 0 Wharves .. .. .. .. 26,000 0 0 Debentures, £40,000, payable Ist January, Flood-wall.. .. .. .. 1,200 0 0 1897 .. .. .. .. 40,000 0 0 Cradle .. .. .. .. 370 0 0 Debentures, £10,000, payable Ist January, Board's offices .. .. .. 1,350 0 0 1897 (unsold) .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Office furniture .. .. .. 210 0 0 Balance, being excess of assets over lia-Signal-station, beacons, and Signal- bilities .. .. .. .. 68,941 5 0 man's cottage .. .. .. 460 0 0 Blant .. .. .. .. 10,500 0 0 P.s. " Westland" .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Bublic Account— Sinking fund on Board's loan of £100,000 to Ist September, 1894 .. 9,500 0 0 Interest accrued on sinking-fund investments .. .. .. 2,365 0 11 Estimated capitalised value of the Board's , endowments, viz.:— £ Grey-Brunner Railway, net] revenue at £10,701 a year* I . . „«_ Endowments of land, net f ' revenue at £3,306 a year* J Less annual charges for sinking fund, interest on the loans, and working-expenses of the Boardt .. .. 11,500 Available balance of revenue .. 2,507 which, if capitalised at 5 per cent., would yield .. .. 50,040 0 0 £273,345 15 10 £273,345 15 10 * Average net receipt per year during the past ten years. t This amount covers the interest on whole of the loans. 21st January, 1895. Thomas Allen, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. Examined, settled, and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Greymouth Harbour Board, this 15th day of February, 1895.—Joseph Petbie, Chairman; Thomas Allen, Treasurer. 2—H. 25.

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HOKITIKA HABBOUB BOABD. Balance-sheet of the Hokitika Haeboue Boabd for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. Genebal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. -1A8.3 Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 1,273 8 4 Salaries— J3J Wharfage dues 497 2 3 Office 143 0 0 Tonnage dues .. ... .. .. 86 2 6 Harbour department .. .. .. 332 6 3 Weighbridge dues .'. .. •• 17 11 2 Audit-fees .. .. .. .. 213 4 Rent of wharves .. .. .. 20 0 0 River-bank protection .. .. .. 39 12 6 Rent of reserves .. .. .. 124 10 7 Repairs to wharves .. .. .. 139 011 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 59 0 0 North training-wall "■'.. .. .. 56 4 0 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 12 7 6 South training-wall .. .. .. 73 3 6 Reserves .. .. .. .. 30 15 0 Reserves, Westland County—Rates on reserves to 31st March, 1895 .. .. 66 3 3 Lighting wharves .. ... .. 12 2 3 Harbour department—Stores .. .. 19 5 8 Telegrams, stamps, and incidentals .. 21 9 6 Printing and advertising .. .. 25 1 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 0 14 9 Law expenses .. .. .. .. 18 10 0 Miscellaneous expenditure .. .. 36 17 2 Transfers to Interest Account, balance 31st December, 1894 .. .. .. 250 0 0 Fixed deposits at Bank of New Zealand .. 800 0 0 Harbour Fund Account at Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 17 3 3 £2,090 2 4 £2,090 2 4 John B. Hudson, Treasurer.

2. Intebest Account. Harbour Board Loan, No. 1, £10,000, at 5 per Cent, per Annum. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transferred from General Account.. .. 250 0 0 Half-year's interest to 11th May, 1894 .. 250 0 0 Balances. Accounts. £ s. d. Bank. £ s. d. Credit, General Account .. .. .. 817 3 3 Credit, Harbour Fund Account, Current Account at Bank of New Zealand .. .. 17 3 3 Fixed deposits at|Bank of New Zealand .. 800 0 0 £817 3 3 £817 3 3 Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ a. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Actual— Interest on debentures .. .. .. 318 910 Fixed deposits, Harbour Fund Account.. 800 0 0 Sundry accounts (say) .. .. .. 15 0 0 Balance in Bank of New Zealand, at Debentures issued .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Current Account .. .. .. 17 3 3 Wharfage and tonnage dues outstanding 78 19 9 Weighbridge dues outstanding.. .. 19 0 Estimated — Wharves, training-walls, &c. .. .. 47,500 0 0 Office and transit-sheds .. .. 950 0 0 Blant, tools, and boats .. .. 475 0 0 Office furniture .. .. .. 57 0 0 Reserve No. 145, 14,150 acres .. .. 14,150 0 0 Reserve No. 146, 14,143 acres 1 rood 37 perches .. .. .. .. 14,143 10 0 Reserve, Gibson's Quay .. .. 1,250 0 0 £79,423 2 0 £10,333 9 10 John B. Hudson, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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LYTTELTON HAEBOUE BOAED. Balance-sheet of the Lyttelton Habboue Boaed for the Year ended 31st December, 1894 (as required by "The Harbours Act 1878 Amendment Act, 1886"). 1. Geneeal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. General Account— General AccountBalance to credit of Lyttelton Harbour By Harbour Board office staff—Salaries 759 0 0 Board on 31st December, 1893 .. 20,529 8 0 Harbour Board contingencies— To Wharfage .. .. .. 9,947 8 5 Printing, advertising, stationery Bilotage.. .. .. ... 3,786 17 0 (including by-laws), and plans of Bort charges .. .. .. 2,940 17 2 harbour .. .. .. 158 0 1 Towage-fees .. .. .. 1,266 10 0 Members'travelling-expenses .. 86 13 3 Warps .. '.. .. .. 226 0 0 Office rent and cleaning (Lyttelton Licenses.. .. .. .. 30 10 0 and Ohristchurch offices) ~ 188 1 3 Bilotage, exemption certificates— Incidental expenses, telegrams, Fees .. .. .. .. 56 10 0 postage, fuel, furniture, &c. .. 38 7 6 Rent— Auditors'fees .. .. .. 10 0 0 No. 5 grain-shed, Ist January, 1893, Grants-in-aid— to 30th September, 1894 .. 1,250 0 0 Fire-prevention .. .. 100 0 0 Lots 16a and 16b, near tunnel Sailors' Horne —Maintenance .. 150 0 0 mouth (reduced) .. .. 82 10 0 Harbourmaster's department— Lot 15 (let New Zealand Loan and Salaries .. .. .. 1,596 2 8 Mercantile Agency Company) .. 433 6- 8 Incidental expenses .. .. 110 17 0 Site, temporary office, Shaw-Savill Filot, Sumner —Salary .. .. 120 0 0 and Company .. .. 12 0 0 Sumner conservancy .. .. 33 3 4 Temporary sites on reclaimed land 0 18 0 Bilot-station at Heads —Maintenance 14 10 8 Graving-dock dues .. .. 497 10 0 Buoys, boats, moorings, beacons, Batent-slip dues .. .. .. 80 10 0 warps—Maintenance .. .. 126 6 0 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 1,035 12 0 Time-ball—Maintenance .. .. 12 19 6 Sale of plant and material .. 29 5 9 Wharves, jetties, and sheds —MainIncidental receipts .. .. 812 0 - tenance .. .. .. 2,373 14 1 Refunds.. .. .. .. 12 6 1 Insurance — Sheds, grain - stores, Electric light refunds from shipping offices, &o. .. .. .. 93 17 6 and railways .. .. .. 41 5 0 Lighting wharves and jetties— Storage .. .. .. .. 819 3 5 Electric lighting ' .. .. 968 17 6 Cool chamber .. .. .. 294 3 9 Gas-lighting .. .. .. 52 3 8 Steam-tug—Working-expenses— Salaries .. .. .. 1,463 13 8 Coal, stores, and maintenance .. 684 11 4 Insurance of tug " Lyttelton" .. 242 10 0 Graving-dock—Working-expenses— Salaries .. .. .. 161 1 5 Coal, stores, &c. .. .. 174 4 5 Latent slip—Working-expenses .. 32 6 3 Storage department— Salaries—Clerk and Warehouseman (at £225) .. .. 225 0 0 Labour, &c.—Receiving and delivery from stores .. .. 686 1 3 Brinting, stationery, advertising, and sundries .. .. .. 37 10 1 Rent — Store-site, Norwich Quay, £374 10s. per annum (four quarters rent); kerosene bond, £70 per annum .. .. .. .. 444 10 0 Cool chamber — Working-expenses, wages, coal, &c. .. .. 569 3 11 Siding-rent to Lot. No. 15 .. .. 50 0 0 Transfer to the Interest Account .. 12,077 13 2 Transfer to the Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Harbour-works— Engineer's staff— Inspector of Works salary (twelve months) .. .. .. 250 0 0 Office contingencies .. .. 4 14 4 Screw-pile jetty widening .. 2,438 18 5 Cool chamber—Additional pipes, &c. .. .. .. 61 11 4 Dredging—Salaries .. .. 278 18 8 —Working-expenses .. 599 12 2 Balance on 31st December, 1894 .. 14,906 810 £43,381 3 3 £43,381 3 3

2. Special Account. Contractors' Deposits. £ s. d. i £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 371 16 6 'Deposits refunded, 1894 .. .. .. 306 16 6 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 65 0 0 £371 16 6 £371 16 6

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3. Inteeest Account. Harbour-works Loan, 1879 : £200,000, at 6 per Cent.—£l2,ooo. £ s. d. | £ s. d. Transfer from General Account.. .. 12,077 13 2 j Interest paid to 31st December, 1894 .. 12,000 0 0 I Charges .. .. .. .. 77 13 2 £12,077 13 2 £12,077 13 2:

4. Sinking Fund Account. Harbour-works Loan : £200,000, at \ per Cent. — £l,ooo. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transfer from General Account, 1894 .. 1,000 0 0 Baid to Sinking Fund Commissioners, 1894 1,000 0 0 £1,000 0 0 £1,000 0 0'

Statement of Balance. Accounts. Bank. Balances— £ s. d. Bank balances— £ s. d. Cr. General Account .. .. 14,906 810 Cr. General Account .. .. 3,474 2 0' „ Special Account .. .. 65 0 0 „ Fixed deposit as a Renewal Fund .. 6,432 6 10 „ Fixed deposit as an Ordinary Fund 5,000 0 0 „ Contractor's Deposit Account .. 65 0 0 £14,971 8 10 £14,971 8 10 15th January, 1895. C. Hood Williams, Treasurer. Examined.—E.T.G., 26th January, 1895. .Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General, February, 1895.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Credit balance at bank, General Account 14,906 8 10 Sundries and contingencies—General AcCredit balance at bank, Contractors' De- count .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 posit Account .. .. • • 65 0 0 Due to contractors for deposits .. .. 65 0 0 Wharfage dues outstanding (approximate) 750 0 C Works— Rent No. 5 shed, three months ending 31st Electric lighting, spare armature .. 134 0 0 December, 1894 .. .. .. 312 10 0 Dredge—Charter and working-expenses Towage outstanding .. .. .. 156 15 0 (five months) .. .. .. 3,750 0 0 Warps outstanding .. .. .. 26 0 0 Sailors' Horne —Additions to (contract) 493 0 0 Dock dues outstanding.. .. .. 40 0 0 Sumner Jetty—Widening, and lifeboat Batent-slip dues outstanding .. .. 37 0 0 for Sumner .. .. .. 400 0 0 Sundries (including cash imprest) .. 25 0 0 Harbour-works—Contingencies .. .. 50 0 0 Electric-light refunds outstanding .. 34 2 6 Storage accounts rendered and outstanding 767 3 8 Storage accounts rendered and outstanding : cool chamber .. .. .. 348 18 2 Storage on goods still in store .. .. 1,334 13 1 £18,803 11 3 £4,942 0 0 15th January, 1895. C. Hood Williams, Treasurer. Examined, E. T. G., 26th January, 1895. Examined and found correct —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that these accounts were examined and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, held at Christchurch on Thursday, this 7th day of February,. 1895. —F. Waymouth, Chairman. Teeasueee's Statement of Beceipts and Expendituee for the Period commencing Ist January, 1894, and ending 31st December, 1894 (Twelve Months). Receipts. 1894. 1893. General Account — £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance to credit of Lyttelton Harbour Board on 31st December, 1893 .. .. 20,529 8 0 To Wharfage .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •■ 9,947 8 5 11,625 10 2 Pilotage .. .. •• •■ •• •• ■• •• 3,786 17 0 3,829 0 6 Bort charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,940 17 2 2,823 19 0 Harbourmaster's fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 218 2 10 Towage-fees .. .. .. •• •• •• •■ .. 1,266 10 0 2,133 17 6 Warps .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •■ 226 0 0 274 0 0 Licenses .. -- ■• •• ■■ •• •• •• 30 10 0 33 0 0 Pilotage, exemption certificates —Fees .. .. .. .. .. 56 10 0 22 0 0 Rent — No. 5 grain-shed (Ist January, 1893, to 30th September, 1894) .. .. 1,250 0 0 1,250 0 0 Workshop-site at dock, to 9th February, 1893, when lease cancelled .. .. 110 19 0 Lots 16a and 16b, near tunnel mouth, £110 per annum (rental reduced 25 per cent, from Ist October, 1893) .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 10 0 100 16 8 Lot 15 (let New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company), two years and 2 months, to 31st December, 1894 .. .. .. .. .. 433 6 8 Shaw-Savill and Company's temporary office .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 12 0 0 Temporary sites on reclaimed land .. .. .. .. .. 0 18 0 0 12 0 Carried forward .. .. .. .. £40,562 15 3 £22,433 17 8

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Teeasubee's Statement of Eeceipts and Expenditub— continued. Receipts —continued. 1894. 1893. General Account — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 40,562 15 3 22,433 17 8 To Graving-dock dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 497 10 0 679 14 10 Batent-slip dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 10 0 79 10 0 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,035 12 0 983 2 4 Sale of plant and material .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 5 9 8 11 9 Incidental receipts .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 8 12 0 12 6 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 6 1 122 10 3 Electric light—Refunds from shipping and railway .. .. .. .. 41 5 0 84 7 6 Storage.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 819 3 5 2,237 14 10 Cool-chamber storage .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 294 3 9 393 18 5 Balance from 1892 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,413 4 8 £43,381 3 3 £46,448 18 3 Expenditure. 1894. 1893. General Account— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Harbour Board office staff—Salaries, 1894 .. .. .. .. .. 759 0 0 818 3 4 Harbour Board contingencies— Brinting, advertising, stationery (including by-laws), and plans of harbour .. 158 0 1 190 18 3 Members' travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. • • 86 13 3 77 9 9 Election expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 2 6 Office rent and cleaning (Lyttelton and Christchurch offices) .. .. 188 1 3 177 10 0 Incidentals, telegrams, postage, fuel, furniture, &c. .. .. .. 38 7 6 62 19 4 Auditors' fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 10 0 0 Solicitor to Harbour Board —Law charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 13 5 Grants-in-aid— Fire-prevention .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 100 0 o Sailors' Home—Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 170 13 4 Harbourmaster's department—Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1,596 2 8 1,744 10 2 Incidental expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 17 0 77 17 6 Pilot, Sumner—Salary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 130 0 0 Sumner conservancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 3 4 74 18 1 Pilot-station at Heads—Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 14 10 8 43 10 4 Buoys, boats, moorings, beacons, warps—Maintenance .. .. .. 126 6 0 130 8 8 Time-ball—Maintenance.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 19 6 8 2 0 Wharves, jetties, and sheds —Maintenance and repairs .. .. .. 2,373 14 1 1,093 4 2 Insurance—Sheds, grain-stores, offices, &c. .. .. .. .. 93 17 6 96 2 6 Lighting wharves and jetties— Electric lighting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 968 17 6 1,159 6 0 Gas-lighting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 3 8 79 9 4 Steam-tug—Working-expenses — Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,463 13 8 1,587 10 9 Coal, stores, and maintenance .. .. .. .. .. .. 684 11 4 935 12 3 Insurance of tug " Lyttelton " .. .. .. .. .. .. 242 10 0 242 10 0 Graving-dock—Working-expenses — Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .- .. .. 161 1 5 171 0 0 Coal, stores, &a. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 174 4 5 308 6 5 Latent slip—Working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 6 3 34 8 0 Storage department— Salaries—Clerk and warehouseman (at £225) .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 243 15 0 Labour—Receiving and delivery at stores .. .. .. .. 686 1 3 1,084 5 6 Printing, stationery, advertising, and sundries .. .. .. .. 37 10 1 44 1 0 Rent—Store-site, Norwich Quay (twelve months' rent to 21st March, 1895), £374 10s. per annum ; kerosene bond, £70 per annum .. .. .. 444 10 0 444 10 0 Cool chamber—Working-expenses.. .. .. .. .. .. 569 3 11 527 6 3 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. ■ ■ 010 6 Wharfage refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 086 Siding-rent to Lot No. 15 (at £50 a year) .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Interest Account — Interest on debentures (twelve months), Ist January, 1893, to 31st December, 1894 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 Exchange on London credits and advertising payment of coupons .. .. 77 13 2 53 2 0 Sinking fund on debentures for year 1894 .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 Harbour-works— Engineer's staff — Inspector of Works salary (twelve months) .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 270 16 1 Office contingencies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 14 4 2 7 11 Dredging— Dredge and barges—Salaries (one month) .. .. .. .. 278 18 8 Maintenance and working-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 599 12 2 Electric-light installation extension .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Telephone-line and new cable—Laying, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 140 4 1 Borings and soundings.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 16 9 Workshops at dock—Purchase machinery from Scott Brothers .. .. .. 350 0 O Screw-pile jetty widening .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,438 18 5 Cool chamber—Building, machinery, and siding .. .. .. .. 61 11 4 Balance, credit of Lyttelton Harbour Board at Bank of New Zealand on 31st December, 1894— At Current Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,474 2 0 3,189 13 2 On fixed deposit (Renewal Fund) .. .. .. .. .. 6,432 6 10 6,039 14 10 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 11,300 0 0 £43,381 3 3 £46,448 18 3 15th January, 1895. C. Hood Williams, Treasurer. I hereby certify that these accounts were examined and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, held at Christchurch, this Thursday, the 7th day of February, 1895. —F. Waymouth, Chairman.

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Statement of Estimated Assets and Liabilities on 31st Decembeb, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Credit balance at bank, General Account 14,906 810 Sundries and contingencies — General Credit balance at bank, Contractor's De- Account .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 posit Account .. .. .. 65 0 0 Due to contractors for deposits .. .. 65 0 0 Wharfage dues outstanding (approximate) 750 0 0 Works— Rent, No. 5 shed, three months ending Electric lighting, spare armature .. 134 0 0 31st December, 1894 .. • • .. 312 10 0 Dredge—Charter and working-expenses Towage outstanding .. .V .'.' 156 15 0 (five months) .. .. ~ .. 3,750 0 0 Warps .. .. .. .. 26 0 0 Sailors' Home—Additions to (contract) 493 0 0 Dock dues outstanding .. .. 40 0 0 Sumner Jetty—Widening, and lifeboat Patent-slip dues outstanding .. .. 87 0 0 for Sumner .. .. .. 400 0 0 Sundries (including cash imprest) .. 25 0 0 Harbour-works—Contingencies .. .. 50 0 0 Electric-light refunds outstanding .. 34 2 6 Storage accounts rendered and outstanding 767 3 8 Storage accounts rendered and outstanding : cool chamber .. .. .. 348 18 2 Storage on goods still in store .. .. 1,334 13 1 •Total cash assets .. .. 18,803 11 3 'Total estimated cash liabilities 4,942 0 0 Debentures — Sinking fund, Ist July, 1879, to 31st December, 1894 (fifteen years—J per cent, per annum on £200,000) .. 15,500 0 0 Interest accrued on sinking-fund investments since 1879 .. .. .. 8,600 7 2 Peacock's Wharf property, and Sections 213 and part 314 : actual cost in December, 1877 .. .. .. .. 21,900 0 0 " Minna Bell " steam-winch, &c. .. 50 0 0 "Boats, buoys, moorings, warps, &c. .. 617 0 0 'Pilot-station building at Heads, less 5 per cent, for depreciation .. .. 427 0 0 *Steam-tug "Lyttelton"(including marine fire-engine), after deducting 10 per cent, per annum for depreciation .. .. 2,870 0 0 •Plant in store and yards, timber, iron, piles, drainpipes, boring-rods, fire-pre-vention plant on wharves, rails, chains, anchors, office fittings, &c. .. .. 285 0 0 \ Harbour Board office buildings in Lyttelton 3,500 0 0 Sections of land purchased at Naval Boint: part Rural Section 247 and Town Sections 232 and 233, actual cost; and estimated value, Sections 231 and 234 .. 4,272 0 0 Estimated cost or value of breakwater, reclamation, wharves, jetties, sheds, breastworks (exclusive of a valuable foreshore), time-ball, building and apparatus, harbour light, &c, as vested Lyttelton Harbour Board Loan, 1879 .. 200,000 0 0 in Board by " The Lyttelton Harbour Credit balance (including estimated value Board Land Act, 1877" .. .. 463,094 8 11 or cost of harbour-works, &c.).. .. 334,977 7 4 £539,919 7 4 £539,919 7 4 * The percentage deducted for depreciation on the items of plant marked (*) above for the year 1894 amounted to £391.

NAPIEE HABBOUB BOAED. Balance-sheet of the Napiee Haeboue Boabd for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. Genebal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Rents.. .. .. .. .. 1,232 2 6 Debit balance, 31st December, 1893 .. 5,235 511 Harbour department— Transferred to Sinking Fund Account — Her Majesty's Customs — No. 2 Loan .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Bilotage .. .. .. .. 712 9 0 No. 3 Loan .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Bort charges .. .. .. 2,066 310 Transferred to Interest Account— Harbourmaster's fees .. .. 416 5 3 No. 2 Loan .. .. .. .. 14,908 15 1 Wharfage— No. 3 Loan .. .. .. .. 1,047 4 2 Imports .. .. .. .. 7,196 7 4 Exchange, commission, &c, on payment of Exports .. .. .. .. 6,480 18 0 coupons .. .. .. .. 288 0 6 Shipping (berthage).. .. .. 542 5 2 Refunds — Examination-sheds .. .. 69 18 9 Export wharfage .. .. .. 019 6 Cargo-sheds .. .. .. 41 19 9 Harbourmaster's fees .. .. .. 015 0 Licenses—Vessels .. .. .. 53 19 0 Import wharfage .. .. .. 410 9 Crane-hire .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 518 0 0 Hawsers, &c—Hire .. .. .. 712 0 Bilot service .. .. .. .. 896 1 1 Planks-Hire .. .. .. .. 0 6 0 Lighting .. .. .. .. 77 9 0 Sale of shingle .. .. .. .. 2 8 0 Printing and advertising .. .. 70 19 11 Fines —Magistrate's Court ... .. 0 10 Insurance .. .. .. .. 9 19 3 Water-supply to shipping—Fees collected 175 16 0 Rates — Hire of diving plant .. ... ... 10 8 6 Napier Borough .. .. .. 105 1110 Towage .. .. .. .. 11 19 4 Hawke's Bay County .. .. .. 116 6 Repairing, towing, &c, Pania buoy .. 14 17 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 158 8 0 Refunds Repairs and maintenance .. .. 802 14 2 Rates refunded by tenants .. .. 2 0 9 Repairs— Costs rate summonses .. .. 11 8 0 West Quay—Northey's Contract .. 250 0 0 Interest on— „ „ —Timber .. .. .. - 400 1 0 Fixed deposits .. .. .. 8,387 10 0 „ „ —Ironwork, rubble, &c. .. 426 18 1 Current Account .. .. .. 237 9 6 Western Pier .. .. .. 218 11 6 Temporary deposit in London .. .. 127 16 0 Dredging— Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 4,728 7 3 Contract, including reclamation .. 305 9 4 Carrisd forward .. ..£30,559 711 Carried forward .. ..£28,227 10 7

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Balance-sheet of the Napiee Haeboub Boaed — continued. 1. Genebal Account — continued. Receipts— continued. £ s. d. Expenditure— continued. £ s. d. Brought forward .. ..30,559 711 Brought forward .. ..28,227 10 7 Dredging— continued. Contract, Inner Harbour .. .. 163 5 8 Repairs to " Priestman " dredge and punts 207 12 3 Part expenses "J. D. O." dredge .. 457 19 6 Water-supply— To shipping—Payment to Napier Borough 118 7 5 Expenses, labour, &c. .. .. .. 35 13 4 Repairs to Pania buoy .. .. .. 617 0 Labour with diving plant when on hire .. 3 13 0 Western Spit Beach protection— Contract No. 45 .. .. .. 621 18 11 Inspection .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Tutaekuri River diversion—Repairs to weir, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 165 10 7 Cutting willows on river-banks, &c. .. 98 10 3 Reserves Expenses Account .. .. 10 13 4 Harbour district rate expenses .. .. 65 17 6 Borough Council—One-half interest on cost of sea-wall of road to breakwater .. 253 2 5 Interest on bank overdraft .. .. 115 6 2 £30,559 7 11 £30,559 7 11

2. Sepabate Accounts. Contractors' Deposits. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 2,521 3 6 Deposits refunded .'. .. .. 2,912 7 6 Amount received as deposits under contracts Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 832 0 2 from Ist January, 1894, to 31st December, 1894 1,223 4 2 £3,744 7 8 £3,744 7 8

3. Special Accounts. Loan Account, 1892, £200,000. Receipts. £ s. d. | Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. ..158,428 18 8 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,204 5 0 Refunds Engineering expenses .. .. .. 500 1 9 Labour on damaged cement .. .. 12 6 Brinting and advertising .. .. 43 2 1 Timber, rails, repairs to locomotive, &c. 145 6 6 Insurance .. .. .. .. 31 4 4 Damaged cement .. .. .. 25 5 2 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 40 11 7 Customs duty on short-landed and Plant— damaged cement .. • • 44 2 0 Includes plant purchased from contractor .. .. .. .. 4,520 10 0 Travelling-geartols-toncrane—Contract 401 17 2 Rails—Contract .. .. .. 387 3 11 Diving-gear .. .. .. .. 10 8 8 Alterations to "J. D.O. " dredge .. 102 13 10 Railway to breakwater .. .. 9 4 4 Breakwater— Contract No. 35 .. .. .. 6,701 11 1 No. 35 extended .. .. 4,305 6 8 Sundry repairs prior to completion of contracts .. .. .. .. 53 8 3 Wages since works carried out by daylabour .. .. .. .. 2,192 6 2 Coal .. .. .. .. 143 3 0 Timber .. .. .. .. 136 8 10 Stores, powder, ironwork, ropes, &c. .. 841 12 7 Horses—Expenses .. .. .. 42 15 9 Rubble purchased .. .. .. 1,009 19 2 Western Mole—Contract No. 39 .. 5,406 15 O Cement— Contract No. 38 .. .. .. 3,034 10 0 No. 43 .. .. .. 3,654 13 6 Purchased outside contracts .. .. 4,124 3 4 Storage, receiving, delivering, &c. .. 188 9 3 Wharf piles—• Contract No. 40 .. .. .. 719 14 3 Totara timber—Contract No. 41a .. 423 4 1 Kauri „ „ No. 41b .. 828 2 7 Matai „ ' „ No. 42 .. 644 12 9 Stacking timber, haulage, &c. .. 95 7 5 Repairs .. .. .. .. 100 3 0 Customs duties .. .. .. 1,644 1 0 Removal of rocks, blasting, &c. .. .. 801 19 8 Working-expenses, dredge "J. D.0." (part charged to General Account) .. .. 1,049 1 1 Sounding at breakwater for new chart .. 89 8 9 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 113,162 15 0 £158,644 14 10 £158,644 14 10

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4. Inteeest Accounts. No. 2 Loan: £300,000, at 5 per Cent, per Annum—£ls,ooo. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Harbour district rate, 1891 in the Interest, including coupons, due Ist Janupound in country, Jd. in the pound in ary, 1895 .. .. .. .. 15,000 0 0 Borough of Napier)— Amount collected during 1894 .. .. .. .. 6 16 6 Interest on overdue rates .. .. 0 9 5 Harbour district rate, 1892 (i\jd. in the pound in country, Jd. in the pound in Be rough of Napier)— Amount collected during 1894 .. .. .. .. 77 11 2 Interest on overdue rates .. .. 6 7 10 Transferred from General Account .. 14,908 15 1 £15,000 0 0 £15,000 0 0 No. 3 Loan: £200,000, at 5 per Gent, per Annum—£lo,ooo. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Harbour district rate, 1893 in the Interest, including coupons, due Ist Janupound in country, jd. in the pound in ary, 1895 .. ... .. .. 10,000 Borough of Napier) —Amount collected during 1894 .. .. .. .. 984 9 2 Interest on overdue rates .. .. 15 13 10 Harbour district rate, 1894 (Jd. in the pound in country, Jd. in the pound in Borough of Napier) —Amount collected during 1894.. .. .. .. 7,952 12 10 Transferred from General Account .. 1,047 4 2 £10,000 0 0 £10,000 0 0

5. Sinking Fund Account. No. 2 Loan : £300,000, at $ per Cent. Receipts. Expenditure. Transferred from General Account .. £1,500 0 0 Laid to Sinking Fund Commissioners .. £1,500 0 0 No. 3 Loan: £200,000, at -J per Cent. Receipts. Expenditure. Transferred from General Account .. £1,000 0 0 Baid to Sinking Fund Commissioners .. £1,000 0 0

Balances, 31st Decembee, 1894. Accounts. £ s. d. I Bank. £ s. d. Credit balances— Bank balances — Loan Account .. £113,162 15 0 Credit Harbour Fund AcContractors' Deposit Ac- count .. .. £8,786 12 3 count .. .. 832 0 2 Less unpresented cheques 149 12 6 113,994 15 2 8,636 19 9 Debit balances — Credit fixed deposits .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 General Account .. .. .. 4,728 7 3 Cash in hand 629 8 2 £109,266 7 11 £109,266 7 11 Feancis E. Saundees, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that this account was examined,and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Napier Harbour Board, held this 29th day of March, 1895.— J. D. Oemond, Chairman.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Rents outstanding .. .. .. 335 12 6 Contractors' deposits .. •.. .. 832 0 2 Wharfage dues outstanding .. .. 232 16 0 Accounts outstanding, 31st December, 1894 160 8 4 Harbour district rate — 1891, arrears .. .. .. 7 2 7 1892, „ .. .. .. 11 8 7 1893, „ .. .. ... 43 18 1 1894, , .. .. .. 1,107 0 3 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 299 18 10 Bank of Australasia — Fixed deposit .. .. ..100,000 0 0 Balance of Current Account, less unpresented cheques .. .. .. 8,636 19 9 Bank interest accrued on fixed deposit but not credited .. .. .. 2,191 7 4 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 629 8 2 Total cash assets .. .. 113,495 12 1 Total cash liabilities .. 992 8 6 Carried forward .. ..£113,495 12 1 Carried forward .. .. 992 8 6

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities— continued. Assets. £ a. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 113,495 12 1 Brought forward .. .. 922 8 6 Accumulated Sinking Fund No. 1 .. 17,152 8 8 Debentures — Interest accrued on sinking fund but not No. 2 Loan .. .. .. .. 300,000 0 0 credited .. .. .. .. 413 1 9 No. 3 Loan .. .. .. .. 200,000 0 0 Accumulated Sinking Fund No. 2 .. 1,000 0 0 Balance, being excess of assets over liabiliInterest accrued on sinking fund but not ties .. .. .. .. 93,030 0 3 credited .. .. .. .. 11 3 6 Estimated assets— Blant and stores, Engineer's department, as per Schedule A .. .. .. 44,860 0 0 Blant and stores, harbour department, as per Schedule B .. .. .. 1,558 0 0 Office furniture, &c. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Endowments, as per Schedule C .. 102,080 0 0 Biers, wharves, quays, and buildings .. 64,300 0 0 New harbour - works (cost of construction) — Railway to breakwater .. .. 18,982 3 0 Breakwater.. .. .. ..190,547 18 0 Breakwater Wharf .. .. .. 13,952 5 0 Beach protection .. .. .. 14,700 13 6 Western mole .. .. .. 10,819 3 3 £594,022 8 9 £594,022 8 9 Feancis E. Saundees, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that this account was examined and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Napier Harbour Board, held this 29th day of March, 1895.— J. D. Obmond, Chairman.

NEW PLYMOUTH HAEBOUE BOABD. Statement of Accounts of the New Plymouth Haeboue Boabd for the Year ending 31st December, 1894. 1. Geneeal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Balance on 31st December, 1893 .. .. 180 16 5 Breakwater protection— Sales of plant and material .. .. 13 18 10 Labour .. .. .. .. 738 13 9 From breakwater-protection subscriptions 375 0 0 Material .. .. .. .. 355 11 9 Wharfage— Blockmaking— Collected by Government .. .. 2,868 2 7 Labour .. .. .. .. 231 12 5 Collected by Board .. .. .. 54 3 0 Material .. .. .. .. 810 10 3 Berthage .. .. .. .. 329 5 6 DredgeWarps .. .. .. .. 284 6 5 Labour .. .. .. .. 556 2 0 Endowments .. .. .. .. 273 7 9 Material, &c.. .. .. .. 230 19 10 Bort charges .. .. .. .. 102 10 2 Plant and MaterialPostal services.. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Labour .. .. .. .. 222 2 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 27 14 6 Repairs, &c. .. .. .. .. 268 15 9 Overdraft, Bank of New Zealand .. .. 124 17 8 Permanent-way— Labour .. .. .. .. 92 4 10 Material .. .. .. .. 26 12 10 Harbourmaster's department— Harbourmaster .. .. .. 150 0 0 Labour .. .. .. .. 119 10 1 Material .. .. .. .. 45 610 Endowments— Rates .. .. .. .. 37 13 3 Advertising, survey work, &c. .. .. 89 5 5 Warps— Material .. .. .. .. 87 16 10 Labour, &c. .. .. .. .. 32 3 0 Wharfage— Wharfinger .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Labour, &c. .. .. .. .. 171 1 0 Boating service—Labour .. .. 66 1 0 WharfMaterial .. .. .. .. 43 8 10 Labour .. .. .. .. 27 0 4 Office charges— Secretary .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Advertising, printing, and sundries .. 61 16 0 Members' expenses .. .. .. 33 15 0 Cranage, ballast, harbour survey, &c.— Labour, &c. .. .. .. .. 18 16 4, Election expenses —Compiling rolls, &c. .. 19 3 0 "Fublic Revenues Act, 1893" —Expenses of Chairman to Wellington .. .. 8 0 0 £4,694 2 10 £4,694 2 10 3—H. 25.

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2. Special Account. Trust Account. Receipts. £ s. d. j Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance on 31st December, 1893 .. .. 5,177 9 3 Exchange, commission, &c, on coupons .. 177 12 5 Land revenue .. .. .. .. 7,577 3 1 Collecting rate, &c. .. .. .. 285 811 General rates .. .. .. .. 7,326 11 7 Advertising and printing .. .. 37 13 8 Interest .. .. .. .. 214 17 10 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 13 17 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 37 18 0 Transferred to Interest Account .. 15,000 0 0 Balance on 31st December, 1894 .. 4,743 11 3 £20,296 1 9 £20,296 1 9

3. Inteeest Account. £200,000 Loan : Interest at 6 per Cent, per Annum — £l2,ooo. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Transfer from Trust Account .. .. 15,000 0 0 Paid as under— ss. in pound, being balance of May, 1893, coupons .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 All November, 1893, coupons .. .. 6,000 0 0 All May, 1894, coupons .. .. 6,000 0 0 ss. in pound on November, 1894, coupons 1,500 0 0 £15,000 0 0 £15,000 0 0 I Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Rates to collect .. .. .. 4,155 3 5 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 150 14 7 Rents outstanding .. .. .. 57 1 9 Overdraft at bank .. .. .. 124 17 8 Wharfage and shipping dues .. .. 196 14 6 Estimated —■ Land revenue accrued .. .. .. 848 12 1 Loan .. .. .. .. 200,000 0 0 Cash in Bank of New Zealand .. .. 4,743 11 3 Arrears of interest—lss. in the pound on Estimated— November, 1894, coupon .. .. 4,500 0 0 Blant, buildings, and material at works.. 12,667 15 0 Accrued on 31st December, 1894 .. 2,000 0 0 In Harbourmaster's department .. 4,390 0 0 £27,058 18 0 £206,775 12 3 B. Cock, Chairman. Examined.—J. T. D. Clabence Eennell, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

INVEECAEGILL HABBOUB BOABD. Haeboub Account. Receipts. Expenditure. First Second First Second Half-year. Half-year. Half-year. Half-year. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Rent of jetty .. .. 50 10 0 66 13 4 Balance, Ist April, 1894 .. 6,998 0 0 Endowment rents .. .. 6 12 6 61 5 0 Balance, Ist October, 1894 .. .. 7,000 0 0 Harbour dues .. .. 9 13 10 3 17 10 Harbourmaster and men .. 54 7 6 41 10 3 Gravel royalty .. .. 50 0 0 100 0 0 Office charges .. .. .. 14 0 0 Rent of dredge .. .. 80 0 0 .. Maintenance—Fixing buoys .. 65 19 2 74 14 3 Rent, boat-shed .. .. 0 10 0 .. Telephone .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Rent, powder-magazine .. .. 15 0 0 Audit .. .. .. 115 0 116 8 License—Lighter .. .. .. 2 0 0 Transfer to Interest Account .. 150 0 0 150 0 0 Transfer from General Account 76 2 10 41 17 6 Bank charges .. .. 3 7 6 2 12 6 Balance, 30th September, 1894 7,000 0 0 Balance, 31st March, 1895 .. .. 7,000 0 0 £7,273 9 2 £7,290 13 8 £7,273 9 2 £7,290 13 8

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OTAGO DOCK TRUST. Absteact of Eeceipts and Expendituee of the Otago Dock Teust for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. Geneeal Account. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. 1,817 11 3 Coal .. .. .. .. .. 394 16 10 Dock dues .. .. .. .. 2,483 13 9 Repairs .. .. .. .. 164 16 10 Rents .. .. .. .. 568 15 0 Salaries and wages .. .. .. 1,368 10 3 Sheer-legs .. .. .. .. 108 0 0 Lighting .. .. .. .. 16 13 6 Wharfage .. .. .. .. 12 0 9 Rates (water and general) .. .. 58 16 7 Electric light .. .. .. 6 19 0 Ironwork .. .. .. .. 45 11 9 Interest on F.D.F. .. .. .. 43 0 0 Incidentals .. .. .. .. 42 12 2 Refund valuation-fees .. .. 36 15 0 Office rent .. .. .. .. 48 15 0 , Law charges .. .. .. .. 16 710 Charges on reserves .. .. .. 70 7 1 New buildings .. .. .. .. 792 15 0 Printing, advertising, stationery ~ .. 14 19 0 Timber .. .. .. .. 82 18 1 Repairs—Forge .. .. .. 74 15 2 Stores .. .. .. .. .. 112 16 1 Reclamation .. .. .. 1,503 12 5 Expenses—Secretary and Chairman to Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 9 0 0 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 0 12 6 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 257 18 8 £5,076 14 9 £5,076 14 9 Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

Special Fund Account. Contractor's Deposit. £ s. d. Contractor's Deposit. £ a. d. To Balance, Ist January, 1894 .. .. 33 2 6 Refunded .. ..' .. .. 32 10 0 Receipts .. .. .. .. 88 15 0 31st December, 1894 .. .. 89 11 6 £122 1 6 £122 1 6

Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Graving-dock, workshop, and sheer-legs .. 60,000 0 0 Contractor's deposit .. .. .. 89 11 6 Dues outstanding .. .. .. 250 0 0 Salaries and wages .. .. .. 87 6 4 Rents .. .. .. .. 203 0 0 Sundry accounts .. .. ... 142 0 5 Sheer-legs .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Bank overdraft .. .. .. .. 922 9 10 Wharfage .. .. .. .. 2 5 0 Advance to Dockmaster .. .. 70 0 0 Balance in bank-F.D.P. .. .. 1,200 0 0 £61,745 5 0 £1,241 8 1 John Watson, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

OTAGO HAEBOUB BOAED. Statement of Eeceipts, Expendituee, and Balance-sheet of the Otago Haeboue Boaed for the Year ending 31st December, 1894. 1. Geneeal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 2,318 18 10 Secretary and Treasurer .. .. 450 0 0 Pilotage .. .. £4,971 1 6 Chief Clerk, dues department .. .. 250 0 0 Less refund .. 13 8 0 Assistant and Collector .. .. 161 2 3 4,957 13 6 , .. 150 0 0 Port charges .. .. 3,488 0 4 Officers'guarantees premiums .. .. 11 10 0 Less refund .. 011 6 Late Harbourmaster (retired) .. .. 33 6 8 3,487 8 10 Harbourmaster .. £280 0 0 Licenses .. .. .. .. 22 0 0 Less refund.. .. 140 0 0 Exemption-fees .. .. .. 48 0 0 140 0 0 Incidental receipts .. .. .. 181 7 1 Boatswain, Dunedin .. .. .. 104 0 0 Dues and berthage .. .. .. 23,891 5 10 Nightwatchman .. .. .. 104 0 0 Towage .. .. 2,470 19 7 Pilot service (including Signalmaster) .. 1,506 1 4 Less refund.. .. 14 1 0 Tug service .. .. 1,810 15 8 ■ 2,456 18 7 Less refund.. .. 0 10 2 Cranage .. .. .. .. 440 11 6 1,810 5 6 Rents .. .. .. .. 7,87116 0 Lights and lightships .. 482 2 1 Receiving and delivering .. .. 720 16 7 Less refund.. .. 2 0 6 Dredge 222, balance Wellington charter .. 2,148 12 3 480 1 7 one month, Lyttelton charter 250 0 0 Harbour incidentals .. .. .. 99 18 7 Carried forward .. ..£48,795 9 0 Carried forward .. .. £5,300 511

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Statement of Eeceipts, Expendituee, and Balance-sheet of the Otago Haeboub Boabd — continued. 1. Geneeal Account— continued. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 48,795 9 0 Brought forward .. .. 5,300 511 Refund from Sinking Fund Account .. 5,500 0 0 Wharf cranes .. .. .. .. 464 8 6 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 2,099 0 1 Receiving and delivering—Salary, wages, and claims .. .. .. .. 616 11 7 Blant .. .. .. .. 185 2 4 Commission .. .. .. .. 207 14 1 Exchange and charges .. .. .. 1,139 010 Interest on bank overdraft (local) .. 234 19 6 London charges .. .. .. 16 12 2 Inspector of Works .. .. .. 250 0 0 „ Incidentals .. .. 50 15 9 Dredging, sheds, jetties, and general works 5,384 610 Miscellaneous— Messenger (acts also as collector of rents, &c.) .. .. ..' 120 0 0 Election of members.. .. .. 36 17 0 Land survey .. .. .. 12 12 0 Government audit .. .. .. 19 13 4 Taxes .. .. .. .. 30 14 6 Brinting, advertising, and stationery .. 153 19 7 Legal .. .. .. .. 08 610 Barliamentary expenses .. .. 44 6 9 Telegrams, stamps, insurance, &c. .. 92 17 3 Refund, H. Lyle .. .. .. 20 18 0 Members' attendance expenses .. 21 1 6 Members' expenses, " The Public Revenues Act, 1893 " .. .. .. 45 17 4 Transferred to Interest Account, No. 1 6,300 0 0 . . • „ „ No. 2 5,808 0 0 No. 3 5,325 0 0 No. 4 18,930 0 0 Sinking Fund Account .. 5,514 7 6 £56,394 9 1 £56,394 9 1

2. Special Funds Accounts. (1.) Cash-payment Conversion Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Transactions, receipts .. .. 520 00 By Balance, Ist November, 1893 .. .. 8,519 910 Balance* .. .. .. .. 10,974 0 3 Transaction, payment .. .. 2,974 10 5 £11,494 0 3 £11,494 0 3 * 126 bonds (Consols) unsold held against this advance by the bank. (2.) Debenture Purchase Account. £ s. d. . £ s. d. To Transactions, receipts .. .. 165 0 0 By Balance, Ist November, 1893.. .. 3,46115 5 Balance* .. .. .. .. 3,454 4 7 Transactions, payments .. .. 157 9 2 £3,619 4 7 £3,619 4 7 * 33 bonds (Consols) unsold held against this advance by the bank.

3. Inteeest Accounts. (1.) 1874, Sinking Fund Loan : £250,000, at 6 per Cent. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 12 0 0I By Coupons paid during year .. .. 6,300 0 0 Transferred from General Account — Balance .. 12 0 0 Ist January, 1894—£105,000, at 6 per cent. 3,150 0 0 Ist July, 1894—£105,000, at 6 per cent. 3,150 0 0 £6,312 0 0 £6,312 0 0 (2.) 1881 Loan: £100,000, at 6 per Cent. £ s. d. £ s . d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 330 00 By Coupons paid during year .. .. 6,099 0 0 Transferred from General Account— Balance .. .. .. .. 39 0 0 Ist January, 1894—£96,800, at 6 per cent. 2,904 0 0 Ist July, 1894—£96,800, at 6 per cent. .. 2,904 0 0 £6,138 0 .0 £6,138 0 0

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(3.) 1882-83 Loan: £200,000, at 5 per Cent. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 710 0 By Coupons paid during year .. .. 5,322 10 0 Transferred from General Account — Balance .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Ist January, 1894—£106,500, at 5 per cent. 2,662 10 0 Ist July, 1894—£106,500, at 5 per cent. .. 2,662 10 0 £5,332 10 0 - £5,332 10 0 (4.) 1885 Consolidated Loan: £699,000, at 5 per Gent. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 65 0 0 By Coupons paid during year .. .. 18,985 0 0 Transferred from General Account— Balance .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Ist January, 1894—£378,600, at 5 per cent. 9,465 0 0 Ist July, 1893—£378,600, at 5 per cent. .. 9,465 0 0 £18,995 0 0 £18,995 0 0

4. Sinking Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 58 13 8 Funds released in respect of bonds drawn Transferred from General Account .. 5,514 7 6 and paid off, refunded to General Account 5,500 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 73 1 2 £5,573 1 2 £5,573 1 2

Balances, Bank, etc. ' ' ' £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest Account, No. 1 .. .. 12 0 0 Dr. General Account .. .. .. 2,099 0 1 No. 2 .. .. 39 0 0 London Coupon Account .. .. 71 0 0 „ No. 3 .. .. 10 0 0 Cash, Government Conversion Account, No. 4 .. .. 10 0 0 London .. .. .. .. 10,974 0 3 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 73 1 2 Debenture Burchaso Account, London .. 3,454 4 7 Bank of New Zealand— Bills receivable .. .. .. 165 0 0 Special Cash-payment Conversion Ac- * Government railway refund .. .. 35 0 0 count .. .. .. .. 10,974 0 3 *In hands of Treasurer .. .. 19 3 6 Special Debentures Burchase Account.. 3,454 4 7 Bank of New Zealand, Dunedin .. 2,025 9 5 Outstanding cheques .. .. .. 219 13 0 £16,817 8 5 £16,817 8 5 * The 31st December being a bank holiday this item does not appear in the bank account until 2nd January, 1895. John L. Gillies, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 1 hereby certify that the audited accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1894, were duly passed by the Board this day, the statutory notice for which was published as required by law.— Hugh Goueeey, Chairman.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ g. d. Refund payable by Government Railway Bank of New Zealand— Department .. .. .. 35 0 0 Cash-payment Conversion Account .. 10,974 0 3 Bills receivable in hands of Board's solici- Sinking Fund Debenture Burchase Actors .. .. .. .. 165 0 0 count .. .. .. .. 3,454 4 7 Bank of New Zealand Coupon Account, Bank of New Zealand, Dunedin .. 2,025 9 5 London .. .. .. .. 71 0 0 Outstanding cheques .. .. .. 219 13 0 Payments in hands of Treasurer .. 19 3 6 „ coupons .. .. .. 71 0 0 Balance in hands of Collector .. .. 57 9 8 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 73 1 2 Balances, outstanding accounts — Loan debentures issued .. .. 686,900 0 0 Dues and berthage .. .. .. 2,684 19 6 Outstanding accounts (approximate) .. 20 0 0 Receiving and delivering .. .. 127 0 9 Bonds drawn for payment outstanding, Towage .. .. .. .. 88 6 2 31st October, 1894 .. .. .. 1,100 0 0 Cranage .. .. .. .. 110 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 337 0 8 Sundries .. .. .. .. 45 9 0 126 Consol bonds released by cash-payment conversion (par) .. .. .. 12,600 0 0 2 Consol bonds released by bonus on bonds paid off .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 33 Consol bonds held against purchase of 6-per-cent. debentures .. .. 3,300 0 0 Land purchased at Kilgour Point .. 1,700 0 0 Heads .. .. 100 0 0 Pelichetßay .. 250 0 0 £21,781 19 3 £704,837 8 5 John L. Gillies, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—Jambs Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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PATEA HAEBOUE BOAED. Balance-sheet of the Haeboue Fund of the Patea Haeboue Boaed for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. Geneeal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. To Balance, Ist January, 1894— Working-expenses— Fixed deposit .. .. .. 245 16 6 Salaries, office .. .. .. 72 18 4 Current Account .. .. .. 264 11 11 Travelling-expenses, members' .. .. 30 19 6 Wharfages and water — Audit and balance-sheets .. .. 18 0 0 Government wharf (less charges for Advertising, printing, and stationery .. 24 9 7 handling and commission) .. .. 789 2 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 110 0 Board's wharf .. .. .. 349 9 2 Guarantee bond .. .. .. 2 10 0 Tonnage dues .. .. .. .. 227 19 6 Election expenses .. .. .. 15 10 6 Port and pilot dues .. .. .. 46 8 3 Pilotage Account — Dumping .. .. .. .. 304 19 2 Salary—Pilot .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 373 4 3 Stores .. .. .. .. 16 7 7 Gravel .. .. .. 16 8 1 Insurance .. .. .. .. 12 6 Boat-hire .. .. .. .. 4 2 6 Repairs .. .. .. .. 6 10 3 Interest on fixed deposit .. .. 11 1 5 Flags, compass, lights, &o. .. .. 14 0 0 Refunds— Dumping and Wharfage Account— Leases, &c. .. .. .. .. 21 11 0 Dumping. Wharfage. Overtime .. .. .. .. 17 6 Salary—Wharfinger £30 0 0 £74 0 0 Damage to wharf .! .. .! 20 1 Labour .. 34 5 8 29 811 Stores and coal.. 14 4 0 17 0 Hoops and studs 20 15 2 Repairs & implements 20 10 10 14 14 2 Boiler certificate 1 10 0 Insurance .. 5 5 0 3 10 0 Advertising & printing 1 10 0 8 8 3 Bond .. .. .. 1 10 0 Cartage on goods, out .. 69 7 6 Charges on goods, out .. 245 0 0 Overtime .. .. 4 9 3 Road repairs .. .. 17 13 0 Sundries .. .. 1 16 4 599 5 1 Landed Broperty Account— Blanting .. .. .. 20 2 0 Leases, costs .. .. .. 31 18 7 Rates .. .. .. .. 9 19 1 Advertisements .. .. .. 9 11 6 Fencing .. .. .. .. 100 9 4 Surveying .. .. .. 20 0 0 Commission on sales of leases .. .. 413 6 Blant— Wharf-sheds, addition, &o. .. .. 208 3 5 Breakwater repairs ~ .. .. 214 14 7 Flagstaff and beacons, alteration .. 65 0 8 Block .. .. .. .. 7 13 6 Telephone .. .. .. .. 101 15 5 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 2 14 0 Interest on loan (transferred to Interest Account) .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Sinking fund (transferred to Sinking Fund Account) .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Balance, fixed deposit .. £256 17 11 Less bank overdraft .. 48 15 6 208 2 5 £2,658 1 4 £2,658 1 4

Conteactoes' Deposit Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount received .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Deposit refunded .. .. .. .. 10 0 0

Inteeest Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transfer from General Account .. .. 450 0 0 Interest on loan, £10,000 .. .. .. 450 0 0

Sinking Fund Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transfer from General Account .. .. 250 0 0 Amount paid to Sinking Fund Commissioners 250 0 0

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ a. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Fixed deposit .. .. .. .. 256 17 11 Overdraft at bank .. .. .. 48 15 6 Accounts outstanding— Loan .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 115 5 9 Estimated liabilitiesDumping dues .. .. .. 178 9 8 Interest on loan accrued .. .. 225 0 0 Wharfages (Board's wharf) .. .. 358 18 4 Accounts at 31st December owing .. 83 13 7 Wharfages (Goods wharf, to Bth Dec.) .. 90 8 6 Tonnage dues .. .. .. 30 19 0 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 518 18 8 Estimated assets — Landed estate .. .. .. 6,540 0 0 Lighthouse .. .. .. .. 38 0 0 Flagstaff and beacons.. .. .. 120 0 0 Boat and sundries .. .. .. 38 0 0 Dumping plant .. .. .. 500 0 0 Wharves, shed, and yards .. .. 1,705 0 0 Furniture .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Telephone (cost) .. .. .. 96 5 5 Stock of dumping requisites .. .. 100 0 0 £10,707 3 3 £10,357 9 1 E. C. Hoenee, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that this account was examined and allowed at the adjourned general meeting of the Patea Harbour Board, on Tuesday, 12th March, 1895.— H. E. Deane, Chairman.

CLUTHA BIVEE BOAED. Balance-sheet of the Clutha Eivee Boabd for the Year ending 31st March, 1895. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balances— Working-expenses — Fixed deposit .. £1,215 4 0 Wages .. .. .. .. 509 19 6 Less overdraft £809 18 4 Coal .. .. .. .. 161 7 0 „ cheques issued 33 10 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 36 17 6 843 8 10 Groin No. 2 .. .. .. 74 18 11 372 5 2 Repairs to steamer .. .. .. 12 10 5 Cheque to present, 31st March, 1894 .. 8 4 6 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 43 15 3 Freight— Members' expenses .. .. .. 54 1 6 Balance, 31st March, 1894 115 6 2 Advertising and printing .. .. 9 7 3 Year 1894-95.. .. 534 1 7 Clydevale Ferry .. .. .. 4 7 0 Interest to bank .. .. .. 99 18 10 649 7 9 Freight charges .. .. .. 13 6 4 Less to collect .. 56 12 10 Salary—Secretary .. .. .. 25 0 0 592 14 11 Goods-sheds— Rent of reserves .. .. .. 1,209 15 9 Greenfield .. .. .. .. 32 2 4 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 178 19 0 Rangahere .. .. .. .. 87 9 6 Inch-Clutha River and Road Board, groin Balclutha ... .. .. .. 48 8 6 No. 2 .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 River-bank protection .. .. .. 15 7 0 Rent of reserves—Clutha County Council .. 93 16 7 Posts and telegrams .. .. .. 1 15 0 Balance— Treasurer's Advance Account .. .. 2 5 5 Fixed deposits .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Bank balance .. £332 9 6 Less cheques issued .. 43 4 0 189 5 6 £2,421 19 4 £2,421 19 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Steamer " Matau" .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Unpresented accounts .. .. .. 30 0 0 Treasurer's Advance Account .. .. 2 5 5 Balance in bank, Current Account, and fixed deposit (less cheque issued) .. 1,189 5 6 Freight to collect .. .. .. 56 12 10 £3,248 3 9 £30 0 0 J. Smyth Fleming, Secretary.

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EIVEETON HAEBOUE BOAED. Balance-sheet of the Eiveeton Haeboue Boaed for the Year ending 31st March, 1895. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st March, 1894 .. .. .. 26 17 11 Transferred to Interest Account No. 2— Bents— First half-year .. .. .. .. 129 10 0 First half-year .. .. .. .. 51 7 0 Second half-year .. .. .. 35 0 0 Second half-year .. .. .. 56 2 0 Transferred to Interest Account No. 3 .. 35 0 0 Dues— SalariesFirst half-year .. .. .. .. 16 13 4 First half-year .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Second half-year .. .. .. 16 19 3 Second half-year .. .. .. 10 0 0 Corporation of Riverton .. .. .. 137 0 0 SundriesTransferred from Special Account .. .. 10 3 4 First half-year .. .. .. ..159 Second half-year .. .. .. 012 6 Maintenance—■ First half-year .. .. .. .. 518 6 Second half-year .. .. .. 6 8 0 Corporation of Riverton — First half-year .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 Second half-year .. .. .. 15 0 0 Valuation-fees .. .. .. ..550 Brinting and advertising .. .. .. 18 10 0 County rates .. .. .. 412 8 Exchange debentures .. .. .. 32 4 7 Balance, 31st March, 1895 .. .. .. 215 10 £315 2 10 £315 2 10

Special Account. Repayment Harbour Loan: £2,000, due Ist July, 1894. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st March, 1894 .. .. 1,350 0 0 Debentures paidTransferred from Sinking Fund Account .. 660 3 4 Nos. 1/17 .. .. .. .. 1,700 0 0 Nos. 18/20 .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Transferred to Harbour Account.. .. 10 3 4 £2,010 3 4 £2,010 3 4

Intebest Account. (1.) General Loan: £4,000, at 7 per Gent., £280 a Year. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st March, 1894 .. .. 35 0 0 Coupons paidTransferred from General Account— First half-year .. .. .. .. 140 0 0 First half-year .. .. .. .. 140 0 0 Second half-year .. .. .. 122 10 0 Second half-year .. .. .. 122 10 0 Balance, 30th March, 1895 .. .. 35 0 0 £297 10 0 £297 10 0 (2.) Harbour Loan: £2,000, at 7 per Gent., £140 a Year, due Ist July, 1894. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transferred from Harbour Account .. .. 129 10 0 Coupons paid— Nos. 1/17, due Ist July, 1894 .. .. 59 10 0 Nos. 1/17, due Ist January, 1894 .. .. 59 10 0 Nos. 18/20, due Ist July f 1894 .. .. 10 10 0 £129 10 0 £129 10 0 (3.) Harbour Loan: £1,400, at 5 per Cent., £70 a Year, due Ist April, 1904. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transferred from Harbour Account — Coupons paid— First half-year .. .. .. .. 35 0 0 Nos. 21/30, due Ist September, 1894 .. 25 0 0 Second half-year .. .. .. 35 0 0 Nos. 31/34, due Ist September, 1894 .. 10 0 0 Nos. 31/34, due Ist March, 1895 .. .. 10 0 0 Nos. 21/30, due Ist March, 1895 .. .. 25 0 0 £70 0 0 £70 0 0

Balances. £ s. d. i £ s. d. Dr. General Account .. .. .. 342 14 10 National Bank — Cr. Cemetery Account .. 190 14 11 Dr. Borough Fund Account .. .. 137 18 8 „ Land Fund .. .. 112 6 Cr. Harbour Account .. 215 10 „ Harbour .. .. 2 15 10 Cash in hand, 30th March, 1895 22 11 3 „ Interest .. .. 35 0 0 25 7 1 230 3 3 £112 11 7 £112 11 7 Edgae Waed, Mayor. G. O. Cassels, Treasurer. Examined and found correct, except as regards the repayment of the Harbour Loan out of sinking fund belonging to another loan, which is therefore disallowed. — James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Balance-sheet of the Eiveeton Haeboue Boabd — continued. Assets. £ s. d. I Liabilities. £ s. d. Rents, uncollected borough .. .. 3 11 0 National Bank —Borough Account .. 137 18 8 Rates, 1892-93 .. .. .. .. 8 710 Arrears due sinking fund, 1896 (say) .. 1,950 0 0 „ 1893-94 .. .. .. 16 9 4 „ „ 1899 (say) .. 950 0 0 „ 1894-95 .. .. .. 42 18 0 Coupons not presented at bankers, as follow: — Rents, outstanding Harbour Board .. .. 813 6 46/9, due Ist March, 1889 .. .. 14 0 0 Cr. Balance Harbour Account .. .. 215 10 41/5, due Ist March, 1894 .. .. 17 10 0 Cash in hand .. .. .. .. 22 11 3 46/55, due Ist March, 1894 .. .. 35 0 0 | Accounts unpaid .. .. .. 31 17 4 £105 6 9 £3,136 6 0 Examined and found correct.—James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

STEWAET ISLAND COUNTY HAEBOUE BOAED. Statement of Accounts at 31st December, 1894. Receipts. Expenditure. Nil. Nil. Ist May, 1895. Geo. Cox, Treasurer.

THAMES HAEBOUE BOAED. Balance-sheet of the Funds of the Thames Haeboue Boaed for Year ending 31st December, 1894. 1. Geneeal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1894— Salaries and allowances— Cash in hand.. .. .. .. 0 9 9 Secretary .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Cash in bank.. .. .. .. 512 7 9 Harbourmaster .. .. .. 200 0 0 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 321 19 10 Magazine-keeper .. .. .. 25 0 0 Wharfage .. .. .. .. 811 14 1 Brinting and stationery .. .. .. 17 0 10 Wharf-tolls .. .. .. .. 18 11 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 12 2 0 Pilotage .. .. .. .. 145 3 4 Petty cash, exchange, &c. .. .. 6 0 0 Port charges .. .. .. .. 158 2 0 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 99 13 0 Powder-magazine .. .. .. 97 7 2 Audit-fee .. .. .. .. 613 4 Water-supply .. .. .. .. 54 17 0 Telephone .. .. .. .. 5 9 5 Gravel (Corporation) .. .. .. 99 13 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 6 15 6 Shortland crane .. .. .. 0 13 0 Travelling-expenses re loan .. .. 3 3 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 0 3 0 Wages— Fees and fines .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Harbourmaster's department .. .. 1 „„„ . _ „ Powder-magazine .. .. ..J Timber .. .. .. .. 38 1 0 Carting .. .. .. .. 29 15 6 Burke Street Wharf .. .. .. 139 1 3 Shortland Wharf ... .. .. 5 14 7 Kopu Wharf .. .. .. .. 4 14 6 Pilotage .. .. .. .. 3 12 6 Harbour boats .. ... .. .. 0 10 0 Wharf-lights .. .. .. .. 83 19 3 Stores .. .. .. .. .. 45 4 2 Buoys and beacons .. .. .. 28 0 1 Water-supply .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Shortland crane .. .. .. 0 12 0 Transfer to Interest Account .. .. 500 0 0 Transfer to Sinking Fund Account .. 250 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 — Cash in hand.. .. .. .. 0 14 Cash in bank.. .. .. .. 361 9 11 £2,221 10 11 I £2,221 10 11

2. Inteeest Account. Harbour-ivorks Loan of 5 per Gent, per Annum. £ s. d. . £ s. d. Transfer from General Account .. .. 500 0 0 Paid coupons (Postmaster-General).. .. 500 0 0

3. Sinking Fund Account. Loan : £10,000, at 2\ per Cent, per Annum — £2so. £ a. d. . £ s. d. Transfer from General Account .. .. 250 0 0 Paid Commissioner (Public Trustee) .. 250 0 0

Wm. Caepenteb, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 4—H. 25.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Amount to credit at bank .. .. 361 911 Accounts due .. .. .. .. 48 11 11 Cash in hand.. .. .. .. 0 14 Loan due Ist July, 1907 .. .. 10,000 0 0 Rents due .. .. .. .. 379 12 2 Wharfage accounts due .. .. 157 6 5 Port charges due .. .. .. 8 16 0 Cab-tolls due .. .. .. .. 4 0 0 Water charges .. .. .. 4 5 0 Powder-magazine charges .. .. 23 0 8 Accrued sinking fund .. .. .. 456 19 0 Estimated— Thames Foreshore .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 Wharves—Burke Street, Shortland, and Kopu .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Gridirons —Grahamstown and Shortland 50 0 0 Receiving-shed and office, Burke Street Wharf .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Receiving-shed and office, Shortland Wharf .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Crane, Shortland Wharf .. .. 20 0 0 Punts and gear .. .. .. 20 0 0 Harbour boats and gear .. .. 100 0 0 Lamp-posts on wharves and channel .. 100 0 0 Buoys, beacons, and chains .. .. 100 0 0 Ropes and blocks, £10 ; crab-winch, £20 30 0 0 Bile-driver .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Office furniture, Harbourmaster's office 25 0 0 Life-saving apparatus .. .. 10 0 0 Harbour flag, code of signals, and book 20 0 0 Telescope, £1; binocular-glass, £3 .. 4 0 0 Seal of Board, £10; charts, plans, &c, £40 50 0 0 Stores .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Bowder-ma'gazine, tramway wharf, &c. 500 0 0 £32,629 10 6 £10,048 11 11 Wm. Caepentee, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwabd FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

TIM ABU HAEBOUE FUND. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee of the Timaeu Haeboue Fund from Ist January to 31st December, 1894. 1. Geneeal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. dBalance on 31st December, 1893 .. .. 1,211 5 0 Landing-service—Repairs to surf-boats .. 30 1 3 Landing-service—For use of surf-boats .. 2 0 0, Wharf— Wharf— Repairs—Labour and material.. .. 175 1 7 Wharfage .. .. .. .. 7,153 1 1 „ Ironbark beams .. .. 57 10 8 Sale of timber, &c. .. .. .. 013 0 Transfer to Wharf Renewal Fund .. 200 0 0 Harbour department— Collection of wharfage, 2J per cent, comBort charge .. .. .. .. 736 311 mission .. .. .. .. 178 16 6 Pilotage .. .. .. .. 493 4 8 ' Breakwater and labour .. 59 11 1 Harbourmaster's fees .. .. .. 810 2 8 , Harbour department— Berthage .. .. .. .. 999 3 0 j Harbourmaster (with house) .. .. 275 0 0 Use of moorings and fenders .. .. 842 1 6 ! Wages of Harbourmaster's men .. 564 3 0 Sale of rope, &c. .. .. .. 12 7 4 Wages to extra hands .. .. 186 6 1 Towage .. .. .. .. 284 17 6 Lighting entrance and wharves .. 60 12 11 Licenses .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Water-rate, Harbourmaster's house .. 5 8 0 Water supplied .. .. .. 166 0 0 Repairs to Harbourmaster's house .. 816 0 Use of gangway .. - .. .. 217 6 Repairs to boats, and sundry accounts .. 20 15 6 Dredging— Hawsers (cost price imported) .. .. 185 11 3 " Taniwha" —Discharging ships'ballast 83 7 6 Fenders .. .. .. .. 2 12 6 Old timber from s.s. " Timaru" sold .. 117 6 Overhauling and repairs to moorings .. 173 0 8 N.Z. Accident Insurance —Wages claim 6 0 0 Lighthouse—Gas, &c. .. .. 25 19 7 Slipway—Sale of timber .. .. 13 16 3 Water for shipping— Use of slipway .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Borough Council .. .. .. 104 16 3 Wharf construction — Sundry accounts .. .. .. 57 18 0 Sale of deck-spikes .. .. .. 14 5 0 P. tug" Mana"— Sale of timber .. .. .. 19 9 Wages .. .. .. .. 109 3 0 Blant—Use of screwjacks .. .. 7 16 Coal .. .. .. .. 24 2 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 28 10 0 Slipping and repairs .. .. 109 9 9 Interest—On fixed deposits with Bank of Sundry accounts .. .. .. 20 11 3 New Zealand .. .. .. 82 9 8 Dredging—S.s. " Taniwha," six months— Accident insurance — Premium received Wages .. .. £210 15 10 from employes .. .. .. 33 9 6 Coal .. .. 54 12 2 Balance on 31st December, 1894.. .. 211 17 5 Slipping and repairs .. 58 15 3 Sundry accounts .. 34 14 8 358 17 11 Less charged to ballast wharf, moorings, and s.s. " Timaru " for work done 65 0 0 293 17 11 Carried forward .. .. £13,210 1 3 Carried forward

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Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee of the. Timaru Haeboue Fund — continued. 1. General Account— continued. Receipts. £ s. d. ! Expenditure. £ a. d. Brought forward .. .. 13,210 1 3 Brought forward Dredging—s.s. " Timaru," eight months— Wages .. .. .. .. 1,049 17 0 Coal .. .. .. .. 460 5 0 Docking and repairs .. .. .. 248 18 7 Water .. .. .. .. 27 4 0 Insurance, twelve months .. .. 337 5 0 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 236 2 0 Slipway repairs—Material .. .. 13 0 Use of slip—Labour .. .. .. 0 11 0 Wharf construction— Contract for building ballast wharf .. 211 12 3 Ditto, extras .. .. .. .. 3 13 0 Cement .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 Other charges (timber paid for in 1893) .. 68 11 1 Blant— New moorings, new wall, and breakwater 16 15 6 Bayments Account — Tugdredge " Timaru," Lobnitz and Co., balance for delivery .. .. 500 0 0 Lobnitz and Co., 10 per cent. maintenance reserve .. 1,355 0 0 Lobnitz and Co., exchange on draft .. .. 11 9 1 Refitting dredge on arrival and new fittings .. 664 1 2 Report on dredge by G. M. Barr, M.lnst.C.E. .. 40 19 0 Bropeller-guard for dredge .. 44 16 0 Boat for dredge .. .. 14 0 0 2,630 5 3 Less charged to Lobnitz and Co. .. .. 28 10 0 2,601 15 3 Less paid out of Harbour Works Loan 1886 Account .. .. 1,707 14 9 894 0 6 Sundries — Survey of shingle-accumulation .. 40 0 0 Grant in aid of shelter-shed .. .. 25 0 0 Repairs to road to beach .. .. 3 19 6 Rents—Repairs to cement stores .. .. 0 8 9 Salaries — Secretary .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. 31 17 6 Foreman .. .. .. .. 155 13 6 Expenses— Members' election expenses .. .. 915 6 Members' travelling-expenses .. .. 46 3 3 Insurance premiums .. .. .. 33 17 11 Government audit .. .. .. 7 0 0 Commission on payment of interest on loans .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Printing, advertising, and stationery .. 80 0 0 Law-costs account of Rating and Reclamation Bills, &c. .. .. 55 0 0 Bayments on account of law-costs, action with Railway Commissioners .. 296 3 0 Expenses on account of Royal Commission .. .. .. .. 65 9 6 Advertising tug and dredge for sale .. 20 2 3 Cleaning offices, telephone, and sundries 58 18 6 Accident insurance—One year's premium.. 50 0 0 " Bublic Revenues Act, 1893" — Expenditure on account of visit of Otago Harbour Board .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 16 16 7 Transfer to 1883 Loan Interest Account .. 5,000 0 0 1886 „ .. 438 14 10 £13,210 1 3 £13,210 1 3

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2. Special Fund Accounts. (1.) Harbour-works Loan, 1886. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 1,707 14 9 Bayments account tug-dredge .. .. 1,707 14 9 £1,707 14 9 £1,707 14 9 (2.) Contractors' Deposits. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 10 0 0 Deposits returned during 1894 .. .. 10 0 0 £10 0 0 £10 0 0 (3.) Dredge "Taniwha" Insurance Fund. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 2,027 19 4 On fixed deposit with Bank of New Zealand, Interest on £2,027 19s. 4d.—one year, at 5 31st December, 1894 .. .. .. 2,129 7 4 percent. .. .. .. .. 101 8 0 £2,129 7 4 £2,129 7 4 (4.) Wharf Renewal Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 1,027 4 8 On fixed deposit with Bank of New Zealand, Interest on £1,027 4s. Bd.—one year, at 4J 31st December, 1894 .. .. .. 1,273 9 0 per cent. .. .. .. .. 46 4 4 Transfer from General Account for year 1894 200 0 0 £1,273 9 0 £1,273 9 0

3. Interest Accounts. (1.) Loan of 1883: £100,000, at 5 per Cent, per Annum—£s,ooo. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transfer from General Account .. .. 5,000 0 0 One year's interest to Ist January, 1895 .. 5,000 0 0 £5,000 0 0 £5,000 0 0 (2.) Loan of 1886: £100,000, at 5 per Cent, per Annum—£s,ooo. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1890: Harbour rate of Jd. in the pound— One year's interest to Ist January, 1895 .. 5,000 0 0 Amount collected during 1894 .. .. 4 4 3 1894: Harbour rate, being a levy on local bodies in harbour district of £4,557 15s. Id. —Net amount received (exchange 14s. 2d.) 4,557 0 11 Transfer from General Account .. .. 438 14 10 £5,000 0 0 £5,000 0 0

Balances. Accounts. £ a. d. I Bank, &a. £ a. d. Cr. " Taniwha" insurance .. .. 2,129 7 4 At bank—Fixed deposits .. .. 3,402 16 4 „ Wharf Renewal Fund .. .. 1,273 9 0 Less overdraft, Harbour Fund Account.. 211 17 5 £3,402 16 4 Dr. General Account .. .. .. 211 17 5 £3,190 18 11 £3,190 18 11

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Statement of Tug-dredge Account. £ s. d. } £ s. d. Payments have been made out of the fol- j Lobnitz and Co., contract price .. .. 13,550 0 0 lowing accounts— Lobnitz and Co., delivery, including insur-Harbour-works .. .. .. 738 16 6 ance .. .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Harbour-works Loan, 1886 .. .. 9,701 2 6 Bank exchange on drafts .. .. 11l 4 8 P.s. " Mana" Insurance Fund .. 3,87116 10 Mr. Darling's commission .. .. 389 5 6 General Account .. .. .. 2,733 2 9 Preparing, revising, and printing specifications .. .. .. .. 102 15 4 Refitting dredge on arrival and new fittings .. .. £664 1 2 Less charged to Lobnitz and Co. .. .. 28 10 0 —■ 635 11 2 Report on dredge by G. M. Barr, M.I.C.E. 40 19 0 Bropellor-guard for dredge .. .. 44 16 0 Boat for dredge .. .. .. 14 0 0 ; Sending Home fire-pump .. .. 19 110 Cablegrams .. .. .. .. 11l 811 Law-expenses .. .. .. .. 25 16 2 £17,044 18 7 | £17,044 18 7 ssmam ■—i.iv | Timaru, 10th January, 1895. W. J. Tennent, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General. Examined and allowed by the Board, this 26tb day of February, 1895.—John Talbot, Chairman.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Dredge " Taniwha" Insurance Fund .. 2,129 7 4 1883 loan, raised under "The Timaru Wharf Renewal Fund .. .. .. 1,273 9 0 Harbour Loan Act, 1881" .. .. 100,000 0 0 Wharfage to Bth December, 1894 .. 557 0 10 1886 loan, raised under " The Timaru Wharfage to 31st December, estimated .. 750 0 0 Harbour Loan Act, 1885" .. .. 100,000 0 0 Outstanding accounts .. .. .. 53 1 j Overdraft at Bank of New Zealand .. 211 17 5 Balance law-costs action with Railway Total cash assets .. .. 4,715 0 3 Commissioners .. .. .. 531 11 5 Estimated value of property— ■ Breakwater, north wall, 200,743 8 10 and wharves, cost .. £269,984 14 7 Excess of assets over liabilities .. .. 103,325 4 7 Less for depreciation.. 12,000 0 0 257,984 14 7 Timber on hand .. .. .. 200 0 0 Iron, unwrought .. .. .. 15 0 0 Rails, fishplates, and bolts .. .. 40 0 0 Spikes .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Breakwater plant— Steam-crane " Samson" .. .. 2,250 0 0 Spare parts for " Samson" .. .. 100 0 0 Priestman dredge and spare gear .. 1,200 0 0 Driving gear .. .. .. 130 0 0 -sj Electric firing battery .. .. 20 0 0 Cement-testing and -weighing machine 40 0 0 Boat and gear .. .. .. 12 0 0 Tools, including screwjacks, boring gear, trollies, &c. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Two block-trucks ...... 35 0 0 Entrance and other lights .. .. 100 0 0 Tug-dredge " Timaru," cost .. .. 17,044 18 7 Dredge " Taniwha" .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 Slipway and gear .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Shingle-hopper .. .. .. 50 0 0 Harbour plant— Tug"Mana" .. .. .. 11,500 0 0 Hawsers, flags, &o. .. .. .. 400 0 0 Two boats .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Mooring buoys, anchors, and chains .. 1,750 0 0 Landing-service plant— Seven iron surf-boats .. .. 250 0 0 Whaleboat .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Blocks, tools, and weighing-machine .. 10 0 0 Landed property — Lighthouse sections .. .. .. 400 0 0 Foreshore, extending from Patiti Point to Waimataitai Creek, with future reclamations Buildings .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Furniture .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 £304,068 13 5 £304,068 13 5 Timaru, 10th January, 1895. W. J. Tennent, Treasurer. Examined. —C. P. J. A Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. Examined and allowed by the Board, this 26th day of February, 1895. —John Talbot, Chairman.

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Summary of Eeceipts and Expenditure from January, 1877, to 31st December, 1894. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Grants from Provincial Government .. 106,458 11 3 Breakwater, including cement and preNet proceeds £100,000 5-per-cent. loan, liminary expenses .. .. .. 202,307 8 6 1883 .. .. .. .. 97,274 13 5 Wharves .. .. .. .. 32,665 12 11 Net proceeds £100,000 5-per-cent. loan, Landing service, including boatways, 1886 .. .. .. .. 104,473 12 5 sheetpiling and plant .. .. 3,872 10 1 Interest on deposits .. .. .. 40,537 16 1 Dredging .. .. .. .. 18,219 5 3 Rents .. .. .. .. 1,861 710 Reclamation .. .. .. .. 15 17 0 Landing service .. .. .. 9,598 9 5 Slipway .. .. .. .. 2,655 13 8 Royalty on foreshore .. .. .. 224 8 4 North wall .. .. .. .. 25,602 16 6 Wharfage, net.. .. .. .. 74,219 19 6 Purchase of section adjoining lighthouse.. 250 0 0 Cranage .. .. .. .. 572 14 9 Buildings and furniture .. .. 1,180 1 5 Harbour rate, 1889, net .. .. 2,647 5 7 Commissions on shingle accumulation .. 364 0 1 1890, net .. .. 5,433 12 7 Plant— 1891, net .. .. 2,998 14 2 Three cranes, rails, tools, trucks, &c. .. 11,787 19 2 1892, net .. .. 4,555 15 4 Mooring-buoys, anchors, and chains .. 4,650 2 6 1893, net .. .. 4,556 6 8 Dredge " Taniwha" .. .. .. 4,412 16 6 1894, net .. .. 4,557 011 B.s. "Titan" .. .. .. 4,296 18 6 Harbour department— Tug"Mana" .. .. .. 12,052 3 4 Port charge.. .. .. .. 8,034 3 5 Tug-dredge " Timaru" .. .. 17,044 18 7 Pilotage .. .. .. .. 2,646 17 10 Boats for harbour department .. 106 610 Harbourmaster's fees .. .. 9,086 5 8 Entrance-light .. .. .. 167 9 2 Berthago .. .. .. .. 11,907 911 Shingle-hopper, shoot, pump, and conUse of moorings and fenders .. .. 10,762 11 7 nection .. .. .. .. 488 5 0 Towage, &c... .. .. .. 6,733 2 7 Loan 1883, preliminary expenses .. 172 911 Licenses .. .. .. .. 115 3 9 Loan 1886 „ .. .. 201 11 7 Water .. .. .. .. 1,390 10 0 Salaries—Engineer's department .. 9,564 10 2 Use of gangway .. .. .. 10 8 0 „ Secretary's „ .. 4,787 311 Discharging ballast .. .. .. 333 10 3 Office and ordinary expenses .. .. 6,705 17 6 Use of slipway .. .. .. 47 0 0 Interest on loans .. .. .. 98,750 0 0 Claims paid for damage to wharf .. 86 13 7 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 1,586 3 8 Broceeds sale of p.s. " Titan " .. .. 196 18 3 Interest on contractors'deposits .. 438 611 Proceeds sale'of crane " Hercules " .. 738 16 6 Costs of action account ship " Lyttelton " 4,557 15 7 Action account ship " Lyttelton," costs re- Harbour department— covered .. ... .. .. 2,070 9 0 Salaries, wages, and sundries .. .. 18,988 16 0 Accident insurance premiums received Hawsers, fenders, and overhauling from employes .. .. .. 33 9 6 moorings.. .. .. .. 9,602 16 5 Accident insurance claim paid .. .. 6 0 0 Lighthouse maintenance .. .. 1,129 16 1 " Mana" Insurance Fund .. .. 3,87116 10 Tug—Working-expenses .. .. 14,936 16 10 Sale of material, and sundry receipts .. 520 15 11 Water for shipping .. .. .. 1,144 7 8 Overdraft, Bank of New Zealand, 31st De- Breakwater repairs .. .. .. 253 3 3 cember, 1894 .. .. .. 211 17 5 Wharf repairs.. .. .. .. 2,665 8 9 Working surf-boats, and repairs.. .. 368 3 2 Rents —Repairs to cement-stores .. 18 15 6 Cranage—Wages and coal .. .. 257 19 1 Slipway repairs .. .. .. 19 18 10 Use of slipway—Wages .. .. 31 3 11 Shingle removal .. .. .. 308 12 0 Lifting sleepers in blockyard, &c. .. 2117 0 " Bublic Revenues Act, 1893 " .. .. 3 10 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 08 19 6 Accident insurance premium .. .. 50 0 0 £518,774 8 I £518,774 8 3

Estimate of Bevenue and Expenditure for Year 1895. Revenue. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ a. d. Wharfage.net.. .. .. .. 7,000 0 0 Deficiency on 31st December, 1894 .. 21117 5 Dues on ships.. .. .. .. 3,900 0 0 Wharf repairs .. .. .. 400 0 0 Towage .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Breakwater repairs .. .. .. 100 0 0 Licenses .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Harbour department .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Water .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Dredging .. .. .. .. 3,500 0 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Law-expenses—Action with Railway Com--11,380 0 0 missioners .. .. .. .. 531 0 0 Balance for which special rate will be re- Expenses .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 quired .. .. .. .. 6,487 17 5 Interest on overdraft .. .. .. 25 0 0 Interest on loans .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 £17,867 17 5 £17,867 17 5 Timaru, 10th January, 1895. W. J. Tennent, Treasurer.

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WAIMAKAEIBI haeboue boaed. Balance-sheet of the Waimakariri Harbour Board for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. General Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance on 31st December, 1893 .. .. 28 2 10 OfficeBents .. .. .. .. .. 230 17 1 Secretary .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Port dues .. 15 4 3 Audit 10 0 Refund of duty on dredge .. .. .. 83 11 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 18 17 0 Pilot's department— Salary .. .. .. .. 91 14 0 Beacons .. .. .. .. 4 12 2 Stakes .. .. .. .. 2 13 6 Flagstaff .. .. .. .. 1 14 0 Boats .. .. .. .. 0 9 0 River— Dredging .. .. .. .. 7 15 0 Willows .. .. .. .. 5 9 0 Cost of lawsuit, Sims v. Board .. .. 71 17 0 Interest, 2s. 6d.; exchange, lis. 6d. .. 014 0 Transfer to Interest Account .. .. 37 8 6 Balance at 31st December, 1894 .. .. 101 12 0 £357 15 2 £357 15 2

2. Special Fund Account. Loan Redemption Accoitnt. £ s. d. £ s. d. Debentures issued .. .. .. 450 0 0 Debentures paid off .. .. .. 450 0 0

3. Inteeest Account. Loan of £450, at 6\ per Gent. — £29 ss. per Annum. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transfer from General Account .. 37 8 6 One year's interest .. .. .. 29 5 0 Interest to date of redemption .. .. 8 3 6 £37 8 6 £37 8 6

Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. To Balance at bank .. .. .. 101 12 0 Debentures .. .. .. 450 0 0 Landed property .. .. .. 1,600 0 0 Pilot's salary (one month) .. .. 7 0 0 Plant .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Sundry accounts ... .. .. 20 0 0 Outstanding rents .. .. .. 11 16 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,680 8 0 £2,163 8 0 £2,163 8 0 Edward Eevell, Secretary and Treasurer. Eeceived, allowed, and adopted as the accounts of the Waimakariri Harbour Board. 4th February, 1894. E. Evans, Chairman. Examined and found correct—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

WAIEOA HAEBOUE BOABD. Balance-sheet of the Wairoa Harbour Board for the Year ending 31st December, 1894. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1894 .. .. 147 18 8 Salaries .. .. .. 112 0 0 Bilotage and port charges .. .. 119 16 6 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 5 7 0 Harbour-improvement rates .. .. 128 17 11 Solicitor's and Engineer's fees .. .. 6 3 6 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Election expenses .. .. .. 110 Bakowhai wharf .. .. .. 50 19 0 Clyde Town wharf .. .. .. 170 10 0 Repairs to wharves .. .. .. 3 7 8 Repairs to pilot-station .. .. .. 12 6 Office-expenses .. .. .. .. 018 1 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 54 4 4 £411 13 1 £411 13 1

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Contractors' Deposit Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance deposits, Ist January, 1894 .. 7 0 0 Deposits refunded .. .. .. 7 0 0

Statement op Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Pilotage for December .. .. .. 10 0 0 Pilot's and Secretary's salary to 31st De-Harbour-improvement rates for December .. 10 13 0 cember, 1894 .. .. .. .. 39 0 0 Balance at bank .. .. .. 54 4 4 Balance .. .. .. .. 35 17 4 £74 17 4 £74 17 4 J. W. Sargisson, Secretary. Examined and found correct. —James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

WAITAEA HAEBOUE BOAED.* Waitara Harbour Fund Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. General Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. Pilotage and port charges .. .. 39 12 0 Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. ..3,902 18 4 Endowments .. .. .. 327 9 3 WharvesSale of plant •.. .. .. .. 070 Salaries .. .. ..' .. 58 7 0 Harbour dues .. .. .. .. 470 6 3 Labour, material, and repairs .. .. 91 16 1 S.s. " Waitara " No. 2 Account .. .. 9 12 0 Pilot-station-Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 4,313 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 58 7 0 Labour, material, and repairs .. .. 14 5 8 OfficeSalaries .. .. .. .. 58 6 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 16 1 2 Harbour —"Bublic Revenues Act, 1893," — Expenses delegate to Wellington .. 10 0 0 Sundries and material .. .. .. 73 10 0 Bridge—Sundries .. .. .. 2 0 0 Endowments —Rates and sundries .. 13 10 3 S.s. Waitara No. 2 Account—Sundries .. 0 15 0 Interest— Transferred to Account No. 1 .. .. 180 0 0 No. 2 .. .. 289 10 0 No. 3 .. .. 24 10 0 No. 4 .. .. 180 0 0 Sinking fund — Transferred to Account No. 1 .. .. 30 0 0 No. 2 .. .. 96 10 0 No. 3 .. .. 60 0 0 £5,160 6 6 £5,100 6 6 J. Cameron, Secretary. * Owing to the footnotes placed hereon by the Controller and Auditor-General, the Board decline to pass or adopt these accounts.

3. Interest Account. (1.) Loan under Act of 1879: £3,000, at 6 per. Cent, per Annum — £lBo. £ s. d. I £ s. d. Transferred from General Account .. .. 180 00 | Interest paid .. .. .. .. 180 0 0 (2.) Loan under Act of 1881: £9,650, at 3 per Cent, per Annum — £2B9 10s. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 2,160 0 0 Interest paid .. .. .. .. 204 15 0 Transferred from General Account .. 289 10 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 2,244 15 0 £2,449 10 0 £2,449 10 0 (3.) Loan under Act of 1881: £350, at 7 per Gent, per Annum — £24 10s. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 10 10 0 Interest paid .. .. .. .. 31 10 0 Transferred from General Account .. .. 24 10 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 310 0 £35 0 0 £35 0 0

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(4.) Loan under Act of 1883 : £6,000, at 3 per Gent, per Annum — £lBo. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 1,440 0 0 Interest paid .. .. .. 90 0 0 Transferred from General Account .. 180 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 1,530 0 0 £1,620 0 0 £1,620 0 0 J. Cameron, Secretary.

4. Sinking Fund Account. (1.) Loan under Act of 1879: £3,000, at 1 per Gent, per Annum — £3o. £ s. d. | £ s. d. Transferred from General Account .. 30 0 0 I Faid to Trustees.. .. .. .. 30 0 0 (2.) Loan under Act of 1881: £9,650, at 1 per Gent, per Annum — £96 10s. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 360 0 0 Paid to Commissioners .. .. .. 68 5 0 Transferred from General Account .. 96 10 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 388 5 0 £456 10 0 £456 10 0 (3.) Loan under Act of 1883: £6,000, at 1 per Gent, per Annum — £6o. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 240 0 0 Paid to Commissioners .. .. .. 30 0 0 Transferred from General Account .. 60 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 270 0 0 £300 0 0 * £300 0 0

Statement of Balances. Account Balances. £ s. d. Bank Balances. £ s. d. Cr. Interest Account No. 2 .. 2,244 15 0 Cr. Harbour Fund Account .. .. 123 10 0 No. 3 .. 3 10 0 No. 4 .. 1,530 0 0 Sinking Fund No. 2 .. 388 5 0 No. 3 .. 270 0 0 4,436 10 0 Dr. General Account .. .. .. 4,313 0 0 £123 10 0 £123 10 0 J. Cameron, Secretary. I am unable to certify this account to be correct, as the balances from last year's accounts are not correctly brought forward.—James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities on the 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Actual— Actual— To Credit of Board at Bank of New Zealand 123 10 0 Interest due on Loan No. 2 .. .. 2,244 15 0 Rents, wharfages, and sundry accounts „ Loan No. 3 .. .. 310 0 outstanding .. .. .. .. 233 810 „ Loan No. 4 .. .. 1,530 0 0 Sinking fund due on Loan No. 2 .. 388 5 0 Loan No. 3 .. 270 0 0 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 164 12 1 £356 18 10 === £4,601 2 1 Estimated— £ 8. d. Estimated— £ s . d. Sinking fund in hands of Commissioners 1,444 1 3 Loans outstanding' .. .. .. 19,000 0 0 Sinking fund in hands of Trustees .. 11l 12 3 Wharves and endowments .. .. 20,000 0 0 Steam-engine, punts, and gear .. 350 0 0 Working-plant and tram-rails .. 200 0 0 Goods and woolshed .. .. 550 0 0 Office furniture, plans, &c. .. .. 50 0 0 £22,705 13 6 £19,000 0 0 J. Cameron, Secretary. The liabilities, and also the estimated liabilities, are incorrectly stated. —James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. 5—H. 25.

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WANGANUI HAEBOUE BOAED. Statement of Accounts of the Wanganui Harbour Board for the Year ending 31st December, 1894 1. Geneeal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 6,419 4 2 Wharf AccountWharfage from Treasury .. .. 3,431 17 10 Wages .. .. .. .. 163 14 6 collected by Board .. .. 609 17 6 Maintenance .. .. .. .. 16 12 11 Pilotage collected by Collector of Customs.. 339 5 3 Gas-lighting, wharves .. .. .. 4 8 8 Rents from reserves collected by Board .. 963 17 5 Refund wharf dues .. .. .. 16 16 10 Receipts from endowments from Treasury.. 1,404 11 8 Repairs, Heads wharf .. .. .. 32 13 7 Boat licenses collected by Board .. .. 010 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 112 6 Ship dues from Treasury .. .. 436 11 4 Pilotage Account — Bridge, collected by Board— Wages .. .. .. .. 368 17 6 From Wanganui Borough Council .. 236 6 8 Maintenance .. .. .. .. 92 19 6 From Wanganui County Council .. 236 6 8 Management Account— Interest collected by Board .. .. 145 0 0 Secretary .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Advertising and printing .. .. 36 15 8 Law-costs .. .. .. .. 16 8 2 Audit-fees .. .. .. .. 3 6 8 Insurance .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 Cost of election .. .. .. 110 Betty cash .. .. .. .. 12 19 7 Reserves Account — Law-costs .. .. .. .. 4 16 6 Survey-fees .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Rates to Wanganui Borough Council .. 8 7 6 Rates to Waitotara County Council .. 3 15 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 47 9 3 Wages .. .. .. .. 36 17 8 Roadwork in Manawatu Endowment .. 71 611 Fencing, &c., Castlecliff .. .. 30 1 4 • ' Refund purchase-money .. .. 21 15 3 Plan of Castlecliff .. .. .. 5 5 0 Bridge Account—Repairs to turntable .. 7 0 0 Transferred to Interest Account No. 1 .. 3,638 5 0 No. 2 .. 650 0 0 sinking fund .. .. 600 0 0 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 8,216 12 0 £14,223 8 6 £14,223 8 6

2. Special Fund Account. Harbour Board Loan. £ s. d. | £ s. d. Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 2,966 11 8 ; Balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 2,287 5 5 River improvements .. .. .. 70 0 10 Bar improvements .. .. .. 9 8 0 Office buildings .. • .. .. .. 22 8 0 Additions to plant .. .. .. 25 9 10 South Spit .. .. .. .. 64 16 0 Dredging and snag-lifting .. .. 210 6 6 Shed Account .. .. .. .. 36 8 10 Reynolds's Report Account .. .. 240 8 3 £2,966 11 8 £2,966 11 8

3. Interest Account. (1.) Loan of £60,000, at 6 per Gent, per Annum — £3,6oo. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transferred from General Account .. 3,638 5 0 Coupons due Ist June and Ist December, 1894 3,600 0 0 Commission and exchange on payment of interest .. .. .. .. 38 5 0 £3,638 5 0 £3,638 5 0 (2.) Loan of £10,000, at (i\ per Gent, per Annum — £650. £ s. d. | £ s. d. Transferred from General Account .. .. 650 0 0 Interest due Ist June and Ist December, 1894 650 0 0

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4. Sinking Fund Account. £ s. d. , £ s. d. Transferred from General Account .. .. 600 0 0 Paid Sinking Fund Commissioners .. .. 600 0 0

Statement of Balances, 31st December, 1894. Db. £ s. d. ob. £ s. d. Special Account .. .. .. 2,966 11 8 General Account .. .. .. 8,216 12 0 2,966 11 8 £5,250 0 4 Balance in National Bank of New Zealand £5,250 0 4

Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ a. d. Liabilities. £ a. d. Cash — Cash— Rents of reserves to date .. .. 179 5 6 One month's interest on £60,000, at 6 per Wharf dues accrued to date .. .. 424 14 2 cent... .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Ship dues .. .. .. .. 30 6 9 One month's interest on £10,000, at 6J per Wanganui Borough Council's contribution cent... .. .. .. ..5434 to bridge .. .. .. .. 59 1 8 Seven months' sinking fund on £60,000, at Wanganui County Council's contribution 1 per cent. .. .. .. .. 350 0 0 to bridge .. .. .. .. 177 5 0 Sundry accounts .. .. .. 11l 0 5 Fixed deposits in National Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Balance of Current Account in National Bank of New Zealand .. .. 1,250 0 4 £6,120 13 5 £815 3 9 Estimated — Estimated— Training - walls, protection Castlecliff, Loan Account .. £60,000 0 0 South Spit, and bar improvements .. £54,681 8 8 Less sinking fund Wharves and sheds, less 10 per cent, de- accumulation .. 12,780 16 7 preciation .. .. .. 2,222 0 0 47,219 3 5 Working plant .. .. .. 875 0 0 Advance from Government Life InsurOffice buildings and furniture.. .. 180 0 0 ance Association .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 6,943 acres of land, Manawatu, sold for £10,414, less £2,083 Is. received .. 8,330 19 0 Balance of township lands .. .. 750 0 0 950 acres, Landguard Bluff .. .. 1,000 0 0 180 acres, Pilot-station reserve .. 4,000 0 0 128 acres and 30 perches, right bank of river .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 1 acre 2 roods 30 perches, reclaimed land 10,400 0 0 Section, Taupo Quay, office reserve .. 1,000 0 0 £93,439 7 8 £57,219 3 5 Sinking Fund Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. dBalance, December 31, 1893 .. .. 11,546 11 6 By investmentsHarbour Board .. .. .. 600 0 0 Marton Borough debentures, at 7 per cent. 60 0 0 Interest on investments .. .. 634 5 1 Wanganui Harbour Board debentures, at 6 percent... .. .. .. 3,500 0 0 Mortgages .. .. .. -. 8,000 0 0 Balance in National Bank of New Zealand 1,220 16 7 £12,780 16~7 £12/780 16 7 John Notman, Treasurer. T. Thatchee, Chairman, Wanganui Harbour Board, j Sinking Fund Jos. Eeginald Sommeeviele, Chairman, Wanganui County Council, ]■ Commissioners. Freeman E. Jackson, Mayor, Borough of Wanganui J Examined and allowed, Ist March, 1895.—David Peat, Chairman. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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WELLINGTON HAEBOUE BOAED. Balance-sheet of the Wellington Haeboue Boaed for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. Geneeal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. Balance on Ist January, 1894 .. .. .. 8,972 9 4 Working Capital Departmental receipts— Expenditure. Xmtenanccf 3 Wharves and quays— Departmental expenditure— £ s. d. £ s. A. 1. Wharfage, labour, &c. .. .. .. 34,513 13 2 Wharves and quays— 2. Wharfage, railway wharfage collected by 1. General Account .. .. 20,144 3 6 2,104 4 7 Railway Department .. .. .. 442 10 5 2. Railway Wharf Account .. 166 14 3 76 10 0 3. Wool-pressmg .. .. .. .. 4,820 19 6 3. Wool-pressing Account .. 2,642 8 5 209 9 5 4. Water supplied to shipping .. .. 2,520 811 4. Water Account .. .. 2,327 5 6 88 14 5 5. Bondrent .. .. .. .. 1,327 14 6 5. Bond Account .. .. 724 6 7 22 12 6 Pilot service— Office department .. .. 1,299 19 5 57 6 Pilotage .. .. .. .. .. 168 18 3 office furniture .. .. .. 2 0 0 Sale of boats .. .. .. .. 33 0 0 Harbour department (including Caretaker's fee .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 pilot and signal departments).. 2,45112 0 243 17 11 Port charges .. .. .. .. 3,616 14 5 Weighbridges.. .. '.. 157 1 9 618 0 Harbourmaster's fees .. .. .. 2,243 12 10 Engineer's department.. .. 32 12 9 Harbour department—Labour, shifting yacht .. 14 0 Dredging (Priestman dredges) .. 1,259 14 8 636 9 8 Engineer's department—Refund Customs duty 0 4 0 Harbour-works Weighbridges .. .. .. .. 620 2 0 Dredge operations south of Rents— Queen's Wharf .. .. 946 15 3 1,893 10 5 Featherston Street endowment .. .. 200 0 0 Hunter Street reserve, paving, Hunter Street endowment and Queen's bond site 1,265 7 9 gates &c. .. .. .. 155 14 11 Waterloo Quay sections .. .. .. 80 0 0 Reclamation boat-harbour endowWharf book-stall .. .. .. .. 18 15 0 ment .. .. 892 4 0 Seamen's Rest .. .. .. .. 110 Miscellaneous expenditure - Licenses and fees Asphalt crossings, Brandon Street Boat licenses .. .. .. .. 7 7 6 an( j wl]ar { a pp ro ach (half-cost) 10 14 0 Boatmasters' licenses .. .. .. 210 0 Auditing 1893 accounts .. 24 0 0 Cargo-boat licenses .. .. .. .. 56 0 Election expenses .. .. 29 16 6 Davit-fees .. .. .. .. .. 18 14 0 Employers' Liability Fund .. 100 0 0 Foreshore licenses •.. .. .. .. 94 4 6 Expenses incidental to payment Hulk licenses .. .. .. .. 147 0 0 0 f interest-coupons in London 88 15 5 Steam-launch licenses .. .. .. 212 6 Fidelity guarantee premium .. 5 5 0 Watermen's licenses.. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Interest on bank overdraft .. 51 9 4 Water-supply licenses 3 0 0 Lega i expenses .. .. 24 13 6 Miscellaneous receipts— Lighting Jervois Quay (contribuDredge 222 (wages refund) .. .. .. 17 0 0 t ; on to cost of) .. .. 20 0 0 Fetone Jetty wharfages .. .. .. 64 2 0 Members' travelling-expenses .. 17 19 0 Resident Magistrate's Court fines .. .. 011 0 Transfer to Interest Account No. 1 3,600 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 018 0 (/ No. 2 507 0 0 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. .. 1, 260 0 0 j^ 0 _ 3 4 500 0 0 Graving-dock site —Sum received from New Zea- " y oi 4 1 575 0 0 land Government, being cost of reclamation of Transfer to Sinking Fund Account 1925 0 0 .. site taken for railway purposes .. .. 250 0 0 44,698 6 10 *6,337 13 4 51,036 0 2 Balance on 31st December, 1894.. .. 11,702 0 5 £62,738 0 7 £62,738 0 7 * Eepairs and maintenance, £3,396 45.; new works, £2,941 9s. 4d.: total, £0,337 13s. 4d.

2. Special Fund Account. Harbour-works Loan, £39,000. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance on 31st December, 1893 .. 13,384 6 1 Joint road and rail wharf— Loan No. 5— Concrete retaining-wall .. .. 48 19 10 Proceeds of sale of fifteen debentures of Reclamation, Waterloo Quay.. .. 124 16 7 £1,000 each to New Zealand Govern- Dredge 222 : Operations north of Queen's ment Life Insurance Department, at Wharf .. .. .. .. 2,082 1 0 par .. .. .. .. 15,000 0 0 Wharf extension, contract No. 75 .. 2,683 10 0 Wharf offices and wool-store .. .. 337 16 10 Alterations to 35-ton hydraulic crane .. 210 0 Balance on 31st December, 1894 .. 23,104 1110 £28,384 6 1 £28,384 6 1

3. Inteeest Accounts. (1.) Harbour-works Loan: £61,000, at 6 per Cent, per Annum — £3,66o. Transfer from General Account .. .. £3,660 0 0 1 One year's interest (to 28th February, 1895) £3,660 0 0 (2.) Purchase-money, Queen's Wharf and Bonded Store : £39,000, at £1 6s. per Cent, per Annum —■ £507. (Note. —Amount, £39,000, paid to City Council, 28th February, 1888, subject to payment of this amount until 28th February, 1907.) Transfer from General Account .. .. £507 0 0 I One year's interest (to 28th February, 1895) £507 0 0

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(3.) Harbour-works Loan: £100,000, at 4\ per Cent, per Annum — £4,soo. Transfer from General Account .. .. £4,500 0 0 I One year's interest (to 28th February, 1895) £4,500 0 0 (4.) Harbour-works Loan: £39,000, at 5 per Cent, per Annum. Twelve Months' Interest, at sper Cent, per Annum, on £24,000 — £1,200. Six Months' Interest, at 5 per Gent, per Annum, on £15,000—£375. Transfer from General Account .. .. £1,575 0 0 One year's interest (to 28th August, 1894) on £24,000 .. .. .. .. £1,200 0 0 Half year's interest (to 28th August, 1894) on £15,000 .. .. .. .. 375 0 0 £1,575 0 0 £1,575 0 0

4. Sinking Fund Account. Harbour-works Loan : £161,000, at 1 per Gent, per Annum = £1,610. £39,000 — 1 per Cent, on £240,000 = £240 ; J per Cent, on £15,000 = £75. Transfer from General Account.. .. £1,925 0 0 I Faid to Sinking Fund Commissioners .. £1,925 0 0

5. Statement of Balances. Accounts. £ s. d. Bank. Cr. General Account .. .. .. 11,702 0 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. „ Special Fund Account .. .. 23,104 11 10 Cr. Fixed deposits, National Bank of New Zealand (Limited), Wellington 26,000 0 0 „ Fixed deposits, Union Bank of Australia . . . (Limited) .. .. 5,000 0 0 „ Fixed deposits, Bank of Australasia .. .. 5,000 0 0 „ Wages Imprest Account, National Bank of New Zealand (Limited), Wellington .. .. 350 0 0 36,350 0 0 Dr. Current Account, National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) .. 1,514 6 1 „ Outstanding cheques .. 29 1 8 1,543 7 9 £34,806 12 3 £34,806 12 3 31st January, 1895. William Feeguson, Treasurer. Examined.—P. P. W. Examined and found correct. —James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that this account was examined and. allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Wellington Harbour Board, held this 7th day of March, 1895.—Thomas Gale, Chairman.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash — £ s. d. £ s. d. Accounts due .. .. .. .. 882 910 Balance at banks — Bublic debt— Fixed deposit, National Bank of Loan No. 1 (due 1907), 6 per cent. .. .. 30,000 0 0 New Zealand (Limited) .. 26,000 0 0 „ No. 2 „ .. .. 31,000 0 0 Fixed deposit, Bank of Aus- „ No. 3 „ 4J per cent. .. .. 50,000 0 0 tralasia .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 „ No. 4 „ .. .. 50,000 0 0 Fixed deposit, Union Bank of „ No. 5 „ 5 per cent. .. .. 39,000 0 0 Australia (Limited) .. 5,000 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 131,164 911 Wages Imprest Account, National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 350 0 0 30,350 0 0 Less Current Account, National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 1,514 6 1 Less cheques drawn but not presented .. .. .. 29 1 8 1,543 7 9 34,806 12 3 Accounts due .. .. .. .. 7,191 0 1 Estimated — Sinking funds and accrued interest .. 21,171 4 5 Employers' Liability Fund .. .. 100 0 0 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 1,339 6 2 Accrued rent on goods in bond .. .. 897 17 3 Value of hoop steel in stock .. .. 2,294 0 2 Carried forward .. .. £67,800 0 4 Carried forward .. .. £332,046 19 9

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities — continued. Assets. £ a. A. £ a. A. Liabilities. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 67,800 0 4 Brought forward .. .. 332,046 19 9 Wharves and quays — 1. General Account— (a.) Estimated value, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 155,064 4 9 Less 5 per cent., depreciation .. .. .. 7,753 4 3 . 147,311 0 6 Additions, 1894, per Statement (F)— Repairs and maintenance .. .. 2,104 4 7 Dredging operations, Dredge 222, General Account .. .. 1,893 10 5 Hunter Street reserve .. 155 14 11 Dredging operations, Dredge 222, Special Fund Account .. 2,082 1 0 Wharf extension .. 2,683 10 0 Wharf office and woolstore .. .. 337 16 10 Alterations to 35-ton crane .. .. 2 10 0 9,259 7 9 (6.) Sea-wall and reclamation, Waterloo Quay, estimated value, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 5,752 2 0 Less 5 per cent., depreciation .. .. .. 287 12 1 5,464 9 11 Additions, 1894, per Statement (F) ' .. .. .. 173 16 5 2. Wool-pressing Account — Estimated value, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 8,885 13 7 Less 5 per cent., deprecia- 444 5 8 tion .. .. .. 8,441 711 Additions, 1894, per Statement (F) .. .. .. 209 9 5 3. Water plant— Estimated value, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 1,435 1 3 Less 5 per cent., depreciation 71 15 0 1,303 6 3 Additions, 1894, per Statement (F) .. .. .. 88 14 5 4. Bond building and plant— Estimated value, 31st December, 1893 .. .. 8,149 411 Less 11 per cent., depreciation .. .. .. 101 18 7 . 8,047 6 4 Additions to plant, 1894, per Statement (F) .. .. .. 22 12 6 Weighbridges — Estimated value, 31st December, 1893 .. .. .. 490 4 5 Less 5 per cent., depreciation .. 24 10 3 . 465 14 2 Additions, 1894, per Statement (F) .. 6 18 0 Office furniture — Estimated value, 31st December, 1893 .. .. .. 305 16 10 Less 5 per cent., depreciation .. 15 5 5 . 290 11 5 Additions, 1894, per Statement (F) .. 2 0 0 Office building— Estimated value, 31st December, 1893 .. .. .. 4,476 16 4 Less 11 per cent., depreciation .. 55 19 3 4,420 17 1 Additions, 1894, per Statement (F) .. 5 7 6 Dredging department — Estimated value, 31st December, 1893 .. .. .- 3,837 7 4 Less 10 per cent., depreciation .. 383 14 9 3,453 12 7 Additions, 1894, per Statement (F) .. 636 9 8 Interest in six leasehold sections at Waterloo Quay .. .. .. 3,100 0 0 Real estate— Hunter Street endowment and old bond-site — Hunter Street endowment .. .. 25,000 0 0 Old bond-site .. .. .. 6,000 0 0 Carried forward .. .. £291,503 2 2 Carried forward .. .. ..£332,046 19 9

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities — continued. Assets £ s d £ s d. I Liabilities. £ s. d. Brought forward '.. .. ' ' 291,563 2 2 Brought forward 332,046 19 9 Real estate — continued Land between Jervois Quay and Queen's Wharf — Wharves and quays depart-ment—Stores-site .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Office-site 1,300 0 0 Bond-site 3,500 0 0 Weighbridge-site .. .. .. 200 0 0 Woolshed-site at Railway Wharf .. 5,000 0 0 Featherston Street endowment.. .. 4,000 0 0 Boat-harbour reclamation endowment 5,000 0 0 Structures, rights, &c.— Railway Wharf and approach— Estimated value, 31st December, 1893 .. .. .. 12,971 4 5 Less 5 per cent., depreciation 648 11 3 12,322 13 2 Additions, 1894, per Statement (F) .. 76 10 0 Foreshore, as vested in the Board .. 500 0 0 Reclamation rights at Waterloo Quay 500 0 0 Bilot- and signal-station reserves — Interest in land, pilot-station reserve, Worser's Bay .. .. 150 0 0 Signal-station reserves .. .. 125 0 0 Harbour-pilot and signal services (buildings, plant, &c.) — Estimated value, 31st December, 1893 2,700 17 5 Less 5 per cent., depreciation .. 135 0 11 ■ 2,565 16 6 Additions, 1894, per Statement (F)— Harbour department .. .. 11 11 8 Pilot service .. .. .. 5 10 5 Signal-stations— Beacon Hill .. .. .. 205 19 1 Mount Victoria .. .. .. 20 16 9 £332,046 19 9 £332,046 19 9 Note.—The total amount written off for depreciation is £9,921175. sd. 31st January, 1895. William Feeguson, Treasurer. Examined.—P. P. W. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that this statement was examined and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Wellington Harbour Board, held this 7th day of March, 1895.—Thomas Gale, Chairman.

WESTPOBT HAEBOUE BOAED. Balance-sheet of the Westport Harbour Boaed for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. 1. Geneeal Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance from last statement, 31st Decern- Transferred to Interest Account No. 1 .. 6,030 0 0 ber, 1893 .. .. .. .. 7,813 2 1 Transferred to Interest Account No. 2 .. 14,951 810 Buller Coalfields and Westport Colliery Transferred to Sinking Fund Account, Reserve .. .. .. .. 8,013 3 9 4-per-cent. loan .. .. .. 1,501 0 0 Westport Railway and wharf .. .. 16,236 16 1 Harbour expenses .. .. .. 2, 238 18 9 Interest on fixed deposit, Bank of New Office-expenses (proportion of) .. .. 178 2 1 Zealand, Westport .. .. .. 37 10 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 275 0 1 Interest on overdraft, Bank of New Zealand, Westport .. .. .. 14 17 3 £25,189 7 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 6,911 4 11 £32,100 11 11 £32,100 11 11

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2. Special Fund Account. Harbour Improvement Loan. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance from last statement, 31st Decern- Training-wall .. .. .. .. 10,201 9 4 ber, 1893 .. .. .. .. 607 6 5 Eastern breakwater (maintenance) .. 1,532 5 9 Advances made by Government on security Dredging .. .. .. .. 23 8 0 of Board's debentures .. .. 19,800 0 0 Blant .. .. .. .. 245 15 0 Cape Foulwind Railway revenue .. 304 10 0 Orowaiti protective works .. .. 67 9 6 Sale of plant, &c. .. .. .. 155 3 7 Signal-station .. .. .. 227 10 10 Interest on fixed deposit, Bank of New Rates .. .. .. .. 119 4 0 Zealand, Westport .. .. .. 22 10 0 Law charges .. .. .. .. 43 17 5 Engineering generally .. ~ .. 87 10 0 Office-expenses .. .. .. 356 4 3 Westport-Ngakawau Railway— Extension, Ngakawau to Mokihinui .. 2,610 0 0 Additions to rolling-stock .. .. 3,910 0 0 Embankment at Fairdown .. .. 120 0 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 .. .. 1,344 15 11 £20,889 10 0 £20,889 10 0

3. Interest Accounts. (1.) Harbour Improvement Guarantee Loan: £150,000, at 4 per Gent, per Annum — £6,ooo. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transferred from the General Account .. 6,030 0 0 One year's interest to Ist September, 1894 6,000 0 0 Charges .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 £6,030 0 0 £6,030 0 0 (2.) Harbour Improvement Loan, at 5 per cent, per Annum. Debentures issued as required. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transferred from the General Account .. 14,951 810 Half-year's interest (due on Ist January, 1894) on £287,500 .. .. .. 7,187 10 0 Interest for broken periods (due on Ist January, 1894) on £11,300 .. .. 139 15 3 Half-year's interest (due on Ist July, 1894) on £298,800 .. .. .. 7,470 0 0 Interest for broken periods (due on Ist July, 1894) on £8,500 .. .. .. 154 3 7 £14,951 8 10 £14,951 8 10 Harbour Loan: £150,000. — Sinking Fund Account for Year ending 31st December, 1894. £ s. d. Cash balance, 31st December, 1893 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 446 6 8 Receipts. Interest on investments — (To Ist January, 1894), one year's interest, at 5 per cent., on £210, County Tauranga debentures .. 10 10 0 One year's interest on £210, Borough of Hokitika, 6 per cent., to sth January, 1894 .. .. 12 12 0 Half-year's interest, at 6 per cent., to Ist February, 1894, on £70, Cambridge debentures .. .. 2 2 0 One year's interest on £1,480, Wellington and Manawatu 5-per-cent. debentures, to Ist June, 1894, less income-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 13 9 One year's interest to Ist September, 1894, on £1,890, Government Loans to Local Bodies, 4J per cent. 85 1 0 „ to 15th October, 1894, on £600, Immigration and Bublic Works, 4J per cent. .. 27 0 0 to Ist October, 1894, on £800, Thames Borough, 5J per cent. .. .. .. 44 0 0 „ to 9th November, 1894, on £430, Brunner Borough, 6 per cent. .. .. .. 25 16 0 to Ist November, 1894, on £200, Tauranga Borough, 5 per cent. .. .. 10 0 0 „ to 28th November, 1894, on £7,040, Consolidated Stock, 4J-per-cent. debentures .. 316 16 0 „ to Ist December, 1894, on £220, County Waitemata, 6 per cent. .. .. 13 4 0 Half-year to 30th June, 1894, on £1,300, Treasury bills, 4J per cent. .. .. .. .. 29 5 0 One year to 31st December, on £700, Defence Loan, 4J per cent. .. .. .. .. 31 10 0 On £460, Westport Harbour, 5 per cent., 18th January to Ist July .. .. .. .. 10 6 8 £840, „ „ from 22nd March to Ist July .. .. .. .. 11 12 5 £1,300, General purposes loan, 5-per-cent. debentures, Ist July to 15th November .. .. 24 4 0 £1,190, „ „ Ist October to 15th November .. .. 7 5 6 Bank balances, one year to 30th September, 1894, at 3 per cent. .. .. .. .. 10 6 3 Contribution to sinking fund, one year, to Ist September, 1894 .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Cambridge Borough debenture redeemed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Ist July, 1894, Treasury Bills exchanged for general purposes loan debentures .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 Total receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. £4,059 11 3 Investments. £ s. d. 18th January, 1894, Westport Harbour 5-per-cent. debentures .. .. .. .. .. 460 0 0 22nd March, 1894, „ „ .. .. .. .. 840 0 0 29th November, 1894 „ „ .. .. .. .. 210 0 0 Ist July, 1894, general purposes loan, 5 per cent., received in exchange for Treasury bills .. .. 1,300 0 0 Ist October, 1894, „ „ purchased .. .. .. .. .. 1,190 0 0 Total investments .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 Cash balance in bank, 31st December, 1894 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 11 3 £4,059 11 3 Total investments .. .. .. .. .. 17,780 0 0 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 11 3 £17,839 11 3 11th January, 1895. J. G. Anderson, Secretary to-the Commissioners. Examined and found correct.—James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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4. Sinking Fund Account. (1.) Harbour Improvement Guaranteed Loan: £150,000, Forty Years' Currency, at I per Gent. per Annum — £l,soo. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transferred from the General Account .. 1,501 0 0 Paid to the Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Funds amount due to Ist September, 1894 .. .. .. 1,500 0 O Charges (exchange on transmission of sinking fund, due Ist March, 1894, to Commissioners' credit, at Wellington) .. 10 0 £1,501 0 0 £1,501 0 0

Balances. Balances — Cr. £ s. d. Balances—Bank, &c, Cr. £ s. d. General Account .. .. .. 6,911 4 11 Harbour Fund Account, Bank of New Special Fund Account .. .. 1,344 15 11 Zealand, Westport .. .. .. 1,256 010 Treasury, Wellington.. .. .. 7,000 0 0 £8,256 0 10 £8,256 0 10 3rd January, 1895. Chas. N. Geeenland, Treasurer. Examined and found correct. —James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities to 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ a. A. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash — Sundry accounts, wages, &c, due .. 850 0 0' Bank of New Zealand, Westport .. 1,256 0 10 Interest on £150,000, 4-per-cent. loan .. 2,000 0 0 Treasury, Wellington .. .. 7,000 0 0 Sinking fund, „ „ .. 500 0 0 Estimated — Interest on debentures taken up by GoWestern breakwater .. .. 123,920 0 0 vernment: Amount payable Ist JanuEastern „ .. .. 56,000 0 0 ary, 1895 .. .. .. .. 7,759 16 7 Limestone quarry .. .. .. 200 0 0 Guaranteed loan of £150,000, at 4 per Cape Foulwind Railway and branches 49,205 0 0 cent., redeemable in 1925 .. .. 150,000 0 O Orowaiti protective works .. .. 5,600 0 0 Debentures taken up by Government .. 318,600' 0 O Harbour buildings .. .. .. 3,026 0 0 Wharves, coal-bins, and staiths .. 26,083 0 0 Buller Bridge .. .. .. 15,100 0 0 Inner training-wall .. .. 32,000 0 0 Gridiron .. .. .. .. 1,189 0 0 Signal-station .. .. .. 227 0 0 PlantLocomotives, cranes, &c. .. .. 32,235 0 0 Revenue — Revenue from endowments for which returns are not yet received .. .. 1,500 0 0 Westport-Ngakawau Railway— Additions to workshops, rolling-stock, &c. .. .. .. .. 14,530 0 0 Extension of railway to Mokihinui .. 37,288 0 0 Sinking fund— On £150,000 guaranteed loan in hands of the Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Funds .. .. 17,839 11 3 £424,198 12 1 £479,709 16 7 3rd January, 1895. Chas. N. Greenland, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. Examined, settled, and allowed at the adjourned annual meeting of the Westport Harbour Board, held this 19th February, 1895. —James Suisted, Chairman.

WHAINGAEOA HAEBOUE BOABD. Statement of Accounts of Whaingaeoa Harbour Board for the Year ending 31st December 1895. General Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Dues .. .. .. .. .. 99 7 5 Works, &c. .. .. .. .. 72 18 10 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 39 15 6 Salaries and office-expenses .. .. 30 5 1 Receipts not revenue .. .. .. 34 18 1 Interest .. .. .. .. 38 18 1 Law-costs, &c. .. .. .. .. 31 19 0 £174 1 0 £174 1 0 6—H. 25.

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Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Rents .. .. .. .. .. 52 2 6 Raglan County Fund on account advances.. 125 14 6 Dues .. .. .. .. .. 16 6 8 £68 9 2 £125 14 6 W. I. Coneadi, Treasurer.

WHANGABEI HAEBOUE BOAED. Balance-sheet of the Whangarei Harbour Board for the Year ended 31st December, 1894. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1894 .. .. .. 719 6 Balance, Ist January, 1894 .. .. .. 22 1 8 Harbour dues— Administration— Bort charges .. .. .. - .. 54 9 1 Secretary and Treasurer's salary (eighteen Wharfage .. .. .. .. 25 15 6 months) .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Rents and fines .. .. .. 10 0 0 Wharfinger and Inspector of Wharves' salary 710 0 Balance, 31st December, 1894 £7 9 2 Collection of shipping dues .. .. 9 8 8 Less cash in hand .. 18 3 Office-expenses .. .. .. 0 15 0 6 0 11 Printing and advertising .. .. .. 3 5 0 Audit-fee .. .. .. ..168 Bank interest .. .. .. ..200 Repairs to wharves .. .. .. 317 0 Repairs to buoys .. .. .. 13 4 11 Lighting wharves .. .. .. 21 19 6 Sundries .. .. .. ..070 Refunds .. .. .. ..397 £104 5 0 £104 5 0 Statement of the Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Cash in hand .. .. .. ..183 Bank overdraft .. .. .. .. 22 1 8 Rents due .. .. .. .. ..400 Unpaid accounts— Shipping dues .. ..' .. .. 118 9 Wharf Inspector—Salary .. .. 2 5 0 Lighting Marsden Point wharf .. .. 8 0 0 £7 7 0 £32 6 8 J. McKinnon, Secretary and Treasurer.

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