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I hereby certify that I have examined this statement and the vouchers thereto, being the amount of receipts and expenditure of the Bay of Islands County Council for the year ended the 31st March, 1879, and that I find the same to be correct. 21st April, 1879. L. A. Durrieu, Auditor.

Statement of the Reserves and other Real Estate belonging to the County of Bay of Islands, as required by Section 132, Sub-section 3, of " The Counties Act, 1876." Assets, Nil. Liabilities, Nil. H. Williams, Treasurer and Chairman.

STATEMENT of the ASSETS LIABILITIES of the COUNTY of BAY of ISLANDS, on the 31st day of March, 1879.

ABSTRACT of RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS of the WAIMEA COUNTY FUND Account, from the 15th January to the 31st March, 1879.

STATEMENT of ACCOUNTS of the WANGANUI COUNTY COUNCIL for the Six Months ending 31st March, 1879.

Assets. Salanee in Bank of New Zealand at Russell 'ixed deposit receipt, due 8th July, 1879... £ s. d. 1,051 3 5 1,000 0 0 Liabilities. £ s. d. Hete te Haara and Kohumaru, contract for road, Ohaeawai to Kaikohe ... ... 250 0 0 Balance due on contract for extension of Russell Wharf ... ... ... 181 6 0 Engineer's commission on ditto ... ... 29 17 0 Preston, for culverts on Derrick Road ... 69 0 0 Alexander and Dixon, for metalling road from Falls to Black Bridge ... ... 65 10 0 Alexander and Dixon, repairs of road from Black Bridge to Ohaeawai ... ... 210 0 0 Bedggood, for bridge near Kerikeri ... 49 0 0 Thompson, for culverts in Whangai Settlement ... ... ... ... 11 18 6 Bedggood, balance due on road through Waimate... ... ... ... 99 10 0 Balance ... ... ... ... 1,085 1 11 lalance £2,051 3 5 £1,085 1 11 £2,051 3 5 L. A. Durhieu, Auditor. 5th May, 1879. H. "Williams, Treasurer and Chairman.

Receipts. £ s. d. Slaughterhouse license fees ... ... 13 10 0 'ublicans' „ ... ... 2 10 0 lold-fields revenue ... ... ... 10 1 4 )utstanding cheques ... ... ... 17 12 0 Sank overdraft ... ... ... 43 3 4 Disbursements. £ a . d. Advertising ... ... ... ... 3 12 0 Dog tickets ... ... ... ... 3 0 0 Copy valuation ... ... ... 116 Expenses, deputation to Wellington ... 14 0 0 Members' allowance ... ... ... 64 19 0 Cheque-book ... ... ... ... 0 4 2 £86 16 8 £86 16 8 I certify that I have examined the above acco ind the same correct.—Eobt. Pollock, Counties' unt, comparing same with vouchers and books, and Auditor. J. W. Barnicoat, Chairman and Treasurer.

Receipts. £ s. d. Balance from last account ... ... 210 6 5 Colls ... ... ... ... 468 17 2 ?erry ... ... ... ... 7 10 0 Publicans' licenses ... ... ... 71 0 0 General Government ... ... ... 1,071 15 9 [nterest allowed by Bank ... ... 13 18 8 Sank overdraft... ... ... ... 1,629 4 3 Unpresented cheques, viz : — Ready ... ... ... ... 4 0 0 Walker ... ... ... ... 5 19 0 Symon ... ... ... ... 2 2 0 Willis ... ... ... ... 16 2 Jago ... ... ... ... 5 15 0 Expenditure. £ 8 . d. Existing road repairs and improvements, as per Appendix No. 1 ... ... 3,185 18 4 Salaries, &c, Appendix No. 2 ... ... 160 0 0 Printing, advertising, stationery, No. 3 ... 61 18 11 Murimotu Account, No. 4 ... ... 12 1 0 Contingencies account, No. 5 ... ... 71 11 2 Balance in hands of Treasurer ... ... 0 5 0 £3,491 14 5 £3491 14 5 Jo "Wanganui, 22nd April, 1879. Ee Examined and passed. —E. Macalister, Provii s. Reginald Sommehville, Chairman. i. N. Liffiton, Treasurer, Wanganui County. icial District Auditor.—22nd May, 1879.