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STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the TUAPEKA COUNTY for the Year, from the 1st day of April, 1878, to the 31st day of March, 1879, inclusive.

STATEMENT of ASSETS and LIABILITIES of the TUAPEKA COUNTY on the 31st day of March, 1879.

Statement of the Public Debt of the Tuapeka County on the 31st day of March, 1879. Nil. Correct. H. Livingston, Auditor. J. C. Brown, Chairman. John J. AVoods, Treasurer.

Statement of the Reserves and other Real Estate belonging to the Tuapeka County on the 31st day of March, 1879. Council's offices and site ... ... ... ... £\ i]_> 4 S yj Correct by Treasurer's books and Engineer's estimate. H. Livingston, Auditor. J. C. Brown, Chairman. John J. Woods, Treasurer.

Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. fates... ... ... ... ... 2,512 19 0 Balance from 31st March, 1878 ... ... 3,722 15 8 lubsidy on rates ... ... ... 1,152 8 10 Subsidy to Road Boards... ... ... 504 12 5 Dox-tax ... ... ... ... 157 13 0 Valuations ... ... ... ... 207 10 10 Jold Fields Revenue ... ... ... 1,392 1 5 Stationery, printing, and advertising ... 304 16 5 xold Duty ... ... ... ... 3,020 6 6 Roads and works ... ... ... 30,836 110 jicenses— Engineer and Inspector (including horse Carriage ... ... ... ... 6 0 0 allowance)... ... ... ... 412 10 0 Bagatelle ... ... ... ... 0 10 0 Office rent ... ... ... ... 66 13 4 Bush ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Chairman ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 Brewers' ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 Treasurer ... ... ... ... 285 8 4 Bottle ... ... ... ... 52 10 0 Collector ... ... ... ... 205 3 7 Billiard ... ... ... ... 40 10 0 Sub-Inspector ... ... ... ... 5 8 11 Night ... ... ... ... 46 0 0 Incidental expenses ... ... ... 231 11 1 Publicans' ... ... ... ... 467 0 0 County building ... ... ... 694 10 1 Temporary ... ... ... ... 7 0 0 Office furniture ... ... ... 143 3 8 Pedlers and hawkers' ... ... ... 13 0 0 Law expenses ... .. ... ... 17 17 o Slaughterhouse ... ... ... 70 0 0 Election expenses ... ... ... 90 11 6 Hisccllancous receipts ... ... ... 3 13 8 Members' expenses ... ... ... 156 7 0 Depasturing fees ... ... ... 24 14 10 Charitable institutions ... ... ... 150 0 0 Land Revenue... ... ... ... 7,719 8 3 Interest on overdraft ... ... ... 129 17 6 Jovernment advance on account of floods ... 8,000 0 0 lovcrnmei-l contributions to road works ... 9,538 18 8 Dverdraft on Bank Account ... ... 4,125 5 0 £38,364 19 2 £38,364 19~2 J. C. Brown, Chairman. John J. Woods, Treasurer. I have examined the foregoing statement, and compared it with the Treasurer's books aud ouchers, and with the Bank pass-book, and certify it to be correct. H. Livingston, Auditor.

Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Dffice furniture and Engineer's instruments... 320 0 0 Salaries ... ... ... 75 0 0 [Jncollected rates — £ s. d. Roads and works (contracts) ... ... 5,517 17 0 By rate-book for year ending Overdraft on Bank account ... ... 4.'l25 5 0 31st March, 1878... ... 54 9 5 Contract deposits ... ... ... 932 14 6 By rate-book for year ending Unpresented accounts, roads and works, day 31st March, 1879 461 1 8 labour, and miscellaneous ... ... 675 0 0 Beaumont Bridge ... ... ... 3,000 0 0 515 11 1 ' Other unpresented accounts ... ... 25 0 0 Less unrecoverable ... ... 410 4 7 ! Government loan on account of floods 8 000 0 0 105 6 6 _ovi rnment grant, Beaumont Bridge ... 3,000 0 0 Plant, boats, punts, roadmen's tools, &C. ... 1,100 0 0 Contract deposits ... ... ... 932 14 6 Land Revenue for quarter ending 31st March, 1879 ... ... ... ... 1,600 0 0 Subsidv on rates for year ending 31st March, 1879 ... ... ... ... 1,152 8 9 i5 tons of bridge iron ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 £9,210 J)_ 9 £22,350 16 6 J. C. Brown, Chairman. John J. Woods, Treasurer. In the assets, I certify tie items "uncollected rates, £515 lis. Id.," to be correct; and in the labilities, the items "salaries" rnd " overdraft" are correctly stated. H. Livingston, Auditor.