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Statement of the Public Debt of the County of Waitemata on the 31st March, 1879. Nil. 12th April, 1879. Jno. James, Treasurer,

Statement of Reserves and other Real Estate belonging to the County of Waitemata on 31st March, 1879. Nil. 12th April, 1879. Jno. James, Treasurer. Examined.—L. A. Durrieu, Auditor.

ANNUAL BALANCE-SHEET of ACCOUNTS of the WAIKATO COUNTY COUNCIL, for the Year ended 31st March, 1879.

BALANCE-SHEET of the ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL, for the Year ending 31st March, 1879.

Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance, cash in Bank on 1st April, 1878 ... 504 10 7 Advertising ... ... ... ... 52 13 0 Butchers'fees ... ... ... ... 72 14 2 Audit ... ... ... ... 2 15 6 Bank interest on account ... ... 47 6 4 Bridges and culverts ... ... ... 915 6 3 __erk, Resident Magistrate's Court ... 3 5 0 Election expenses ... ... ... 14 11 9 deposit on contract ... ... ... 800 Legal expenses... ... ... ... 38 8 2 Discount on accounts ... ... ... 0 12 0 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 4 0 0 Fees collected by Government ... ... 39 0 0 Petty cash ... ... ... ... 1113 0 Ferry rent ... ... ... ... 26 13 4 Rate collecting... ... ... ... 7 15 6 Government subsidies ... ... ... 3,081 8 5 Roads ... ... ... ... 237 5 7 Government refund on cost of Whanga- Road Board subsidies ... ... ... 2,860 4 8 marino Bridge ... ... ... 350 1 0 Salaries ... ... ... ... 150 0 0 Land Fund ... ... ... ... 131 1 9 Stationery ... ... ... ... 2 14 5 Publicans'licenses ... ... ... 160 0 0 Surveys ... ... ... ... 48 12 3 Rates, Rangiriri ., ... ... 69 18 9 Valuation ... ... ... ... 28 7 0 Balance, cash in Bank, 31st March, 1879 ... 123 4 2 £4,497 11 3 £4,497 11 3 Jas. McPherson, Treasurer. Wm. Steele, Chairman. I certify that I have examined the books and vouchers of the Waikato County Council for ;he year ended the 31st March, 1879, and that I find the same to be correct. Hamilton East, 30th April, 1879. L. A. Dubrieu, Auditor. True copv. —Jas. McPiieeson, Clerk and Treasurer, Waikato County Council. —Hamilton East, LOth June, 1879.

Receipts. £ s. d. Balance brought forward ... ... 2,309 12 5 Dog fees ... ... ... ... 333 11 0 Hotel licenses ... ... ... ... 379 0 0 Stage carriage licenses ... ... ... 3 5 0 Slaughtering licenses ... ... ... 15 0 Auctioneers' licenses ... ... ... 160 0 0 Government, 20 per cent. Land Revenue, December 2 to December 31, 1877 ... 2 2 3 Government, surplus Land Revenue (share of), for December quarter, 1877 ... 7,768 5 10 Government, 20 per cent. Land Revenue, March quarter, 1878 ... ... 11,438 16 'J Govern ment, 20 per cent. Land Revenue, Juno quarter, 1878 ... ... ... 17,507 13 5 Government, 20 per cent. Land Revenue, September quarter, 1878 ... ... 15,700 12 7 Government, 20 per cent. Laud Revenue, December quarter, 1878 ... ... 6,487 0 4 First moiety general rates ... ... 910 1 11 Interest on £11,000 ... ... ... 58 0 2 „ account current to June 30, 1878 38 9 3 Dec. 31, „ 364 8 10 Rent, Ashburton Pound — £ s. d. September, 1878 ... ... 5 0 0 October 18 to December 31, 1878 6 3 4 January, 1879 ... ... 2 10 0 February ... ... ... 2 10 0 H.XPENDITURE. £ S. d. OfficeRent, for offices ... ... ... 48 14 3 Furniture for offices ... ... ... 106 19 8 Stationery, &_., for offices ... ... 24 6 0 Salary, Clerk ... ... ... 250 0 0 „ Engineer, from February 5 to February 28, 1879 ... ... ... 36 3 9 Dog collars, supply for 1878 and 1879 ... 90 12 6 Petty expenses ... ... ... 2 17 3 Advertising and printing ... ... 183 10 3 Ashburton Pound, contract, extras, &c. ... 267 19 1 Rakaia Gorge Ferry, subsidy for March quarter, 1878, and half subsidy for June anil September quarters, 1878 ... 50 0 0 Ashburton Domain Board, grant from Council 350 0 0 Grants to Cemetery Boards ... ... 352 0 0 Grant to Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association ... ... ... 100 0 0 Cost of valuation lists for ridings of County 197 10 0 Contract for survey — Rakaia Plains water supply ... ... 377 9 0 Bridge sites, Ashburton ... ... 50 0 0 Returning Officer, expenses general election 76 10 3 Chief Surveyor, professional payment on County map ... ... ... 60 0 0 Honorarium to Chairman ... ... 100 0 0 Cost sinking trial piles, Rangitata Road Bridge 206 13 10 „ cement for approaches ,, ,, ,, 115 0 „ extension of bridge ., „ „ 133 5 4 „ terry „ „ „ 63 7 6 Protective works, Ashburton River ... 63 7 0 Mount Somers Railway, cost of freight on lines, unloading same at Tinwald ... 95 5 11 Sundry expenses ... ... ... 72 17 4 Ashburton water supply — Premium for best design ... ... 100 0 0 Grant to Borough ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 Balance at Bank — On Current Account ... ... ... 15,032 8 6 O i Deposit Account ... ... ... 40,000 0 0 £68,608 2 5 16 3 4 Sundries— Half subsidy for Rakaia Gorge Ferry, March quarter, 1878 ... ... 12 10 0 Moiety of surplus timber, Rangitata Road Bridge ... ... ... ... 2 5 0 Sale of furniture and valuation lists ... 9 19 4 £03,503 2 5 I have audited this account, and find it correel April, 1879. 7th May, 1879. ;.—J. Ollivier, Provincial District Auditor.—27th W. C. Walker, Chairman.