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ABSTRACT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the SOUTHLANDS COUNTY for the Year ending 31st March, 1879.

STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the BULLER COUNTY COUNCIL, for the Year ending 31st March, 1879.*

Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. General rate ... ... ... ... 7,364 0 1 | Balance due to National Bank at 31st March, Land Revenue, 20 per cent. ... ... 14,892 17 0 1878 ... ... ... ... 1,068 10 8 Government subsidy from Consolidated Fund 3,297 16 9 Works—Contracts, per Road Boards ... 4,137 4 7 Balance of Land Fund ... ... ... 873 17 5 „ Day labour, „ „ ... 199 0 2 Gold Fields Revenue ... ... ... 322 9 0 Subsidies to Road Boards, &c. ... ... 1,061 111 Gold Duty ... ... ... ... 654 19 1 , Works—Construction, County roads ... 13,664 13 9 Gold Fields depasturing fees ... ... 0 17 6 „ Maintenance, „ „ ... 2,087 13 9 General licenses ... ... ... 874 5 0 ! Land purchase ... ... ... ... 217 8 6 Bottle licenses ... ... ... ... 70 0 0 Engineering, survey, and inspection ... 712 6 10 Wholesale licenses ... ... ... 20 0 0 . Advertising works ... ... ... 217 15 2 Hawkers' licenses ... ... ... 5 0 0; Interest ... ... ... ... 107 5 11 Auctioneers'licenses ... ... ... 50 0 0 Contractors'Deposit Account ... ... 322 7 0 Carriage licenses ... ... ... 10 0 Valuations Account ... ... ... 427 0 8 Dog licenses ... ... ... ... 99 0 0 J Rating expenses ... ... ... 150 17 1 Slaughtering licenses ... ... ... 80 15 0, Office furniture ... ... ... 5 9 2 Miscellaneous revenue ... ... ... 19 0 ! Charitable aid, hospitals, &c. ... ... 570 3 9 Forfeited deposits ... ... ... 10 0 0 I Election expenses ... ... ... 213 3 0 Revenue from deferred-payment lands ... 21 13 0 Office repairs ... ... ... ... 27 11 0 Subscriptions from local bodies, &c. ... 174 15 4 ; Ordinary working expenses— Public Pounds Account ... ... ... 2 13 0 ; Members'travelling expenses ... ... 90 17 0 Government Subsidies — Office assistance, general ... ... 6 8 6 Oreti Bridge at Elbow ... ... 413 17 2 Supplement, to Clerk and Treasurer's Jetty, Toi Toi ... ... ... 650 3 0 salary ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 Road, Toi Toi, inland ... ... ... 856 16 0 Clerk and Treasurer's salary, 1 year and Road, Wyndham to Toi Toi ... ... 1,415 12 6 1 month ... ... ... ... 337 10 0 Road, Gore to Switzers ... ... 3,495 9 0 Chairman's salary ... ... ... 100 0 0 Protective works, Dipton ... ... 500 0 0 Collection of dog-tax ... ... ... 24 5 6 Balance due to Bank at 31st March, 1879 ... 2,215 19 8 Collection of slaughtering licenses ... 13 1 6 Advertising, general ... ... ... 45 16 1 Stationery and printing ... ... 31 17 5 Miscellaneous expenses ... ... 181 6 8 Legal expenses ... ... ... 20 5 2 Balance in Bank at 31st March, 1879 ... 2,676 6 5 Works under Government, Special Votes— Oreti Bridge at Elbow ... ... 1,920 19 2 Jetty, Toi Toi ... ... ... 1,000 O 0 Road, Toi Toi, inland... ... ... 986 16 0 Road, Wyndham to Toi Toi ... ... 1,500 O O Road, Gore to Switzers ... ... 3,411 1 6 Protective works, Dipton ... ... 500 0 0 Road, Otara to Waikawa, &c. ... ... 229 0 8 £38,365 4 6 £38,365 4 6 R. P. MacGoun, County Treasurer. J. S. Shanks, County Chairman. I have examined the above account and compared it with the Treasurer's books and vouchers, and with the Bank pass-book, and, with tho reservation specified in my report to the Chairman, I certify it to be correct. H. Livingston, Auditor.

Receipts. £ s. d. Gold Fields Revenue, to amount paid ... 1,074 2 9 Gold Duty, to amount received ... ... 1,614 0 9 Land Revenue, to amount received ... 248 15 2 Licenses, to amount received ... ... 563 10 0 Rates, to amount received ... ... 263 19 0 General Government subsidy on rates received 243 14 9 General Government grants — £ s. d. Karamea Special Settlement 107 0 9 Buller Road ... ... 500 0 0 Buller Road, Lyell Riding 1,300 0 0 General road work ... 75000 Expenditure. Office charges— £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries ... ... 287 10 0 Contingencies ... 187 0 8 Rent of chambers ... 32 10 0 Legal expenses ... 121 1 4 Stationery, and office furniture 28 12 2 Printing and advertising 116 15 9 773 9 11 2,657 0 9 Credit balance, 30th March, 1878... ... 305 14 7 Balance, overdraft, Bank of New South Wales 2,926 8 4 Other charges— Overseer's wages and allowance 319 15 0 Horse maintenance ... 118 17 6 Election expenses ... 121 8 2 Valuations ... ... 27 2 6 Bank interest ... 140 8 9 Surveys ... ... 91 8 4 Councillors' expenses ... 218 12 6 Relief Fund ... ... 15 0 0 Ferries ... ... 15 0 0 Deputation to Wellington, expenses ... ... 58 4 0 Carried forward ... ... ... £9,927 6 1 1,157 10 9 Public Works —■ Buller Road, wages ... ... ... 1,195 8 6 „ contracts ... ... 346 2 6 Buller Road, Lyell Riding, wages ... 248 13 6 „ „ contracts ... 1,504 4 0 Carried forward ... ... ... £5,225 9 2 * This ia a correct copy of the statement as audited ai 5—B. 2. id laid upon the table of the House of Representatives.