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

General Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance in hand, 1st April, 1878 ... ... 470 13 6 Salaries ... ... ... ... 348 6 8 Licensing fees ... ... ... ... 1,452 10 11 Stationery, advertising, printing, maps, ic. ... 266 12 2 Dog fees ... ... ... ... 791 2 0 Compiling electoral rolls... ... ... 74 17 5 Slaughterhouse fees ... ... ... 169 5 6 Ferries, subsidies ... ... ... 100 0 0 Land Revenue ... ... ... ... 14,822 8 7 North Rakaia Conservators, grant ... 1,000 0 0 Subsidies ... ... ... ... 2,888 2 3 Report on Glentunnel Bridge ... ... 26 5 0 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 25 3 3 Rent, travelling expenses, and sundries ... 145 18 9 Interest ... ... ... ... 87115 2 Balance in hand, 31st March, 1879 ... 19,529 1 2 £21,491 1 2 £21,491 1 2 Malvern Waterworks Account. £ s. d. j £ s. d. Balance in hand, 1st April, 1878 ... ... 6,950 0 0 Payments on Contract No. 3 ... ... 1,492 14 1 Repairs of tunnel ... ... ... 109 4 0 Commission, foreman's wages, ie. ... 125 5 6 Liabilities incurred by Government ... 386 4 10 ; Balance in hand, 31st March, 1879 ... 4,836 11 7 £6,950 0 0 £6,950 0 0 Cemeteries Account. £ s. d. £ s . d. Balance in hand, 1st April, 1878 ... ... 1.908 6 8 Public Cemetery, Christchurch ... ... 1,472 13 3 Springston Cemetery ... ... ... 40 0 0 East Malvern Cemetery ... ... ... 40 0 0 Ellesmere Cemetery ... ... ... 55 0 0 Kowai Pass Cemetery ... ... ... 40 0 0 Balance in hand, 31st March, 1879 ... 260 13 5 £1,908 6 8 £1,908 6 8 Domains and Rccreation-t/rounds Account. £ '■ d- j £ s. d. Balance in hand, 1st April, 1878 ... ... 3,766 13 4 ' Lyttelton and Heathcote Recreation Trust... 60 0 0 Hororata Domain Board... ... ... 95 0 0 Lyttelton Domain Board ... ... 60 0 0 Kowai Pass Recreation Trustees ... ... 70 0 0 Ellesmere Domain Board ... ... 95 0 0 Balance in hand, 31st March, 1879 ... 3,386 13 4 £3,766 13 4 £3,766 13 4 Deposit Account. £ s. d. £ g (j Deposit, Malvern Water-race contract ... 200 0 0 Balance in hand, 31st March, 1879 ... 250 0 0 Deposit, Bakaia Cutting contract ... ... 50 0 0 £250 0 0 £250 0 0 Assets and Liabilities, 31st March, 1879. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Malvern Water-race, No. 3 Contract, balance 963 6 11 Balance, General Account ... ... 19,529 1 2 Malvern Water-race, tunnel repairs ... 100 0 0 Malvern Waterworks Account ... ... 4,836 11 7 Balance ... ... ... ... 27,199 12 7 Cemeteries Account ... ... ... 260 13 5 Domain Boards' Account ... ... 3,386 13 4 Deposit, Account ... ... ... 250 0 0 £28,262 19 6 £28,262 19 6 Public Debt of County ... ... ... ... ... Nil. Reserves and Real Estate ... ... ... ... ... Nil. 15th April, 1879. "W. Jameson, Treasurer. I have examined these abstracts of account, and have compared the various items with the vouchers and find jt correct, and the balance in each case is accurately stated. 9th May, 1879. J. Ollivier, Provincial District Auditor. Approved and settled at a special meeting of the Selwyn County Council, held this 30th day of May, 1879. John Hall, Chairman.