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Return of Liabilities and Assets for the Tear ending 31st March, 1879. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Balance of contract, Read's Quay... ... 471 12 6 Instruments and tools ... ... ... 41 10 0 „ „ punt ... ... 90 0 0 Seal ... ... ... ... 20 0 0 Overdraft, Bank of New Zealand... ... 308 0 8 Furniture and stationery ... ... 87 16 0 Balance ... ... ... ... 27 17 0 Punt ... ... ... ... 165 0 0 Fire-engines, shed, &c. ... ... ... 220 0 0 Balance of subsidy ... ... ... 246 16 8 Weighbridge and house ... ... ... 90 15 0 Weights and measures ... ... ... 4 0 0 Rates unpaid ... ... ... ... 20 16 6 Cash on hand ... ... ... ... 0 16 0 £897 10 2 £897 10 2 Municipal reserves granted : No deeds in possession of Council, hence no rents available or due. Bedfoed Sheeblff, Town Clerk.

BOROUGH OF NORTH-EAST VALLEY. Balance-sheet of the Borough for the Year ending 31st March, 1879. Liabilities and Assets. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ b. d. Colonial Bank ... ... ... ... 363 19 1 Borough office and sections ... ... 277 8 6 Deposit on works ... ... ... 17 6 Sundry ratepayers ... ... ... 20 12 6 Bills payable ... ... ... ... 167 13 9 Cash in hand ... ... ... ... 010 0 Loan Account ... ... ... ... 398 0 0 Balance ... ... ... ... 632 9 4 £931 0 4 £931 0 4 Revenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Toll-bar ... ... ... ... 320 0 0 Balance at Ist April, 1878 ... ... 62 3 6 Dog registration ... ... ... 59 0 0 Salaries, &c. ... ... ... ... 207 10 0 Licenses ... ... ... ... 71 10 0 Roads, maintenance ... ... ... 228 10 6 Government subsidy ... ... ... 210 5 7 Contract works... ... ... ... 1,160 18 6 Donations ... ... ... ... 96 10 0 Engineer ... ... ... ... 24 10 6 By-law fines ... ... ... ... 37 9 | Incidental expenses ... ... ... 73 5 2 Kates ... ... ... ... 540 8 6 Stationery ... ... ... ... 25 2 0 Balanco ... ... ... ... 632 9 4 Printing and advertising... ... ... 77 2 6 Law expenses ... ... ... ... 1 11 6 Interest ... ... ... ... 72 17 0 £1,933 11 2 £1,933 11 2 We have compared this balance-sheet with the books, vouchers, and Bank pass-book, and find the same to be correct. George Watson,) a -~. T -n > Auditors. James Reid, ) Edmund J. Schlotel, Mayor.

/ BOROUGH OF HAMILTON. Statement of Receipts and Expendituee for the Six Months ending 31st March, 1879. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Rates collected ... ... ... 423 13 0 Bank overdraft ... ... ... 46 13 1 Government subsidy ... ... ... 109 0 0 £ s. d. Miscellaneous sources ... ... ... 39 11 6 Formation of roadsDepasturing fees ... ... ... 510 0 Repairs ... ... ... 257 14 9 Deposits ou contracts ... ... ... 10 0 0 Bridges and culverts ... ... 62 0 1 Tolls, ferry, rents ... ... ... 285 0 0 Ferry expenses ... ... 16 13 0 Registration of dogs ... ... ... 415 0 Valuation ... ... ... 23 9 0 Printing and advertising ... 36 6 0 Legal expenses ... ... 8 9 0 Office furniture ... ... 39 0 2 Salaries ... ... ... 175 0 0 Depasture fees refunded, and Ranger's fees ... ... 817 0 Commission on dog-tax ... 1 6 6 Election expenses ... ... 16 16 0 Sundries ... ... ... 32 18 2 Plans and surveys ... ... 30 8 0 Auditing fees ' ... ... 2 2 0 Bank interest ... ... 9 5 3 720 4 11 766 18 0 110 11 6 £877 9 6 £877 9 6 J. B. Whtte, Mayor. J. M. Gelling, Treasurer.