B.—2a,

6

WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL. Statement of Accounts for the Half-Year ending 31st March, 1879. General Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expendituee. £ s. d. Revenue — Streets, footways, &c.— £ s. d. Rates— £ s. d. Street formation ... ... 7,916 3 7 Rates for years 1865 to 1877 912 4 Street watering ... ... 234 3 2 1877-78 817 9 Street lighting ... ... 848 15 3 „ 1878-79 3,182 4 0 Metal and gravel ... ... 1,516 1 7 ■ 3,200 14 1 Scavengering ... ... 514 11 5 Subsidy from Government 4,401 5 3 Cartage ... ... ... 1,333 5 4 Less Hospital maintenance 1,076 0 0 12,363 0 4 3,325 5 3 Materials and repairs— Rents,— Smiths' work ... ... 216 10 1 Reclaimed Land ... 1,053 0 3 Plant and tools ... ... 188 12 5 Market-hall Reserve ... 157 15 0 Timber, cement, &c. ... 1,774 1 2 Town Belt ... ... 428 18 5 Repairs and sundries ... 33 12 0 1,639 13 8 ■ 2,212 15 8 Licenses — Wages and departmental expenditure — Auctioneers' ... ... 40 0 0 Wages ... ... ... 3,897 19 1 Boat and boatmen's ... 3 7 0 Salaries ... ... ... 692 12 8 Cart ... ... ... 172 10 0 Printing, advertising, and staDrivers' ... ... 218 0 tionery ... ... 354 4 9 Dogs ... ... ... 138 0 0 Rent ... ... ... 26 0 0 Hawkers' ... ... 11 5 0 Premiums, Guarantee Society 50 0 0 Kerosene ... ... 0 5 0 5,020 16 6 Hackney carriages ... 22 16 0 Legal and election expenses... ... 197 6 0 Hotel ... ... ... 35 15 0 Interest on Loan and on overdraft ... 949 1 8 Porters' ... ... 5 0 0 Kerosene Store — Pawnbrokers' ... ... 10 0 0 Wages and repairs ... 92 7 0 Packet ... ... 35 14 0 Nightsoil Depot— Public-hall ... ... 23 10 0 Wages, 4e. ... ... 104 0 0 Wine and spirit... ... 45 0 0 196 7 0 546 0 0 Fire BrigadesFees and Pines — Half-year's contribution ... ... 500 0 0 Building regulations ... 191 15 O New Corporation Offices — Weighbridge ... ... 149 10 6 Building ... ... 1,249 310 Weights and measures ... 2 3 8 Furniture ... ... 369 5 0 Kerosene store ... ... 62 16 6 1,618 8 10 400 5 8 Te Aro Reclamation Account —■ Receipt at Wharf, for wool- Land, &c. ... ... ... 166 0 0 pressing, Bond-charges, &'c. ... 6,921 3 9 Expenditure at Wharf— Repayment of expenditure — Labour ... ... ... 4,918 12 1 Footpaths ... ... 549 13 10 Cartage ... ... ... 45 14 3 Repairs, &c. ... ... 145 5 5 Printing, &c. ... ... 27 2 9 Surveyor's salary ... ... 41 13 4 Salaries ... ... ... 321 6 4 Burgess rolls and sundries ... 17 12 5 Tradesmen's accounts ... 385 13 0 754 5 0 Warehouse Department ... 175 O 0 Deposits on contracts ... ... 605 0 0 Rent, kerosene hulk ... 70 0 O Transfer from Waterworks Account ... 6,008 14 2 Claims ... ... ... 60 14 4 Sundries ... ... ... 20 0 O 6,024 2 9 City Reserves — Roads ... ... ... 25 0 O Fencing ... ... ... 26 10 9 Dr. Johnston, planting, &c. ... 124 16 8 176 7 5 Sundries — Fire Police ... ... 25 O 0 Municipal Conference ... 12 12 0 Refund of rates ... ... 6 0 0 Badges for dogs ... ... 25 0 0 Cheques dishonoured ... 15 10 0 Telegram to England ... 9 3 8 Other small accounts ... 67 15 6 Petty cash ... ... 54 1 0 215 2 2 Return of contractors'deposits ... 695 0 0 £23,407 1 7 £30,334 8 4 Waterworks Account. Receipts. Expendituee. Rates— £ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d. Rates, 1875 ... ... 3 6 6 Interest on loan ... ... ... 2,436 0 0 „ 1876 ... ... 310 0 Wages ... ... ... 542 13 5 „ 1877 ... ... 319 0 Salaries ... ... ... 321 6 4 „ 1877-78 ... ... 6 13 Printing, advertising, &c. ... 103 14 0 „ 1878-79 ... ... 2,687 15 8 967 13 9 2,704 12 5 Tradesmen's accounts, &c. ... ... 115 10 10 Sundries — Discount on deposit withdrawn ... 118 18 0 Additional rates ... ... 899 10 6 Rates returned ... ... ... 5 7 0 Water for machinery ... 590 111 Transfer to General Account ... ... 6,008 14 2 Sundries ... ... ... 1 15 0 1,491 7 5 £4,195 19 10 £9,652 3 9