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Statement showing the whole Assets and Liabilities — continued. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Brought forward ... ... ... 230,065 18 11 Brought forward ... ... 161,634 6 9 Value of Reclaimed Land and other property—continued. Reclaimed Land ... ... ... 125,000 0 0 Te Aro foreshore ... ... ... 150,000 0 0 Land at Te Aro Pah... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Wharf, bonded store, plant, and weigh- , bridge ... ... ... ... 75,000 0 0 Waterworks, land, dam, reservoir, mains, &o. ... ... ... ... 80,000 0 0 Kerosene store and site ... ... 800 0 0 Morgue ... ... ... ... 400 0 O Municipal Offices and site ... ... 14,000 0 0 £230,065 18 11 £607,834 6 9 Waterworks Account. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Portion of City of Wellington 6 per cent. Balance at Bank ... ... ... 4,283 9 3 Consolidated Loan ... ... 80,000 0 0 Kates in arrear ... ... ... 409 10 2 One quarter's interest on ditto ... ... 1,200 0 0 Water for machinery (accounts due) ... 408 11 1 Accounts due for new plant and sundries ... 1,277 18 6 Ten months'interest on £10,000, Deposit Account ... ... ... 458 6 8 City Surveyor's estimate of plant, &c, in stock ... ... ... ... 5,646 4 5 Value of Waterworks, land, dam, reservoir, &c, estimated at ... ... ... 80,000 0 0 £82,477 18 6 £91,206 1 7 Wateewoeks—Peofit and Loss Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expendituee. £ s. d. Rates ... ... ... ... 9,235 011 Interest on Loan ... ... ... 4,872 0 0 Water for machinery ... ... ... 728 111 Legal expenses ... ... ... 21 0 0 Interest on deposit ... ... ... 935 0 0 Wages ... ... ... ... 968 0 5 Sundries ... ... ... ... 1 15 0 Salaries ... ... ... ... 683 10 1 Maintenance, &c. ... ... ... 254 4 2 Printing, &c. ... ... ... ... 234 5 11 Discount, rent, office charges, &c. ... 191 9 8 Balance (profit) ... ... ... 3,675 1 7 £10,899 17 10 £10,899 17 10

Statement of the Eeseetes and other Eeal Estates belonging to the Wellington City Corporation. Town Belt—l,ool acres 1 rood 5 perches. Part reserved for recreation purposes and the remainder let on lease for 14 years, from Ist July, 1877 ; rent, £1,416 19s. per annum. Arrears, £508 13s. lid. Basin and Canal Reserve —15 acres. Not let. Makket Reserve, Manners Street —3 roods 30 perches. Part used by Corporation ; remainder let on lease. Total rent, £315 10s. per annum. No arrears. Te Aro Foreshoee —70 acres. No portion let. Reclaimed Land, Lambton Quay—Let on lease for 21 years from Ist July, 1872, at a total rental of £2,047 lis. per annum, and for a further 21 years at an advance of 50 per cent, on the above rates, Arrears, £74 13s. Te Aeo Pah—Four sections. No portion let.

Statement showing the Public Debt of the City of Wellington. Six per cent. Consolidated Loan, March, 1877 ... ... ... ... £200,000 0 0 City Corporation, 15th April, 1879. J. E. Page, Treasurer.

Auditoes' Eepoet. Sic and Gentlemen, — Wellington, New Zealand, 28th April, 1879. AYe have the honor to inform you that we have examined the various statements and accounts placed before us by the City Treasurer —viz., Abstracts of the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st March, 1879, and have found them correct. Amongst the assets we find a large amount of outstanding accounts in connection with the wharf, amounting to £4,152 19s. 7d. sterling. On further examination we found that the dues levied during the month of March were considerably in excess of the average. We have, &c, His Worship the Mayor and Councillors Heney Elliott, ) r -, . ~, of the City of Wellington. John W. Stetenson, j lty AudltorB' 2—ii. 2a.