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BOROUGH OF ALEXANDRA. Balance Sheet for the Year ending 31st March, 1879. General Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expendituee. £ s. d. Balance in hand at beginning of year ... 213 5 Bank overdraft at beginning of year ... 366 2 6 Revenue for Year — £ s. d. From Government ... ... ... 52 310 Office charges... ... ... 7118 6 Rates— £ s. d. Streets and footways ... ... 41 12 10 General Account ... 52 7 6 Waterworks ... " ... ... 39 9 2 Special Account ... Nil. Other expenses ... ... 27 0 2 52 7 6 Interest on overdraft ... ... 22 15 8 Property— 202 16 4 General Account, rent of ball 17 15 0 Balance in hand at expiration of year ... 119 0 Special Account, Licenses and fees ... ... 151 17 6 169 12 6 Bank overdraft at expiration of year ... 294 0 7 £570 17 10 £570 17 10 Assets and Liabilities. De. £ s. d. j Ce. £ 3. d. To Liabilities— By Assets at date of balancing— Bank overdraft (rate of interest, 8 per Ovens Water-race ... ... ... 400 0 0 cent.) ... ... ... ... 294 0 7 Jas. Eitees, Mayor. Geo. A. Wilson, Treasurer.

BOROUGH OF NEW PLYMOUTH. Statement of the Eeceipts and Expendituee in the Geneeal Account during the Half-Yeae ended 31st March, 1879. Receipts. £ s. d. Expendituee. £ s. d. Revenue— £ s. d. Office charges— £ s. d. Rates of previous year ... 65 6 4 Salaries ... ... ... 137 10 0 Bates of the year 1878 ... 691 8 4 Valuators... ... ... 45 0 0 756 14 8 Auditors ... ... ... 5 5 0 Rents— Rent ... ... ... 15 0 0 Reserves ... ... ... 29 0 0 Insurance ... ... 37 10 0 Fees — Advertising ... ... 34 18 4 Publicans' ... ... ... 610 0 Law expenses ... ... 21 14 8 Registration of dogs ... ... 47 16 0 Election expenses ... ... 313 6 Pound ... ... ... ... 16 9 0 300 11 6 Weighbridge ... ... ... 850 Street and footways, formation and Reimbursements of expenditure— maintenance — Barr and Oliver ... ... ... 100 0 0 Day labour ... ... 252 18 9 Berry and Newman, pipes ... ... 512 6 Plant and tools ... ... 28 7 8 Institute papers ... ... ... 218 6 Metal and gravel ... ... 239 1 6 Receipts in aid — Timber ... ... ... 10 17 4 Subsidy from Colonial Government ... 426 7 4 Kerbing ... ... ... 30 16 0 Bank overdraft— Paving ... ... ... 28 710 Balance on Ist April, 1879 ... ... 839 11 5 Earthenware pipes ... ... 32 4 2 Cartage ... ... ... 87 10 5 Contracts ... ... ... 37 19 4 74S 3 0 Nuisances — Inspector ... ... ... 12 10 0 Prevention of fire — Engines, machinery, and appliances ... 20 9 6 Weighbridge ... ... ... 241 4 4 Places of Public Recreation — Institute ... ... ... 47 8 2 Sundries ... ... ... 42 19 6 Interest on debentures ... 4 0 0 Interest on overdraft ... ... 34 11 6 38 11 6 Registrar of Dogs ... ... ... 100 Poundkeeper ... ... ... 4 2 3 Freehold land ... ... ... 250 0 0 Bank overdraft— Balance, 30th September, 1878 ... 532 4 8 £2,239 4 5 £2,239 4 5 Examined and approved. J. C. Daties, ) a j., J. S. McKELLAE,l ATldltorSL. H. Cholwill, Town Clerk, 3—B. 2a.