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MASTERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. Statement of Eevenue and Expendituee of the Gexeeal Account, for the Year ending on the 31st March, 1879. Revenue. £ c. d. £ a. d. Expendituee. £ s. d. Rates, 1878-79 ... ... 915 16 9 April 1, 1878—Balanco brought forward ... 225 19 8 „ Arrears ... ... 36 15 6 Salaries— Licenses— 952 12 3 Town Clerk and Treasurer ... 75 19 4 Hawkers' ... ... ... 11 11 0 Engineer ... ... ... 16 010 Pedlers' ... ... ... 110 Inspector of Nuisances and Carters' ... ... ... 5 0 0 Night Watchman ... 74 3 9 Travelling companies ... 419 0 Auditors ... ... ... 10 10 0 Occasional ... ... ... 10 0 Collector ... ... ... 5 7 0 Auctioneers' ... ... 120 0 0 Valuator ... ... ... 35 0 0 Wholesale ... ... ... 35 0 0 Returning Officer ... ... 913 8 Publicans' ... ... ... 120 0 0 226 14 7 298 11 0 Rent of offices ... ... ... 6 10 0 Dogs—Registration ... ... 58 9 0 Stationery, and office expenses ... ... 713 6 „ Fines... ... ... 115 0 Safe... ' ... ... ... ... 23 15 3 60 4 0 Labour ... ... ... ... 195 5 6 Fines, R.M. Court ... ... ... 6 5 0 Plant and tools ... ... ... 9 17 Fees, Pound ... ... ... ... 7 3 0 Cartage ... ... ... ... 78 10 9 Government subsidies ... ... ... 426 3 2 Deposits on contracts ... ... ... 26 10 0 Deposits on contracts ... ... ... 25 19 0 Land for street widening ... ... 25 0 0 Repayment for footpaths ... ... 7 3 9 Streets and roads ... ... ... 998 8 8 Sundries ... ... ... ... 4 5 0 Timber ... ... ... ... 19 4 8 Balance Dr. ... ... ... ... 739 0 8 Advertising ... ... ... ... 26 15 0 Printing ... ... ... ... 18 6 0 Law expenses ... ... ... ... 110 Local Board Bill ... ... ... 500 0 0 Interest on ditto ... ... ... 24 10 0 Current interest ... ... ... 52 10 10 Rates refunded ... ... ... 12 8 6 Municipal delegate ... ... ... 10 10 0 Sir G. Grey's reception... ... ... 17 19 0 Tracings ... ... ... ... 6 10 0 Other sundries ... ... ... 14 2 4 £2,527 6 10 j £2,527 6 10 Masterton, 15th April, 1879. E. Beown. Treasurer. We, the undersigned, hereby certify that we have examined the accounts, vouchers, and Bankbook, and compared the same with the above statement, which we find correct. J. loens, 7 a If Masterton, 30th April, 1879. J. C. Feeousson, j Auaitors-

Assets and Liabilities on the 31st March, 1879. Assets. Liabilities. £ b. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. Balance brought forward ... ... 739 0 8 Rates outstanding, 1879 ... 82 2 0 Salaries. £s. d. Less amount voted by Council Town Clerk and Treasurer ... 30 14 0 re W. McKellop ... ... 017 6 Inspector of Nuisances and 81 4 6 Night Watchman ... 30 14 8 Rates outstanding previous years... 95 13 9 Auditors ... ... ... 10 10 0 Less amount voted by Council, Returning Officer ... ... 919 4 Local Board Account ... 15 14 6 Collector ... ... ... 47 12 6 Contributions— ■ 79 19 3 129 11 2 Footpaths ... ... ... 73 18 9 Rent of offices... ... ... ... 15 0 0 Kuripuni drain ... ... 20 0 0 Land for street widening ... ... 330 0 0 93 18 9 ContractsGovernment subsidy overdue ... ... 300 2 3 Kuripuni, Manaia ... ... 119 2 0 Plant and tools ... ... 5 0 0 M.H.B. Boundary Roads ...214 18 0 Office furniture and safe ... 22 0 0 334 0 0 Night-cart ... ... ... 45 0 0 Wages, Labour Account ... ... 11 7 0 72 0 0 Cartage ... ... ... ... 2 12 1 Advance to Special Fund Account ... 11 2 0 Printing ... ... ... ... 8 6 0 Balance ... ... ... ... 1,057 15 2 Advertising ... ... ... ... 210 0 Timber ... ... ... ... 5 12 0 Night-cart ... ... ... ... 45 15 0 Sundries ... ... ... ... 20 0 0 Law expenses and solicitor ... ... 52 8 0 £1,696 1 11 | £1,696 1 11 Statement of the Public Debt on the 31st March, 1879. £ s. d. £ s. d. Dr. Balance brought down ... ... 1,057 15 2 | Total indebtedness ... ... ... 1,057 15 2 Eeseetes and Eeal Estate. Nil. Masterton, 15th April, 1879. E. Beown, Treasurer. Approved by the Council, 13th May, 1879. D. McGeegoe, Mayor.