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ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. Statement of Eeceipts and Expendituee on 31st March, 1879. Receipts. £ s. d. Expendituee. £ s. d. Ashburton Road Board ... ... ... 1,138 5 1 Protective works ... ... ... 43 12 0 Ashburton County Council ... ... 43 12 0 By-laws ... ... ... ... 20 15 0 Associated Companies' contribution to Fire Charges: Preliminary expenses— Brigade ... ... ... ... 25 0 0 Office furniture, &c. ... ... ... 77 9 2 By-laws ... ... ... ... 0 10 Pipe-well ... ... ... ... 33 13 6 Interest on Bank Account ... ... 20 3 6 Water-supply fee, Mr. Johnston ... 25 0 0 Culverts ... ... ... ... 2 15 0 Petty cash ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Licenses, Cab, drivers, and hawkers' ... 2 5 0 Rent ... ... ... ... 13 0 0 Amount of expenditure over receipts ... 329 6 1 Salaries ... ... ... ... 124 16 6 Wages ... ... ... ... 228 1 4 Survey map of Borough ... ... ... 155 0 0 Formation ... ... ... ... 202 10 0 Shed ... ... ... ... ... 71 5 0 Timber ... ... ... ... 356 11 0 Fence... ... ... ... ... 48 15 0 Removal of nuisance ... ... ... 250 Fire Brigade ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 £1,561 7 8 £1,561 7 8 E. and O. E. Ashburton, 15th April, 1879. Chaeles Beaddell, Town Clerk. Audited and found correct. W. H. Gundey,7 a Ai . 15th April, 1879. W. H. Zouch. j auditors. 13th May, 1879. Thomas Bullock, Mayor.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities on 31st March, 1879. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £. s. d. W. T. Silcocks, on contract ... ... 117 10 0 Balance at Bank ... ... ... 169 11 7 Alpheus Hayes, timber, &c. ... ... 373 210 Balance, amount of liabilities over assets ... 329 6 1 Edwards and Lee ... ... ... 0 7 6 Montgomery and Co., tools, &c. ... ... 717 4 £498 17 8 £498 17 8 Amount of liabilities over assets ... ... 329 6 1 Approximate amount receivable from the Ashburton Road Board — Rent of cottage, say ... ... ... 5000 Subsidy £ for £ ' ... ... ... 81 19 0 Land Fund (proportion of expected), balance due ... ... ... 225 0 0 Rates due (in course of collection) ... 400 0 0 £329 6 1 £756 19 0 E. and O. E. Ashburton, 15th April, 1879. Charles Beaddell, Town Clerk. Audited and found correct. W. H. Gundey, ) . ■~, 15th April, 1879. W. H. Zouch, j Audltors13th May, 1879. Thomas Bullock, Mayor.

BOROUGH OF SYDENHAM. Balance Sheet for Tear ending 31st March, 1879. Receipts. Expendituee. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Petty cash balance forward ... 0 5 4 Office salaries ... ... 309 1 1 Credit at Bank ... ... 1,288 9 6 Legal expenses ... ... 35 13 2 1,288 14 10 Fees and commission ... 79 17 0 Spreydon Road Board ... 2,234 19 8 424 11 3 Heathcote Eoad Board ... 2 16 Wages ... ... ... 785 7 1 Christchurch Drainage Board 66 10 0 Materials and tools ... 426 3 6 2,303 11 2 Metal for maintenance ... 1,964 4 3 Fees for dogs ... ... 234 0 0 - 3,175 14 10 Fees for sidings ... ... 12 12 0 Permanent improvement works 433 10 10 Fees for hotel licenses ... 112 0 0 Lincoln road works ... 377 7 5 Customs fees and fines ... 41 17 7 Sandridge streets formation.., 214 18 9 400 9 7 1,025 17 0 Kates ... ... ... ... 2,879 14 4 Office furniture and instruKent of cottage at rear ... 21 3 6 ments ... ... 227 10 5 Rent of 1,200 acres land ... 14 13 9 Borough Property Account ... 128 410 35 17 3 355 15 3 Contributions to work done ... 7110 8 Stationery, advertising, and Sale of earth ... ... 0 18 0 printing ... ... 169 16 3 72 8 8 General expenses and sundries 87 1 1 Deposits on contracts ... ... 149 0 0 Insurance ... ... 6 16 6 Government subsidy on rates ... 467 13 5 263 13 10 Carried forward ... ... £7,597 9 3 Carried forward ... ... £5,245 12 2