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Statement of Eeyenue and Eipendituee— continued. Receipts. Expendituee. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward ...515 0 0 706 9 4i Brought forward ... ... 77115 7i Fees— continued. Auditors ... ... ... 10 10 0 Inspector of Weights and Town Clerk's salary ... ... 50 0 0 Measures ... ... 0 1 10 Returning Officer's fees ... ... 7 12 3 Cart license ... ... 0 10 0 Engineer's commission ... ... 42 9 2 Dog collars ... ... 19 12 0 Inspector of Abattoirs, fees ... ... 25 0 O 535 310 Rent of abattoir buildings ... ... 10 0 0 Deposits on contracts... ... ... 35 0 0 Lawyer's fee ... ... ... 3 3 2 Rents and profits from Borough Reserves 22 10 0 Dog collars ... ... ... 5 18 Pound fees (half) ... ... ... 519 3 Circus fee returned ... ... ... 4 0 0 Discounts, and refunds on accounts ... 2 9 3 Outlay on Pound ... ... ... 519 5 Sundries ... ... ... 12 6 6 Contractors' deposits returned ... 24 0 0 Fencing reserves ... ... ... 134 1 4 Balance, Ist April, 1879 ... ... 201 12 7 £1,307 11 8i £1,307 11 8£ We hereby certify that we have examined in detail the above account of the income and expenditure, and compared it with the books and vouchers, and that to the best of our belief it is a faithful statemeut of all moneys received and expended by the Borough for the period therein named. J. E. Hendey, ) a i f Onehunga, 24th April, 1579. T. Honan, j Auditors.

Statement of the whole Assets and Liabilities on 31st March, 1879. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d Balance at credit of Borough Fund ... 201 12 7 Contracts accepted — General Borough rate, 1878-79 ... 42 11 6 Eoad works ... ... ... 112 6 6 Arrears recoverable, say ... ... 20 0 0 Metal ... ... ... 81 5 0 Office, with furniture, safe, and books ... 120 0 0 Green Hill Reserve ... ... 29 14 0 Borough Eeserves and blockhouse ... ... Contractors' deposits ... ... 1400 £384 4 1 £237 5 6

Statement of the whole Public Debt of the Borough on 31st March, 1879. Nil. Statement of Income and Expendituee on Eeseeves, for the Tear ended 31st March, 1879. Receipts. £ s. d. Expexditube. £ s. d. Rents and profits from Borough Reserves ... 22 10 0 Expended fencing Reserves ... ... 134 8 10 Balance ... ... ... ... 154 18 10 „ blockhouse repairs ... ... 43 0 0 £177 8 10 £177 8 10 Note.—The Borough Eeserves are let for grazing aud building purposes at an annual rental of £39 15s. One of the lessees was one quarter's rent in arrear on 31st March. John Geo. Hutchison, Town Clerk. Examined and believed to be a true statement of Public Debt and Eeserves Account, and a fair estimate of the assets and liabilities of the Borough. J. E. Hendey, 7 a r* Onehunga, 24th April, 1879. T. Honan, j Auditors.

BOROUGH OF CAVERSHAM. Ledges Balance, 30th September, 1878. De. £ s. d. i Ce. £ s. d. Southward ... ... ... ... 5118 0 , Bank of Australasia ... ... ... 512 10 8 Middle Ward ... ... ... ... 125 14 3 North Ward ... ... ... ... 15115 0 Kensington ... ... ... ... 62 5 7 Frank Johnston ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 District Fund (current) ... ... ... 154 3 11 Edward McKewen (contract) ... ... 675 0 0 „ „ (loan) Account ... ... 500 0 0 Deposit Account ... ... ... 32 10 0 Quarry Fund (current) ... ... ... 100 910 Collector ... ... ... ... 03 2 „ (loan) 500 0 0 North Ward and South Ward (Suspense Account) ... ... ... ... 675 0 0 Town Hall ... ... ... ... 175 0 0 Borough of St. Kolda ... ... ... 27 7 3 £2,371 18 10 £2,371 18 10 We have duly examined the books of account of the Borough of Caversham for the six months ending 31st March, 1879, aud have compared the vouchers with their relative entries in the minute and cash-books, and find the above balance-sheet correct. D. ESTLEE BLACKE, ) . ~, James Baeeon, 'jAudrtors.

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