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Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st December, 1894. Assets. £ a. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Fixed deposit .. .. .. .. 256 17 11 Overdraft at bank .. .. .. 48 15 6 Accounts outstanding— Loan .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 115 5 9 Estimated liabilitiesDumping dues .. .. .. 178 9 8 Interest on loan accrued .. .. 225 0 0 Wharfages (Board's wharf) .. .. 358 18 4 Accounts at 31st December owing .. 83 13 7 Wharfages (Goods wharf, to Bth Dec.) .. 90 8 6 Tonnage dues .. .. .. 30 19 0 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 518 18 8 Estimated assets — Landed estate .. .. .. 6,540 0 0 Lighthouse .. .. .. .. 38 0 0 Flagstaff and beacons.. .. .. 120 0 0 Boat and sundries .. .. .. 38 0 0 Dumping plant .. .. .. 500 0 0 Wharves, shed, and yards .. .. 1,705 0 0 Furniture .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Telephone (cost) .. .. .. 96 5 5 Stock of dumping requisites .. .. 100 0 0 £10,707 3 3 £10,357 9 1 E. C. Hoenee, Treasurer. Examined and found correct.—James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General. I hereby certify that this account was examined and allowed at the adjourned general meeting of the Patea Harbour Board, on Tuesday, 12th March, 1895.— H. E. Deane, Chairman.

CLUTHA BIVEE BOAED. Balance-sheet of the Clutha Eivee Boabd for the Year ending 31st March, 1895. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balances— Working-expenses — Fixed deposit .. £1,215 4 0 Wages .. .. .. .. 509 19 6 Less overdraft £809 18 4 Coal .. .. .. .. 161 7 0 „ cheques issued 33 10 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 36 17 6 843 8 10 Groin No. 2 .. .. .. 74 18 11 372 5 2 Repairs to steamer .. .. .. 12 10 5 Cheque to present, 31st March, 1894 .. 8 4 6 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 43 15 3 Freight— Members' expenses .. .. .. 54 1 6 Balance, 31st March, 1894 115 6 2 Advertising and printing .. .. 9 7 3 Year 1894-95.. .. 534 1 7 Clydevale Ferry .. .. .. 4 7 0 Interest to bank .. .. .. 99 18 10 649 7 9 Freight charges .. .. .. 13 6 4 Less to collect .. 56 12 10 Salary—Secretary .. .. .. 25 0 0 592 14 11 Goods-sheds— Rent of reserves .. .. .. 1,209 15 9 Greenfield .. .. .. .. 32 2 4 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 178 19 0 Rangahere .. .. .. .. 87 9 6 Inch-Clutha River and Road Board, groin Balclutha ... .. .. .. 48 8 6 No. 2 .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 River-bank protection .. .. .. 15 7 0 Rent of reserves—Clutha County Council .. 93 16 7 Posts and telegrams .. .. .. 1 15 0 Balance— Treasurer's Advance Account .. .. 2 5 5 Fixed deposits .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Bank balance .. £332 9 6 Less cheques issued .. 43 4 0 189 5 6 £2,421 19 4 £2,421 19 4

Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ s. d. Steamer " Matau" .. .. .. 2,000 0 0 Unpresented accounts .. .. .. 30 0 0 Treasurer's Advance Account .. .. 2 5 5 Balance in bank, Current Account, and fixed deposit (less cheque issued) .. 1,189 5 6 Freight to collect .. .. .. 56 12 10 £3,248 3 9 £30 0 0 J. Smyth Fleming, Secretary.