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Hospital and Charitable Aid. The levy made on the Town Account by the Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board for year ended 31st March, 1915, amounted to £250 2s. 5d., which was met by a rate of id. per pound struck on the capital value. Progress of the Town. The unsettled condition'of the money-market consequent on the war is reflected in the lull in building operations this year as compared with last year. There were only twenty-six permits issued for new buildings and alterations to existing ones, the total value of buildings affected being £5,835. The total capital value of the town is £503,002. Wm. Hill, Resident Officer. The General Manager. Wellington. Rotorua Town Balance-sheet for Year ended 31st March, 1915. General Account. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. il. £ s. d, £ s. d. £ i. d. Balance at 31st March. 1914 ~ 232 4 7 Administration— Treasury— Salaries .. .. 302 10 0 Bath fees .. ..1,16118 4 Printing and advertising .. 2 13 Rents of Crown lauds .. 2,017 11 II Audit .. .. .. 6 0 0 Foes and fines (Magistrate's Bank charges .. .. 010 0 Court) .. . . 16 12 6 Bank interest on overdraft 015 0 —3,196 2 9 Office, expenses .. .. 13 11 0 Fees— 325 7 3 Nightsoil service .. .. 306 15 8 Public works— Public pound .. .. 69 15 I Maintenance of streets and Dog registration . . .. 39 15 0 roads (labour and material) 2,971 2 2 416 5 9 Street-lighting .. .. 157 10 0 Licenses— 3,128 12 2 Building permits.. .. 22 0 0 Nightsoil service— Vehicle .. .. 55 10 0 Labour '.. .. 216 5 6 Drivers' .. .. 5 2 0 Fodder and plant .. 78 10 6 Publicans' .. .. 190 0 0 294 16 0 Plumbers' .. 0 15 0 Public pound— Auctioneers' .. .. 28 3 4 Labour .. .. 13 10 0 Billiard-room .. . . 14 0 0 Fodder and advertising .. 46 10 5 Hall .. .. .. 17 0 0 60 0 5 Second-hand dealers' .. 015 0 Public health— Hoardings .. .. 414 0 Sanitary inspection .. 80 0 0 Shows .. .. .. 10 0 0 Public morgue (internal fitHawkers' .. .. 10 0 tings) .. .. 114 15 0 348 19 4 194 15 0 Rents— Public library— Real property .. .. 27 6 0 Salary .. .. .. 60 0 0 Boat-shed compartments .. 12 10 0 Books and papers .. 28 0 0 Explosive-magazines .. 7 3 9 Telephone, &o. .. .. 26 7 1 46 19 9 114 7 1 Public library— Licensing-expenscs—Tauranga Subscriptions .. .. 46 18 9 County Council .. .. .. 28 3 7 Rents .. .. .. 51 3 4 Miscellaneous— 98 2 1 Tauranga County Council — Material sold .. .. .. 4 13 9 Grant from Government Contributions to works .. .. 60 19 6 to meet claim on adjust[solation Hospital—Foes re- mont of accounts when covered from patients .. .. 2 0 0 Rotorua County was Miscellaneous — created in 1887 .. 100 0 0 Native village revenue .. 3 16 Maintenance of town clock Legal fees recovered .. Oil. 0 (101 days) .. .. 4 3 10 Sale of by-laws and badges 0 12 0 Guides' badges .. .. 12 8 Refund, rail freight .. 4 0 8 Ground rent, Section 39, „ wages .. .. 410 4 suburbs .. .. 4 0 0 ~ witness's expenses 0 6 0 Insurance, fire and accident 41 17 1 ~ overpayment .. 10 0 Dog registration .. .. 13 13 6 14 I 6 164 17 1 Penalty— Credit balance at 31st 10 per cent, on overdue rates .. 4 6 1 March, 1915 .. .. 113 16 6 £4,424 15 1 £4,424 15 1 Wm. Hill, 4th June, 1915. Resident Officer, Rotorua. Separate Account. No. 1. Hospital and Charitable Aid Rate Account. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Rates, 1912-13 .. .. 319 7 I Debit balance at 31st March, 1914 .. 416 2 „ 1913-14 .. .. 33 6 5 ! Waikato Hospital Board .. .. 250 2 5 „. 1914-15 .... .. 147 11 7 i Printing and advertising .. .. 310 3 184 17 7 ! Postages .. .. .. .. 0 10 7 Debit balance at 31st March, 1915 .. 74 1 10 £258 19 5 £258 19 5