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The following is a statement of accounts of the Town of Rotorua for the year ending the 31st March, 1923 :— Statement of Accounts of the Borough of Rotorua for the Year ending 31 st March, 1923. General Account. Receipt*. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Treasury— Debit balance at Ist April, 1922 .. 1,390 16 3 Bath foes .. .. 1,842 14 11 Administration — Fees and fines .. .. 8 10 Salaries .. .. .. 478 17 .11 Rents (Crown lands) .. 2,063 010 Printing and advertising .. 11 18 (i - 3,913 16 9 Audit fees .. .. 12 12 0 Sanitary-service fees .. .. .. 743 7 0 Bank charges .. .. 2 10 0 Pound fees .. .. .. .. 104 9 0 Interest on overdraft .. 59 9 (i Licenses and fees — Office expenses .. .. 14 16 7 Building permits .. .. 123 0 0 580 4 6 Vehicle .. .. .. 50 0 0 Public worksDrivers .. .. .. 8 12 0 Maintenance of streets and Publicans.. .. .. 184 0 0 roads Auctioneers .. .. 161 0 0 Labour .. .. 2,547 Hi 10 Shooting-gallery .. .. I 10 0 Material .. .. 517 3 4 Billiard-room '.. .. 28 0 o Street-lighting .. .. 200 19 3 Hails .. .. .. 24 0 0 3,2(i5 19 5 Second-hand dealers .. 015 0 Sanitary service Slaughtering .. .. 0 10 0 Labour .. .. .. 747 14 0 Dangerous goods .. .. 18 10 0 Fodder and plant .. .. 163 15 1 Dog-registration .. .. 61 17 6 911 9 1 661 14 6 Public pound—Wages, fodder, Rents— and advertising, &c. .. .. 96 3 6 Peal property .. .. 17 4 0 Public Health — Explosive magazine .. 5 18 9 Sanitary inspection .. 53 3 2 23 2 9 Epidemic expenses — TempoMiscellaneous — rary installation lighting Contributions to works .. 0 11 0 temporary hospital .. 9 14 6 Sale of by-laws .. .. 010 0 62 17 8 Guide registrations .. 15 0 Licensing expenses — Rotorua liefund of Court fees .. 0 5 0 County Council .. .. .. 17 0 5 Sale of sacks .. .. 213 4 Election exponses .. .. .. 67 10 0 Refund, freight .. .. 7 111 Miscellaneous — Refund, disinfectants .. 17 3 Insurance (lire and accident) 43 16 6 Sale of rolls .. .. 2 9 0 Dog-registration .. .. 12 18 9 Candidates'deposit s Forfeited 3 0 0 Charitable aid .. .. 2 18 2 19 2 6 Maintenance of town clock .. 31 5 0 Ten-|ier-cent. penalty on over- 90 18 5 due rates .. .. .. .. 9 2 11 Proportion of dangerous goods Debit balance at 31st March, to Internal Affairs Depart--1923 .. .. .. .. 1,022 13 2 ment .. .. .. I 10 0 Expenses Hon. Mr, Sastri's visit . . . . . . 4 3 6 Guides' badges .. .. 1 19 10 Sundry expenses . . . . 6 17 0 14 10 4 £6,497 8 7 £6,497 8 7 Separate Accounts. No 1. Hospital and Charitable Aid Account. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. Rates— Balance, Ist April, 1922 .. .. .. 31 II 4 Arrears .. .. ..26 16 4 Waikato Hospital Board .. .. 258 18 6 Current .. .. .. 219 18 (i Printing and advertising .. .. 3 11 10 Overpaid .. .. .. 0 8 1 Proportion of cost of revising valua247 2 11 tion roll .. .. .. 5 18 4 Balance at 31st March, 1923 .. .. 54 6 11 Postages .. .. .. 0 19 8 Refund overpaid rates .. .. 010 2 , 269 18 6 £301 9 10" £301 9 10 NO. 2. FIBE-PREVENTION ACCOUNT. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ g. d. Balance at Ist April, 1922 .. .. 86 6 S Rotorua Fire Board .. . . 655 16 0 Rates— Printing and advertising .. .. 3 11 10 Arrears .. .. .. 53 1 7 2 Proportion of cost of revising valuaCurrent .. .. .. 539 19 10 tion mil .. .. .. 5 18 4 Overpaid .. .. .. 0 12 6 Postages .. .. .. I 0 0 591 9 6 Refund overpaid rates . . .. I (i 7 Balance at 31st March, 1923 .. 667 12 9 13 3 5 v £680 .16 2 £680 16 2