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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1530, 2 May 1885, Page 3

Borough Cou cil. SHBURTON BOROUGH COO&CIL. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending the 31st March, 1885 Receipts. Rates, 1879 „ 1880 „ 388' „ 1882 „ 1883 „ 1884 „ 1885 ~ on Government property Renta of reserves ... Licenses, per Collector of Customs Excise under by-laws, carriers CiV.B £ s. 16 0 1 14 0 2 9 0 3 18 0 38 10 6 1,092 17 5 16 1 0 4) 6 538 6 „ „ drivers... ~ >, public buildings ~ ~ boil tripe ~ ~ petroleum ~ pawnbroker ... ... ,j. dogs Fines under ty laws Earth sold Borough seal, fees for use of Formation refunded Canterbury Fire Insurance .Association Water supply, refunded By laws, sale of Interest acjount exchange on cheques, refunded Gas Company, cost of repairs refunded Salaries, Wakanui Road Board, refunded... Summonses, cost refunded Deposits on contracts 120 0 0 352 10 0 10 0 0 11 0 0 4 10 0 3 0 0 10 0 11 0 0 10 0 0 99 13 33 19 6 120 16 1 8 8 101 4 40 0 0 45 10 10 0 2 0 0 3 6 0 10 6 2 15 5 18 lease refunded ... Weights and measures funded Channelling... Culverts Library account 31st March, 1885... Expenditure. April, 1884 Formation Wages Protective works Stables account Gas Company Fire Brigade, Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade, Western Eospital and Charitable Aid Salaries ... ... ... Borough Engineer’s commission ... ... Charges Printing and advertising Summonses, cost 0f... Borough Solicitor ... Reserves account, fencing... Repairing lamps Painting lamp posts Insurance Deposits, refunded Valuation ... Dog collars Channelling... ... ... Library account, liabilities

old Committee ... Library account, expenditure new account ... ... Asphalting Water supply ... ... Interest Buildings account ... Furniture account 3‘B 0 2 28 4 11 5 16 8 3 0 0 104 14 2 20 14 1 8 2 10 £4.5C6 0 3 Audited and compared with vouchers, books and registers and found correct. W. H. GUNDRY, \ Audito „ J. 0. DUNCAN, / udl or ‘ 29th April, 1885

Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the Slat March, 1885. .Assets. £ b. d. Water-pipes, about 246 tons at £6 per ton ... ... Centrifugal pump Hornes and plant ... Tools Furniture Buildings— Old office ... Shed Stable and cottage Fire Brigute cottage Western Brigade cottage Library building Lamps and lamp posts Timber Amount duo by proprietor Canterbury Mills ... Earthenware pipes Arrears of rents of reserves ~ Rates, 1882 ... „ „ 1883 ... „ „ 1884 ... „ .. 1885 ... ~ Earth ... ... ~ Culverts ~ Asphalt 1,476 0 0 65 0 0 114 10 0 10% 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 30 0 0 70 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 1,000 0 0 17 0 0 20 0 0 26 0 5 4 0 0 8 0 0 15 1 10 21 7 0 80 0 1 1,260 18 10 13 2 0 2 10 0 11 1 8

£4,614 12 4 Liabilities. Bank overdraft on March 31, • 1885 ... ... ... 1,635 3 8 Hospital and Charitable Aid, arrears of payments ... 30 0 0 Balance, assets in excess of liabilities 2,890 8 8 £4,614 12 4 Audited and found correct. W. H. G UNDRY, 1 Audrtora J. 0. DUNCAN, / Audrtora29th April, 1885. Statement of Library Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Subscriptions ... ... 17 13 0 Government grant... ... 'ls 411 Interest from Borough Council, 4 months on L7OO at 7 per cent. ... ... 16 6 8 Sale of old matting 0 10 0 Balance 356 10 6 £4 "6 5 1 Expenditure. Building Society, repayment of loan ... ... Building Society, 3 monthly payments Union Bank overdraft of late Committee Printing and advertising ... Papers, magazines, etc. Bonus to forjper Librarian .. Linoleum, etc. Stamp ~, ... Printing and advertising ... Gas ... Insurance on books... ... Librarian's salary £4OO 5 1 Audited and found correct. W. H. GUNDRY, ) Auditors J. O. DUNCAN, f Audltora ' 29th April, 1885. Statement of Reserves at the Slat March, Rural Reserve, Hinds, 442 acres 0 roods 18 perches to R. B. Jeff for 14 years, from 7th September, 1880, at £147 14s 4d per annum for the first 7 years, and for the second term of 7 years £296 14s 8d per acre. Ashburton Town Sections—l3s sections, containing 34 acres 0 rood 3 perches, of which 16 lots are let for 21 years at a present annual rent of £356 3s 44, increasing 60 per cent, every 7 years.—One lot for 6 years at £8 per annum —Four lots tor 3 years at £ls per annum.—Total qnftual rant, £503 17s Bd, 301 3 6 17 3 0 13 14 7 10 17 6 33 1 7 ’8 0 0 14 7 0 110 2 8 0 1 19 4 0 5 3 8 3 10