Borough Council.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1569, 27 May 1887, Page 3

Borough Council.

We certify that we have examined the foregoing statement, and compared it with the Vouchers, Bank and other books produced, and have fouud the same to be correct. ■'''-'.. J.Q DUNCAN) .... W«B MGSSi Audlkors * THOMAS SEALY, Mayor. Aahburton, 15th April, 1887..

STATBMENT 0? ABSBTS Ajft> LIABIJUTIBS AT THB 318T MAKOTj 1887.

ABSBTB. £ s. d. £ •. d. Iron Water Pipes 86 tons at £5 15b per ton ... 494 IB 0 Centrifugalpump 50 0 0 Horses, Carts, Harness, eto. 135 0 0 Tools and Plant 16 0 0 Furniture ... 100 0 0 Culverts and bridges ... 20 0 0 Earthenware pipes and Sundry materials 10 0 0 Lamps and lampposts 8 0 0 Amount due for Asphalting ... 34 4 8 Buildings — Library building, offices, eto. ».. 1000 0 0 House at Fire Station ... 160 0 0 Workshop and Store... ... 25 0 0 Foreman's Cot- . tage „. .» 60 0 0 Stables, etc .*. 16 0 0 Fire Engine Btation, etc SO 0 0 Western Engine Station, eto. ». 25 0 0 : Shop on Borough * Reserve, part 1642 m *v, 100 0 0 — — 1415 0 0 Arrears— Bents of Swerves 80 18 9 „ Pound.., 6 0 0 On account of enrplna earth sold ... ..« 3 7 0 Bates, 1885 ... 26 14 3 .. 1886 ... 16 13 0 " r, - 132 8 0 Bent of Rural Reserve to date 63 C 0 Canterbnry Firo Insurance Aafiociation for 1886 .». ... 40 0 0 Balance of Government Subsidy, 25 per cent on £375 93 15 0 2612. 3 1 LIABILITItB. £ s. d Bank ovordraft on 31st March, 1887 2079 12 0 Liability .on poucd 150 0 0 Sundry accounts 89 3 9 Balance being . assets m excess of liabilities ... 293. 7 11 2612 3 8 Charles Bbaddell, Town Clerk. Statement of Reserves at 31st March, 1887, Rental. Arrears. £ b; d £ a. d. 134 Town Sections for endowment purposes of which the following are let, viz. :— 7 lots J let for 21 yeatß from Ist November, 1881, at a rental of ... 128 10 0 27 15 6 Hot let for 21 years uora Ist June, . 1831, at a rental of ... ... 30 0 0 710 0 1 lot let for 21 years from 10th Cct, 1881, at a rental of .„ .., 10 0 0 1 lot let for 21 yeau from Ist October, 1880, at a rental of .., >„ 26 13 4 613 4 1 lot let for 21 years from Ist November, 1882, -at a rental of ... T 0 0 310 0 Hot let for 21 years ' ,; from Ist January, 1882, at a rental Of .„ «, t0 0 0 1 lot let for 21 years from 3rd May, 1863. at a rental of „. ... 84 0 0 17 0 0 4 ]ot3 let for 7 years from 3rd May. 1883, at a rental of r.. ... 18 0 0 8 5 0 1 lot let for 5 years from let November, 1882, at a rental of .*» 15 6 0 1 lot let for 3years from 2nd February, 1885, at a rental of „„ 5 0 ft 210 0 1 lot let for 3 years from 17th Aug , 1885, at a rental of ,y» .„ 5 0 0 210 0 2 lots, let from yerr to year „. .„. 110 0 40 acres Recreation Reserves, of which 10 acres are plarv ted, and the graning of 30 'acres let for 3 years, from 16th November, 1885, at ,„ 27 14 10 5 0 C 8 acres Recreation reserves, of which 2 acres are planted, and 6 acres are let for 5 years from 7th February, 1887, at ... 5 0 0 13 acres Plantations not let ,„ ,„ Bural Beserve at Hinds,. No. 350, 422 acres, 18 perches, at present let for the four months ending , 80th April, 1887 4 at4spercjre ,„ 84 8 0 437 10 2 80 13 0 ■ The reals for 21 years leaao« inoresse 50 per 'cent every 7 years, and r.«nte m all cases are payable half-yearly in7 advance. Charles Bp.addbll, TownClork. Statement of Libraby Acoovxv for the Txar Ending the 31st Maroji, 1887. Bbobiptb. £ a. d. Members Subscriptions M 28 1 0 Sale of catalogues . (> ... 18 0 Government subsidy „„ .... 12 12 8 Refund of amount for/Gas 1 ... 3 0 0 Interest allowed by 'Joanoil «»n amount of co'.t ov/©r contrat it price for bufldinr^ £700 fc»r 12 months, at Vp er cent m.. 49 0 0 94 1 8 £ B. d. ?. aB . ..» ►.* , M 16 13 0 Librarians salary „, .„, 25 O 6 Pefcrt,&feg»aine?j etc.. 27 8 f>