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BALANCE-SHEET of theJBOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. 1 GENERAL ACCOUNT for the YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1888. i vX I No. I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT. Receipts. ' £ 8, d. £ s. d. Rates, 1886 ... ... ... ... 515 0 : „ 1887 972 19 0 ; » 1888 ... 54 2 6 1032 16 6 : „ on Crown and Native Lands ... ... 31 10 0 Government subsidy, 25 per cent ... ... 93 15 0 Rents of Reserves ... ... ... ... 520 3 7 , of Pound ... ... ... ... 13 16 8 Licenses, Publicans .., ... ... ... 361 0 0 „ Auctioneers ... ... ... 200 0 0 „ Dogs ... ... ... ... 33 10 0 „ Pawnbroker ... • ... ... 10 0 0 „ Carriage ... ... ... ... 9 0 0 „ Carriers ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 „ Drivers ... ... ... ... 210 0 „ Kerosene ... ..* ... ... 11 0 0 „ Public Buildihgs ... ... ... 400 641 0 0 Fees for affixing Borough Seal ... ... 7 7 0 Fines ... ... ... ... ... 9 0 0 Canterbury Fire Insuracne Association ... 79 19 0 Refunds, Streets ... „. „, ... 51 1 6 „ Fire Expenses ... ,„ ... 15 14 6 „ Insurance ... .„ ... .... 113 9 „ Costs of Summons ... ... ... 2 110 „ Exchange on Cheques „» ... 010 0 „ Law Costs... „, ... ... 5. 8 0 „ Water Supply ... ... ... 92 3 0 „ Reserves Account „» ... ... 15 0 ■ 169 17 7 Surplus Soil sold ... ... ... ... 14 1 0 Horses sold ... „, „, „, 21 0 0 Balance March 21st, 1888 ... ... ...2002 18 6 — — £4637 4 10 Expenditure. Union Bank overdraft on Ist April, 1887 ... 2079 12 0 Salaries ... ... ... ... ... 161 15 5 Borough Engineer's Commission ... ... 90 4 1 Office Expenses, Postages, Stationery^ etc, ... 21 16 1 „ Clerical assistance ... «.* 912 0 „ Audits — cost of ... ... 10 6 0 „ Cleaning, etc. ... „, 712 6 „ Fuel and Light ... „. 8 7 4 „ Returning Officers Fees „. 15 15 0 „ Mayor's expenses,, to Wellington 10 5 0 „ Binding ... ... ... 1 6 6 „ Trap Hire ... ... ».. 311 0 „ Rent of Oddfellows' Hall ... 2 0 0 ,i Sundries ... ... ... 10 13 0 101 4 5 Printing and Advertising „, „, ... 71 5 1 Streets, Formation ... ... •,*,.« 29 3 5 „ Lighting ... 199 2 9 „ Asphalting ... „, ... „. 42 18 0 ,i Wages ... ... „. „. 904 6 5 i, Channelling.^ .„ ... ... 27 15 I „ Shingle ... ... „. 34 14 10 „ Water Cart — Repairs to ••• .„ 018 6 „ Culverts and Bridges... ,„ „,12 4 6 .————. 1252 3 6 Law Costs ... ... ... T ~, 18 8 4 Fire Prevention ... „. ... ... 113 16 5 Reserves Account ... ... .„ „, 20 14 11 Hospital Fund Acconnt ,„ M , „, 90 0 0 Charitable Aid ... M . ... »,« 91 4 2 Library Account Transfer ... ... «.« 45 1 6 Planting ... ... ... ... 52 0 7 Outfall Drain ... ,„ ... ,„ 0 10 0 Pound Act ... ... ... ... 60 0 1 Costs of Summons ... ... „. „, 4 2 0 Stables Account ... ... ...■■•.. 59 8 3 Insurance ... ... w „. ... 5 18 2 Lambs— repairs ... ... ... ... 2 19 6 Buildings Account ... ... ... ... ' 25 9 6 Water Supply ... ... ... ... 3 3 0 Protective Works .. ... ... ... 114 0 9 Traffic Bridge— repairs ... ... ... 19 6 4 Museum Account ... ... ... ... 0 7 0 Bog Collara ... ... „; ... 2 13 4 Valuation ... ... ... ... 13 0 0 Deposit Account, Transfer to Separate Account ... 3 0 0 Expenses of Sale of Horses ...... ... 110 Interest on Overdraft ... « M ... 134 15 6 £4637 4 10 Charles Braddell, Town Clerk. Alfred Harrison, Mayor. No. IL— SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. No. I,— Public Library. Receipts, £ s» d. j£ s. d. Balance Ist April, 1887 .., ... ,„ 0 5 0 Traiisfer from General Account ... #.» 36 16 6 45 1 6 Members' Subscriptions ... *«• -«•• 1930 Sale of Catalogues ... ... „, ,„ 110 £65 5 6 Expenditure, Papers, Magazines, etc. ... .., •*• 29 0 7 Gas ... ... .„ „. , • 13 4 5 Librarian's Salary ... .„ ... ... 25 0 6 £65 5 6 No. 2.— Contractors' Deposit Account, Receipts. Balance Ist April, 1887 ... .». •.. £3 0 0 Expenditure, Refund to Contractor ... ... „. £3 0 0 Statement op Balances Receipts; ! Account— £ b. d. Dr. General Account .<» ... ... 2002 18 6 Expenditure. Bank— £ s. d. £ s. d. General Account, overdraft ... ... 1650 17 4 Bridge „ ... ... ... 354 8 9 Cheques outstanding ... ... ... 13 011 2018 7 0 Less cost m hands of Treasurer «.. ... 15 8 6 £2002 18 6 Charles Braddell, Town Clerk. Examined and found correct, except as regards a payment of £10 5s for expenses of the attendance of a delegate of the Council at Wellington, and a payment of £2 for the hire of a Hall for a public meeting, which are disallowed as having no authority m law. The £2 15s disallowed m the September account has not yet been refunded. JAMES EDWARD FITZGERALD, Controller and AucUtQif-Oteneral. STATEMENT OF ASSETS . AND LIABILITIES AT THE 31st MARCH, 1888. Assets, ; ■ .■;■- £ s. d. £ 8. d. Iron Water Pipes, 85 tons, at £5 15s per ton... 488 15 0 Centrifugal Pump ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Horse, Carts, Harness, Water Cart and Trolly ... 110 0 0 Tools and Plant ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 Furniture... ... ... ... ... 90 0 0 Culverts and Bridges and timber for same ... 15 0 0 Lamps and Lamp Posts ... ... ... 1000 Earthenware Pipes and Sundries ... ... 1500 Wire, Posts and Rails, Timber ... ... 1800 Pile Engine and Iron Piles ... ...... 20 0 0 Buildings— j • . Library Building, Offices ... ... ...1000 0 0 House at Fire Station- ... ... .. 150 0 0 Workshop and Store ... ... ... 20 0 0 ! Foreman's Cottage ... ... ... 60 0 0 Stables ... ... ... ... ... 15 0 0 Fire Engine Shed... ... ... ... 25 0 0 Western Engine Shed ... ... ... 20 0 0 Shop on Borough Reserve, part 1642... ...100 0 0 _ 1390 0 G Rates for 1888 ... ... ... ... 868 8 0 Arrears— ; { Rates, 1887 *„ ... ... „„ 13 3 0 „ 1886 ... ... ... „„ 9 3 0 Rents of Reserves .„ .„ ... 137 2 2 i t y tt Pound ... ... ... 17 13 4 ' Government Subsidy ... „,» ... 187 10 0 Earth sold ... ... ... ... 6 4 0 1 Asphalt Account... •*« ..i m. 8 13 S 379 13 d