MIRAMAR'S BALANCE-SHEET

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2467, 21 May 1915, Page 9

MIRAMAR'S BALANCE-SHEET

FOR YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1915. The Miramar Borough Council's bal-ance-sheet for tlie year ended March. 31, 1915, was submitted at last night's meeting. The receipt and expenditure were shown as follow:— Receipts: General rate, 1913-14, £18 10s. lOd.; general rate. 1914-15, £3975 155.; 10 por cent, additional, 1913-14, £6 19s. 2d.; 10 per cent, additional, 1914-15, £151 Is. 4d.; Government subsidy, £279 15s. lOd.; hire of Town Hall, £20 75.; license fees, £23 145.; building pormits, £58 10s.; dog registration, £7 65.; sand sales, £43 155.; sale of by-laws and rolls, 10s.; ranger fees, £1 125.; Wellington Harbour Board, lighting, £12 lis. 5d.; Wellington Harbour Board, interest on loans, £161 9s. 2d.; sale of portion of tramways, £1052 195.; works for rat-epaj'ers, £136 13s. 3d.; miscellaneous, £28 10s. sd.j supply of water, £592 19s. Bd.; drainage inspection fees, £26 55.; receipts from reserves, £5 45.; Miramar Avenue tramway, £150; contribution to sewerage extensions, £31 6s. Bd.; Karaka Bay 'bus service, £138 Bs.; sale of casks, £64 4s. Bd.; legal expenses, £1 ss. 6d.; refund from power supply loan, £262 Bs. 5d.; compensation forland taken, £125; balance March 31, 1915, £2581 ss. lid.; total, £10,122 17s. 3d.

Expenditure: Balance March 31, 1914, £1394 lis. 'lid.; rates refund, 1913-1-1, £9 lis.; salaries, £598 12s. 6d.; roadmen's wages, £823 14s. Bd.; supply of material, £297 14s. 2d.; sewerage maintenance, £65 3s. 7d.; sowerage extensions, £69 lis. lOd.; sanitary contract, £184 18s. 4d.; supply of water, £662 ss. lid.; water supply extensions, £3 18s. 6d.^_water supply maintenance, £40 5d.; expenditure on reserves, £77 Id.; Miramar Avenue tramway, £42 16s. 2d.; Fire Brigade, £30 7s. fA.; works for ratepayers £143 3s. Bd.; electri.o lighting, £217 165.; gas lighting, £103 10s.; ICaraka Bay 'bus service, £300; ranger, £72 17s. Bd.; Town Hall, £46 ss. 3d.; advertising, £15 16s. 6d.; cartage, £24 16s. 2d.; returning officer, £10 17s. 6d. ; legal expenses, £127 9s. 4d.; stationery and printing, £35 16s. 5d.; insurance, £84 6s. 6d.; office rent, £77 10s.: motor bicycle, £23 12s. 4di; miscellaneous, £53 4s. 6d.; dog registration, £7 9s. 4d.; valuation and audit, £66 175.; refund, drainage inspection fees, 10s.; bank interest, £103 3s. 3d.; interest on deposit, £22 12s. Id.; expenditure under Public Revenues Act, £11 ISs. m'o'oj Fund Commissioners, in A d -' P°' ,v , er Station—wages, £749 lis. 4d.; supply of oil, £892 Bs. 7d.; supply of water, £28 os. 7d.; supP Jon° i? urr « t ' m J 19s -i maintenance, V, s - 5d.; offices, power station, £—- 14s. Bd.; transfer to interest account, £161 9s. 2d.; expanded on account improvements loan, £113 12s. 4d. ; expended on account power sunnlv loan, os. Id.; refund to power supply loan, £62 15s. 2d.; transfer to £S Bs ' 3(1 : total, £10,122 Iys. 3d. TRAMWAYS. Figures shown in the tramways account were as follow:—Receipts: Passenger fares, £2832 4s. Id.; carriage of mailS and papers, £20 10s.; transPi , B eller al account, £8 Bs. 3d.; total, £2861 2s. '4d. Expenditure: Car mileage, £2584 12s. 2d.; lighting, £53 Bs. 6d.; supply of tickets, £37 15s. lOd • maintenance, £173 25.; subsidy, £3 18s' ticket, £8 55 . ; total;