Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1917.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1695, 5 April 1917, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1917.

ALTHOUGH 1 lie financial year only closed on Saturday, the Town Clerk (Mr Waters) presented the annual balance-sheet at Monday night’s meeting of the Borough Council, and below we give a brief summary of the various accounts, taken from same. General Account : This account opened with a debit balance of £IBB 15s 2d, and closed with a debit of £405 IDs 2d, but sums amounting to £44(5 10s 8d were transferred from same to various loan accounts in order to have them in credit at the end of the year, otherwise the debit brought forward from the previous year would have been almost wiped off . The chief receipts were: Rates and Government subsidy on same, £1,384 13s !)d, license fees £10(5 3s 4d, rents £IOO 13s (id, pound and other fees £l9 !)s o<l, dog registration £4O 10s Od, and refunds £11(5 Is Od. Maintenance of roads, streets and drains, was the biggest item of expenditure, the sum of £84!) 5s 5d being spent under this bead, maintenance of Wbirokino bridge cost £9O 18s 3d, and street lighting accounted for £IBO. Of the balance of expenditude the chief items were; Dog registration, ranging and inspection £92 (is od, printing and advertising £47 18s 9d, septic tank at Council Chamber £32, licensing expenses £3O 10s Bd, Mayor's honorarium £25, band subsidy £22 10s Od, and valuation fee £2l 4s Od. •r tit * Gas Works Account: At the beginning of the year this account showed a credit balance of £195 9s lid, and at the end of same this bad been increased to £238 7s 7d, During the year there bad also been a good deal of extraordinary expenditure, including £2fis (is 2d on holder and purifyers. The gas sales for lighting amounted to £1,078 3s Od, and for healing and power a further £899 16s 7d was received. For fittings the receipts totalled £241 14s Od, tar £lO7 (5s 3d, coke £lO5 17s 7d, services £27 15s Od, which, with smaller amounts, made the total receipts (including the balance brought forward) £2,707. The main expenditure was: Coal £943 5s 9d, salaries and wages £463 14s 9cl, tittings £325 19s Kid, pipes £199 6s 10d, labour £Bl 9s Sd, and meters £6O 17s 3d. * * » * Library: Commencing with a credit of £3 13s Kid, the sum of £SO 11s Id was received by way of rates, £26 2s 6d for subscriptions, and 7s for the sale of books. The expenditure totalled £7l 17s lid, the chief items being lire and lighting £2l 9s 9d, books £l2 17s Od, and magazines and papers £ll 15s Bd, leaving a credit at the end of the year of £8 16s (id. • . • * * • Reserves : This account usually shows a credit of over £IOO, but this year the expenditure was particu-

laxly heavy, resulting in the credit balance being reduced to £24 16s 4d. During the year the rents received amounted to £129 5s Bd, and £lO was received from the Racing Club by way of deposit in connection with the purchase of portion of the Target Reserve,, which amounts with the balance brought forward from the previous year, £llß 11s 6d, made a total of £257 17s 2d. The expenditure was as follows: Piping drain, Harbour Street reserve, £94 14s 7d, general repairs £37 3s sd, re-painting, etc., cottage, Ferry reserve £27 17s Od, labour £22 Is (id, tanks, Harbour Street reserve £2l 5s 3d, and smaller amounts making a total of £233 Os lOd, and leaving a credit balance as above. * * * * Cemetery: This account opened with- a credit balance of £2 4s lid, and after £lO had been transferred from the general account, closed with a credit of £0 11s 4d. * Sanitation: The sanitation fees amounted to £397 16s Od, and there was a balance brought forward of £IOB 19s sd, making a total of £506 5s sd. Wages accounted for £330, salaries £25, horse feed £2l (is (id, and sundry small accounts brought the total expenditure up to £385 18s 7d, leaving a credit balance of £l2O 16s lOd. * » * # Town Hall: The rent for the year amounted to £286, and of this amount £l3B was transferred to the Town Hall interest account, £Bl 14s Od was paid for lire insurance, £ll 8s lOd for a shunt regulator, £lO in salaries, £5 13s 10d for repairs to piano, and £1 19s Od for other repairs, and the balance, £37 ■ls 4d, was refunded to the general account. » Si ;>■ * Hospital and Charitable Aid; Receipts: Balance from last year £lB 4s 3d, rates £75 15s Bd, total £93 19s lid. Expenditure: Hospital contributions £65 15s Bd, leaving the account in credit to the extent of £2B 4s 3d. * * , *■ * The statement of rates shows that (luring the year ended March 31st, 1917, the rates levied amounted to £1,919 0s 9d, and the whole amount was collected.