BOROUGH FINANCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3022, 13 April 1926, Page 4

BOROUGH FINANCE.

TREASURER’S STATEMENT. At last night’s Borough Council meeting the Borough Treasurer reported as follows: — During the month £5929 3s Id has been received and banked as follows: —Cemetery account £2, Drainage Connection Loan £26 11s Od, District Fund £4939 16s lid, Water and Drainage Loan £B6O 15s 2d. The ledger balances at the 31st March 1926, were as follows: — Gasworks £lll 18s Od, General £2OB 13s 2d, Hospital and Charitable Aid £6 2s Od, Interest Accounts £133 17s lOd, Waterworks £674 7s Id, all at debit, a total of £1134 18s Id. The accounts at credit totalled £4605 3s 8d and were made up as follows: —Cemetery £lO5 I.ls sd, Drainage Construction Loan £333 7s 9d, District Fund £3031 6s sd. SUMMARY.

The amount of gas manufactured during the month of February was 347,300 ft., which, with the amount in the holder on February Ist,, 15,600 ft., made a total of 362,900 ft. During the month 383,000ft.* was used by consumer, 20,000 ft. at the works and there was 10,400 ft. in the holder on March Ist, making a total of 43,400 ft. of gas. During the month 33 tons of coal was carbonised, yielding 10,524 cubic feet of gas to the ton and producing 6 tons of coke.

Receipts for the month totalled £274 7s 5d and were made up as follows:—Gas sales (lighting) £47 0s 4d, heat and power £129 7s Bd, coke sales £3l 17s 3d, tar sales £2O 4s, fittings £lB 16s, weighing £3 3s Gd, miscellaneous £23 18s Bd. The expenditure for the month totalled £245 13s 9d, and was made up as follows: —Coal £94 7s Od, wages and salaries £46 7s Id, fittings £3 19s sd, wharfage expenses £l3 5s lid, engine repair and oil £2 17s 7d, repairs £3 10s sd, tools £2 18s fid, insurances £2 11s 4d, cartage and freight £l3 14s 10d, Power Board £2 10s Od, interest and sinking fund £59 11s Bd. *More gas is recorded as used, than what was produced for the month. The reason for this is that several minor consumers’ meters are only read annually.

Acs. at dr. 1134 18 Cr. bal. Cemetery A/c. 105 11 Cr. bal. Drge Con. Loan 333 7 Cr. bal. Dist. Fund 3031 0 Acs. at cr. 1 5 9 5 4605 3 8 £4605 3 8£4605 3 8 GAS WiORKS. FEBRUARY WORKING.